---
type: "Bill"
title: "IDOT LAND CONVEYANCE"
description: "Authorizes the Department of Transportation to convey certain land or release certain land from easement or other rights in Madison, Tazewell, and Whiteside Counties. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3241"
citation: "Illinois HB 3241 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2015-02-25"
last_action: "2015-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bd1d55b-dab3-411e-ba6f-1988234a5a2f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3241&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89398&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "ca78f7c06d8a0739069b93c205d4c5a15c5b15a381954055f02efb780ead6a1b"
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 3241 (99th) — IDOT LAND CONVEYANCE

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to convey certain land or release certain land from easement or other rights in Madison, Tazewell, and Whiteside 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=09900HB3241&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89398&DocNum=3241&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3241eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89398&DocNum=3241&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3241enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89398&DocNum=3241&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Fortner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-03** Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2015-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 16, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2015-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William E. Brady
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2015-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Postponed - Transportation
- **2015-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- **2015-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Brady `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2015-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2015-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2015-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2015-05-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2015-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 111-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Concurs
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2015
- **2015-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0115 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9bd1d55b-dab3-411e-ba6f-1988234a5a2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).