COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN ELECTION House SponsorsRep. Michael W. Tryon Senate Sponsors(Sen. Karen McConnaughay) 1/20/2017HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0924 55 ILCS 5/2-3007from Ch. 34, par. 2-3007 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the chairman of the county board of all counties under 3,000,000 population shall be elected as chairman without having been first elected to the county board (rather than counties with a population of 450,000 or less being able to elect a chairman from the members of the board or without having been a member of the board). Further provides that no person shall seek election to both the county board as a member and the county board chairman at the same election. Effective immediately.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that no person may simultaneously serve as a member of a county board and the chairman of the same board if the office of chairman is elected by the voters of the county rather than by the members of the board (in the introduced bill, no person shall seek election to both the county board as a member and the county board chairman at the same election). Restores provisions deleted by the introduced bill concerning election of the chairman. Further provides that the chairman of the county board shall be elected as chairman without having been first elected to the county board and shall not vote on any question except to break a tie vote in counties over 300,000 (currently, 450,000) population and under 3,000,000 population. Effective immediately. 3/3/2016HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon 3/3/2016HouseFirst Reading 3/3/2016HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/18/2016HouseAssigned to Counties & Townships Committee 5/18/2016HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016 5/26/2016HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 011-000-000 5/26/2016HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/26/2016HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/26/2016HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/27/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon 5/27/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/27/2016HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2016 5/29/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee 5/29/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 010-000-000 5/31/2016HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 5/31/2016HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/31/2016HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-001 5/31/2016SenateArrive in Senate 5/31/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/31/2016SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay 5/31/2016SenateFirst Reading 5/31/2016SenateReferred to Assignments 11/16/2016SenateAssigned to Local Government 11/29/2016SenateDo Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 11/29/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 29, 2016 11/29/2016SenateSecond Reading 11/29/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 30, 2016 11/30/2016SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2016 12/1/2016Senate3/5 Vote Required 12/1/2016SenateThird Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 12/1/2016HousePassed Both Houses 12/29/2016HouseSent to the Governor 1/20/2017HouseGovernor Approved 1/20/2017HouseEffective Date January 20, 2017 1/20/2017HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0924