---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIC CENTER EMERGENCY SHELTER"
description: "Amends the Civic Center Code. Provides that the Authority shall make buildings of a civic center organized under this Code available for emergency purposes. Provides that the Authority shall cooperate in all matters with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, local emergency management agencies, a State-accredited emergency management agency with jurisdiction, local public health departments, the American Red Cross, and federal agencies concerned with emergency preparedness and response. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2737"
citation: "Illinois HB 2737 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2574bd73-3b0b-45f9-ac51-99dc5f985742"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2737&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74550&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "db697013ba5a1824bf1789ce5873835390c2ed13d526c3e5e591759991904e5a"
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 2737 (98th) — CIVIC CENTER EMERGENCY SHELTER

Amends the Civic Center Code. Provides that the Authority shall make buildings of a civic center organized under this Code available for emergency purposes. Provides that the Authority shall cooperate in all matters with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, local emergency management agencies, a State-accredited emergency management agency with jurisdiction, local public health departments, the American Red Cross, and federal agencies concerned with emergency preparedness and response. 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=09800HB2737&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74550&DocNum=2737&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2737eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74550&DocNum=2737&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2737enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74550&DocNum=2737&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2013-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Meier
- **2013-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2013-03-22** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2013-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2013-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Do Pass Local Government; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2013
- **2013-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0308 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2574bd73-3b0b-45f9-ac51-99dc5f985742`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).