---
type: "Bill"
title: "AMERICA'S CENTRAL PORT DIST"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 499"
citation: "Illinois SB 499 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-23"
last_action: "2014-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6831c887-6794-4068-a560-30776592fac7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=499&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69826&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3323beecbbcfaf909d11bc6a4dd82d6a7fdfb36f2d71ad121fea085fee0b4041"
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 499 (98th) — AMERICA'S CENTRAL PORT DIST

Amends the Illinois Municipal 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=09800SB0499&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69826&DocNum=499&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0499eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69826&DocNum=499&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0499enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69826&DocNum=499&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **85–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William R. Haine — 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`
- **2014-02-11** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-02-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 18, 2014
- **2014-02-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
- **2014-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2014-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2014-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 012-000-001
- **2014-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-04-07** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-04-07** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2014-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
- **2014-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2014-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2014-04-28** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-029-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0854 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6831c887-6794-4068-a560-30776592fac7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).