republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-690.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "EASTERN IL ECON DEV AUTHORITY"
description: "Creates the Eastern Illinois Economic Development Authority Act. Creates the Eastern Illinois Economic Development Authority in Ford, Iroquois, Piatt, Champaign, Vermillion, Douglas, Moultrie, Shelby, Coles, and Edgar counties in order to promote economic development within those counties. Contains provisions concerning the powers and duties of the Authority. Allows the Authority to acquire, own, sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of interests in real property and to issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness for certain purposes in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000. Provides that the Authority shall be governed by a 14-member board. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 690"
citation: "Illinois HB 690 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-01"
last_action: "2005-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/224f6e83-1534-4541-8edf-a2e4fd0a1ffb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=690&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15155&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "855fb325f90cf77b0eec4889cc72d711c12636981795176ca6ffe267941201e4"
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 690 (94th) — EASTERN IL ECON DEV AUTHORITY

Creates the Eastern Illinois Economic Development Authority Act. Creates the Eastern Illinois Economic Development Authority in Ford, Iroquois, Piatt, Champaign, Vermillion, Douglas, Moultrie, Shelby, Coles, and Edgar counties in order to promote economic development within those counties. Contains provisions concerning the powers and duties of the Authority. Allows the Authority to acquire, own, sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of interests in real property and to issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness for certain purposes in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000. Provides that the Authority shall be governed by a 14-member board. Contains other provisions. 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=09400HB0690&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15155&DocNum=690&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0690eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15155&DocNum=690&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0690enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15155&DocNum=690&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Roger L. Eddy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `filing`
- **2005-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2005-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2005-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Commerce & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Commerce & Economic Development; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-13** Effective Date July 13, 2005
- **2005-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0203 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/224f6e83-1534-4541-8edf-a2e4fd0a1ffb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).