republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/101st/sb-1536.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-MUNICIPAL TERM LIMITS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the imposition of term limits by referendum, ordinance, or otherwise must be prospective. Provides that elective office held prior to the effective date of any term limit imposed by a municipality shall not prohibit a person otherwise eligible from running for or holding elective office in that municipality. Provides that term limits imposed in a manner inconsistent with the applicable provisions remain valid prospectively, but are invalid as they apply to service prior to the enactment of the term limits. Provides that imposition of term limits by referendum, ordinance, or otherwise shall only apply to terms for the same office or that category of municipal office. Provides that these provisions apply to all term limits imposed by a municipality by referendum, ordinance, or otherwise passed on or after November 8, 2016. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1536"
citation: "Illinois SB 1536 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11060b92-cd74-4ad6-bce9-d754c9f7c986"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1536&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=118515&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "28922a2a62ad24404eaf35f90adfa6b326840823027072dc62c0560ae72cd4d0"
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 1536 (101st) — MUNI CD-MUNICIPAL TERM LIMITS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the imposition of term limits by referendum, ordinance, or otherwise must be prospective. Provides that elective office held prior to the effective date of any term limit imposed by a municipality shall not prohibit a person otherwise eligible from running for or holding elective office in that municipality. Provides that term limits imposed in a manner inconsistent with the applicable provisions remain valid prospectively, but are invalid as they apply to service prior to the enactment of the term limits. Provides that imposition of term limits by referendum, ordinance, or otherwise shall only apply to terms for the same office or that category of municipal office. Provides that these provisions apply to all term limits imposed by a municipality by referendum, ordinance, or otherwise passed on or after November 8, 2016. Limits home rule powers. 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=10100SB1536&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118515&DocNum=1536&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1536eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118515&DocNum=1536&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1536enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118515&DocNum=1536&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **100–16** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **31–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)
- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 013-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
- **2019-03-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2019-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2019
- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2019-04-11** Verified
- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 031-019-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2019-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 012-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-016-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-19** Effective Date July 19, 2019
- **2019-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0114 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11060b92-cd74-4ad6-bce9-d754c9f7c986`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).