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type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD/HWY CD-LEAF DISPOSAL"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a township may, by ordinance, provide for the collection, transport, and disposal of brush and leaves within the unincorporated areas of the township (now, referendum approval is required). Provides that the corporate authorities of a township may, by ordinance, authorize the use of permanent road funds, general road and bridge funds, or town funds for the purpose of collecting, transporting, and disposing of brush and leaves generated from specified properties (now, referendum approval is required). Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Authorizes the highway commissioner of each road district to provide for the collection, transport, and disposal of brush and leaves that have been properly placed for collection along the road district rights-of-way in accordance with local guidelines in those townships or counties that regulate by ordinance open burning of brush or leaves."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 41"
citation: "Illinois SB 41 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-27"
last_action: "2011-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52c9ce54-e80b-482e-974c-ae87b96f8a17"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=41&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=54562&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "906bb028cdbc483c790e6eec4865eea90f07dfb58bb53fb117ace560ad70a62e"
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 41 (97th) — TWP CD/HWY CD-LEAF DISPOSAL
Amends the Township Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a township may, by ordinance, provide for the collection, transport, and disposal of brush and leaves within the unincorporated areas of the township (now, referendum approval is required). Provides that the corporate authorities of a township may, by ordinance, authorize the use of permanent road funds, general road and bridge funds, or town funds for the purpose of collecting, transporting, and disposing of brush and leaves generated from specified properties (now, referendum approval is required). Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Authorizes the highway commissioner of each road district to provide for the collection, transport, and disposal of brush and leaves that have been properly placed for collection along the road district rights-of-way in accordance with local guidelines in those townships or counties that regulate by ordinance open burning of brush or leaves.
## 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=09700SB0041&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54562&DocNum=41&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0041eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54562&DocNum=41&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0041enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54562&DocNum=41&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **6451** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **511** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-01-27** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2011-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-09** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-16** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 17, 2011
- **2011-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2011-03-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2011-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2011-03-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2011
- **2011-04-08** Third Reading - Passed; 051-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2011-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-06** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2011-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-051-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0417 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52c9ce54-e80b-482e-974c-ae87b96f8a17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).