---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 497"
citation: "Illinois SB 497 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-23"
last_action: "2014-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3719cf09-0c77-4af1-a564-c686b7e3dbe2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=497&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69824&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "9f3a4eaedb0ac33ed7fbdd6c0364dc73d7107f5461e2385c43c34112ac59903d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 497 (98th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0497&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69824&DocNum=497&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0497eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69824&DocNum=497&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0497enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69824&DocNum=497&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-01-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2013-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-11-05** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2013-11-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 6, 2013
- **2013-11-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2013-11-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon; -Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-11-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-11-05** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As November 7, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-11-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2013-11-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
- **2013-11-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2013-11-07** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-11-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon-Althoff `amendment-passage`
- **2013-11-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2013-11-07** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2013-11-07** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-11-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-11-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2013-12-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-12-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-02-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2014-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-002-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-04-02** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-06-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-06-18** Effective Date June 18, 2014
- **2014-06-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0653 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3719cf09-0c77-4af1-a564-c686b7e3dbe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).