republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/95th/hb-4189.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ETHICS-COMM COLLEGES-LOCAL GOV"
description: "Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Classifies community college districts as units of local government that must adopt resolutions regulating the political activities and the solicitation and acceptance of gifts by their officials and employees (now, classified as State agencies subject to the entire Act's regulation and enforcement by the Executive Ethics Commission and the Governor's Executive Inspector General). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4189"
citation: "Illinois HB 4189 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 72
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-11-29"
last_action: "2008-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d88a34f-d35b-403e-ad77-23af949577c9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4189&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34557&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "400f8ac54f1f367b8d657e6b0b66d31d0d35c453b31859d8e6b11a51b768321e"
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 4189 (95th) — ETHICS-COMM COLLEGES-LOCAL GOV

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Classifies community college districts as units of local government that must adopt resolutions regulating the political activities and the solicitation and acceptance of gifts by their officials and employees (now, classified as State agencies subject to the entire Act's regulation and enforcement by the Executive Ethics Commission and the Governor's Executive Inspector General). 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=09500HB4189&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34557&DocNum=4189&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4189eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34557&DocNum=4189&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4189enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34557&DocNum=4189&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **91–11** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **78–12** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Dale A. Righter — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- David Luechtefeld — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Frank C. Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bradley Burzynski — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Millner — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Frerichs — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- Randall M. Hultgren — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)
- Todd Sieben — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-11-29** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
- **2007-11-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-11-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-06** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2008-02-14** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2008-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2008-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2008-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2008-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2008-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2008-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2008-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2008-02-22** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2008-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2008-02-22** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 091-011-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-02-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 28, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-02-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2008-02-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
- **2008-03-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2008-03-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld
- **2008-03-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2008-03-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2008-03-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2008-03-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2008-03-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
- **2008-03-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2008-03-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2008-03-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-03-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2008-03-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2008-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-03-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2008-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson
- **2008-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2008-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-08** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2008-08-13** Placed on Calendar Total Veto August 13, 2008
- **2008-08-13** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2008-08-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2008-08-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2008-08-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-08-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2008-08-13** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-08-13** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 078-012-000
- **2008-08-19** Placed Calendar Total Veto August 19, 2008
- **2008-08-19** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2008-08-19** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-08-19** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 053-000-001
- **2008-08-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2008-08-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2008-08-19** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2008-08-22** Effective Date August 19, 2008
- **2008-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0880 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d88a34f-d35b-403e-ad77-23af949577c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).