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| Bill | LEASE CLOSED STATE PARKS | Creates the Lease of Closed State Properties Act. Requires that the Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency offer to lease to any interested unit of local government, non-profit organization, or public or private college or university the operation and maintenance of any closed State park or historic site for one dollar. Provides that the leasing entity shall retain all revenues generated by such operation during the term of the lease. At the end of the lease, requires the State to reimburse the leasing entity for the undepreciated portion of any improvements made or paid for by the entity. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 37 | Illinois HB 37 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 50 | 3 | 2008-12-29 | 2009-08-18 | openstates | ocd-bill/805859a8-18d9-404c-8b7e-d92504aa856a | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=37&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=39980&SessionID=76&GA=96 | b5f3a729eb4e537cc292869a9419f76a55b0b311ce4c371a5e61d61ed654c6fe | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 37 (96th) — LEASE CLOSED STATE PARKS
Creates the Lease of Closed State Properties Act. Requires that the Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency offer to lease to any interested unit of local government, non-profit organization, or public or private college or university the operation and maintenance of any closed State park or historic site for one dollar. Provides that the leasing entity shall retain all revenues generated by such operation during the term of the lease. At the end of the lease, requires the State to reimburse the leasing entity for the undepreciated portion of any improvements made or paid for by the entity. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Dan Brady — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2008-12-29 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
filing - 2009-01-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-01-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-04 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- 2009-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- 2009-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- 2009-02-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2009-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-11 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2009-03-30 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-30 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-02 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dan Brady
- 2009-04-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- 2009-04-02 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2009-04-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2009-04-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-15 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- 2009-04-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-15 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-28 Assigned to Executive
referral-committee - 2009-04-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale E. Risinger
amendment-introduction - 2009-04-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- 2009-05-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2009-05-07 Do Pass as Amended Executive; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- 2009-05-14 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- 2009-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-15 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2009-05-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Brady
- 2009-05-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2009-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- 2009-05-22 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-19 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-18 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-18 Effective Date August 18, 2009
- 2009-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0557
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/805859a8-18d9-404c-8b7e-d92504aa856a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).