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type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTY-PROP LEGAL DESCRIPTION"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a notice concerning variations, special uses, or specified zoning hearings need not include a metes and bounds legal description of the property affected, provided that the notice includes the common street address or addresses and property index number (\"PIN\") of all the parcels of real property contained in the affected area. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1203"
citation: "Illinois HB 1203 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-31"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6389c775-94d9-4a6d-ae0b-df57abd26636"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1203&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71663&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "f6c4fb2e78798cb60a2b4c4f3899003281640db39e8731f7301596f5ec9fa09a"
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 1203 (98th) — COUNTY-PROP LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a notice concerning variations, special uses, or specified zoning hearings need not include a metes and bounds legal description of the property affected, provided that the notice includes the common street address or addresses and property index number ("PIN") of all the parcels of real property contained in the affected area. 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=09800HB1203&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71663&DocNum=1203&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1203eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71663&DocNum=1203&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1203enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71663&DocNum=1203&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **9816** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **490** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Joe Sosnowski — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `filing`
- **2013-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-13** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-016-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2013-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Do Pass Local Government; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2013
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0205 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6389c775-94d9-4a6d-ae0b-df57abd26636`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).