republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-1755.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "QUAD CITIES DEV AUTH-EXPAND"
description: "Amends the Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority Act, approved September 22, 1987. Provides that the territory of the Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority shall also include Jo Daviess, Carroll, Whiteside, and Stephenson Counties. Provides for the appointment of additional members to the Board of the Authority. Provides that the additional members shall be appointed by the county board chairpersons of Jo Daviess, Carroll, Whiteside, and Stephenson Counties. Repeals the Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority Act, certified December 30, 1987. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1755"
citation: "Illinois SB 1755 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05bf0cf3-fc9b-4c1b-92f7-1c1d0b31897a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1755&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57801&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "e5ff79ad3de139c61055cc5a51829cf90d38a36bd19d1f192eb104d1de20cd0b"
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 1755 (97th) — QUAD CITIES DEV AUTH-EXPAND

Amends the Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority Act, approved September 22, 1987. Provides that the territory of the Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority shall also include Jo Daviess, Carroll, Whiteside, and Stephenson Counties. Provides for the appointment of additional members to the Board of the Authority. Provides that the additional members shall be appointed by the county board chairpersons of Jo Daviess, Carroll, Whiteside, and Stephenson Counties. Repeals the Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority Act, certified December 30, 1987. 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=09700SB1755&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57801&DocNum=1755&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1755eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57801&DocNum=1755&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1755enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57801&DocNum=1755&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Jacobs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2011-03-02** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2011
- **2011-03-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2011
- **2011-03-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2011-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2011-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bivins `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2011-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland
- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-21** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-08** Effective Date August 8, 2011
- **2011-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0278 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05bf0cf3-fc9b-4c1b-92f7-1c1d0b31897a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).