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type: "Bill"
title: "MWRD-CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPTIONS"
description: "Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that the position of public and intergovernmental affairs officer of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District does not qualify as classified civil service. Further provides that the public and intergovernmental affairs officer shall be appointed by the executive director, and in the invent of illness, prolonged absence, death, or resignation, the executive director of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District may appoint an acting public and intergovernmental affairs officer to perform the duties of the position. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4500"
citation: "Illinois HB 4500 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-31"
last_action: "2012-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa3669a1-6bd1-46bd-a482-545d1863eac6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4500&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64159&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "795ae8e123f4566004b38901a625d316adcc3dc8a241def0bd67d458462f05d0"
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 4500 (97th) — MWRD-CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPTIONS
Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that the position of public and intergovernmental affairs officer of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District does not qualify as classified civil service. Further provides that the public and intergovernmental affairs officer shall be appointed by the executive director, and in the invent of illness, prolonged absence, death, or resignation, the executive director of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District may appoint an acting public and intergovernmental affairs officer to perform the duties of the position. 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=09700HB4500&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64159&DocNum=4500&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4500eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64159&DocNum=4500&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4500enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64159&DocNum=4500&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **6250** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **513** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kelly Burke — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke `filing`
- **2012-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-050-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2012-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-17** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-26** Do Pass Local Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 051-003-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-03** Effective Date August 3, 2012
- **2012-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0893 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa3669a1-6bd1-46bd-a482-545d1863eac6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).