---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD - ELECTIVE OFFICE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Removes a provision concerning ineligibility of individuals to serve in an elective office. Provides that, in municipalities with a population under 500,000, a vacancy in office occurs when, after receiving notice, an elected official fails to pay a debt owed to the municipality in which he or she is elected. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3444"
citation: "Illinois HB 3444 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f52f06e-1aef-4e2a-8d4e-ecf0a318b395"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3444&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89631&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "81cee768c30e8b26e69621a0b40052d8d8eaa855fda9513a0599c8d647969af9"
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 3444 (99th) — MUNI CD - ELECTIVE OFFICE

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Removes a provision concerning ineligibility of individuals to serve in an elective office. Provides that, in municipalities with a population under 500,000, a vacancy in office occurs when, after receiving notice, an elected official fails to pay a debt owed to the municipality in which he or she is elected. 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=09900HB3444&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89631&DocNum=3444&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3444eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89631&DocNum=3444&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3444enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89631&DocNum=3444&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **107–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anthony DeLuca — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca `filing`
- **2015-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2015-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 005-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-21** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-22** Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2015-04-24** Motion to Reconsider Vote - Tabled `withdrawal`
- **2015-04-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
- **2015-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2015-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2015-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Jones `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2015-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-07-08** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2015-07-08** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-07-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 31, 2015
- **2015-07-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-07-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 006-000-000
- **2015-07-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-002-000
- **2015-07-08** House Concurs
- **2015-07-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-08-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2015
- **2015-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0449 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f52f06e-1aef-4e2a-8d4e-ecf0a318b395`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).