Illinois 101st Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 2914 — MUNI-LEGAL EXPENSES REFERENDUM

Last action — House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 101st Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may not incur legal expenses in excess of $1,000,000 unless the electors of the municipality approve a greater amount of legal expenses after a referendum after adoption of an ordinance requesting the referendum. Limits home rule powers. Exempts full-time and part-time employees.

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What changed in the latest version

2 added · 20 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 2914 added provisions that emphasize the need for local voters to approve any legal expenses a municipality might want to incur that exceed $1,000,000. It also removed language that originally provided for potential exceptions, likely tightening the rules around how municipalities can spend legally. This change matters because it gives more control to voters over municipal spending, ensuring that significant expenses are subject to public approval, promoting transparency and accountability.

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*LRB10109876AWJ54978b* HB2914 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2020 HB2914 by Rep.
HB2914 Engrossed LRB101 09876 AWJ 54978 b AN ACT concerning local government.
Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/8-1-19 new Amends the Illinois Municipal Code.
Provides that a municipality may not incur legal expenses in excess of $1,000,000 unless the electors of the municipality approve a greater amount of legal expenses after a referendum after adoption of an ordinance requesting the referendum.
Limits home rule powers.
Exempts full-time and part-time employees.
LRB101 09876 AWJ 54978 b FISCAL NOTE ACT HOME RULE NOTE MAY APPLY ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR HB2914 LRB101 09876 AWJ 54978 b AN ACT concerning local government.
May the (name of municipality) expend more than the $1,000,000 statutory cap on legal expenses for the (current/next) fiscal year? HB2914 - 2 - LRB101 09876 AWJ 54978 b The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
May the (name of municipality) expend more than the $1,000,000 statutory cap on legal expenses for the (current/next) fiscal year? HB2914 Engrossed - 2 - LRB101 09876 AWJ 54978 b The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
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Action History

  1. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  4. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  5. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  8. Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee

  9. Referred to Rules Committee

  10. First Reading

  11. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2914 do?
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may not incur legal expenses in excess of $1,000,000 unless the electors of the municipality approve a greater amount of legal expenses after a referendum after adoption of an ordinance requesting the referendum. Limits home rule powers. Exempts full-time and part-time employees.
Who sponsors HB 2914?
HB 2914 is sponsored by Thaddeus Jones (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2914?
This bill died with 101st Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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