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| Bill | LOCAL GOV-TRAVEL EXPENSES | Creates the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act. Provides that school districts and non-home rule units of local government shall, by resolution or ordinance, regulate travel, meal, and lodging expenses of officers and employees including: (1) the types of official business for which travel, meal, and lodging expenses are allowable; (2) maximum allowable reimbursement for travel, meal, and lodging expenses; and (3) a standardized form for submission of travel, meal, and lodging expenses. Provides that all travel, meal, and lodging expenses may only be approved after specified documentation has been submitted and the expenses are approved by a roll call vote. Prohibits reimbursing entertainment expenses. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | HB 4379 | Illinois HB 4379 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 48 | 2 | 2016-01-04 | 2016-07-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/408dc416-3565-44c2-abe7-a612ef93a3b8 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4379&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93136&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 31ae827d2c02189196e6054c432e6d48c1bf6acbdbbd6fbad60a6620f9e07dc0 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4379 (99th) — LOCAL GOV-TRAVEL EXPENSES
Creates the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act. Provides that school districts and non-home rule units of local government shall, by resolution or ordinance, regulate travel, meal, and lodging expenses of officers and employees including: (1) the types of official business for which travel, meal, and lodging expenses are allowable; (2) maximum allowable reimbursement for travel, meal, and lodging expenses; and (3) a standardized form for submission of travel, meal, and lodging expenses. Provides that all travel, meal, and lodging expenses may only be approved after specified documentation has been submitted and the expenses are approved by a roll call vote. Prohibits reimbursing entertainment expenses.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- David McSweeney — primary (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2016-01-04 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David McSweeney
filing - 2016-01-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- 2016-01-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Reginald Phillips
- 2016-01-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
- 2016-01-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- 2016-01-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2016-01-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- 2016-01-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2016-01-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan
- 2016-01-11 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2016-01-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- 2016-01-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew F Skoog
- 2016-01-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- 2016-01-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- 2016-01-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-01-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-01-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- 2016-02-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- 2016-02-04 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee - 2016-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- 2016-02-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David McSweeney
amendment-introduction - 2016-02-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-03-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- 2016-04-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2016-04-05 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2016-04-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-04-07 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2016-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-04-12 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-04-13 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2016-04-13 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2016
reading-1 - 2016-04-13 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- 2016-04-13 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-04-13 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2016-04-27 Assigned to Local Government
referral-committee - 2016-04-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- 2016-05-04 Do Pass Local Government; 006-000-002
committee-passage - 2016-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
- 2016-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- 2016-05-10 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- 2016-05-17 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- 2016-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2016-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2016-07-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2016-07-22 Effective Date January 1, 2017
- 2016-07-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0604
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/408dc416-3565-44c2-abe7-a612ef93a3b8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).