---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-CAPITAL IMPROVE FUND"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may accumulate an amount not to exceed 3% of the equalized assessed value of property subject to taxation by the county (rather than 5% of the amount appropriated to the county's general corporate or operating fund) in its County Capital Improvement, Repair, or Replacement Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 87"
citation: "Illinois SB 87 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3302c926-0c62-440b-af67-faaf594ae9b6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=87&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=83895&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "dc3c66e5b17c60a956c9dc32ab832a796087c55ff10b4f7c62af16b5d471dae1"
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 87 (99th) — CNTY CD-CAPITAL IMPROVE FUND

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may accumulate an amount not to exceed 3% of the equalized assessed value of property subject to taxation by the county (rather than 5% of the amount appropriated to the county's general corporate or operating fund) in its County Capital Improvement, Repair, or Replacement Fund.

## 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=09900SB0087&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=83895&DocNum=87&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0087eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=83895&DocNum=87&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0087enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=83895&DocNum=87&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barbara Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Jesiel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-11** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Postponed - Local Government
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2015
- **2015-03-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2015
- **2015-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2015-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2015-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2015-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2015-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
- **2015-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2015-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2015-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2015-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-05-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2015-06-05** 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 . . . . . . . . . 99-0019 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3302c926-0c62-440b-af67-faaf594ae9b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).