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type: "Bill"
title: "DNR-VOLUNTEERS-TRAIL PROGRAM"
description: "Amends the Department of Natural Resources Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides in the Department of Natural Resource's Adopt-A-Park program that volunteers may assist with vegetation management, providing building and facility repair, or other appropriate services. Creates the Adopt-A-Trail Program. Provides that the Department shall establish and maintain Adopt-A-Trail programs with individual or group volunteers, if requested by an individual or group volunteers, in an effort to reduce and remove litter from trails and to provide other services. Provides that the Department shall retain the ability to approve or deny an individual or group volunteer's request; however, the Department must state the reason for the request denial. Provides that by engaging in volunteer activities under the Act, volunteers fully acknowledge and understand that there shall be neither a (1) promise or expectation of compensation of any type, including benefits, nor (2) creation of an employer-employee relationship. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3455"
citation: "Illinois HB 3455 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab6d4adb-69b5-40a8-b9d6-6d32291eb8f2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3455&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=105263&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "722f429519238af639b6b457d644270f1c0a439cdd59df48abe49d6c19663c01"
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 3455 (100th) — DNR-VOLUNTEERS-TRAIL PROGRAM
Amends the Department of Natural Resources Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides in the Department of Natural Resource's Adopt-A-Park program that volunteers may assist with vegetation management, providing building and facility repair, or other appropriate services. Creates the Adopt-A-Trail Program. Provides that the Department shall establish and maintain Adopt-A-Trail programs with individual or group volunteers, if requested by an individual or group volunteers, in an effort to reduce and remove litter from trails and to provide other services. Provides that the Department shall retain the ability to approve or deny an individual or group volunteer's request; however, the Department must state the reason for the request denial. Provides that by engaging in volunteer activities under the Act, volunteers fully acknowledge and understand that there shall be neither a (1) promise or expectation of compensation of any type, including benefits, nor (2) creation of an employer-employee relationship. 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=10000HB3455&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105263&DocNum=3455&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3455eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105263&DocNum=3455&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3455enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105263&DocNum=3455&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ryan Spain — primary (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Bivins — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain `filing`
- **2017-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2017-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2017-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2017-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2017-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
- **2017-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
- **2017-04-05** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
- **2017-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver
- **2017-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2017-05-04** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2017
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2017-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2017
- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0180 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab6d4adb-69b5-40a8-b9d6-6d32291eb8f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).