CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITY AREA
Summary
Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that before land is designated as a Conservation Opportunity Area, the Department of Natural Resources shall hold 2 public hearings on the proposed designation and provide notification by certified mail to landowners affected by the designation. Defines "Conservation Opportunity Area".
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 31, 2023
Signed Jun 30, 2023
Floor votes · House May 11, 2023
How they voted
111–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 117
May 11, 2023
D
Democratic77
94% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
8
Jun 30, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 027-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Joyce
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 006-000-000
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Joyce
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 008-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Conservation
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Larry Walsh
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Joyce
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
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