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Bill	SCHOOL FACILITY OCCUPATION TAX	Amends the Counties Code. Requires the imposition of a school facility occupation tax in a county if the electors of the county have approved a proposition for the tax. Provides that a school facility occupation tax imposed by approval of the electors may be reduced or discontinued if the electors have voted to reduce or discontinue the tax. Provides that the State will not limit or alter rights and powers so as to impair the rights and remedies of holders of bonds secured by proceeds of a school facility occupation tax. Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Removes a sentence providing that a backdoor referendum is not required for alternate bonds if the proceeds backing the alternate bonds are realized from revenues obtained from a school facility occupation tax. Amends the School Code. Provides that a referendum shall not be required if the purchase, construction, or building of a school building is paid from funds received from the County School Facility Occupation Tax Law or from the proceeds of bonds secured by revenues obtained from that Law. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	SB 2170	Illinois SB 2170 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	59	2	2011-02-10	2011-08-23	openstates	ocd-bill/36030953-7c3f-4c6e-a9ec-b2f0e4273dcf	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2170&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=58365&SessionID=84&GA=97	34ff464d17fbd7d77155cd2a89454b6359ed509ee949f82414229f64ea2a867c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2170 (97th) — SCHOOL FACILITY OCCUPATION TAX

Amends the Counties Code. Requires the imposition of a school facility occupation tax in a county if the electors of the county have approved a proposition for the tax. Provides that a school facility occupation tax imposed by approval of the electors may be reduced or discontinued if the electors have voted to reduce or discontinue the tax. Provides that the State will not limit or alter rights and powers so as to impair the rights and remedies of holders of bonds secured by proceeds of a school facility occupation tax. Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Removes a sentence providing that a backdoor referendum is not required for alternate bonds if the proceeds backing the alternate bonds are realized from revenues obtained from a school facility occupation tax. Amends the School Code. Provides that a referendum shall not be required if the purchase, construction, or building of a school building is paid from funds received from the County School Facility Occupation Tax Law or from the proceeds of bonds secured by revenues obtained from that Law. 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 — 35–16 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 78–39 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• James F. Clayborne, Jr. — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-02-10 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. filing
• 2011-02-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-10 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-03-02 Assigned to Revenue referral-committee
• 2011-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. amendment-introduction
• 2011-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-03-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
• 2011-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
• 2011-03-10 Postponed - Revenue
• 2011-03-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
• 2011-03-17 Held in Revenue
• 2011-03-18 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 8, 2011
• 2011-03-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. amendment-introduction
• 2011-03-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-03-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Revenue
• 2011-03-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
• 2011-03-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Revenue
• 2011-04-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
• 2011-04-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2011-04-06 Do Pass as Amended Revenue; 006-004-000 committee-passage
• 2011-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2011
• 2011-04-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-04-11 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
• 2011-04-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. amendment-introduction
• 2011-04-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-04-15 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 reading-3
• 2011-04-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1) - Referred to Revenue referral-committee
• 2011-05-06 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2011 reading-3
• 2011-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 006-002-001
• 2011-05-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
• 2011-05-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
• 2011-05-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
• 2011-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Clayborne amendment-passage
• 2011-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2011-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 035-016-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2011-05-20 Arrived in House introduction
• 2011-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2011-05-23 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
• 2011-05-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
• 2011-05-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-05-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-05-25 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
• 2011-05-25 Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee referral-committee
• 2011-05-25 Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Frank J. Mautino
• 2011-05-25 Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
• 2011-05-25 Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-002-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-05-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-05-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-05-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-039-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-27 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-08-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-08-23 Effective Date August 23, 2011
• 2011-08-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0542 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/36030953-7c3f-4c6e-a9ec-b2f0e4273dcf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).