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Bill FOREST PRESERVE-COMMISSIONERS Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that, if the boundaries of a district are co-extensive with the boundaries of a county having a population of more than 200,000 but less than 800,000, bordering the State of Wisconsin but not adjoining any county with a population of over 2,000,000, then all commissioners of the forest preserve district shall be elected at large. Provides for the election of 7 commissioners. Specifies the terms and requirements of the commissioners. Provides the method for the filling of vacancies. Provides that the commissioners shall serve without compensation. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 96th HB 477 Illinois HB 477 (96th)
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Illinois HB 477 (96th) — FOREST PRESERVE-COMMISSIONERS

Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that, if the boundaries of a district are co-extensive with the boundaries of a county having a population of more than 200,000 but less than 800,000, bordering the State of Wisconsin but not adjoining any county with a population of over 2,000,000, then all commissioners of the forest preserve district shall be elected at large. Provides for the election of 7 commissioners. Specifies the terms and requirements of the commissioners. Provides the method for the filling of vacancies. Provides that the commissioners shall serve without compensation. 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 — 500 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1081 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Dave Winters — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2009-02-04 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters filing
  • 2009-02-04 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-02-04 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-02-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
  • 2009-02-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
  • 2009-02-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
  • 2009-02-09 Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-02-20 Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-02-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-02-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2009-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-03-05 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-001-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-03-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2009-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-03-06 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
  • 2009-03-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-03-06 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-04-22 Assigned to Elections referral-committee
  • 2009-04-29 Postponed - Elections
  • 2009-05-06 Do Pass Elections; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
  • 2009-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
  • 2009-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-05-15 Passed Both Houses
  • 2009-06-12 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2009-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2009-08-11 Effective Date August 11, 2009
  • 2009-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0239 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c6f14003-9c0a-4502-a3db-7b653bb992e6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).