Illinois House Bill 123 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on August 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0224
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Repeals the Fluorspar and Underground Limestone Mines Act. Amends the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. Changes certain provisions concerning the amount of any bond that is required to be filed with the Department of Natural Resources by an operator. Provides that the penalty of such bonds shall be an amount between $600 and $10,000 (was between $600 and $5,000) per acre as determined by the Director of Natural Resources for lands to be affected by surface mining, including slurry and gob disposal areas. Provides that, under circumstances where a written agreement between the operator and a third party require overburden to be removed, replaced, graded, and seeded in a manner that the necessary bond penalty exceeds $10,000 per acre, the Department shall require a bond amount sufficient to ensure the completion of the reclamation plan specified in the approved permit in the event of forfeiture. Provides that in no case shall the bond for the entire area under one permit be less than $600 per acre or $3,000, whichever is greater.

MINING-OPERATOR BONDS

Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]

Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]

Sen. William Haine [D]

2015-05-31 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-04 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-03	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0224
2015-08-03	House	Effective Date January 1, 2016
2015-08-03	House	Governor Approved
2015-06-29	House	Sent to the Governor
2015-05-31	House	Passed Both Houses
2015-05-31	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
2015-05-22	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
2015-05-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2015
2015-05-12	Senate	Second Reading
2015-04-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
2015-04-08	Senate	Approved for Consideration Assignments
2015-03-05	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-03-05	Senate	First Reading
2015-03-05	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
2015-03-05	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2015-03-05	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2015-03-04	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
2015-03-03	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2015-03-03	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2015-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2015-02-26	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2015-02-25	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment; 015-000-000
2015-02-25	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment; by Voice Vote
2015-02-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment
2015-02-20	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-02-20	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
2015-02-17	House	Assigned to Environment
2015-01-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-01-14	House	First Reading
2015-01-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	710	Act	Repealed Code	Citation Text
225	715	8	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=123&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB0123.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB0123eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB0123enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/99/099-0224.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB0123ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/house/09900HB0123_03042015_002000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900HB0123_05312015_011000T.pdf