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type: "Bill"
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title: "RIVERS LAKES STREAMS-DNR FINE"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 3240"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3240 (99th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-02-25"
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last_action: "2015-07-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e607220-93e9-453c-bf53-2e220adeb188"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3240&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89397&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "698c461e8882bed6c6639fa25c47febc68ac8c17c1ab43362c3a6d72d6f6e066"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 3240 (99th) — RIVERS LAKES STREAMS-DNR FINE
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3240&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89397&DocNum=3240&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3240eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89397&DocNum=3240&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3240enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89397&DocNum=3240&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **112–1** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Mike Fortner — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
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- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
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- **2015-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
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- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2015-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2015 `reading-1`
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- **2015-05-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
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- **2015-05-05** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-05-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-06** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-07** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William E. Brady
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- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Brady `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
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- **2015-05-14** Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2015
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- **2015-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
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- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
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- **2015-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2015-05-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-20** Effective Date January 1, 2016
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- **2015-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0073 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e607220-93e9-453c-bf53-2e220adeb188`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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