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type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTY GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning venue of actions by or against counties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 715"
citation: "Illinois SB 715 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcebdf1d-e074-486b-ab60-f64d7586147c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=715&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3394&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "03c2ec6f5c94467cc71abc0090cf8643d2cba46922dad65b354873c052474433"
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 715 (93rd) — COUNTY GOVERNMENT-TECH
Amends the Counties Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning venue of actions by or against counties.
## 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=09300SB0715&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3394&DocNum=715&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0715eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3394&DocNum=715&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0715enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3394&DocNum=715&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1180** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Wirsing — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Hannig — cosponsor (person)
- James H. Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- John Philip Novak — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Boland — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bost — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Richard P. Myers — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Holbrook — cosponsor (person)
- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
- **2003-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Welch `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
- **2003-04-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick Welch
- **2003-04-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Denny Jacobs
- **2003-04-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2003-04-03** Sponsor Removed Sen. Patrick Welch
- **2003-04-03** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick Welch
- **2003-04-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-04-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2003-04-09** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2003-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Rep. Donald L. Moffitt; Table Amendment
- **2003-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
- **2003-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed 115-000-000
- **2003-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Wirsing
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John Philip Novak
- **2003-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-08** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0468 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcebdf1d-e074-486b-ab60-f64d7586147c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).