Illinois Senate Bill 1893 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-05-07 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may adopt reasonable regulations for the control and eradication of diseased, damaged, dead, or insect-infested trees, including trees: with Dutch elm disease or elm blight; infested by the Emerald Ash Borer, Asian Longhorn Beetle, Gypsy Moth, or other parasitic organisms; or that have been severely damaged or at a risk of falling (currently, the county board may regulate for the control and eradication of Dutch elm disease or elm blight). Provides that a county board may adopt an ordinance declaring it to be a nuisance to keep or maintain any diseased, damaged, dead, or insect-infested tree which presents a risk of falling onto any public way or public property, including utility easements and watercourses. Provides that the ordinance may authorize the county to remove nuisance trees when the property owner fails to do so in a timely manner after receiving notice thereof and to have a lien placed on the subject property for the costs of the tree removal.

COUNTIES CODE-NUISANCE TREES

Sen. John Curran [R]

Sen. Donald DeWitte [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-07	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-04-30	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2021
2021-04-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021
2021-03-24	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
2021-03-24	Senate	Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
2021-03-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
2021-03-16	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
2021-02-26	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-26	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-26	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	5	5-1077	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1893&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB1893.htm