---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-SCH GROUND IMPROVMNTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that for the purposes of implementation of ordinances by a plan commission or planning department regarding developer donations or impact fees, the definition of \"school grounds\" includes technological infrastructure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5619"
citation: "Illinois HB 5619 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-13"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b37ef75-7f2a-470d-85a9-48f184ac374d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5619&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80713&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "b365a82fb45ae21cfc89abd91885c67bf25f7b4f70b3f56ff310ffe960387a17"
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 5619 (98th) — MUNI CD-SCH GROUND IMPROVMNTS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that for the purposes of implementation of ordinances by a plan commission or planning department regarding developer donations or impact fees, the definition of "school grounds" includes technological infrastructure.

## 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=09800HB5619&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80713&DocNum=5619&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5619eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80713&DocNum=5619&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5619enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80713&DocNum=5619&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Fortner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-27** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 20, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2014-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Local Government; 011-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-16** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0741 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b37ef75-7f2a-470d-85a9-48f184ac374d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).