---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning boundaries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2554"
citation: "Illinois HB 2554 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2011-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbad1351-3f24-41d3-931a-c16373acd222"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2554&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59855&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "be071d932f224d22b03f85e8b56118d7b5754c24c9523a8690be26ac6770db68"
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 2554 (97th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning boundaries.

## 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=09700HB2554&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59855&DocNum=2554&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2554eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59855&DocNum=2554&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2554enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59855&DocNum=2554&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joe Sosnowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2011-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-12** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2011-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Held in Local Government
- **2011-05-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2011-05-13** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2011
- **2011-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0379 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbad1351-3f24-41d3-931a-c16373acd222`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).