Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

70 ILCS 410/5

from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7105

70 ILCS 410/6

from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7106

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Conservation District Act. Provides that in counties adjacent to a county with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, by resolution of the county board or boards or by petition signed by 5% of the voters who voted in the county in the last gubernatorial election, a proposal to elect or appoint a 5 or 7 member board of trustees chosen at large or from single member subdistricts of the conservation district shall be submitted to the voters at the next general election. Provides transition procedures if the proposition is approved by a majority of the voters in the district. Provides that the trustees shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis at a consolidated election. Makes other provisions such as, length of initial terms in office and, if more than one county is involved, division of trustees among counties based upon population sizes of the counties. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2005	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks
2/3/2005	House	First Reading
2/3/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/8/2005	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
2/16/2005	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-000-000
2/17/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/18/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2/18/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2/24/2005	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
2/25/2005	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2/25/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2005
3/8/2005	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
3/9/2005	Senate	First Reading
3/9/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

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