---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-AUDITS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that municipalities having bonded debt in the amount of $5,000,000 or more and municipalities with a population of 200 or more that have bonded debt in any amount or that own or operate a public utility (instead of all municipalities that have bonded debt or that own or operate a public utility) shall be audited annually. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4837"
citation: "Illinois HB 4837 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-01-12"
last_action: "2010-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/138496f5-b6cd-4f33-8d06-2bc754ade571"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4837&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=49272&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b2a200e82d34d40f2a75280b11607e945ce812ab432779bd2bd87b9e36e4a59f"
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 4837 (96th) — MUNI CD-AUDITS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that municipalities having bonded debt in the amount of $5,000,000 or more and municipalities with a population of 200 or more that have bonded debt in any amount or that own or operate a public utility (instead of all municipalities that have bonded debt or that own or operate a public utility) shall be audited annually. 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=09600HB4837&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49272&DocNum=4837&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4837eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49272&DocNum=4837&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4837enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49272&DocNum=4837&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **96–20** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **90–23** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Reis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David Reis `filing`
- **2010-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-16** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-16** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-16** Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-18** Home Rule Note Filed
- **2010-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David Reis `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 008-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-23** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2010-03-23** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- **2010-03-23** Home Rule Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-023-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2010-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John O. Jones `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2010-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. David Reis
- **2010-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 006-003-000
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 096-020-000
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2010
- **2010-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1309 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/138496f5-b6cd-4f33-8d06-2bc754ade571`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).