republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-5690.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "KASKASKIA COMMONS"
description: "Amends \"An Act to provide for the sale of the Kaskaskia Commons, upon the island of Kaskaskia, in the county of Randolph, and to create a permanent fund for the inhabitants of said island out of the proceeds of said sale, and to punish any person failing to comply with the provisions thereof\", filed June 16, 1909 (\"the 1909 Act\"). Adds language transferring all powers and duties previously granted the Land Commissioners of the Commons of Kaskaskia, or of the Kaskaskia Commons Permanent Fund, to the Kaskaskia Island Drainage and Levee District. Provides that assets held by the Kaskaskia Commons Permanent Fund are transferred to the District, that the assets shall be used by the District for proper purposes as authorized and required by the Illinois Drainage Code or for specified educational purposes, and that following the transfer of all assets to the District, the Kaskaskia Commons Permanent Fund shall be closed. Repeals the existing substantive provisions of the 1909 Act. Amends the School Code by making conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5690"
citation: "Illinois HB 5690 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b165ca96-5ca8-4a9a-9344-4d46b04d1673"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5690&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111774&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "25578ac0f29d5e5b4b9bb47a7e801a2d9e891d3abec947144162a3e111130e3e"
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 5690 (100th) — KASKASKIA COMMONS

Amends "An Act to provide for the sale of the Kaskaskia Commons, upon the island of Kaskaskia, in the county of Randolph, and to create a permanent fund for the inhabitants of said island out of the proceeds of said sale, and to punish any person failing to comply with the provisions thereof", filed June 16, 1909 ("the 1909 Act"). Adds language transferring all powers and duties previously granted the Land Commissioners of the Commons of Kaskaskia, or of the Kaskaskia Commons Permanent Fund, to the Kaskaskia Island Drainage and Levee District. Provides that assets held by the Kaskaskia Commons Permanent Fund are transferred to the District, that the assets shall be used by the District for proper purposes as authorized and required by the Illinois Drainage Code or for specified educational purposes, and that following the transfer of all assets to the District, the Kaskaskia Commons Permanent Fund shall be closed. Repeals the existing substantive provisions of the 1909 Act. Amends the School Code by making conforming 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=10000HB5690&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111774&DocNum=5690&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5690eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111774&DocNum=5690&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5690enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111774&DocNum=5690&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Halpin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2018-04-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2018-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2018
- **2018-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0963 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b165ca96-5ca8-4a9a-9344-4d46b04d1673`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).