---
type: "Bill"
title: "COOK FOREST PRESERVE-BUILDINGS"
description: "Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 379"
citation: "Illinois SB 379 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2bfb6f0-8d60-41d0-a9c4-f22a7fe8c6ba"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=379&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84340&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "dfb2d33eb8b8bc09416e2a4cb03ee7cb0981e7e023e45621817ab2ad900674e0"
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 379 (99th) — COOK FOREST PRESERVE-BUILDINGS

Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. 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=09900SB0379&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84340&DocNum=379&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0379eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84340&DocNum=379&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0379enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84340&DocNum=379&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## 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; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2015-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Counties & Townships Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2015-05-18** Motion Prevailed
- **2015-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Al Riley `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 28, 2015
- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0313 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2bfb6f0-8d60-41d0-a9c4-f22a7fe8c6ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).