Date	Chamber	Action
8/10/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0054

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.

House Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	70 ILCS 410/5	from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7105

70 ILCS 410/6

from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7106

70 ILCS 410/18.1 new

70 ILCS 805/1

from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6302

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Further amends the Conservation District Act. Sets forth procedures for a referendum to dissolve the conservation district and incorporate the territory as a forest preserve district. Provides that the resulting forest preserve district shall not be deemed to be the legal successor and assign of the dissolved conservation district. Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Authorizes the voters of a conservation district that is entirely within one county to, by a single referendum proposition, dissolve the conservation district and incorporate the territory as a forest preserve district under the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/23/2007	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks
1/26/2007	House	First Reading
1/26/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/31/2007	House	Assigned to Local Government Committee
2/16/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
3/7/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee
3/7/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote
3/7/2007	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 007-000-000
3/8/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/13/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/13/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/15/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-001
3/20/2007	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/20/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 21, 2007
3/20/2007	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
3/20/2007	Senate	First Reading
3/20/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
3/30/2007	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
4/19/2007	Senate	Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000
4/19/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2007
5/3/2007	Senate	Second Reading
5/3/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
5/15/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/15/2007	House	Passed Both Houses
6/13/2007	House	Sent to the Governor
8/10/2007	House	Governor Approved
8/10/2007	House	Effective Date August 10, 2007
8/10/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0054

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