---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDOT LAND CONVEYANCE"
description: "Authorizes the Department of Transportation to convey described parcels in Grundy, Henderson, LaSalle, Montgomery, Rock Island, and St. Clair Counties. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1291"
citation: "Illinois HB 1291 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/920a8c06-e31d-4449-8de9-82ad59921dc7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1291&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57464&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "e7588e857911192ae0d8f00fa6def2f4e0159fd63f84ef328afea087805c8d4e"
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 1291 (97th) — IDOT LAND CONVEYANCE

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to convey described parcels in Grundy, Henderson, LaSalle, Montgomery, Rock Island, and St. Clair Counties. Effective immediately.

## 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=09700HB1291&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57464&DocNum=1291&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1291eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57464&DocNum=1291&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1291enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57464&DocNum=1291&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel V. Beiser — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2011-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Executive; 009-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-28** Effective Date June 28, 2011
- **2011-06-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0027 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/920a8c06-e31d-4449-8de9-82ad59921dc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).