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type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOV-TRAVEL EXPENSES"
description: "Creates the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act. Provides that school districts and non-home rule units of local government shall, by resolution or ordinance, regulate travel, meal, and lodging expenses of officers and employees including: (1) the types of official business for which travel, meal, and lodging expenses are allowable; (2) maximum allowable reimbursement for travel, meal, and lodging expenses; and (3) a standardized form for submission of travel, meal, and lodging expenses. Provides that all travel, meal, and lodging expenses may only be approved after specified documentation has been submitted and the expenses are approved by a roll call vote. Prohibits reimbursing entertainment expenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4379"
citation: "Illinois HB 4379 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-01-04"
last_action: "2016-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/408dc416-3565-44c2-abe7-a612ef93a3b8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4379&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93136&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "31ae827d2c02189196e6054c432e6d48c1bf6acbdbbd6fbad60a6620f9e07dc0"
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 4379 (99th) — LOCAL GOV-TRAVEL EXPENSES
Creates the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act. Provides that school districts and non-home rule units of local government shall, by resolution or ordinance, regulate travel, meal, and lodging expenses of officers and employees including: (1) the types of official business for which travel, meal, and lodging expenses are allowable; (2) maximum allowable reimbursement for travel, meal, and lodging expenses; and (3) a standardized form for submission of travel, meal, and lodging expenses. Provides that all travel, meal, and lodging expenses may only be approved after specified documentation has been submitted and the expenses are approved by a roll call vote. Prohibits reimbursing entertainment expenses.
## 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=09900HB4379&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93136&DocNum=4379&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4379eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93136&DocNum=4379&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4379enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93136&DocNum=4379&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David McSweeney — primary (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-01-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David McSweeney `filing`
- **2016-01-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2016-01-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Reginald Phillips
- **2016-01-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
- **2016-01-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- **2016-01-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-01-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2016-01-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-01-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2016-01-11** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-01-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2016-01-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew F Skoog
- **2016-01-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2016-01-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2016-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-01-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2016-02-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2016-02-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2016-02-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David McSweeney `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-02-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2016-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2016-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2016-05-04** Do Pass Local Government; 006-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
- **2016-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2016-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **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; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0604 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/408dc416-3565-44c2-abe7-a612ef93a3b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).