100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4203
 
Introduced , by Rep. Steven A. Andersson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
65 ILCS 5/7-1-46  from Ch. 24, par. 7-1-46

     Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that an action contesting whether territory annexed by a municipality is contiguous shall be commenced no later than 10 years after the date the annexation ordinance is recorded. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 7-1-46 as follows:
 



6    (65 ILCS 5/7-1-46)  (from Ch. 24, par. 7-1-46)



7    Sec. 7-1-46. 
Neither the People of the State of Illinois 
8nor any person,
firm or corporation, public or private, nor any 
9association of persons
shall commence an action contesting 
10either directly or indirectly the
annexation of any territory 
11to a municipality unless initiated within one
year after the 
12date such annexation becomes final or within one year of the

13effective date of this amendatory Act of 1965 whichever date 
14occurs latest.
This amendatory Act of 1965 shall apply to 
15annexations made prior to the
effective date of the Act as well 
16as those made on or after the effective
date. Where a 
17limitation of a shorter period is prescribed by statute such

18shorter limitation applies. The limitation set forth in this 
19section shall
apply to any annexation, even where the judge, 
20body or officer annexing the
territory did not at the time of 
21such annexation have jurisdiction of the
subject matter, and 
22irrespective of whether such annexation may otherwise be

23defective or void, except that the one-year limitation of this 
 
 
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1Section shall not apply
to annexations of territory which was 
2not contiguous at the time of annexation
and is not contiguous 
3at the time an action is brought to contest such
annexation. An 
4action contesting whether annexed territory is contiguous 
5shall be commenced no later than 10 years after the date the 
6annexation ordinance is recorded. 

7(Source: P.A. 82-211.)

 
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.