Illinois Senate Bill 2357

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Deletes provisions that the Department of Natural Resources shall prepare and maintain a comprehensive Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant plan for the preservation and enhancement of forests, prairies, and wetlands in Illinois. Provides that eligible entities for the Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant Program include: (1) units of State and local government, including, but not limited to, State agencies, municipalities, townships, counties, forest preserves, and park districts; (2) conservation land trusts; (3) not-for-profit entities with conservation missions including, but not limited to, climate change mitigation, preservation of natural lands, and conservation of the State's natural resources; and (4) other entities to be determined by the Department as eligible recipients of the grants under the Act. Provides that the Department may utilize an amount not to exceed 25% of the funds appropriated for the Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant Program for administrative costs and for grants to eligible entities.

FORESTS-WETLANDS-PRAIRIES

Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]

Sen. Laura Ellman [D]

Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-26	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2023-05-25	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2023-05-19	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
2023-05-19	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2023-05-19	Senate	Second Reading
2023-05-19	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
2023-05-19	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
2023-05-19	Senate	Approved for Consideration Assignments
2023-05-11	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-05-11	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
2023-05-11	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
2023-05-11	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000
2023-05-11	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Environment and Conservation
2023-05-11	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Environment and Conservation
2023-05-05	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 11, 2023
2023-05-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
2023-05-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
2023-05-03	Senate	Re-assigned to Environment and Conservation
2023-05-03	Senate	Re-referred to Assignments
2023-05-02	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2023-05-02	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-05-02	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 11, 2023
2023-05-02	Senate	Re-assigned to Education
2023-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-02-28	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations
2023-02-10	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-10	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-10	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	801	1-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
30	105	5.990	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2357&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2357.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2357sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2357sam002.htm