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Bill	WILL-KANKAKEE DEV AUTH	Amends the Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority Law. Provides that the Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority may issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $250,000,000 (now, $100,000,000). Provides that certain provisions concerning the State's moral obligation for the bonds of the Authority shall not apply to bonds issued by the Authority on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the notes and bonds issued by the Authority and the income from these notes and bonds may be free from all taxation by the State or its political subdivisions, except for estate, transfer, and inheritance taxes. Provides that the exemption from taxation shall apply to the income on any notes or bonds of the Authority only if the Authority in its sole judgment determines that the exemption enhances the marketability of the bonds or notes or reduces the interest rates that would otherwise be borne by the bonds or notes. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 5616	Illinois HB 5616 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	34	2	2012-02-15	2012-07-13	openstates	ocd-bill/96366a02-a150-4395-99ad-ba6ff5a07981	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5616&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66084&SessionID=84&GA=97	b80c4f1635f974016c8c40de344e5b3fb192c0bc439f02ceb4bc935a46914cfa	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5616 (97th) — WILL-KANKAKEE DEV AUTH

Amends the Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority Law. Provides that the Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority may issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $250,000,000 (now, $100,000,000). Provides that certain provisions concerning the State's moral obligation for the bonds of the Authority shall not apply to bonds issued by the Authority on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the notes and bonds issued by the Authority and the income from these notes and bonds may be free from all taxation by the State or its political subdivisions, except for estate, transfer, and inheritance taxes. Provides that the exemption from taxation shall apply to the income on any notes or bonds of the Authority only if the Authority in its sole judgment determines that the exemption enhances the marketability of the bonds or notes or reduces the interest rates that would otherwise be borne by the bonds or notes. 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 — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 62–47 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Frank J. Mautino — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-15 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino filing
• 2012-02-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-21 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-06 State Debt Impact Note Filed
• 2012-03-08 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-08 Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2012-03-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-27 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2012-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-047-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-30 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
• 2012-04-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-04-11 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-11 Assigned to Revenue referral-committee
• 2012-04-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2012-04-16 Sponsor Removed Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2012-04-18 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2012-04-18 Postponed - Revenue
• 2012-04-26 Do Pass Revenue; 007-001-000 committee-passage
• 2012-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2012
• 2012-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
• 2012-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-07-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-07-13 Effective Date July 13, 2012
• 2012-07-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0790 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/96366a02-a150-4395-99ad-ba6ff5a07981. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).