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| Bill | TWP CD-AGENDA/MEETINGS | Amends the Township Code. Requires the township board to adopt an annual meeting agenda at least 10 days before the meeting. Provides a procedure for voters to add an agenda item. Items not on the agenda must be considered at a special meeting. In the statement of a special meeting, only objects relevant to powers granted to electors may be set forth. Limits special meetings to the business embraced in the statement and notice. Sets quorum requirements for special meetings. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 5505 | Illinois HB 5505 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 33 | 2 | 2008-02-14 | 2008-07-28 | openstates | ocd-bill/599bcf5f-660b-4226-ae46-5e4620a6752a | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5505&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36820&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 6b0a89ae5b1f8d424ad3ed33ab70c07817ca3c050b3165c07ad80bc67e5c06b4 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 5505 (95th) — TWP CD-AGENDA/MEETINGS
Amends the Township Code. Requires the township board to adopt an annual meeting agenda at least 10 days before the meeting. Provides a procedure for voters to add an agenda item. Items not on the agenda must be considered at a special meeting. In the statement of a special meeting, only objects relevant to powers granted to electors may be set forth. Limits special meetings to the business embraced in the statement and notice. Sets quorum requirements for special meetings. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 107–1 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Harry R. Ramey, Jr. — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2008-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
filing - 2008-02-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-02-20 Assigned to Local Government Committee
referral-committee - 2008-02-27 Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-02-28 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-02-28 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2008-03-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
amendment-introduction - 2008-03-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- 2008-03-11 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2008-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2008-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2008-03-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2008-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-04-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2008-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2008
reading-1 - 2008-04-03 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
- 2008-04-08 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-04-08 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-05-07 Assigned to Local Government
referral-committee - 2008-05-13 Do Pass Local Government; 008-001-000
committee-passage - 2008-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- 2008-05-13 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2008-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- 2008-05-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2008-05-20 Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-05-20 Passed Both Houses
- 2008-06-18 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2008-07-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2008-07-28 Effective Date July 28, 2008
- 2008-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0761
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/599bcf5f-660b-4226-ae46-5e4620a6752a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).