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type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD-GENERAL ASSISTANCE FUND"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Deletes the requirement that a township board must make a one-time transfer of monies from the township's general assistance fund to the general township fund within one year of August 21, 2007. Provides that no township that has certified a new general assistance levy or an increase in the levy in the previous calendar year (rather than during 2002) may transfer monies from the general assistance fund. Effective immediately"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1252"
citation: "Illinois SB 1252 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-17"
last_action: "2015-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f07ece7f-d561-4dc0-ad7a-1819d382aeb4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1252&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=87698&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "527a801336fcc19c53faeba2ce6e680fb39f390cd36242529e353bc9252cdc66"
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 1252 (99th) — TWP CD-GENERAL ASSISTANCE FUND
Amends the Township Code. Deletes the requirement that a township board must make a one-time transfer of monies from the township's general assistance fund to the general township fund within one year of August 21, 2007. Provides that no township that has certified a new general assistance levy or an increase in the levy in the previous calendar year (rather than during 2002) may transfer monies from the general assistance fund. 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=09900SB1252&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87698&DocNum=1252&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1252eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87698&DocNum=1252&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1252enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87698&DocNum=1252&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **520** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **8035** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2015-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-25** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2015
- **2015-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2015
- **2015-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-27** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-035-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David B. Reis
- **2015-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3
- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 - May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 052-000-001
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 052-000-001
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0248 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f07ece7f-d561-4dc0-ad7a-1819d382aeb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).