Illinois Senate Bill 46

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 30 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0214
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Creates the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act. Provides that the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission is created and shall exercise jurisdiction with respect to the duties and powers delegated to it under the Act within the following port districts and counties: the Seneca Regional Port District, the Ottawa Port District, the Illinois Valley Regional Port District, the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District, and the Havana Port District and Fulton, Mason, Tazewell, Peoria, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle, and Grundy counties. Provides that the Commission shall (1) coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives in the Commission area to enhance the reporting and benefits of statistical data; (2) make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, Congress, and federal agencies on regional issues that impact multimodal transportation, economic development, environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency of the Commission area; (3) coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives on the larger Illinois Waterway with the Mid-America Port Commission and the Joliet Regional Port District; (4) coordinate and synchronize federal activities associated with the nonfederal sponsorship of the M-55 Illinois-Gulf Marine Highway; and (5) request and assist in requesting funding for the Commission area and the surrounding areas, as the Commission deems necessary. Includes provisions relating to the organization of the Commission and the Commission's powers. Effective immediately.

IL WATERWAY PORTS COMMISSION

Sen. David Koehler [D]	Sen. Sally Turner [R]	Sen. Andrew Chesney [R]	Sen. Win Stoller [R]
Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]	Rep. Sharon Chung [D]	Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth [D]	Rep. Dennis Tipsword [R]
Rep. Lance Yednock [D]	Rep. Travis Weaver [R]

2023-05-11 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-29 - Senate - Motion in Senate (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-30	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0214
2023-06-30	Senate	Effective Date June 30, 2023
2023-06-30	Senate	Governor Approved
2023-06-09	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-11	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-11	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
2023-05-08	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-08	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-04-20	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
2023-04-20	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
2023-04-20	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.
2023-04-20	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
2023-04-19	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-04-19	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
2023-04-11	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2023-03-30	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-30	House	First Reading
2023-03-30	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
2023-03-30	House	Arrived in House
2023-03-29	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
2023-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
2023-03-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
2023-03-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
2023-03-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 23, 2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Second Reading
2023-03-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
2023-02-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2023
2023-02-23	Senate	Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
2023-01-31	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
2023-01-20	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-01-20	Senate	First Reading
2023-01-20	Senate	Prefiled with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=46&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0046.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0046eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0046enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0214.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300SB0046_03292023_035000.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300SB0046_05112023_009000T.pdf