republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-2980.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD-FINANCIAL STATEMENT"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides that a copy of the full statement of the financial affairs of the township may be provided to the electors at the annual township meeting in lieu of the township clerk reading the statement aloud."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2980"
citation: "Illinois SB 2980 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/feb2dfc4-8da6-4c6c-bca5-20e08225a5d2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2980&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79223&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3bd82925d4f5aa046ad1278b55c5e02152349fc6fa491d285f5be3915bcd026a"
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 2980 (98th) — TWP CD-FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Amends the Township Code. Provides that a copy of the full statement of the financial affairs of the township may be provided to the electors at the annual township meeting in lieu of the township clerk reading the statement aloud.

## 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=09800SB2980&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79223&DocNum=2980&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2980eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79223&DocNum=2980&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2980enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79223&DocNum=2980&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2014
- **2014-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2014
- **2014-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2014-03-05** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-03-06** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2014-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brian W. Stewart `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2014-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brian W. Stewart `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 22, 2014
- **2014-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2014-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 011-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1108 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/feb2dfc4-8da6-4c6c-bca5-20e08225a5d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).