---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning resource recovery."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 659"
citation: "Illinois HB 659 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5efe359-748a-4bb4-ad85-4d58ae34c73a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=659&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100889&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "b46b69d9b8c2d05a86683a0cf68295bc374debde5b9ad95f628649949f6e17ee"
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 659 (100th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning resource recovery.

## 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=10000HB0659&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100889&DocNum=659&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0659eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100889&DocNum=659&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0659enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100889&DocNum=659&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
- **2017-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2017-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2017-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2017-04-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-17** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0341 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5efe359-748a-4bb4-ad85-4d58ae34c73a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).