---
type: "Bill"
title: "COOK FOREST PRESERVE-CONTRACTS"
description: "Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the establishment of library districts and libraries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 378"
citation: "Illinois SB 378 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa9de3b9-98f6-4b8f-89b3-a9f5d6f687e9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=378&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84339&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "193e4dfd5acbaaa971b0e88db3bb10531c831c68e40e70a52699c795997a7820"
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 378 (99th) — COOK FOREST PRESERVE-CONTRACTS

Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the establishment of library districts and libraries.

## 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=09900SB0378&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84339&DocNum=378&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0378eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84339&DocNum=378&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0378enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84339&DocNum=378&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2015-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Jones `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0264 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa9de3b9-98f6-4b8f-89b3-a9f5d6f687e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).