Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

10 ILCS 5/28-7

from Ch. 46, par. 28-7

30 ILCS 15/3a

from Ch. 102, par. 7a

35 ILCS 200/1-151 new

35 ILCS 200/3-70

35 ILCS 516/320

55 ILCS 5/Div. 2-4 heading

55 ILCS 5/2-4006

55 ILCS 5/5-1005

from Ch. 34, par. 5-1005

55 ILCS 5/5-32028

from Ch. 34, par. 5-32028

60 ILCS 1/25-15

60 ILCS 1/25-25

60 ILCS 1/Art. 27 heading

60 ILCS 1/27-5

60 ILCS 1/27-10

60 ILCS 1/27-15

60 ILCS 1/78-10 new

60 ILCS 1/235-20

60 ILCS 1/78-5 rep.

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Township Modernization and Consolidation Act. Provides that all townships in a county may be dissolved by referendum, through either citizen petition or county board ordinance. Provides for petition, ordinance, and notice requirements. Provides for transfer of property, assets, personnel, contractual obligations, liabilities, tax levies, records, and rights and duties from the township to county. Further provides for procedures the county board may employ if a township has outstanding debt on the date of dissolution of the township. Amends the Township Code. Abolishes of office of township collector and transfers all powers and duties to the county collector. Provides that counties who dissolve all townships may retain their current form of governance (currently, required to form a commission form). Further provides that all townships within a coterminous municipality may dissolve (currently, only selected townships may). Amends the Election Code, Public Funds Statement Publication Act, the Property Tax Code, Mobile Home Local Services Tax Enforcement Act, and Counties Code making conforming changes.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2016	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling
2/8/2016	House	First Reading
2/8/2016	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/16/2016	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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