Bill Text: IL HB1938 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Decennial Committees on Local Government Efficiency Act. Provides that the term "governmental unit" does not include a fire protection districts established under the Fire Protection District Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-04 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB1938 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB1938-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1938 Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Sheehan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
50 ILCS 70/5
Amends the Decennial Committees on Local Government Efficiency Act. Provides that the term "governmental unit" does not include a fire protection districts established under the Fire Protection District Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Decennial Committees on Local Government
Efficiency Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
(50 ILCS 70/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Governing board" means the governing body of a
governmental unit. If the governmental unit is a road
district, then "governing board" means the governing body of
the road district, as provided in Division 1 of Article 6 of
the Illinois Highway Code, including, but not limited to, the
highway board of auditors, the highway commissioner of a
township road district, the township board of trustees, the
city council, the municipal president and board of trustees,
or the county board, as applicable.
"Governmental unit" means all entities that levy taxes and
are also units of local government, as defined in Section 1 of
Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, except
municipalities and counties. "Governmental unit" does not
include a fire protection district established under the Fire
Protection District Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-1088, eff. 6-10-22; 102-1136, eff. 2-10-23.)