Illinois Senate Bill 2897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Engrossed on April 7 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-19 - Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Historic Preservation Agency Act. Expands the list of State Historic Sites to include (i) Apple River Fort State Historic Site, Jo Daviess County; (ii) the Crenshaw House State Historic Site, Gallatin County; (iii) the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, Madison County; (iv) the Martin Boismenue House State Historic Site, St. Clair County; and (v) the World War II Memorial, Sangamon County. Changes the name of the Amistad Commission to the Amistad and Freedom Trail Commission. Requires the Commission to prepare a master plan to promote and preserve the history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, the vestiges of slavery in this country, the freedom trail and underground railroad in the State, and the contributions of African-Americans to our society. Requires the Commission (i) to assist in developing partnerships to seek public and private funds to carry out events memorializing the freedom trail and underground railroad and (ii) to assist in and promote the making of applications for inclusion in the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. Makes changes to provisions concerning Commission members; the administration of the Lincoln Presidential Library; and the Office of the Internal Auditor of the Historic Preservation Agency. Repeals a provision creating the Freedom Trail Commission. Amends the Illinois Historic Preservation Act. Reduces the number of members on the Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council from 15 to 11 and makes other changes. Amends the School Code. Changes a reference to "Amistad Commission" to "Amistad and Freedom Trail Commission. Repeals the Local Legacy Act. Amends the Fiscal Control and Internal Auditing Act. Expands the definition of "designated State agencies" to include the Historic Preservation Agency.

IHPA-AMISTAD&FREDOM TRAIL COMM

Sen. Pamela Althoff [R]	Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]	Sen. Michael Hastings [D]
Rep. Timothy Butler [R]	Rep. Monique Davis [D]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D]	Rep. Steven Andersson [R]

2016-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-19	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
2016-04-15	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
2016-04-15	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2016-04-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-04-12	House	First Reading
2016-04-12	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
2016-04-07	House	Arrived in House
2016-04-07	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000
2016-04-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2016-04-07	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2016-03-16	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 17, 2016
2016-03-16	Senate	Second Reading
2016-03-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2016
2016-03-10	Senate	Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000
2016-03-02	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2016-03-02	Senate	Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
2016-02-18	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2016-02-18	Senate	First Reading
2016-02-18	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	27-20.4	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3405	20	Repealed Code	Citation Text
20	3405	22	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3405	33	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3405	34	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3405	6	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3410	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3988	Act	Repealed Code	Citation Text
30	10	1003	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2897&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB2897.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB2897eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900SB2897_04072016_005000T.pdf