Illinois Senate Bill 2246 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that township land commissioners or trustees of schools that have title to any school real estate or lands may authorize by resolution the sale of common school lands to a government entity if two-thirds of the township land commissioners or trustees of schools approve the resolution. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools of the county in which the lands are located shall complete the sale and deliver a certificate of purchase to the government entity. Provides that a government entity that purchases common school lands, or its assigns, may obtain a copy of a certificate of purchase or patent by (1) for a certificate of purchase, filing an affidavit with the regional superintendent in which the lands are located proving the loss or destruction of the original; (2) for a patent, filing an affidavit with the Secretary of State proving loss or destruction of the original; and (3) presenting a copy of the certified resolution approving the sale that has been filed by the township land commissioners or trustees of schools with the county recorder of deeds to the regional superintendent or Secretary of State. Provides that the regional superintendent or the Secretary of State shall issue a replacement certificate or patent, which shall have the effect of the originals and shall reflect the effective date of the transfer of title as the date of the filing of the resolution by the township land commissioners or trustees of schools with the county recorder of deeds. Effective immediately.

SCH CD-SCHOOL LAND-GOVT ENTITY

Sen. Susan Rezin [R]

Rep. David Welter [R]

2018-02-21 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Session Sine Die
2018-05-31	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-05-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-05-25	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
2018-05-21	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
2018-05-18	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 25, 2018
2018-05-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-05-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David A. Welter
2018-05-14	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2018-02-27	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-27	House	First Reading
2018-02-22	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
2018-02-21	House	Arrived in House
2018-02-21	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000
2018-02-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 13, 2018
2018-02-08	Senate	Second Reading
2018-02-07	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
2018-02-07	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
2018-01-24	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2017-10-24	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-10-24	Senate	First Reading
2017-10-24	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	15-18	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	15-7.5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2246&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB2246.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB2246eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB2246ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/senate/10000SB2246_02212018_003000T.pdf