---
type: "Bill"
title: "DPT MIL AFF LAND CONVEYANCE"
description: "Authorizes the Department of Military Affairs to convey described real estate in Cass County. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5897"
citation: "Illinois HB 5897 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-12-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64f44db3-6cac-4ae8-aa73-4784de6ba6c4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5897&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95379&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "6f82292b4e8a992096598c586c97c4217ece4addd3dcd30721f94c8db042266b"
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 5897 (99th) — DPT MIL AFF LAND CONVEYANCE

Authorizes the Department of Military Affairs to convey described real estate in Cass County. 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=09900HB5897&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95379&DocNum=5897&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5897eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95379&DocNum=5897&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5897enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95379&DocNum=5897&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Norine K. Hammond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 22, 2016
- **2016-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2016-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-15** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-11-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 15, 2016
- **2016-11-15** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2016
- **2016-11-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-11-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 16, 2016
- **2016-11-16** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2016-11-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-11-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-12-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-12-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-12-20** Effective Date December 20, 2016
- **2016-12-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0913 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64f44db3-6cac-4ae8-aa73-4784de6ba6c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).