republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5234.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "IL HISTORIC PRESERVATON-VARIES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Historic Preservation Act. Makes the following changes to a provision listing defined terms: adds and defines the term \"historic resource\" to mean any property which is either publicly or privately held and which meets one or more listed criteria; and removes the terms \"registered Illinois Historic Place\", \"person\", \"municipal preservation agency\", and \"critical historic feature\". Removes several powers from the list of powers granted to the Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council including the power to nominate places to the Illinois Register of Historic Places. Repeals provisions concerning the establishment and maintenance of an Illinois Register of Historic Places by the Historic Preservation Agency; when the demolition of a Critical Historic Feature of a Registered Illinois Historic Place is proper; demolition notices; public funds used in demolition projects; the authority of the Director of Historic Preservation to remove a place from the Illinois Register of Historic Places; injunctions; civil penalties; meetings held by the Municipal Preservation Agency; and judicial reviews of final administrative decisions. Amends the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act. Removes a property's listing in the Illinois Register of Historic Places from the set of criteria a publicly or privately held property must meet to be considered a historic resource. Removes language providing that the rules and procedures of the Illinois Historic Preservation Act shall apply when an undertaking involves a structure listed on the Illinois Register of Historic Places."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5234"
citation: "Illinois HB 5234 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/291c26df-2b92-439b-8783-f7ee21b25d22"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5234&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65377&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "89baa23caadbc53e767f4887325a612c31c4483dd38fc9a3bcf7d9c3b1facc34"
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 5234 (97th) — IL HISTORIC PRESERVATON-VARIES

Amends the Illinois Historic Preservation Act. Makes the following changes to a provision listing defined terms: adds and defines the term "historic resource" to mean any property which is either publicly or privately held and which meets one or more listed criteria; and removes the terms "registered Illinois Historic Place", "person", "municipal preservation agency", and "critical historic feature". Removes several powers from the list of powers granted to the Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council including the power to nominate places to the Illinois Register of Historic Places. Repeals provisions concerning the establishment and maintenance of an Illinois Register of Historic Places by the Historic Preservation Agency; when the demolition of a Critical Historic Feature of a Registered Illinois Historic Place is proper; demolition notices; public funds used in demolition projects; the authority of the Director of Historic Preservation to remove a place from the Illinois Register of Historic Places; injunctions; civil penalties; meetings held by the Municipal Preservation Agency; and judicial reviews of final administrative decisions. Amends the Illinois State Agency Historic Resources Preservation Act. Removes a property's listing in the Illinois Register of Historic Places from the set of criteria a publicly or privately held property must meet to be considered a historic resource. Removes language providing that the rules and procedures of the Illinois Historic Preservation Act shall apply when an undertaking involves a structure listed on the Illinois Register of Historic Places.

## 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=09700HB5234&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65377&DocNum=5234&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5234eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65377&DocNum=5234&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5234enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65377&DocNum=5234&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rich Brauer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-13** Effective Date July 13, 2012
- **2012-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0785 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/291c26df-2b92-439b-8783-f7ee21b25d22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).