Bill Text: IL HB5166 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Deletes changes to the Sanitary District Act of 1907, the North Shore Water Reclamation District Act, the Sanitary District of 1917, and the Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974. In provisions concerning the dissolution of sanitary and drainage districts, provides that the dissolution procedures described in the amendatory Act apply to drainage and sanitary districts operated under the Illinois Drainage Code or the Sanitary District Act of 1936 in a county that has more than 650,000 but fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants (rather than to sanitary districts operated under the Illinois Drainage Code or the Sanitary District Act of 1936 in a county with fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants). Makes changes concerning information that must be supplied to the Department of Revenue following the dissolution of such a district. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Enrolled) 2026-05-21 - Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema [HB5166 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB5166-Enrolled.html

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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 Illinois Drainage Code is amended by adding
Section 10-3.5 as follows:
(70 ILCS 605/10-3.5 new)
Sec. 10-3.5. Dissolution of drainage districts in a county
having more than 650,000 but fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Date of dissolution" means the date that a dissolving
drainage district is dissolved.
"Dissolving drainage district" means the drainage district
proposed to be dissolved under this Section.
"Governing body" includes, but is not limited to, the
board of a drainage district, the corporate authorities of a
municipality, the township board of a township, and the county
board of a county.
"Receiving unit of local government" means the unit of
local government receiving the rights, duties, and liabilities
of the drainage district proposed to be dissolved under this
Section.
(b) In addition to other methods of dissolution provided
in this Code, a drainage district organized under this Code in

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a county having more than 650,000 but fewer than 1,000,000
inhabitants shall be dissolved upon the affirmative vote of:
(1) a majority of the governing body of the dissolving
drainage district to dissolve the drainage district on a
specified date of dissolution and transfer the drainage
district's rights, duties, and liabilities to a receiving
unit of local government on or before a specified date of
dissolution; and
(2) a majority of the governing body of the receiving
unit of local government to receive the rights, duties,
and liabilities of the dissolving drainage district on or
before a specified date of dissolution.
(c) On or before the date of dissolution, all real and
personal property, and any other assets, together with all
personnel, contractual obligations, and liabilities of the
dissolving drainage district shall be transferred to the
receiving unit of local government.
(d) On the date of dissolution, the dissolving drainage
district is dissolved.
(e) On and after the date of dissolution, all rights and
duties of the dissolving drainage district may be exercised by
the receiving unit of local government.
(f) Before the date of dissolution, the receiving unit of
local government shall submit a service continuation plan
confirming that the receiving unit of local government has the
resources to continue providing the services provided by the

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dissolving drainage district.
(g) In addition to the requirements of any other law
providing for the discontinuation or change to a tax imposed
within a special district, within 30 days of the date of
dissolution of the dissolving drainage district, the
dissolving drainage district must provide to the Department of
Revenue and the county or counties in which property is
located and in which taxes are levied or extended by or for the
dissolving drainage district a certified copy of the ordinance
or resolution adopted by the governing body of the dissolving
drainage district that dissolved the dissolving drainage
district and transferred the dissolving drainage district's
rights, duties, and liabilities to a receiving unit of local
government.
(h) In addition to the requirements of any other law
providing for the discontinuation or change to a tax imposed
within a special district, within 30 days of the date that a
receiving unit of local government will receive the rights,
duties, and liabilities of a dissolving drainage district, the
receiving unit of local government must provide to the
Department of Revenue and the county or counties in which
property is located and in which taxes are levied or extended
by or for the dissolving drainage district a certified copy of
the ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of
the receiving unit of local government that approved of the
receipt, acceptance, and assumption of the rights, duties, and

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liabilities of the dissolving drainage district.
Section 10. The Sanitary District Act of 1936 is amended
by adding Section 33.2 as follows:
(70 ILCS 2805/33.2 new)
Sec. 33.2. Dissolution of sanitary districts in a county
having more than 650,000 but fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Date of dissolution" means the date that a dissolving
sanitary district is dissolved.
"Dissolving sanitary district" means the sanitary district
proposed to be dissolved under this Section.
"Governing body" includes, but is not limited to, the
board of a sanitary district, the corporate authorities of a
municipality, the township board of a township, and the county
board of a county.
"Receiving unit of local government" means the unit of
local government receiving the rights, duties, and liabilities
of the sanitary district proposed to be dissolved under this
Section.
(b) In addition to other methods of dissolution provided
in this Act, a sanitary district organized under this Act in a
county having more than 650,000 but fewer than 1,000,000
inhabitants shall be dissolved upon the affirmative vote of:
(1) a majority of the governing body of the dissolving

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sanitary district to dissolve the sanitary district on a
specified date of dissolution and transfer the sanitary
district's rights, duties, and liabilities to a receiving
unit of local government on or before a specified date of
dissolution; and
(2) a majority of the governing body of the receiving
unit of local government to receive the rights, duties,
and liabilities of the dissolving sanitary district on or
before a specified date of dissolution.
(c) On or before the date of dissolution, all real and
personal property, and any other assets, together with all
personnel, contractual obligations, and liabilities of the
dissolving sanitary district shall be transferred to the
receiving unit of local government.
(d) On the date of dissolution, the dissolving sanitary
district is dissolved.
(e) On and after the date of dissolution, all rights and
duties of the dissolving sanitary district may be exercised by
the receiving unit of local government.
(f) Before the date of dissolution, the receiving unit of
local government shall submit a service continuation plan
confirming that the receiving unit of local government has the
resources to continue providing the services provided by the
dissolving sanitary district.
(g) In addition to the requirements of any other law
providing for the discontinuation or change to a tax imposed

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within a special district, within 30 days of the date of
dissolution of the dissolving sanitary district, the
dissolving sanitary district must provide to the Department of
Revenue and the county or counties in which property is
located and in which taxes are levied or extended by or for the
dissolving sanitary district a certified copy of the ordinance
or resolution adopted by the governing body of the dissolving
sanitary district that dissolved the dissolving sanitary
district and transferred the dissolving sanitary district's
rights, duties, and liabilities to a receiving unit of local
government.
(h) In addition to the requirements of any other law
providing for the discontinuation or change to a tax imposed
within a special district, within 30 days of the date that a
receiving unit of local government will receive the rights,
duties, and liabilities of a dissolving sanitary district, the
receiving unit of local government must provide to the
Department of Revenue and the county or counties in which
property is located and in which taxes are levied or extended
by or for the dissolving sanitary district a certified copy of
the ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of
the receiving unit of local government that approved of the
receipt, acceptance, and assumption of the rights, duties, and
liabilities of the dissolving sanitary district.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.