republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-2721.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "FINANCE-LOCAL GOVT DEBT REFORM"
description: "Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that the approval of bonds authorized to be issued under the Counties Code and approved by Jackson County voters in a 1994 referendum, of which less than $200,000 were issued, and for which the purpose of the bonds is flooding prevention, shall remain approved for 25 years after the date of the referendum. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2721"
citation: "Illinois SB 2721 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-01-28"
last_action: "2014-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa097b48-5bff-4e89-93cc-1b1135c0f30f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2721&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=78574&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "6b3ef2cd5c967f8d9b6537130768a90d58ad7d839d859d1cea3e0b73bb09b0fb"
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 SB 2721 (98th) — FINANCE-LOCAL GOVT DEBT REFORM

Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that the approval of bonds authorized to be issued under the Counties Code and approved by Jackson County voters in a 1994 referendum, of which less than $200,000 were issued, and for which the purpose of the bonds is flooding prevention, shall remain approved for 25 years after the date of the referendum. 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=09800SB2721&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78574&DocNum=2721&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2721eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78574&DocNum=2721&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2721enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78574&DocNum=2721&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **89–13** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adam Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Brad E. Halbrook — cosponsor (person)
- C.D. Davidsmeyer — cosponsor (person)
- Charles E. Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Darlene J. Senger — cosponsor (person)
- David Harris — cosponsor (person)
- David Reis — cosponsor (person)
- David S. Luechtefeld — primary (person)
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Durkin — cosponsor (person)
- JoAnn D. Osmond — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
- John D. Cavaletto — cosponsor (person)
- Kay Hatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Tryon — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
- Norine Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
- Renée Kosel — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Demmer — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David S. Luechtefeld `filing`
- **2014-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2014
- **2014-02-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 26, 2014
- **2014-03-04** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-03-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2014-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Meier
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2014-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2014-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2014-05-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2014-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-06-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-06-18** Effective Date June 18, 2014
- **2014-06-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0655 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa097b48-5bff-4e89-93cc-1b1135c0f30f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).