republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-4026.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD-TWP HALL CONTRACTS"
description: "Amends the Township Code and the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a township or a road district may borrow money from a bank or financial institution if the money is to be repaid within 10 years (instead of one year). Provides that a township road district, with the approval of the town board of trustees, may borrow money from the town fund, if the money is to be repaid within 10 years (now, one year). Provides that a township may construct a township hall under contracts providing for payment over a period of time of not more than 10 years (instead of 5 years). Provides that a referendum is required for a township to lease, for a period of longer than 10 years (instead of 5 years), a township hall, a multi-purpose senior center, or a combination. Makes a technical change to a cross-reference. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4026"
citation: "Illinois HB 4026 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-01-14"
last_action: "2004-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3054f8d9-de35-46ec-9ef8-0356f5596c75"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4026&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=7976&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "5acb8e14de3e828187752bfa687fed4d2685f913d6200d182d0b7cc8f86215a3"
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 4026 (93rd) — TWP CD-TWP HALL CONTRACTS

Amends the Township Code and the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a township or a road district may borrow money from a bank or financial institution if the money is to be repaid within 10 years (instead of one year). Provides that a township road district, with the approval of the town board of trustees, may borrow money from the town fund, if the money is to be repaid within 10 years (now, one year). Provides that a township may construct a township hall under contracts providing for payment over a period of time of not more than 10 years (instead of 5 years). Provides that a referendum is required for a township to lease, for a period of longer than 10 years (instead of 5 years), a township hall, a multi-purpose senior center, or a combination. Makes a technical change to a cross-reference. 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=09300HB4026&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7976&DocNum=4026&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4026eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7976&DocNum=4026&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4026enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7976&DocNum=4026&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Verschoore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Verschoore `filing`
- **2004-01-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2004-01-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2004-01-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2004-01-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2004-01-14** Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2004-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-03** Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2004-02-09** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
- **2004-02-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 020-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2004-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick Verschoore `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2004-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 4, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Denny Jacobs
- **2004-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-04** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-21** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2004
- **2004-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-15** Effective Date July 15, 2004
- **2004-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0743 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3054f8d9-de35-46ec-9ef8-0356f5596c75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).