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type: "Bill"
title: "LIBRARIES-DISSOLUTION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Sets forth procedures by which a public library may be dissolved by an order of the circuit court for failure to perform its statutory duties and functions. Provides that, within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the duly elected members of a board of trustees of a public library may meet and appoint a sufficient number of persons to establish a quorum to conduct business. Provides that those appointed shall serve as though elected and hold office only until the next regularly scheduled election for library trustee. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 211"
citation: "Illinois HB 211 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-01-15"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9aaf39b1-6d89-4e7f-a35c-8f7472ec6aff"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=211&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40295&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "f683896f75c15a55f3019c3993d558cf06022ce1e67560a140579e7068b60d24"
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 211 (96th) — LIBRARIES-DISSOLUTION
Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Sets forth procedures by which a public library may be dissolved by an order of the circuit court for failure to perform its statutory duties and functions. Provides that, within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the duly elected members of a board of trustees of a public library may meet and appoint a sufficient number of persons to establish a quorum to conduct business. Provides that those appointed shall serve as though elected and hold office only until the next regularly scheduled election for library trustee. 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=09600HB0211&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40295&DocNum=211&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0211eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40295&DocNum=211&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0211enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40295&DocNum=211&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1080** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Frank J. Mautino — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-01-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `filing`
- **2009-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-02-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2009-02-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-02-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- **2009-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2009
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0500 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9aaf39b1-6d89-4e7f-a35c-8f7472ec6aff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).