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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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enacted | 3 | 29 | 2 | 2009-02-04 | 2009-08-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/c6f14003-9c0a-4502-a3db-7b653bb992e6 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=477&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40832&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 4610de2bfcb78d7c1b983be00affd252831607c16cbd8c1e7d05377b8f95f809 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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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.
Votes
- Third Reading — 50–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 108–1 (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).