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type: "Bill"
title: "FOREST PRESERVE-BONDS"
description: "Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that the approval of bonds authorized to be issued under the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act and approved by Lake County voters in a November 2008 referendum shall remain for 10 years after the date of the referendum. Amends the Conservation District Act and the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Requires that certain language concerning the impact of the bond issuance on single-family homeowners be printed on the ballot of any bond proposition put forward by forest preserve districts or conservation districts. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1127"
citation: "Illinois HB 1127 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-07"
last_action: "2011-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/113e2412-5022-4082-8eba-3e94ebe1f1b1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1127&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=56996&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "2310e1af6196ac7150659b906cc992a60c669d466b8ae9ad3dded7b8882bbbe9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 1127 (97th) — FOREST PRESERVE-BONDS
Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that the approval of bonds authorized to be issued under the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act and approved by Lake County voters in a November 2008 referendum shall remain for 10 years after the date of the referendum. Amends the Conservation District Act and the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Requires that certain language concerning the impact of the bond issuance on single-family homeowners be printed on the ballot of any bond proposition put forward by forest preserve districts or conservation districts. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1127&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56996&DocNum=1127&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1127eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56996&DocNum=1127&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1127enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=56996&DocNum=1127&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **8133** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- JoAnn D. Osmond — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond `filing`
- **2011-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-033-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2011-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2011-05-06** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2011
- **2011-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0364 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/113e2412-5022-4082-8eba-3e94ebe1f1b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).