DOWNSTATE FOREST PRESERVE DIST
Summary
Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning judicial notice. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 70 ILCS 805/3 Adds reference to: 70 ILCS 805/6 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6309 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Expands the authority of a forest preserve district to grant licenses, easements, and rights-of-way for construction, operation, and maintenance upon, under, or across any property of the district to include facilities for renewable energy.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced Mar 27, 2019
Signed Aug 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2019 · House May 23, 2019
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 48
Mar 27, 2019
D
Democratic30
83% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 9, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 026-000-000
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-6)
senate
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
upper
Mar 15, 2019
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 15, 2019
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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