---
type: "Bill"
title: "KANKAKEE RIVER DAM"
description: "Amends the Kankakee River Dam Transfer Act. Changes the presiding agency from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Natural Resources. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1569"
citation: "Illinois HB 1569 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-13"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11bd1e90-6d0e-4f8d-8341-513d4fd91e8c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1569&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72624&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "871845b717c45dedeb61143c3df0a5f685a1a2d0ea4f65d7f788600469b6fe47"
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 1569 (98th) — KANKAKEE RIVER DAM

Amends the Kankakee River Dam Transfer Act. Changes the presiding agency from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Natural Resources. 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=09800HB1569&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72624&DocNum=1569&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1569eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72624&DocNum=1569&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1569enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72624&DocNum=1569&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pam Roth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Pam Roth `filing`
- **2013-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2013-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2013-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-17** Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2013-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0227 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11bd1e90-6d0e-4f8d-8341-513d4fd91e8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).