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type: "Bill"
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title: "STATE PARKS-SCOTT BENNETT"
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description: "Amends the State Parks Designation Act. Provides that the railroad trestle bridge that is part of the Kickapoo Rail Trail and that is located at the Kickapoo State Recreation Area in Vermilion County shall be known as the Senator Scott Bennett Memorial Bridge. Further provides that, subject to appropriation, appropriate plaques may be erected by the Department of Natural Resources in recognition of the Senator Scott Bennett Memorial Bridge."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "104th"
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identifier: "SB 2859"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2859 (104th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Carol Ammons", "Paul Faraci"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-01-16"
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last_action: "2026-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b50ef872-3684-4cc0-995b-a355d057d2a1"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2859&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=165101&SessionID=114"
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source_hash: "0e802ced473aea3c2d88ab691c2bf1eb9328c45b499169e32fdfe5e0f9b3f116"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 2859 (104th) — STATE PARKS-SCOTT BENNETT
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Amends the State Parks Designation Act. Provides that the railroad trestle bridge that is part of the Kickapoo Rail Trail and that is located at the Kickapoo State Recreation Area in Vermilion County shall be known as the Senator Scott Bennett Memorial Bridge. Further provides that, subject to appropriation, appropriate plaques may be erected by the Department of Natural Resources in recognition of the Senator Scott Bennett Memorial Bridge.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2859.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2859eng.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2859enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- State Government Administration — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- State Government — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Carol Ammons — primary (person)
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- Paul Faraci — primary (person)
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- Brandun Schweizer — cosponsor (person)
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- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
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- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
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- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
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- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
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- Tracy Katz Muhl — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Faraci `filing`
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- **2026-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-16** Referred to Assignments
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- **2026-02-03** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
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- **2026-02-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
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- **2026-02-26** Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000
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- **2026-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2026 `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
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- **2026-03-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2026
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- **2026-03-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
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- **2026-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
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- **2026-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2026-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 15, 2026
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- **2026-04-16** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2026-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2026-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2026-04-17** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2026-04-27** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
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- **2026-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2026-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
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- **2026-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2026-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
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- **2026-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
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- **2026-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0527 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b50ef872-3684-4cc0-995b-a355d057d2a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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