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type: "Bill"
title: "EMERGENCY TEL SYSTEM BOARD"
description: "Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that members of the Emergency Telephone System Board shall serve staggered 4-year terms. Provides guidelines regarding staggering the terms of currently serving board members. Provides that board members may be re-appointed upon the expiration of their terms. Provides that the corporate authorities of a county or municipality may, by a vote of three-fourths of the members elected, remove any Emergency Telephone System Board member for misconduct or neglect of office. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3207"
citation: "Illinois HB 3207 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-26"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9b3da09-a4fa-4a62-bac7-c9a06315e013"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3207&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=75066&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "e775bcb54fba7c4a7c35c870ead2f450565130247798a4927921cfcdce2c2ef7"
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 3207 (98th) — EMERGENCY TEL SYSTEM BOARD
Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that members of the Emergency Telephone System Board shall serve staggered 4-year terms. Provides guidelines regarding staggering the terms of currently serving board members. Provides that board members may be re-appointed upon the expiration of their terms. Provides that the corporate authorities of a county or municipality may, by a vote of three-fourths of the members elected, remove any Emergency Telephone System Board member for misconduct or neglect of office. 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=09800HB3207&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75066&DocNum=3207&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3207eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75066&DocNum=3207&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3207enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75066&DocNum=3207&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1180** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brad E. Halbrook — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brad E. Halbrook `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-11** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brad E. Halbrook `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 017-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brad E. Halbrook `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2013-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-09** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2013
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0481 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9b3da09-a4fa-4a62-bac7-c9a06315e013`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).