---
type: "Bill"
title: "QUICK-TAKE-MENARD/MCHENRY CO"
description: "Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take proceedings may be used for a period of one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act by: Menard County for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of reconstructing the Athens Blacktop corridor; and McHenry County for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of the Randall Road Corridor Improvement Project. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2800"
citation: "Illinois HB 2800 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donald P. DeWitte", "Suzanne M. Ness"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/132b1715-a2e4-4cbf-8dc0-202c8b4a7d06"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2800&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147927&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "cc48889e13f78cac1209e4db3b08923f1736da5ce88b0dd6568d12480a2f0f44"
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 2800 (103rd) — QUICK-TAKE-MENARD/MCHENRY CO

Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take proceedings may be used for a period of one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act by: Menard County for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of reconstructing the Athens Blacktop corridor; and McHenry County for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of the Randall Road Corridor Improvement Project. 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/HB/PDF/10300HB2800.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2800eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2800enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **8–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donald P. DeWitte — primary (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — primary (person)
- Steve McClure — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne A Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness `filing`
- **2023-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-001-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-002 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-001
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2023
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-31** Effective Date May 31, 2023
- **2023-05-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0003 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/132b1715-a2e4-4cbf-8dc0-202c8b4a7d06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).