---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Local Volunteer Board Member Removal Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 476"
citation: "Illinois HB 476 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher Belt", "Jay Hoffman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-12-05"
last_action: "2023-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df7221c3-1534-4749-973b-bc12b7f24413"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=476&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=142309&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "025be5b946352bf7d652495743705d9021517340a94e36721a6c26adf0576c9b"
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 476 (103rd) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Local Volunteer Board Member Removal Act. 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](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0476.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0476eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0476ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0476enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Public Utilities, Amendment 1 — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Local Government — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Christopher Belt — primary (person)
- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch `filing`
- **2023-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2023-04-25** Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
- **2023-04-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2023-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2023-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2023-05-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-04** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-09** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-09** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-09** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2023-05-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 21, 2023
- **2023-05-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-17** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000
- **2023-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2023
- **2023-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 038-018-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2023-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0275 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df7221c3-1534-4749-973b-bc12b7f24413`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).