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| Bill | RIVERS LAKES STREAMS-DNR FINE | Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Provides that any person who neglects, refuses or fails to obey any lawful order made by the Department of Natural Resources and to carry the same into effect in accordance with such order is liable for a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $10,000 (rather than $1,000) to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois in any circuit court. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | HB 3240 | Illinois HB 3240 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2015-02-25 | 2015-07-20 | openstates | ocd-bill/6e607220-93e9-453c-bf53-2e220adeb188 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3240&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89397&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 698c461e8882bed6c6639fa25c47febc68ac8c17c1ab43362c3a6d72d6f6e066 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3240 (99th) — RIVERS LAKES STREAMS-DNR FINE
Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Provides that any person who neglects, refuses or fails to obey any lawful order made by the Department of Natural Resources and to carry the same into effect in accordance with such order is liable for a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $10,000 (rather than $1,000) to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois in any circuit court.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 112–1 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Mike Fortner — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-25 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
filing - 2015-02-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-25 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-10 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- 2015-03-17 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- 2015-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2015-04-22 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-04-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-28 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2015-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2015
reading-1 - 2015-05-05 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2015-05-05 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-05-05 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-05-06 Assigned to Environment and Conservation
referral-committee - 2015-05-07 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William E. Brady
- 2015-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Brady
amendment-introduction - 2015-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-05-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
- 2015-05-14 Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2015
- 2015-05-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-05-18 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- 2015-05-22 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
reading-3 - 2015-05-30 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2015-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-26 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-07-20 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-07-20 Effective Date January 1, 2016
- 2015-07-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0073
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6e607220-93e9-453c-bf53-2e220adeb188. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).