Illinois Senate Bill 1499 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on August 9 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0281
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land, in fee simple or by easement, for the following purposes: to create a forest preserve, for the consolidation of forest preserve units, to connect forest preserve units, to preserve and manage the water resources of the forest preserve district along water courses, and to provide for the extension of roads and parking for forest preserves. Further provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land by easement as it shall deem necessary or desirable for public use of forest preserves. Provides that property owned by a forest preserve district and property in which a forest preserve district is the grantee of a conservation easement or the grantee of a conservation right shall not be subject to eminent domain or condemnation proceedings. Effective immediately.

FOREST PRESERVE EASEMENT

Sen. William Cunningham [D]

Sen. Martin Sandoval [D]

Rep. Kelly Burke [D]

2013-05-15 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-03-13 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-08-09	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0281
2013-08-09	Senate	Effective Date August 9, 2013
2013-08-09	Senate	Governor Approved
2013-06-13	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2013-05-15	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2013-05-15	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
2013-05-07	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2013-05-07	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-05-02	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-05-02	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 004-000-000
2013-04-08	House	Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
2013-03-13	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-13	House	First Reading
2013-03-13	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
2013-03-13	House	Arrived in House
2013-03-13	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
2013-03-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2013
2013-03-12	Senate	Second Reading
2013-03-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
2013-03-06	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2013
2013-03-06	Senate	Do Pass Local Government; 013-000-000
2013-02-28	Senate	Postponed - Local Government
2013-02-14	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
2013-02-07	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2013-02-07	Senate	First Reading
2013-02-07	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
70	810	7	Amended Code	Citation Text
70	810	8	Amended Code	Citation Text
70	810	8.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1499&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB1499.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB1499eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB1499enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/98/098-0281.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/senate/09800SB1499_03132013_018000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/house/09800SB1499_05152013_009000T.pdf