---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE FORESTS-TIMBER REVENUE"
description: "Amends the State Forest Act. Provides that all revenue from the sale of timber from State forests shall be deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund. Effective July 1, 2007."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 281"
citation: "Illinois SB 281 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b596f685-ccda-4e63-ba10-a895d0c441c1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=281&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27870&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7ebb5406ff7cf819f47e8a4177d058c8198ab663c77afb0bce6ae2fb5b2b9128"
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 281 (95th) — STATE FORESTS-TIMBER REVENUE

Amends the State Forest Act. Provides that all revenue from the sale of timber from State forests shall be deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund. Effective July 1, 2007.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0281&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27870&DocNum=281&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0281eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27870&DocNum=281&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0281enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27870&DocNum=281&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- James H. Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
- Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation
- **2007-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
- **2007-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2007
- **2007-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2007
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2007-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-05-22** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2007
- **2007-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0266 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b596f685-ccda-4e63-ba10-a895d0c441c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).