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type: "Bill"
title: "CODE ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE"
description: "Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a notice of an ordinance violation requires the respondent to answer within a certain amount of time, the county or municipality must reply to the answer within the same amount of time."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 655"
citation: "Illinois HB 655 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2005-01-28"
last_action: "2005-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/385c6122-2eba-433d-9b85-2f3e6e3ffb79"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=655&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15071&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "3859c809f45b8436278f567d0cd60a3ee407e21afb7a8b0b68de4b181103559c"
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 655 (94th) — CODE ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a notice of an ordinance violation requires the respondent to answer within a certain amount of time, the county or municipality must reply to the answer within the same amount of time.
## 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=09400HB0655&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15071&DocNum=655&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0655eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15071&DocNum=655&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0655enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15071&DocNum=655&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **562** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1067** (pass) · lower
- Amendments, Amendment 1 — **503** (pass) · upper
- Amendments, Amendment 2 — **503** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jack D. Franks — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `filing`
- **2005-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-007-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-07** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-04-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2005-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; D. Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jack D. Franks; Motion #1
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jack D. Franks; Motion #1
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. Jack D. Franks; Motion #2
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. Jack D. Franks; Motion #2
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Non-Concurs
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Non-Concurs
- **2005-05-29** Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01,02
- **2005-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01,02-May 30, 2005.
- **2005-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2005-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2005-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Rules Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Recede Rules Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Recede Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2005-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Recede Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2005-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Recedes 050-003-000; 01
- **2005-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Recedes 050-003-000; 02
- **2005-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0616 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/385c6122-2eba-433d-9b85-2f3e6e3ffb79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).