republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-4371.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "WATER AUTHORITIES-DISSOLVE"
description: "Amends the Water Authorities Act. Provides that a water authority may be dissolved upon referendum of the electors of the water authority. Provides that the business affairs of the water authority shall be closed after approval of a referendum dissolving the water authority and for the disposition of property following dissolution. Further provides that any money remaining shall be paid to the school treasurer of the school district or districts in which the water authority was situated. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4371"
citation: "Illinois HB 4371 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-12-30"
last_action: "2016-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c6a5c29-9a54-490d-a2fd-ad53051f679f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4371&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93123&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "514c7b1870e9d4d487c8b65fe9112dcc932635618661bd5c4bd6cc83b7170606"
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 4371 (99th) — WATER AUTHORITIES-DISSOLVE

Amends the Water Authorities Act. Provides that a water authority may be dissolved upon referendum of the electors of the water authority. Provides that the business affairs of the water authority shall be closed after approval of a referendum dissolving the water authority and for the disposition of property following dissolution. Further provides that any money remaining shall be paid to the school treasurer of the school district or districts in which the water authority was situated. 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=09900HB4371&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93123&DocNum=4371&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4371eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93123&DocNum=4371&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4371enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93123&DocNum=4371&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steven A. Andersson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-12-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Steven A. Andersson `filing`
- **2016-01-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- **2016-02-16** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Steven A. Andersson `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2016-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
- **2016-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Steven A. Andersson `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2016-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2016-04-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2016-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass Local Government; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2016
- **2016-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0668 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c6a5c29-9a54-490d-a2fd-ad53051f679f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).