---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONSERVATION DISTRICT-DEBT"
description: "Amends the Conservation District Act. Provides that a district may incur indebtedness for the purposes of paying any capital expenditure without first obtaining consent of the legal voters of the district. Sets forth a list of the types of bonds that do not limit a district from issuing non-referendum debt. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3341"
citation: "Illinois SB 3341 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2015-01-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81b1e7d0-0b76-434e-9058-f817c648a69f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3341&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80571&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "538895bd3cde0f073bb5e1bad6ccf82328f340aec69f154ed2f85a8f0c2be864"
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 3341 (98th) — CONSERVATION DISTRICT-DEBT

Amends the Conservation District Act. Provides that a district may incur indebtedness for the purposes of paying any capital expenditure without first obtaining consent of the legal voters of the district. Sets forth a list of the types of bonds that do not limit a district from issuing non-referendum debt. Makes other changes.

## 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=09800SB3341&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80571&DocNum=3341&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3341eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80571&DocNum=3341&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3341enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80571&DocNum=3341&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **91–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-25** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2014-03-06** Postponed - Revenue
- **2014-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- **2014-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-21** Do Pass as Amended Revenue; 008-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2014
- **2014-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2014
- **2014-04-07** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-28** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** To Finance Subcommittee
- **2014-05-16** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-25** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-12-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-12-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-12-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-12-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-12-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2014-12-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-023-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-12-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-12-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-01-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-01-09** Effective Date June 1, 2015
- **2015-01-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1168 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81b1e7d0-0b76-434e-9058-f817c648a69f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).