---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the election and term of a county board chairman."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 1606"
citation: "Illinois HB 1606 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-17"
last_action: "2011-03-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04d874f2-7a95-4c8c-939b-c7aa4bf17ac7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1606&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=43369&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b097a2b5c1e67bf9f533202e9436562f4107080e6f25a358743f9c439ac6da52"
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 1606 (96th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the election and term of a county board chairman.

## 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=09600HB1606&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=43369&DocNum=1606&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1606eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=43369&DocNum=1606&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1606enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=43369&DocNum=1606&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **78–33** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lisa M. Dugan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2009-02-17** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-03-03** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2009-04-03** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-11-10** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2010-11-10** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2011
- **2010-11-10** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2010-11-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-11-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-11-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-11-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-11-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-11-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy Committee
- **2010-11-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Environment & Energy Committee; 011-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-11-29** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2010-11-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2010-11-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-11-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-11-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-033-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-11-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-11-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading December 1, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-12-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2010-12-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-12-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-12-29** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-01-03** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 11, 2011
- **2011-01-04** Do Pass Local Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-01-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 4, 2011
- **2011-01-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-01-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-01-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-01-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 5, 2011
- **2011-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2011-01-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 006-000-000
- **2011-01-06** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-01-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hutchinson `amendment-passage`
- **2011-01-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-01-06** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-01-06** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-01-06** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-01-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2011-01-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-01-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2011-01-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2011-01-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-01-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-01-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2011-01-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-03-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-03-04** Effective Date March 4, 2011
- **2011-03-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1536 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04d874f2-7a95-4c8c-939b-c7aa4bf17ac7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).