republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-179.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIBRARIES-TREASURER BOND-TIFS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Local Library Act, the Illinois Library System Act, and the Public Library District Act of 1991. Provides that, as an alternative to a personal bond on the treasurer of the library, system, or district, the board may require the treasurer to secure an insurance policy or other insurance instrument with coverage for negligent or intentional acts by library, system, or district employees. Contains provisions concerning the required amount of coverage. Provides that the cost of the coverage shall be borne by the library, system, or district. In the Illinois Local Library Act, provides that the board's annual report on the condition of its trust shall be made within 60 days (instead of 30 days) after the end of the fiscal year. Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code to remove a reference to the Illinois Public Library Statistics produced by the Library Research Center at the University of Illinois. Effective January 1, 2012."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 179"
citation: "Illinois HB 179 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-13"
last_action: "2011-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/667e7a2d-04dd-4439-a798-b8c7534e9675"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=179&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54756&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "2017f42fb671f4071027675d0291ee05cb09e82fb839066b7babbc486e15a52a"
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 179 (97th) — LIBRARIES-TREASURER BOND-TIFS

Amends the Illinois Local Library Act, the Illinois Library System Act, and the Public Library District Act of 1991. Provides that, as an alternative to a personal bond on the treasurer of the library, system, or district, the board may require the treasurer to secure an insurance policy or other insurance instrument with coverage for negligent or intentional acts by library, system, or district employees. Contains provisions concerning the required amount of coverage. Provides that the cost of the coverage shall be borne by the library, system, or district. In the Illinois Local Library Act, provides that the board's annual report on the condition of its trust shall be made within 60 days (instead of 30 days) after the end of the fiscal year. Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code to remove a reference to the Illinois Public Library Statistics produced by the Library Research Center at the University of Illinois. Effective January 1, 2012.

## 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=09700HB0179&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54756&DocNum=179&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0179eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54756&DocNum=179&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0179enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54756&DocNum=179&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Reitz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2011-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2011-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
- **2011-02-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 3, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-03-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2011-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-14** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0101 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/667e7a2d-04dd-4439-a798-b8c7534e9675`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).