---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the use of terms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 2061"
citation: "Illinois HB 2061 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew S. Chesney", "Brian W. Stewart"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d4c17a8-5676-4313-8275-f2766ce1a7ca"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2061&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130810&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "19a83abf4e43dc5acf02357c4263815f9e0daac731ed18796a58ef125d876097"
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 2061 (102nd) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Township Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the use of terms.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2061.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2061eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2061ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2061enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrew S. Chesney — primary (person)
- Brian W. Stewart — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `filing`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2021-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Andrew S. Chesney `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-002-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2021
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0424 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d4c17a8-5676-4313-8275-f2766ce1a7ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).