republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-2528.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "FINANCE-FACILITIES CLOSURES"
description: "Amends the State Facilities Closure Act. Provides that recommendations for closure and public hearings are mandatory (now, at the discretion of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability) for the proposed closure of certain facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 2528"
citation: "Illinois HB 2528 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-11-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/799123fb-5d46-46fe-80f7-4ecd5432825b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2528&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=17963&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f05e57c4f4ad3335d54ada7272739155a18d12daaa151f07900695b8f1d9e748"
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 2528 (94th) — FINANCE-FACILITIES CLOSURES

Amends the State Facilities Closure Act. Provides that recommendations for closure and public hearings are mandatory (now, at the discretion of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability) for the proposed closure of certain facilities.

## 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=09400HB2528&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17963&DocNum=2528&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2528eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17963&DocNum=2528&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2528enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17963&DocNum=2528&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **93–15** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **98–15** (fail) · lower
- Motion — **57–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Arthur J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `filing`
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-14** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2005-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-015-006 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2005-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2005-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-04-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-16** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2005-10-19** Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 25, 2005
- **2005-10-25** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2005-10-26** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2005-10-26** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 098-015-004
- **2005-11-02** Placed Calendar Total Veto November 3, 2005
- **2005-11-02** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Gary Forby
- **2005-11-02** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2005-11-02** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 057-001-000
- **2005-11-02** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2005-11-09** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-11-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0688 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/799123fb-5d46-46fe-80f7-4ecd5432825b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).