Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
Filed: 4/14/2026
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5166

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5166, AS AMENDED, 
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Drainage Code is amended by 
6adding Section 10-3.5 as follows:
 
7    (70 ILCS 605/10-3.5 new)
8    Sec. 10-3.5. Dissolution of sanitary districts having more 
9than 650,000 but fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants. 
10    (a) As used in this Section:
11    "Date of dissolution" means the date that a dissolving 
12district is dissolved.
13    "Dissolving district" means a district proposed to be 
14dissolved under this Section.
15    "Governing body" includes, but is not limited to, the 
16board of a special district, the corporate authorities of a 
 
 
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1municipality, the township board of a township, and the county 
2board of a county.
3    "Receiving unit of local government" means the unit of 
4local government receiving the rights, duties, and liabilities 
5of a district proposed to be dissolved under this Section.
6    (b) In addition to other methods of dissolution provided 
7in this Code, a district having more than 650,000 but fewer 
8than 1,000,000 inhabitants shall be dissolved upon the 
9affirmative vote of:
10        (1) a majority of the commissioners of a district to 
11    dissolve the district on a specified date of dissolution 
12    and transfer the district's rights, duties, and 
13    liabilities to a receiving unit of local government on or 
14    before a specified date of dissolution; and
15        (2) a majority of the governing body of the receiving 
16    unit of local government to receive the rights, duties, 
17    and liabilities of the dissolving district on or before a 
18    specified date of dissolution.
19    (c) On or before the date of dissolution, all real and 
20personal property, and any other assets, together with all 
21personnel, contractual obligations, and liabilities of the 
22dissolving district shall be transferred to the receiving unit 
23of local government.
24    (d) On the date of dissolution, the dissolving district is 
25dissolved.
26    (e) On and after the date of dissolution, all rights and 
 
 
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1duties of the dissolving district may be exercised by the 
2receiving unit of local government.
3    (f) Before the date of dissolution, the receiving unit of 
4local government shall submit a service continuation plan 
5confirming that the receiving unit of local government has the 
6resources to continue providing the services provided by the 
7dissolving district.
8    (g) In addition to the requirements of any other law 
9providing for the discontinuation or change to a tax imposed 
10within a special district, within 30 days of the date of 
11dissolution of the dissolving district, the dissolving 
12district must provide to the Department of Revenue and the 
13county or counties in which property is located and in which 
14taxes are levied or extended by or for the dissolving district 
15a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution adopted by the 
16governing body of the dissolving district that dissolved the 
17dissolving district and transferred the dissolving district's 
18rights, duties, and liabilities to a receiving unit of local 
19government.
20    (h) In addition to the requirements of any other law 
21providing for the discontinuation or change to a tax imposed 
22within a special district, within 30 days of the date that a 
23receiving unit of local government will receive the rights, 
24duties, and liabilities of a dissolving district, the 
25receiving unit of local government must provide to the 
26Department of Revenue and the county or counties in which 
 
 
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1property is located and in which taxes are levied or extended 
2by or for the dissolving district a certified copy of the 
3ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the 
4receiving unit of local government that approved of the 
5receipt, acceptance, and assumption of the rights, duties, and 
6liabilities of the dissolving district.
 
7    Section 10. The Sanitary District Act of 1936 is amended 
8by adding Section 33.2 as follows:
 
9    (70 ILCS 2805/33.2 new)
10    Sec. 33.2. Dissolution of sanitary districts having more 
11than 650,000 but fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
12    (a) As used in this Section:
13    "Date of dissolution" means the date that a dissolving 
14sanitary district is dissolved.
15    "Dissolving sanitary district" means the sanitary district 
16proposed to be dissolved under this Section.
17    "Governing body" includes, but is not limited to, the 
18board of a sanitary district, the corporate authorities of a 
19municipality, the township board of a township, and the county 
20board of a county.
21    "Receiving unit of local government" means the unit of 
22local government receiving the rights, duties, and liabilities 
23of the sanitary district proposed to be dissolved under this 
24Section.
 
 
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1    (b) In addition to other methods of dissolution provided 
2in this Act, a sanitary district organized under this Act 
3having more than 650,000 but fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants 
4shall be dissolved upon the affirmative vote of:
5        (1) a majority of the governing body of the dissolving 
6    sanitary district to dissolve the sanitary district on a 
7    specified date of dissolution and transfer the sanitary 
8    district's rights, duties, and liabilities to a receiving 
9    unit of local government on or before a specified date of 
10    dissolution; and
11        (2) a majority of the governing body of the receiving 
12    unit of local government to receive the rights, duties, 
13    and liabilities of the dissolving sanitary district on or 
14    before a specified date of dissolution.
15    (c) On or before the date of dissolution, all real and 
16personal property, and any other assets, together with all 
17personnel, contractual obligations, and liabilities of the 
18dissolving sanitary district shall be transferred to the 
19receiving unit of local government.
20    (d) On the date of dissolution, the dissolving sanitary 
21district is dissolved.
22    (e) On and after the date of dissolution, all rights and 
23duties of the dissolving sanitary district may be exercised by 
24the receiving unit of local government.
25    (f) Before the date of dissolution, the receiving unit of 
26local government shall submit a service continuation plan 
 
 
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1confirming that the receiving unit of local government has the 
2resources to continue providing the services provided by the 
3dissolving sanitary district.
4    (g) In addition to the requirements of any other law 
5providing for the discontinuation or change to a tax imposed 
6within a special district, within 30 days of the date of 
7dissolution of the dissolving district, the dissolving 
8district must provide to the Department of Revenue and the 
9county or counties in which property is located and in which 
10taxes are levied or extended by or for the dissolving district 
11a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution adopted by the 
12governing body of the dissolving district that dissolved the 
13dissolving district and transferred the dissolving district's 
14rights, duties, and liabilities to a receiving unit of local 
15government.
16    (h) In addition to the requirements of any other law 
17providing for the discontinuation or change to a tax imposed 
18within a special district, within 30 days of the date that a 
19receiving unit of local government will receive the rights, 
20duties, and liabilities of a dissolving district, the 
21receiving unit of local government must provide to the 
22Department of Revenue and the county or counties in which 
23property is located and in which taxes are levied or extended 
24by or for the dissolving district a certified copy of the 
25ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the 
26receiving unit of local government that approved of the 
 
 
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1receipt, acceptance, and assumption of the rights, duties, and 
2liabilities of the dissolving district.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
4becoming law.".