Date	Chamber	Action
8/2/2019	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0200

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

55 ILCS 5/5-1121

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that if a county finds that an imminent hazard to the public health or safety exists arising from an unfit condition which requires immediate action to protect the public health or safety, it may bring an action, without bond, for immediate injunctive relief, including causing the removal of unhealthy or unsafe accumulations or concentrations of the following: garbage; organic materials in an active state of decomposition, including, but not limited to, carcasses, food waste, or other spoiled or rotting materials; human or animal waste; debris; or other hazardous, noxious, or unhealthy substances or materials from a structure or property. Provides that a county may file a notice of lien for the cost and expense of actions taken.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Limits the provisions to residential property of 1 acre or less. Adds provisions requiring the county to file with the circuit court a petition for an order authorizing the abatement of the condition that is causing the threat to health or safety, including provisions concerning notice and hearing regarding the petition. Makes other changes.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2019	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
2/5/2019	Senate	First Reading
2/5/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/6/2019	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
3/6/2019	Senate	Postponed - Local Government
3/13/2019	Senate	Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000
3/13/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2019
3/20/2019	Senate	Second Reading
3/20/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2019
4/4/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
4/4/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/9/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
4/10/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
4/10/2019	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/10/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bush
4/10/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/10/2019	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
4/10/2019	House	Arrived in House
4/12/2019	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
4/12/2019	House	First Reading
4/12/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/24/2019	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
4/26/2019	House	To Commercial Law Subcommittee
5/8/2019	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 007-000-000
5/8/2019	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
5/9/2019	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000
5/9/2019	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2019	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2019	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
5/21/2019	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/19/2019	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/2/2019	Senate	Governor Approved
8/2/2019	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2020
8/2/2019	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0200

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