Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 62 — LOCAL GOVT CONSOLIDATE COM ACT

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0244

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2005. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Creates the Local Government Consolidation Commission Act. Creates a 15 member commission on local government consisting of 5 Senators, 5 Representatives, and 5 citizens chosen by the Governor. Directs the Commission to study the organization and function of local governments within the State and to make recommendations to reduce the number of local governments and to increase their efficiency and economy. Requires the Commission to report its findings to the General Assembly by December 31, 2006. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

58 added · 48 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 62 includes a new provision that specifies the appointment of five diverse members to a commission that will study local government structures. These members are selected from associations representing different levels of local governance, ensuring a broader representation of local interests. This change is significant because it aims to create a more inclusive process for examining and potentially reforming the way local governments operate, which can lead to improved efficiency and decision-making at the local level. Additionally, the requirement that no more than three members be from the same political party has been removed, which may make it easier to achieve a politically balanced commission.

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HB0062 Engrossed LRB094 02572 MKM 32573 b AN ACT creating a commission to study the problems and organic laws pertaining to local government.
HB0062 Enrolled LRB094 02572 MKM 32573 b AN ACT creating a commission to study the problems and organic laws pertaining to local government.
There is created a Commission on Local Government, to consist of 17 members, 3 to be members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, 3 to be members of the Senate appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, 3 to be members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, 3 to be HB0062 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 02572 MKM 32573 b members of the House of Representatives appointed by the House Minority Leader, and 5 to be citizens of the State appointed by the Governor.
There is created a Commission on Local Government, to consist of 17 members, 3 to be members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, 3 to be members of the Senate appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, 3 to be members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, 3 to be HB0062 Enrolled - 2 - LRB094 02572 MKM 32573 b members of the House of Representatives appointed by the House Minority Leader, and 5 to be citizens of the State appointed by the Governor as follows:
Of the members appointed by the Governor, not more than 3 shall be affiliated with the same political party.
(1) One member selected from recommendations provided by an association representing counties;
(2) One member selected from recommendations provided by an association representing municipalities;
(3) One member selected from recommendations provided by an association representing townships;
(4) One member selected from recommendations provided by an association representing park districts;
and (5) One member who serves as an elected officer of a local governmental entity in Illinois other than a county, municipality, township, or park district.
The members of the Commission shall meet and the Commission shall be organized within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, and shall at that time elect a chair from among the members.
The members of the Commission shall meet and the Commission shall be organized within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, and shall HB0062 Enrolled - 3 - LRB094 02572 MKM 32573 b at that time elect a chair from among the members.
HB0062 Engrossed - 3 - LRB094 02572 MKM 32573 b Section 20.
Section 20.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0244

  2. Effective Date July 19, 2005

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000

  7. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

  8. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  9. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang

  10. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  11. Arrived in House

  12. Third Reading - Passed; 032-023-000

  13. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005

  14. Second Reading

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005

  16. Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 007-003-000

  17. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  18. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government

  19. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  20. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  21. Postponed - Local Government

  22. Assigned to Local Government

  23. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  24. Referred to Rules

  25. First Reading

  26. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  27. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 16, 2005

  28. Arrive in Senate

  29. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000

  30. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  31. Second Reading - Short Debate

  32. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  33. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000

  34. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote

  35. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee

  36. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  37. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  38. Assigned to State Government Administration Committee

  39. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  40. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  41. Referred to Rules Committee

  42. First Reading

  43. Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang

Sponsors

  • Lou Lang · Cosponsor
  • Pamela J. Althoff · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Lou Lang
  • Pamela J. Althoff

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 103003
Democrat 8001
Republican 3000
Total 114004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Krause — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Munson — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Millner — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Parke — Yea
Soto — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Howard — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Patterson — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Dunkin — Not Voting
Kosel — Yea
Younge — Not Voting
Osterman — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Not Voting
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 32 Yea · 23 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 282203
Democrat 4001
Republican 0100
Total 322304
% of votes cast 54%39%0%7%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Luechtefeld — Nay
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Nay
Burzynski — Nay
Clayborne — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Brady — Nay
Sullivan, D. — Nay
Petka — Nay
Jacobs — Nay
Jones, J. — Nay
Watson — Nay
Jones, W. — Nay
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Peterson — Nay
Sieben — Nay
Winkel — Nay
Wojcik — Nay
Cronin — Not Voting
Dahl — Nay
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Not Voting
Forby — Yea
Geo-Karis — Nay
Pankau — Nay
Radogno — Nay
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Nay
Risinger — Nay
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Nay
Rutherford — Nay
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Nay

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Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 103003
Democrat 8001
Republican 3000
Total 114004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Winters — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Millner — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Bailey — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Krause — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Molaro — Not Voting
Munson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Howard — Yea
Scully — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Watson — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Jones — Not Voting
Chavez — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Younge — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Parke — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Not Voting
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 62 do?
Creates the Local Government Consolidation Commission Act. Creates a 15 member commission on local government consisting of 5 Senators, 5 Representatives, and 5 citizens chosen by the Governor. Directs the Commission to study the organization and function of local governments within the State and to make recommendations to reduce the number of local governments and to increase their efficiency and economy. Requires the Commission to report its findings to the General Assembly by December 31, 2006. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 62?
HB 62 is sponsored by Lou Lang and Pamela J. Althoff.
What is the current status of HB 62?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2005. Enacted.
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