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type: "Bill"
title: "ROAD TAX-CERTIFICATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a tax imposed by a road district for the purpose of constructing or maintaining gravel, rock, macadam or other hard roads, or for improving, maintaining or repairing earth roads by draining, grading, oil treating or dragging may be certified at any time after the election at which the referendum is approved. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1227"
citation: "Illinois SB 1227 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 71
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2013-01-30"
last_action: "2014-02-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ae22919-f0d7-4d5c-9984-7a80ab4cd5f1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1227&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71415&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "2a51ab55d2c8b0eb0685df5fe1e4f0b677f58e8c11de1c623b66d48034ca0158"
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 1227 (98th) — ROAD TAX-CERTIFICATION
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a tax imposed by a road district for the purpose of constructing or maintaining gravel, rock, macadam or other hard roads, or for improving, maintaining or repairing earth roads by draining, grading, oil treating or dragging may be certified at any time after the election at which the referendum is approved. 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=09800SB1227&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71415&DocNum=1227&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1227eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71415&DocNum=1227&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1227enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71415&DocNum=1227&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **3715** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **6248** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 6 — **3715** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2013-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-07** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-28** Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-03-06** Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass Revenue; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2013
- **2013-04-17** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-09** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-10** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2013
- **2013-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2013-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-12-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2013-12-02** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) December 20, 2013
- **2013-12-02** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2013-12-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2013-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2013-12-02** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2013-12-03** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jeanne M Ives `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-12-03** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-12-20** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-12-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-12-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-12-20** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-28** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2014-01-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-02-03** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-02-03** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-04** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2014-02-04** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-02-04** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2014-02-04** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-02-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-02-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-048-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-02-04** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 6
- **2014-02-04** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 6 - February 5, 2014
- **2014-02-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Heather A. Steans `filing`
- **2014-02-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-04** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Heather A. Steans `filing`
- **2014-02-04** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-02-04** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-02-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 037-015-000
- **2014-02-05** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Senate Concurs 037-015-000
- **2014-02-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-02-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-02-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-02-05** Effective Date February 5, 2014
- **2014-02-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0626 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ae22919-f0d7-4d5c-9984-7a80ab4cd5f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).