---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-SHERIFF MERIT COMM"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Removes the provision that court security officers shall be subject to a Sheriff's Merit Commission for disciplinary purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 299"
citation: "Illinois HB 299 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-26"
last_action: "2015-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd77a8c1-5d4b-44cf-9714-cb0b13f9697b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=299&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=84045&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "10aec4f9a12df6e9006fc2709bcb4181386c0e73f3525ca82bc0acbf171a0584"
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 HB 299 (99th) — CNTY CD-SHERIFF MERIT COMM

Amends the Counties Code. Removes the provision that court security officers shall be subject to a Sheriff's Merit Commission for disciplinary purposes.

## 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=09900HB0299&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84045&DocNum=299&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0299eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84045&DocNum=299&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0299enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84045&DocNum=299&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barbara Wheeler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler `filing`
- **2015-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-13** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2015-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-08** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-15** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2015
- **2015-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-10** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0010 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd77a8c1-5d4b-44cf-9714-cb0b13f9697b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).