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Bill	LOCAL GOVT TORT IMMUNITY-TECH	Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Adds to the definition of a "local public entity": an association of school districts, association of school boards, and any not-for-profit association, partnership, or other organization or entity organized for the purpose of conducting public business. Provides that these changes apply to pending actions as well as actions commenced on or after the effective date. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	SB 1556	Illinois SB 1556 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	42	3	2009-02-18	2009-08-25	openstates	ocd-bill/eb1f991c-687d-4b87-bd43-175381d17833	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1556&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44107&SessionID=76&GA=96	30f9afd883f15cc049ec1d73ad0e0ae613f9106f2ad62561b90681650d87f097	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1556 (96th) — LOCAL GOVT TORT IMMUNITY-TECH

Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Adds to the definition of a "local public entity": an association of school districts, association of school boards, and any not-for-profit association, partnership, or other organization or entity organized for the purpose of conducting public business. Provides that these changes apply to pending actions as well as actions commenced on or after the effective date. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence — 57–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-18 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney filing
• 2009-02-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-18 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-02-25 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2009-03-11 Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
• 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney amendment-introduction
• 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2009-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-000-000
• 2009-03-31 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Maloney amendment-passage
• 2009-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2009
• 2009-04-02 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-04-03 Arrived in House introduction
• 2009-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-03 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
• 2009-04-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-04-20 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2009-05-08 Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2009
• 2009-05-22 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2009
• 2009-05-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee amendment-introduction
• 2009-05-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2009-05-26 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-05-26 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-05-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-05-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-05-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-28 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2009-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2009
• 2009-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Edward D. Maloney filing
• 2009-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2009-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-000-000
• 2009-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
• 2009-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-25 Effective Date October 1, 2009
• 2009-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0723 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eb1f991c-687d-4b87-bd43-175381d17833. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).