SB0634
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What this bill does
Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Current stage: Passed Both Houses · Last action 465 days ago
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Campaign finance
This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.
Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.
Sponsor and voter funding
| Member | Role | Receipts | Total received | Top donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Simmons | Chief sponsor | 15 | $1,250.00 | Enterprise ($600.00); Steven Stearns ($400.00); Benjamin Topp ($250.00) |
| Lakesia Collins | Sponsor | 193 | $308,369.08 | I.P.A.C.E ($77,800.00); Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund ($23,500.00); SEIU Healthcare IL/IN PAC ($11,279.00) |
| Jay Hoffman | Sponsor | 596 | $1,347,336.12 | IBEW Illinois PAC ($77,800.00); Illinois Pipe Trades PEF ($72,800.00); Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee ($72,800.00) |
| Sue Scherer | Sponsor | 76 | $166,498.00 | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee ($15,000.00); Operating Engineers ($13,500.00); Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($12,500.00) |
Overlapping donors
Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.
| Donor | Members | Total |
|---|---|---|
| I.P.A.C.E | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $102,800.00 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Sue Scherer, Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $90,300.00 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $87,800.00 |
| CAR of Illinois | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $40,500.00 |
| J & J Ventures Gaming LLC | Sue Scherer, Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $31,200.00 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | Sue Scherer, Jay Hoffman | $23,000.00 |
| Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | Sue Scherer, Jay Hoffman | $22,500.00 |
| Ameren Illinois | Sue Scherer, Jay Hoffman | $13,418.39 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Sue Scherer, Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $11,500.00 |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $10,000.00 |
| Sports Betting Alliance | Sue Scherer, Jay Hoffman | $7,500.00 |
| Teamsters Volunteers in Politics | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $7,000.00 |
| Illinois Action Committee for Rural Electrification | Sue Scherer, Jay Hoffman | $5,250.00 |
| Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $5,000.00 |
| Kasper & Nottage, PC | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $4,000.00 |
| Carbon Solutions Group, LLC | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $4,000.00 |
| RAI Services Company | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $4,000.00 |
| PCI Gaming Authority | Sue Scherer, Jay Hoffman | $3,500.00 |
| Cozen O'Connor | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $2,500.00 |
| Illinois CPAs for Political Action | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $2,400.00 |
| SMART TD PAC | Sue Scherer, Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $2,000.00 |
| Houlihan Campaign Fund | Sue Scherer, Jay Hoffman | $2,000.00 |
| Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc. | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $1,750.00 |
| Christopher Dunn | Jay Hoffman, Lakesia Collins | $800.00 |
| Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen and Cochran, Ltd. | Sue Scherer, Lakesia Collins | $650.00 |
Top donors across these members
| Donor | Occupation | Employer | Receipts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.P.A.C.E | — | — | 3 | $102,800.00 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | — | — | 5 | $90,300.00 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC | — | — | 9 | $87,800.00 |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PEF | — | — | 2 | $72,800.00 |
| United Assn of Journeymen & Il Pipe Trades Assn Pac | — | — | 2 | $55,000.00 |
| Illinois Political Action Committee for Education (I.P.A.C.E.) | — | — | 2 | $47,000.00 |
| CAR of Illinois | — | — | 3 | $40,500.00 |
| J & J Ventures Gaming LLC | — | — | 4 | $31,200.00 |
| Realtors Political Action Committee (RPAC) | — | — | 5 | $25,000.00 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund | — | — | 3 | $23,500.00 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | — | — | 6 | $23,000.00 |
| Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | — | — | 3 | $22,500.00 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC | — | — | 3 | $21,500.00 |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PAC | — | — | 1 | $17,800.00 |
| Operating Engineers Local 520 Voluntary Pol & Ed Fund | — | — | 5 | $15,500.00 |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC | — | — | 2 | $15,000.00 |
| Clean Energy Illinois | — | — | 1 | $15,000.00 |
| Ullico Management Company | — | — | 1 | $14,600.00 |
| Operating Engineers | — | — | 5 | $13,500.00 |
| Ameren Illinois | — | — | 8 | $13,418.39 |
| Midwest Gaming & Entertainment, LLC | — | — | 1 | $12,500.00 |
| Keeley & Sons, Inc. | — | — | 3 | $12,000.00 |
| Jay Hoffman | State Representative | State of Illinois | 4 | $11,880.00 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | — | — | 12 | $11,500.00 |
| SEIU Healthcare IL/IN PAC | — | — | 3 | $11,279.00 |
Public Engagement
Witness slips
20 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
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| Al Stonitsch | Village of Woodridge | Village of Woodridge | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Andrew Johnson | CIty of Warrenville | City of Warrenville | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Evan Summers | Village of Winfield | Village of Winfield | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Gary Grasso | Village of Burr Ridge | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 | |
| John Coultas | Illinois Municipal League | Illinois Municipal League | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Lesli Melendy | Metro West Council of Government | Metro West Council of Government | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Patricia Mielcarski | Village of Westmont | Westmont | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Paula Schumacher | Village of Bartlett | Village of Bartlett | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Phil Suess | City of Wheaton | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 | |
| Scott Levin | City of Elmhurst | City of Elmhurst | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Suzette Quintell | DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference | DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-07 |
| Amy Raffel | City of Oakbrook Terrace | City of Oakbrook Terrace | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 |
| John Coultas | Illinois Municipal League | Illinois Municipal League | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 |
| Nick Cuzzone | Village of Villa Park | Villa Park | Opponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-04-29 |
| John Coultas | Illinois Municipal League | Illinois Municipal League | Opponent | Local Government | 2025-04-09 |
| Jessica Frances | Village of Riverside | Proponent | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-20 | |
| Brenda Glahn | Illinois Secretary of State | Illinois Secretary of State | No Position On Merits | Cities & Villages | 2025-05-20 |
| Ryan Melchin | Self | Self | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Taylor Anderson | Anderson Legislative Consulting | Township Officials of Illinois | Opponent | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
| Debra Kraft | Macon County | No Position On Merits | Executive | 2025-05-29 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| 2025-05-07 | H | Committee | Cities & Villages | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 3 | — |
| 2025-05-31 | H | Floor | Third Reading | 76 | 39 | 0 | 3 | Passed | 37 | — |
| S | Committee | Executive | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Passed | 11 | — | |
| S | Floor | Third Reading | 44 | 12 | 0 | 3 | Passed | 32 | — |
Action History
60 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-07-02 — Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred toAssignments. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Filed with Secretary bySen. Don Harmon Rule 2-7(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Assigned toExecutive Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do PassExecutive; 011-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Mike Simmons | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toLocal Government | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed toSen. Mike Simmons Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | — |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do AdoptLocal Government; 006-003-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading Rule 5-4(a) | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Simmons | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;044-012-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Lakesia Collins Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Chief House SponsorRep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-11 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Assigned toCities & Villages Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed toRep. Mary Beth Canty Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | — |
| 2025-05-06 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Mary Beth Canty | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-06 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-07 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toCities & Villages Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-07 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted inCities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short DebateCities & Villages Committee; 007-004-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-05-08 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk byRep. Mary Beth Canty | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-16 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-16 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-05-19 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk byRep. Mary Beth Canty | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-19 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-20 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers toCities & Villages Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-20 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be AdoptedCities & Villages Committee; 006-003-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed toRep. Jay Hoffman Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | — |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 Rule 2-10(d) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk byRep. Jay Hoffman | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers toExecutive Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be AdoptedExecutive Committee; 008-004-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk byRep. Jay Hoffman | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers toExecutive Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be AdoptedExecutive Committee; 008-004-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-SponsorRep. Sue Scherer Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-31 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn byRep. Mary Beth Canty | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-31 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Chair Rules placed on Standard debate. Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed076-039-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled | Amendment Actions | Mild − |
| 2025-05-31 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled | Amendment Actions | Mild − |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 4, 5 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 4, 5 - May 31, 2025 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Mild + |
| 2025-07-02 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(b) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |