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| Bill | HWY CD-VACATED HIGHWAYS | Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a highway authority may vacate a highway or part of a highway established by common law dedication, and may convey or sell its interest in the highway in the prescribed manner, if evidence of the dedication is provided in the form of an affidavit of maintenance from the highway commissioner. Provides that an affidavit from the commissioner indicating that the highway authority has maintained the road for 20 years or longer is conclusive evidence of the highway authority's fee interest. Provides that a highway authority may sell its interest in a vacated highway to any buyer in exchange for funds to be used for road purposes (as well as providing that an authority may convey its interest to a qualified township road district). Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | SB 1235 | Illinois SB 1235 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 36 | 2 | 2005-02-18 | 2005-08-04 | openstates | ocd-bill/5a0cd2ec-f7a8-41f1-a569-6f249dcbcec9 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1235&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=18291&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 17e040829dfda24b450d051bce2f6094be81700ba93e9dd5727d15f86f6b9661 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1235 (94th) — HWY CD-VACATED HIGHWAYS
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a highway authority may vacate a highway or part of a highway established by common law dedication, and may convey or sell its interest in the highway in the prescribed manner, if evidence of the dedication is provided in the form of an affidavit of maintenance from the highway commissioner. Provides that an affidavit from the commissioner indicating that the highway authority has maintained the road for 20 years or longer is conclusive evidence of the highway authority's fee interest. Provides that a highway authority may sell its interest in a vacated highway to any buyer in exchange for funds to be used for road purposes (as well as providing that an authority may convey its interest to a qualified township road district). Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-18 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
filing - 2005-02-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-18 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-02-23 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2005-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
amendment-introduction - 2005-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-03-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- 2005-03-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2005-03-09 Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005
- 2005-03-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
amendment-introduction - 2005-03-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation
- 2005-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Transportation; 006-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-04-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-04-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Dillard
amendment-passage - 2005-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2005
- 2005-04-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2005-04-14 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-15 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-15 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2005-04-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-15 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-04-27 Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-03 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 023-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-11 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2005-05-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-18 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-16 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-08-04 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-08-04 Effective Date August 4, 2005
- 2005-08-04 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0476
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5a0cd2ec-f7a8-41f1-a569-6f249dcbcec9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).