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type: "Bill"
title: "LIBRARIES-WORKING CASH"
description: "Amends the Public Library District Act. Provides that the balance in the working cash fund may not exceed 0.2% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district (instead of 0.2% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property for the year the fund was established or, for funds established after January 1, 1979, for the year 1978). Provides that the library district board may invest temporarily idle moneys from the district's working cash fund. Provides that the interest earned from the investments may be transferred to the general fund or may remain in the working cash fund, provided that the balance of the working cash fund does not exceed the statutory maximum. Provides that, if a working cash fund is abolished, it may be reestablished in the same manner as the fund was originally created. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 186"
citation: "Illinois SB 186 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-01-31"
last_action: "2007-10-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9e23d94-5011-4adb-aa80-adf4d0d8fd65"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=186&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27567&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "c33314c9aecf2c0b4cccb10b846cbe4b4dff4225d90b77f9c0694c90d339dff2"
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 186 (95th) — LIBRARIES-WORKING CASH
Amends the Public Library District Act. Provides that the balance in the working cash fund may not exceed 0.2% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district (instead of 0.2% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property for the year the fund was established or, for funds established after January 1, 1979, for the year 1978). Provides that the library district board may invest temporarily idle moneys from the district's working cash fund. Provides that the interest earned from the investments may be transferred to the general fund or may remain in the working cash fund, provided that the balance of the working cash fund does not exceed the statutory maximum. Provides that, if a working cash fund is abolished, it may be reestablished in the same manner as the fund was originally created. 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=09500SB0186&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27567&DocNum=186&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0186eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27567&DocNum=186&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0186enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27567&DocNum=186&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1132** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **440** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **1120** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Franco Coladipietro — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Louis S. Viverito — primary (person)
- Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
- Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito `filing`
- **2007-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-02-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2007-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2007-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2007-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-02-21** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 22, 2007
- **2007-02-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2007
- **2007-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-02-23** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-02-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2007-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2007-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2007-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2007-05-16** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2007-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-17** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2007-10-02** Placed Calendar Total Veto October 2, 2007
- **2007-10-02** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2007-10-02** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-02** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 044-000-008
- **2007-10-04** Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 10, 2007
- **2007-10-10** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-10-11** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-11** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 112-000-000
- **2007-10-11** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2007-10-17** Effective Date October 11, 2007
- **2007-10-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0659 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9e23d94-5011-4adb-aa80-adf4d0d8fd65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).