---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD-SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS"
description: "Amends the Township Special Service Areas Article of the Township Code. Removes a provision in the definition of \"township special service area\" limiting special service areas to a township in a county with a population of more than 3,000,000. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 1283"
citation: "Illinois HB 1283 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anna Moeller", "Cristina Castro"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66589e82-04dd-4fee-80f9-e80ca964945c"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1283&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=143393&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "7ec752843b5e7e450d1be054a0e5a74e4fb18fb57b0746e2b9a4444781a83759"
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 1283 (103rd) — TWP CD-SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS

Amends the Township Special Service Areas Article of the Township Code. Removes a provision in the definition of "township special service area" limiting special service areas to a township in a county with a population of more than 3,000,000. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1283.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1283eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1283ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1283ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1283enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Counties & Townships — **5–3** (pass) · lower
- Counties & Townships, Amendment 2 — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **40–15** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **71–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anna Moeller — primary (person)
- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech `filing`
- **2023-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2023-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-003-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2023-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- **2023-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2023-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2023-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
- **2023-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2023-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
- **2023-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2023-03-16** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Hernández
- **2023-03-16** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2023-03-16** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2023-03-16** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
- **2023-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2023-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 006-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-037-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Do Pass Executive; 009-001-000
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 040-015-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective Date June 9, 2023
- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0016 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/66589e82-04dd-4fee-80f9-e80ca964945c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).