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Bill	COUNTIES-REDUCTION-EFFICIENCY	Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	SB 494	Illinois SB 494 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	60	2	2013-01-23	2013-08-02	openstates	ocd-bill/071ac04b-90e0-4ffa-b31d-a6539957c06d	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=494&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69821&SessionID=85&GA=98	c6fef6fd8e2c5880b8f6e42201805d8f853c6b4847c4a1b39e12e0d4503bd31b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 494 (98th) — COUNTIES-REDUCTION-EFFICIENCY

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

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 — 108–6 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 51–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Darlene J. Senger — cosponsor (person)
• Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person)
• Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas Cullerton — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-01-23 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton filing
• 2013-01-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-01-23 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-03-13 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2013-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
• 2013-03-19 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2013-03-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2013-03-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
• 2013-03-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
• 2013-03-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
• 2013-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2013-03-20 Do Pass as Amended Executive; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
• 2013-04-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
• 2013-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton amendment-introduction
• 2013-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
• 2013-04-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
• 2013-04-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
• 2013-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton amendment-introduction
• 2013-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive
• 2013-04-24 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-04-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2013-04-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2013
• 2013-04-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
• 2013-04-25 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-04-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; T. Cullerton amendment-passage
• 2013-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2013-04-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
• 2013-04-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2013-04-25 Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-26 Arrived in House introduction
• 2013-04-26 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2013-04-29 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-29 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-29 Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-30 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Norine Hammond
• 2013-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
• 2013-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2013-05-07 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Conroy
• 2013-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2013-05-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2013-05-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2013-05-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2013-05-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-14 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-006-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2013-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
• 2013-05-14 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-12 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-08-02 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-08-02 Effective Date August 2, 2013
• 2013-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0126 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/071ac04b-90e0-4ffa-b31d-a6539957c06d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).