Illinois House Bill 4839

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Protecting Illinois Native Landscapes Act. Provides that a unit of local government may not enact or enforce an ordinance or resolution that prohibits or unreasonably restricts an owner, authorized agent, or authorized occupant of privately owned residential land or a premises from allowing Illinois native species to voluntarily grow within the landscape or to install and maintain Illinois native species within a managed native landscape. Provides that native landscaping that may not be prohibited includes small or large areas of native landscaping in the front, back, or side yard or in areas that do not fit a standard definition of yard, such as areas on farms, rural properties, corporate campuses, school campuses, and large estates. Excludes from the scope of the Act an ordinance or resolution of a unit of local government that prohibits plants, trees, or other landscaping from interfering with public transportation, vehicular traffic, or driveway or entrance road sight lines or from crossing sidewalks or property boundaries. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.

ILLINOIS NATIVE LANDSCAPES ACT

Rep. Laura Faver Dias [D]

Rep. Anna Moeller [D]

Rep. Lindsey LaPointe [D]

Rep. Joyce Mason [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-05	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-03-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2024-03-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
2024-02-28	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2024-02-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2024-02-07	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2024-02-07	House	First Reading
2024-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4839&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB4839.htm