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type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD-WATER AND SEWER RATES"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township board may establish a fair and reasonable rate (currently, rate or charge) for users of waterworks systems and sewerage systems and a fair and reasonable connection charge for each new user. Provides that mayors or presidents of municipalities and customers must choose the independent entity to conduct the cost study, order the cost study, and pay for the cost study they requested. Further provides that the cost study must include an examination of residential and commercial connection charges for the waterworks system or sewerage system, whichever applies, in at least 30 units of local government in Illinois with a similar number of customers as are connected to the township's waterworks system and sewerage system (currently, examination of water main and sewer connection charges in neighboring units of local government or units of local government similar in size or population). Removes provisions concerning written quotes and payments for cost studies. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 60"
citation: "Illinois SB 60 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-10"
last_action: "2017-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36c58d35-e7f0-45e7-9019-beeedf246c33"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=60&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=99472&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "cd7bfe1814a62cf5ff03113c2d909e2303d614206a286fd4cdcc868b81048fd3"
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 60 (100th) — TWP CD-WATER AND SEWER RATES
Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township board may establish a fair and reasonable rate (currently, rate or charge) for users of waterworks systems and sewerage systems and a fair and reasonable connection charge for each new user. Provides that mayors or presidents of municipalities and customers must choose the independent entity to conduct the cost study, order the cost study, and pay for the cost study they requested. Further provides that the cost study must include an examination of residential and commercial connection charges for the waterworks system or sewerage system, whichever applies, in at least 30 units of local government in Illinois with a similar number of customers as are connected to the township's waterworks system and sewerage system (currently, examination of water main and sewer connection charges in neighboring units of local government or units of local government similar in size or population). Removes provisions concerning written quotes and payments for cost studies. Makes other changes. 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=10000SB0060&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=99472&DocNum=60&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0060eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=99472&DocNum=60&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0060enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=99472&DocNum=60&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **500** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7527** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **500** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-10** Prefiled with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2017-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-24** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2017-03-08** Postponed - Local Government
- **2017-03-17** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
- **2017-03-29** Do Pass Local Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 30, 2017
- **2017-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2017
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Demmer `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2017-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Demmer `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2017
- **2017-06-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-06-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-027-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-06-26** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-06-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2017-06-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - June 28, 2017
- **2017-06-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2017-06-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2017-06-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2017-06-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 005-002-000
- **2017-06-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 005-002-000
- **2017-06-30** Sponsor Removed Sen. Terry Link
- **2017-07-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2017-07-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2017-07-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2017-07-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2017-07-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-07-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-07-04** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-07-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 050-000-000
- **2017-07-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 050-000-000
- **2017-07-04** Senate Concurs
- **2017-07-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-07-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-09-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-09-25** Effective Date September 22, 2017
- **2017-09-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0528 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36c58d35-e7f0-45e7-9019-beeedf246c33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).