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type: "Bill"
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title: "COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN ELECTION"
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description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the chairman of the county board of all counties under 3,000,000 population shall be elected as chairman without having been first elected to the county board (rather than counties with a population of 450,000 or less being able to elect a chairman from the members of the board or without having been a member of the board). Further provides that no person shall seek election to both the county board as a member and the county board chairman at the same election. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 6418"
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citation: "Illinois HB 6418 (99th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2016-03-03"
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last_action: "2017-01-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0a8b10e-4090-4e92-949d-b5f3eb081365"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6418&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=96958&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "76ada99a125051e1179a315a6ad7ff175c6fd7c86a6350816cec08346f19f56c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 6418 (99th) — COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN ELECTION
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Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the chairman of the county board of all counties under 3,000,000 population shall be elected as chairman without having been first elected to the county board (rather than counties with a population of 450,000 or less being able to elect a chairman from the members of the board or without having been a member of the board). Further provides that no person shall seek election to both the county board as a member and the county board chairman at the same election. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6418&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=96958&DocNum=6418&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6418eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=96958&DocNum=6418&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6418enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=96958&DocNum=6418&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Michael W. Tryon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-03-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `filing`
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- **2016-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-03-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-18** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
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- **2016-05-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-05-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2016-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2016-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `amendment-introduction`
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- **2016-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2016
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- **2016-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
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- **2016-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2016-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-05-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2016-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-05-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
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- **2016-05-31** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-05-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-11-16** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2016-11-29** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-11-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 29, 2016
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- **2016-11-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2016-11-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 30, 2016
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- **2016-11-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2016 `reading-3`
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- **2016-12-01** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2016-12-01** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-12-01** Passed Both Houses
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- **2016-12-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-01-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-01-20** Effective Date January 20, 2017
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- **2017-01-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0924 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0a8b10e-4090-4e92-949d-b5f3eb081365`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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