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type: "Bill"
title: "PARK DISTRICT-BOARD TERMS"
description: "Amends the Park District Code. Provides that if a proposition to reduce a park district board from a 7-member board to a 5-member board was approved by referendum, the number of members elected at the election next following the referendum shall be reduced by 2. Further provides for procedures to ensure that the board members' terms are staggered after the reduction to a 5-member board depending on whether the members' terms are 4-year or 6-year terms. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 776"
citation: "Illinois HB 776 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3431a1c-952c-43cc-8514-43e25efd696b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=776&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=101149&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "c074ee1b5841d22e5ad0162c53f87f6e51a0600157ee809904c85f48d40fac0f"
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 HB 776 (100th) — PARK DISTRICT-BOARD TERMS
Amends the Park District Code. Provides that if a proposition to reduce a park district board from a 7-member board to a 5-member board was approved by referendum, the number of members elected at the election next following the referendum shall be reduced by 2. Further provides for procedures to ensure that the board members' terms are staggered after the reduction to a 5-member board depending on whether the members' terms are 4-year or 6-year terms. 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=10000HB0776&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101149&DocNum=776&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0776eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101149&DocNum=776&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0776enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101149&DocNum=776&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **531** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Steven A. Andersson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Steven A. Andersson `filing`
- **2017-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Assigned to Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Government Consolidation & Modernization Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2017-02-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-02-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
- **2017-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2017-02-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2017-02-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2017-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0351 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3431a1c-952c-43cc-8514-43e25efd696b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).