---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-BUDGET DIRECTOR"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a budget officer of a municipality of less than 500,000 may hold another municipal office, either elected or appointed, including, but not limited to, the office of the mayor or president. Effective immediately"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1470"
citation: "Illinois SB 1470 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/471dccf9-830f-4591-ae64-5db4b63811d0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1470&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88080&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "0d711f3a2cd0f0e110210ba44617b13cf10d1dfb0a2783bd6389847439091556"
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 SB 1470 (99th) — MUNI CD-BUDGET DIRECTOR

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a budget officer of a municipality of less than 500,000 may hold another municipal office, either elected or appointed, including, but not limited to, the office of the mayor or president. 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=09900SB1470&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88080&DocNum=1470&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1470eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88080&DocNum=1470&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1470enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88080&DocNum=1470&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **75–38** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Syverson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-03** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-03-11** Postponed - Local Government
- **2015-03-18** Postponed - Local Government
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2015-03-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Postponed - Local Government
- **2015-03-27** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Postponed - Local Government
- **2015-04-24** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
- **2015-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2015-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-29** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2015-04-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 30, 2015
- **2015-04-30** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2015-05-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-05-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-11** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-11** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2015-05-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 004-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2015-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-038-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2015
- **2015-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0386 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/471dccf9-830f-4591-ae64-5db4b63811d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).