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type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVT CONSOLIDATE COM ACT"
description: "Creates the Local Government Consolidation Commission Act. Creates a 15 member commission on local government consisting of 5 Senators, 5 Representatives, and 5 citizens chosen by the Governor. Directs the Commission to study the organization and function of local governments within the State and to make recommendations to reduce the number of local governments and to increase their efficiency and economy. Requires the Commission to report its findings to the General Assembly by December 31, 2006. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 62"
citation: "Illinois HB 62 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-06"
last_action: "2005-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76696049-c243-4884-ba26-64f550769b4b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=62&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14205&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "27327e4789b4d31b337a09542fa7f880edf4839df0188d9f166443dadeebb5ab"
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 62 (94th) — LOCAL GOVT CONSOLIDATE COM ACT
Creates the Local Government Consolidation Commission Act. Creates a 15 member commission on local government consisting of 5 Senators, 5 Representatives, and 5 citizens chosen by the Governor. Directs the Commission to study the organization and function of local governments within the State and to make recommendations to reduce the number of local governments and to increase their efficiency and economy. Requires the Commission to report its findings to the General Assembly by December 31, 2006. 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=09400HB0062&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14205&DocNum=62&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0062eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14205&DocNum=62&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0062enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14205&DocNum=62&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3223** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-06** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-01-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-02-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-02-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 16, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2005-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Postponed - Local Government
- **2005-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 032-023-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
- **2005-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2005-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2005-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-19** Effective Date July 19, 2005
- **2005-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0244 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76696049-c243-4884-ba26-64f550769b4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).