republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-1390.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or resolution after the effective date of the amendatory Act that affects the placement, screening, or height of antennas or support structures that are used for amateur radio communications unless the ordinance or resolution: (i) has a reasonable and clearly defined aesthetic, public health, or safety objective and represents the minimum practical regulation that is necessary to accomplish the objectives; and (ii) reasonably accommodates amateur radio communications. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1390"
citation: "Illinois HB 1390 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2012-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f658a08e-1099-4e24-b39a-30653be30045"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1390&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57892&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "2f6f9bdaecffb4c14eae2a8877c8583c56e4848b531071ad7eb8680957fac786"
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 1390 (97th) — MUNI CD-AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or resolution after the effective date of the amendatory Act that affects the placement, screening, or height of antennas or support structures that are used for amateur radio communications unless the ordinance or resolution: (i) has a reasonable and clearly defined aesthetic, public health, or safety objective and represents the minimum practical regulation that is necessary to accomplish the objectives; and (ii) reasonably accommodates amateur radio communications. Limits home rule powers. 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=09700HB1390&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57892&DocNum=1390&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1390eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57892&DocNum=1390&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1390enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57892&DocNum=1390&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–10** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles W. Krezwick — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Lauzen — cosponsor (person)
- Christine J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle McCarter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `filing`
- **2011-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-15** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** Motion Do Pass - Lost Cities & Villages Committee; 005-005-000 `committee-failure`
- **2011-03-16** Remains in Cities & Villages Committee
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles W. Krezwick
- **2012-03-21** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles W. Krezwick
- **2012-03-21** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Charles W. Krezwick
- **2012-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2012-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott E. Penny
- **2012-04-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-04-24** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-04-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2012-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2012-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2012-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Cunningham
- **2012-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2012-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2012-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2012-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2012-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2012-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2012-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2012-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2012-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2012-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2012-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2012-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2012-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2012-05-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2012-05-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
- **2012-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2012-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-10** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-14** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2012-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2012-05-16** Do Pass Local Government; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2012
- **2012-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2012-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2012
- **2012-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine J. Johnson
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-06-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-06-29** Effective Date June 29, 2012
- **2012-06-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0720 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f658a08e-1099-4e24-b39a-30653be30045`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).