---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 938"
citation: "Illinois HB 938 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2019-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8ee410f-08b2-4cc3-9f1d-f624bb1d1bf7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=938&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=115308&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "17d6b30aa1f52b15b5786a90c4d20cce95aa2a01309133434304baaff6bfb6fd"
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 938 (101st) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. 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=10100HB0938&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115308&DocNum=938&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0938eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115308&DocNum=938&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0938enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115308&DocNum=938&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **98–13** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)
- Pat McGuire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2019-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2019-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2019-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-11** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 098-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2019 `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2019-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019
- **2019-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-12** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-07-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0047 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8ee410f-08b2-4cc3-9f1d-f624bb1d1bf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).