---
type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTIES CD DEMOLITION"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. In provisions concerning the expedited removal of certain buildings that are a continuing hazard to the community in which they are located, deletes the requirement that the building be residential and 2 stories or less in height. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1020"
citation: "Illinois HB 1020 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-30"
last_action: "2013-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be5c3617-6103-4a77-81ce-f7a7e564543c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1020&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71465&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "ebfd012bf6e15cb5395e1cd4f93b6c4394974b9726b4e7e9a4936734d17b17e0"
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 1020 (98th) — COUNTIES CD DEMOLITION

Amends the Counties Code. In provisions concerning the expedited removal of certain buildings that are a continuing hazard to the community in which they are located, deletes the requirement that the building be residential and 2 stories or less in height. 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=09800HB1020&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71465&DocNum=1020&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1020eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71465&DocNum=1020&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1020enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71465&DocNum=1020&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield `filing`
- **2013-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-13** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2013-02-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 5, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2013-03-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-12** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Local Government; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2013
- **2013-04-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2013-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2013
- **2013-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0138 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be5c3617-6103-4a77-81ce-f7a7e564543c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).