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type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVT TORT IMMUNITY-TECH"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1556"
citation: "Illinois SB 1556 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-18"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb1f991c-687d-4b87-bd43-175381d17833"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1556&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44107&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "30f9afd883f15cc049ec1d73ad0e0ae613f9106f2ad62561b90681650d87f097"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1556&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44107&DocNum=1556&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1556eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44107&DocNum=1556&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1556enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44107&DocNum=1556&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **570** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb1f991c-687d-4b87-bd43-175381d17833`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).