SUPPORTS FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM
Summary
Supports the United States Department of Transportation's designation of the M-35 from St. Louis, Missouri to St. Paul, Minnesota and the M-55 from Chicago via St. Louis, Missouri to New Orleans, Louisiana as Marine Highway Corridors. Encourages support for the local drainage sponsors and the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan, as approved by the Mississippi River Commission, for systemic flood control planning and implementation. Supports the streamlining of the State Levee Permitting process to encourage and facilitate both flood control and navigation improvements to Illinois levee systems.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2014
Committee Review
Jun 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 15, 2014
Last action Jan 13, 2015
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jan 13, 2015
Senate · Failed
Session Sine Die
Jun 30, 2014
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
May 15, 2014
House · Introduced
Arrived in House
May 15, 2014
Senate · Passed
Resolution Adopted
Mar 26, 2014
Senate · Reported by committee
Be Adopted Transportation; 014-000-000
Mar 19, 2014
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to Transportation
Feb 11, 2014
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
John M. Sullivan
DDemocratic
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