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+type: "Bill"
+title: "NONPROFIT CORP-CONSERVATION"
+description: "Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Provides that a not-for-profit corporation may be organized to do engineering for conservation purposes. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "103rd"
+identifier: "SB 247"
+citation: "Illinois SB 247 (103rd)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Lance Yednock", "Michael W. Halpin"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 54
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2023-01-31"
+last_action: "2023-06-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe93d4a7-d3e2-4972-9c75-1bcf53a98b72"
+source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=247&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=143916&SessionID=112"
+source_hash: "aa24338d42764cd03afc1baaf2112d9d086e253c4d8df1a99c064d5c749f12a9"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 247 (103rd) — NONPROFIT CORP-CONSERVATION
+
+Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Provides that a not-for-profit corporation may be organized to do engineering for conservation purposes. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0247.pdf)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0247eng.pdf)
+3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0247sam001.pdf)
+4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0247sam002.pdf)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0247enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- State Government Administration — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **99–1** (pass) · lower
+- Judiciary — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · lower
+- Judiciary, Amendment 2 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Lance Yednock — primary (person)
+- Michael W. Halpin — primary (person)
+- Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
+- Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
+- Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer — cosponsor (person)
+- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
+- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
+- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
+- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Bunting — cosponsor (person)
+- Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
+- Joe C. Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
+- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael J. Coffey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
+- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
+- Ryan Spain — cosponsor (person)
+- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
+- Travis Weaver — cosponsor (person)
+- Wayne A Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin `filing`
+- **2023-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-01-31** Referred to Assignments
+- **2023-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
+- **2023-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
+- **2023-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
+- **2023-02-15** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
+- **2023-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2023 `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
+- **2023-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
+- **2023-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2023
+- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
+- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
+- **2023-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Halpin `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2023-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2023-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
+- **2023-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
+- **2023-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee
+- **2023-04-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
+- **2023-04-11** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
+- **2023-04-19** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
+- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
+- **2023-04-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
+- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-09** Effective Date June 9, 2023
+- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0066 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe93d4a7-d3e2-4972-9c75-1bcf53a98b72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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