republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/101st/hb-910.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIBRARY-ELECT APPOINTED BOARD"
description: "Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that a proposition for the appointed Aurora Public Library board to be changed to an elected board shall be submitted by referendum to the voters of the City of Aurora either by ordinance of the city council or on the petition of 10% of the number of persons who voted at the last regular election in the City of Aurora. Provides for the nomination, election, and terms of Aurora Public Library board members if the referendum is approved. Creates a process to revert back to an appointed library board after changing to an elected board. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 910"
citation: "Illinois HB 910 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-25"
last_action: "2019-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae5c0442-7cf0-448b-b933-51825f466581"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=910&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=115252&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "cbeb0c8b436223d7b8bd35a36061ed386fae492f16461fa9beb1a964ce510e07"
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 910 (101st) — LIBRARY-ELECT APPOINTED BOARD

Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that a proposition for the appointed Aurora Public Library board to be changed to an elected board shall be submitted by referendum to the voters of the City of Aurora either by ordinance of the city council or on the petition of 10% of the number of persons who voted at the last regular election in the City of Aurora. Provides for the nomination, election, and terms of Aurora Public Library board members if the referendum is approved. Creates a process to revert back to an appointed library board after changing to an elected board. 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=10100HB0910&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115252&DocNum=910&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0910eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115252&DocNum=910&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0910enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115252&DocNum=910&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `filing`
- **2019-01-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2019-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 013-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2019-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2019-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2019-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2019-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2019-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 012-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2019-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Do Pass Local Government; 006-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019
- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2019
- **2019-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0126 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae5c0442-7cf0-448b-b933-51825f466581`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).