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Bill	HWY CD-SWITCHGRASS PERMIT	Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the Department of Transportation may issue a switchgrass production permit authorizing the planting and harvesting of switchgrass on a specified right-of-way in this State. Provides that an owner or owner's designee has priority until March 1 of each year to receive a permit for the portion of right-of-way that is adjacent to the owner's land, and after March 1 of each year, a permit may be issued to an applicant that is not the owner of the land adjacent to the right-of-way for a maximum distance of 5 miles. Provides that permits are valid for 5 years. Provides that the non-refundable application fee for every permit is $200, and all fees collected by the Department shall be deposited into the Road Fund. Provides for permit application requirements, including assumption of all liability for activities permitted by the Department and proof of liability insurance. Provides limitations on the use of the permit, cancellation procedures, and provides that the Department of Transportation may promulgate rules for the administration of the permit program.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 3139	Illinois HB 3139 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	26	2	2011-02-23	2011-07-14	openstates	ocd-bill/4535ce95-cf7c-49cb-a10e-07c4217d8d36	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3139&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60496&SessionID=84&GA=97	827cc0b8902b28b851c06390040b5635144a9092402b089466f3a20023a66218	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3139 (97th) — HWY CD-SWITCHGRASS PERMIT

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the Department of Transportation may issue a switchgrass production permit authorizing the planting and harvesting of switchgrass on a specified right-of-way in this State. Provides that an owner or owner's designee has priority until March 1 of each year to receive a permit for the portion of right-of-way that is adjacent to the owner's land, and after March 1 of each year, a permit may be issued to an applicant that is not the owner of the land adjacent to the right-of-way for a maximum distance of 5 miles. Provides that permits are valid for 5 years. Provides that the non-refundable application fee for every permit is $200, and all fees collected by the Department shall be deposited into the Road Fund. Provides for permit application requirements, including assumption of all liability for activities permitted by the Department and proof of liability insurance. Provides limitations on the use of the permit, cancellation procedures, and provides that the Department of Transportation may promulgate rules for the administration of the permit program.

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 — 55–1 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Roger L. Eddy — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-02-23 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy filing
• 2011-02-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-28 Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2011-03-30 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 31, 2011 reading-1
• 2011-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
• 2011-03-31 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-03-31 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-04-27 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2011-05-05 Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
• 2011-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
• 2011-05-12 Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-12 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-10 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-07-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-07-14 Effective Date January 1, 2012
• 2011-07-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0134 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4535ce95-cf7c-49cb-a10e-07c4217d8d36. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).