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Bill	IDOT-CONVEYANCES	Authorizes the Department of Transportation to convey certain described parcels in Vermilion, Tazewell, Lee, Rock Island, and Effingham Counties. Authorizes the Department to release or restore various described easements acquired by the State for highway purposes in Henry, Ford, Livingston, Kankakee, Madison, and Ogle Counties. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	HB 5494	Illinois HB 5494 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	66	3	2008-02-14	2009-04-07	openstates	ocd-bill/6e85f56a-6462-49b9-9209-1462f3d63d9f	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5494&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36805&SessionID=51&GA=95	8bf733c6aac0be32febe4f3ab2acdc531c4a235305ae1bd47a4c43f88e44d9f5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5494 (95th) — IDOT-CONVEYANCES

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to convey certain described parcels in Vermilion, Tazewell, Lee, Rock Island, and Effingham Counties. Authorizes the Department to release or restore various described easements acquired by the State for highway purposes in Henry, Ford, Livingston, Kankakee, Madison, and Ogle Counties. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 111–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jay C. Hoffman — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2008-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman filing
• 2008-02-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2008-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-03-03 Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee referral-committee
• 2008-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee amendment-introduction
• 2008-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee amendment-introduction
• 2008-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2008-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2008-03-11 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2008-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2008-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
• 2008-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
• 2008-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2008-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2008-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
• 2008-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
• 2008-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2008-04-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2008-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2008 reading-1
• 2008-04-16 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
• 2008-04-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2008-04-16 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2008-04-30 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2008-05-08 Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2008-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
• 2008-05-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link amendment-introduction
• 2008-05-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2008-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
• 2008-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link amendment-introduction
• 2008-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2008-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
• 2008-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2008-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link amendment-passage
• 2008-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2008
• 2008-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive
• 2008-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 007-000-000
• 2008-05-23 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 reading-3
• 2008-05-28 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2008-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link amendment-passage
• 2008-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2008-05-28 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2008-05-29 Arrived in House introduction
• 2008-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2
• 2008-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
• 2008-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
• 2008-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee referral-committee
• 2008-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee referral-committee
• 2008-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 018-000-000
• 2008-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 018-000-000
• 2008-07-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Re-Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-07-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Re-Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-07-01 Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-01-12 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 13, 2009
• 2009-01-12 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
• 2009-01-12 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2
• 2009-01-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
• 2009-01-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
• 2009-01-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-001
• 2009-01-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 111-000-001
• 2009-01-12 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-02-06 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-04-07 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-04-07 Effective Date April 7, 2009
• 2009-04-07 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1048 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6e85f56a-6462-49b9-9209-1462f3d63d9f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).