republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-1856.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "HWY CD-PROTECTED CORRIDORS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Highway Code. In a provision providing that the Illinois Department of Transportation may establish the approximate locations and widths of rights of way for future additions to the State highway system to inform the public and prevent costly and conflicting development of the land involved, requires the filing of an environmental impact study along with a notice of approval of the map and a copy of the map in the office of the recorder for all counties where the land needed for future additions is located. Requires the Department to hold public hearings to discuss the viability and feasibility of each protected corridor not more than 10 years after the protected corridor is established in accordance with the provisions of the Code, and not later than the expiration of each 10-year period after the establishment of the protected corridor. Requires the Department to give due consideration to the information obtained at that hearing and to abolish the protected corridor if construction of the roadway is no longer feasible. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1856"
citation: "Illinois SB 1856 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7cf0c92-0fa0-4822-8840-e0b495b1b4cf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1856&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57929&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "aa15f8537881604777386c6d2e315adabcd274971ce756e3fa5a4b83b45a2ee0"
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 SB 1856 (97th) — HWY CD-PROTECTED CORRIDORS

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. In a provision providing that the Illinois Department of Transportation may establish the approximate locations and widths of rights of way for future additions to the State highway system to inform the public and prevent costly and conflicting development of the land involved, requires the filing of an environmental impact study along with a notice of approval of the map and a copy of the map in the office of the recorder for all counties where the land needed for future additions is located. Requires the Department to hold public hearings to discuss the viability and feasibility of each protected corridor not more than 10 years after the protected corridor is established in accordance with the provisions of the Code, and not later than the expiration of each 10-year period after the establishment of the protected corridor. Requires the Department to give due consideration to the information obtained at that hearing and to abolish the protected corridor if construction of the roadway is no longer feasible. 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=09700SB1856&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57929&DocNum=1856&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1856eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57929&DocNum=1856&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1856enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57929&DocNum=1856&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle McCarter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-10** Postponed - Executive
- **2011-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-04-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-21** Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-08** Effective Date August 8, 2011
- **2011-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0279 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7cf0c92-0fa0-4822-8840-e0b495b1b4cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).