---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-BALLOT FORM"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. When more than one person may be elected to a municipal office, changes the ballot instructions to \"vote for not more than\" the maximum number to be elected (now, \"vote for\" the maximum number to be elected). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4174"
citation: "Illinois HB 4174 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-11-07"
last_action: "2008-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ab66779-8ed9-4c2d-9712-203dc2d3dd2b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4174&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34475&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "938809977f771ea5fb6c5864d92611cf5aa7a48f3b53ca633c27ba9a4cb0ed5d"
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 4174 (95th) — MUNI CD-BALLOT FORM

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. When more than one person may be elected to a municipal office, changes the ballot instructions to "vote for not more than" the maximum number to be elected (now, "vote for" the maximum number to be elected). Effective immediately.

## 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=09500HB4174&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34475&DocNum=4174&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4174eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34475&DocNum=4174&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4174enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34475&DocNum=4174&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thomas Holbrook — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-11-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `filing`
- **2007-11-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-11-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-06** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-02-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 6, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-03-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2008-03-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-03-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2008
- **2008-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0862 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ab66779-8ed9-4c2d-9712-203dc2d3dd2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).