---
type: "Bill"
title: "OPEN SPACE LAND GRANTS"
description: "Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that a local government defined as \"distressed\" under criteria adopted by the Department of Natural Resources through administrative rule shall be eligible for assistance up to 90% (rather than 50%) for the acquisition of open space lands and for capital development and improvement proposals, provided that no more than 10% of the amount appropriated under this Act in any fiscal year is made available as grants to distressed local governments. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1341"
citation: "Illinois SB 1341 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-05"
last_action: "2013-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7dc68c9e-9a5e-4fdb-8d05-a87a458d64e7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1341&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71863&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3d3bc20a4338a90e1c59e375a155a95f85cb06390f8a8e254dc92c9d30775af9"
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 1341 (98th) — OPEN SPACE LAND GRANTS

Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that a local government defined as "distressed" under criteria adopted by the Department of Natural Resources through administrative rule shall be eligible for assistance up to 90% (rather than 50%) for the acquisition of open space lands and for capital development and improvement proposals, provided that no more than 10% of the amount appropriated under this Act in any fiscal year is made available as grants to distressed local governments. 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=09800SB1341&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71863&DocNum=1341&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1341eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71863&DocNum=1341&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1341enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71863&DocNum=1341&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **36–19** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **93–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- André M. Thapedi — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- C.D. Davidsmeyer — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Christian L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Derrick Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bost — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Norine Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-05** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2013-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-14** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2013
- **2013-04-29** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-05-02** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2013
- **2013-05-22** Verified
- **2013-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 036-019-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-05-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-05-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-26** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2013-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2013-05-28** Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2013-05-28** Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2013-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2013-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2013-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2013-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2013-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2013-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2013-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2013-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2013-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2013-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2013-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2013-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2013-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-025-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2013
- **2013-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0520 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7dc68c9e-9a5e-4fdb-8d05-a87a458d64e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).