Date	Chamber	Action
8/4/2005	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0476

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

605 ILCS 5/9-127

from Ch. 121, par. 9-127

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a highway authority may vacate a highway or part of a highway established by common law dedication, and may convey or sell its interest in the highway in the prescribed manner, if evidence of the dedication is provided in the form of an affidavit of maintenance from the highway commissioner. Provides that an affidavit from the commissioner indicating that the highway authority has maintained the road for 20 years or longer is conclusive evidence of the highway authority's fee interest. Provides that a highway authority may sell its interest in a vacated highway to any buyer in exchange for funds to be used for road purposes (as well as providing that an authority may convey its interest to a qualified township road district). Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that, when any highway authority determines to vacate a highway or a part of a highway under its jurisdiction, the authority may sell the vacated highway property to any third party at fair market value if the authority has either a fee simple interest in the vacated highway property or a dedication of that property by statutory plat and the right of first refusal with regard to the vacated highway property has been granted to adjoining landowners for fair market value. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that the new provisions added by Senate Amendment No. 1 are an exception to the existing statutory provisions regarding the vesting of title to vacated highway property.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2005	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
2/18/2005	Senate	First Reading
2/18/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/23/2005	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
3/7/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
3/7/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/8/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
3/8/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/9/2005	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 009-000-000
3/9/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005
3/14/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
3/14/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
4/6/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation
4/7/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Transportation; 006-000-000
4/12/2005	Senate	Second Reading
4/12/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Dillard
4/12/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2005
4/14/2005	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
4/14/2005	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
4/15/2005	House	Arrived in House
4/15/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/15/2005	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/15/2005	House	First Reading
4/15/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/27/2005	House	Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
5/3/2005	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 023-000-000
5/4/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/11/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/11/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/18/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
5/18/2005	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
5/18/2005	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/16/2005	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/4/2005	Senate	Governor Approved
8/4/2005	Senate	Effective Date August 4, 2005
8/4/2005	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0476

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