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+type: "Bill"
+title: "REAL PROP CONSERVATION RIGHTS"
+description: "Amends the Real Property Conservation Rights Act. Provides that a conservation right includes preserving cultural heritage sites. Provides that any owner of real property in the State may convey a conservation right in such real property to a federally recognized Indian tribe or a State-recognized Indian tribe. Provides definitions for federally recognized Indian tribe and State-recognized Indian tribe. Provides that any holder of a conservation right may transfer or assign a conservation right to an entity eligible to hold such rights as described in the Act. Provides that a conservation right may be enforced in an action seeking injunctive relief, specific performance, or damages by any federally recognized Indian tribe or State-recognized Indian tribe that owns the conservation right."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "104th"
+identifier: "HB 1605"
+citation: "Illinois HB 1605 (104th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jehan Gordon-Booth", "Mark L. Walker"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 45
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2025-01-23"
+last_action: "2025-08-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e979c083-68a9-4562-b9b2-7ac83302bbe0"
+source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1605&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=157764&SessionID=114"
+source_hash: "d1494c6e04977937a1fedbde5f2b6b122cabd1d8c2901ad21bb02865798583f4"
+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 HB 1605 (104th) — REAL PROP CONSERVATION RIGHTS
+
+Amends the Real Property Conservation Rights Act. Provides that a conservation right includes preserving cultural heritage sites. Provides that any owner of real property in the State may convey a conservation right in such real property to a federally recognized Indian tribe or a State-recognized Indian tribe. Provides definitions for federally recognized Indian tribe and State-recognized Indian tribe. Provides that any holder of a conservation right may transfer or assign a conservation right to an entity eligible to hold such rights as described in the Act. Provides that a conservation right may be enforced in an action seeking injunctive relief, specific performance, or damages by any federally recognized Indian tribe or State-recognized Indian tribe that owns the conservation right.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1605.pdf)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1605eng.pdf)
+3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1605ham001.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1605enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Judiciary — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- Executive — **8–4** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **97–17** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **54–3** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jehan Gordon-Booth — primary (person)
+- Mark L. Walker — primary (person)
+- Anne Stava — cosponsor (person)
+- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
+- Graciela Guzmán — cosponsor (person)
+- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
+- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
+- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
+- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
+- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
+- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
+- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
+- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
+- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
+- Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
+- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
+- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II `filing`
+- **2025-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee
+- **2025-02-18** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
+- **2025-02-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-02-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
+- **2025-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
+- **2025-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
+- **2025-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
+- **2025-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-004-000
+- **2025-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
+- **2025-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
+- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
+- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
+- **2025-04-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
+- **2025-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
+- **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-017-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
+- **2025-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
+- **2025-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2025-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
+- **2025-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-23** Referred to Assignments
+- **2025-04-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
+- **2025-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
+- **2025-05-08** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
+- **2025-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025 `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
+- **2025-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025
+- **2025-05-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
+- **2025-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 054-003-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-05-21** Passed Both Houses
+- **2025-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
+- **2025-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2025-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2026
+- **2025-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0049 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e979c083-68a9-4562-b9b2-7ac83302bbe0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+