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type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVT-AUDIT REPORTS"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that each fiscal year, within 30 days of the close of an audit of the county's funds and accounts, the auditor conducting the audit shall: (1) provide a copy of any management letter and a copy of any audited financial statements to each member of the county board; and (2) present the information from the audit to the county board either in person or by a live phone or web connection during a public meeting. Provides that if the county maintains an Internet website, the county board shall post the information contained in any management letter or financial statements to its website. Makes similar changes in the Illinois Municipal Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5503"
citation: "Illinois HB 5503 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-13"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b2858c7-d708-47b7-873a-b33b5025a8e5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5503&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80470&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "fa7c2e44d6b4f915cf2ebe7390070d9043ebebced3def882378f2e8f83709a0d"
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 5503 (98th) — LOCAL GOVT-AUDIT REPORTS
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that each fiscal year, within 30 days of the close of an audit of the county's funds and accounts, the auditor conducting the audit shall: (1) provide a copy of any management letter and a copy of any audited financial statements to each member of the county board; and (2) present the information from the audit to the county board either in person or by a live phone or web connection during a public meeting. Provides that if the county maintains an Internet website, the county board shall post the information contained in any management letter or financial statements to its website. Makes similar changes in the Illinois Municipal Code.
## 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=09800HB5503&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80470&DocNum=5503&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5503eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80470&DocNum=5503&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5503enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80470&DocNum=5503&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Tom Demmer — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2014-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Demmer `filing`
- **2014-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-24** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Demmer `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 2, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2014-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Local Government; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-16** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0738 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b2858c7-d708-47b7-873a-b33b5025a8e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).