republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-1857.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "METRO WATER RECLAMATION DIST"
description: "Amends provisions of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act concerning political contributions. Provides that during an officer's or employee's compensated time, other than vacation, personal, or compensatory time off, the officer or employee shall not solicit, give, or receive any assessment, subscription, or contribution from any member of the classified civil service for any political purpose. Provides that during an employee's compensated time, other than vacation, personal, or compensatory time off, an employee in the classified service shall not take any part in the management or affairs of any political party or in any political campaign, except under specified circumstances. Defines \"compensated time\" and \"compensatory time off\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1857"
citation: "Illinois HB 1857 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-16"
last_action: "2011-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba19c68a-7171-4971-96a2-03ef8834f863"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1857&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59046&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "374d57cd8a0c0a243d382d696eab1fe05c2e8f2a491e50b4e257c14c9012866d"
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 1857 (97th) — METRO WATER RECLAMATION DIST

Amends provisions of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act concerning political contributions. Provides that during an officer's or employee's compensated time, other than vacation, personal, or compensatory time off, the officer or employee shall not solicit, give, or receive any assessment, subscription, or contribution from any member of the classified civil service for any political purpose. Provides that during an employee's compensated time, other than vacation, personal, or compensatory time off, an employee in the classified service shall not take any part in the management or affairs of any political party or in any political campaign, except under specified circumstances. Defines "compensated time" and "compensatory time off". 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=09700HB1857&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59046&DocNum=1857&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1857eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59046&DocNum=1857&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1857enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59046&DocNum=1857&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **86–25** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2011-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 086-025-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 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; 058-000-000 `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 July 14, 2011
- **2011-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0125 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba19c68a-7171-4971-96a2-03ef8834f863`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).