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HB 2239 Illinois House · 98th Regular Session

FOREST PRESERVE EASEMENT

Summary
Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land, in fee simple or by easement, for the following purposes: to create a forest preserve, for the consolidation of forest preserve units, to connect forest preserve units, to preserve and manage the water resources of the forest preserve district along water courses, and to provide for the extension of roads and parking for forest preserves. Further provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land by easement as it shall deem necessary or desirable for public use of forest preserves. Provides that property owned by a forest preserve district and property in which a forest preserve district is the grantee of a conservation easement or the grantee of a conservation right shall not be subject to eminent domain or condemnation proceedings. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2013
Committee Review
May 2013
House Passage
May 2013
Senate Passage
May 2013
Signed into Law
Aug 2013
Introduced Mar 15, 2013 Signed Aug 16, 2013
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2013 · House May 30, 2013

How they voted

37–5
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
May 21, 2013
D Democratic30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican17
8 Yea 5 Nay 4
47% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
76
Key actions
11
Committee
14
Amendments
3
Aug 16, 2013
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2013
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 30, 2013
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
lower
May 29, 2013
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000
lower
May 27, 2013
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Counties & Townships Committee
lower
May 27, 2013
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 27, 2013
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Anthony DeLuca
lower
May 22, 2013
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 22, 2013
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 21, 2013
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-5-5)
senate
May 16, 2013
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 011-001-000
upper
May 16, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 15, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
upper
May 14, 2013
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 14, 2013
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
upper
May 10, 2013
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
upper
May 9, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Mar 15, 2013
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 15, 2013
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2013
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Feb 25, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2013
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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