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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0685 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 55 ILCS 5/5-1057.5 new | | 65 ILCS 5/11-20-6.5 new | |
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Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that counties and municipalities may not classify milkweed as a noxious or exotic weed. Limits home rule powers.
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| | | HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | |
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| | HB0685 | | LRB100 06879 AWJ 16929 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 5-1057.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-1057.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-1057.5. Milkweed classification. |
| 8 | | (a) For purposes of this Section, "milkweed" means |
| 9 | | Asclepias syriaca or other native Asclepias species. |
| 10 | | (b) A county may not classify milkweed as a noxious or |
| 11 | | exotic weed. |
| 12 | | (c) A county may not classify milkweed in a manner |
| 13 | | inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation |
| 14 | | under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the |
| 15 | | Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule |
| 16 | | units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
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| 17 | | Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
| 18 | | adding Section 11-20-6.5 as follows:
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| 19 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-20-6.5 new) |
| 20 | | Sec. 11-20-6.5. Milkweed classification. |
| 21 | | (a) For purposes of this Section, "milkweed" means |