---
type: "Bill"
title: "HWY CD-RESIDENCY OF CLERKS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that statutory provisions concerning residency requirements for highway commissioners also apply to clerks. Deletes language providing that a board of trustees may contract with a neighboring township to provide highway commissioner or clerk services if the township has a population of less than 500."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2040"
citation: "Illinois HB 2040 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adriane Johnson", "Curtis J. Tarver, II"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf8e686b-34dd-470d-bd05-f35d8de15ac6"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2040&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=145086&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "7edf31fd0d0b0f8cd1fa25efb95c11c6bbc6fa1b234d6d43f7271d2b5fc5fb12"
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 2040 (103rd) — HWY CD-RESIDENCY OF CLERKS

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that statutory provisions concerning residency requirements for highway commissioners also apply to clerks. Deletes language providing that a board of trustees may contract with a neighboring township to provide highway commissioner or clerk services if the township has a population of less than 500.

## 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/10300HB2040.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2040eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2040ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2040ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2040enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Counties & Townships — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Adriane Johnson — primary (person)
- Curtis J. Tarver, II — primary (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II `filing`
- **2023-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-21** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2023-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2023-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 009-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- **2023-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2023-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023 `reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- **2023-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-19** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2023-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- **2023-04-25** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
- **2023-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2023-05-10** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0138 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf8e686b-34dd-470d-bd05-f35d8de15ac6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).