---
type: "Bill"
title: "DOWNSTATE FOREST PRESERVE-FUND"
description: "Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Removes provisions requiring a forest preserve district's Landfill Expense Fund to be maintained for a period not to exceed 40 years from the date of closure of the facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2622"
citation: "Illinois HB 2622 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle Mussman", "Seth Lewis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/080a0499-cd8b-4dd0-afa0-c22c02d3ea2f"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2622&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147739&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "d8dd6d391ce400cb213931c0a65843fb672c92eddf013de2a4e29ff49b0d6911"
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 2622 (103rd) — DOWNSTATE FOREST PRESERVE-FUND

Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Removes provisions requiring a forest preserve district's Landfill Expense Fund to be maintained for a period not to exceed 40 years from the date of closure of the facility.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2622.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2622eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2622enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Energy & Environment — **29–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Environment and Conservation — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michelle Mussman — primary (person)
- Seth Lewis — primary (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `filing`
- **2023-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2023-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 029-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2023 `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 006-000-000
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2023
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0165 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/080a0499-cd8b-4dd0-afa0-c22c02d3ea2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).