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type: "Bill"
title: "DNR-PROPERTY TRANSFER"
description: "Creates the Prairie Wind Trail Property Transfer Act. Contains legislative findings and defines terms. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to convey certain real estate comprising the contemplated Prairie Wind Trail to adjacent owners if specified conditions are met. Provides that in order to facilitate the transfers authorized by the Act, the Secretary of State shall establish a repository for the deeds, surveys, and related materials for each parcel within the Secretary of State Index Department. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall accept requests to transfer land for 2 years following the effective date of the Act. Provides that the Department shall hold public hearings concerning the provisions of the Act. Provides that any determinations required by the Act and any actions to transfer real estate are within the sole discretion of the Department and are not subject to judicial or administrative review. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1717"
citation: "Illinois SB 1717 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90dddcd6-0950-4e01-845d-618b860a6434"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1717&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88465&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "adcae1ffd965de65ba59a9103f24efe5fa5a076798f594e12ec15147e84bd0e8"
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 1717 (99th) — DNR-PROPERTY TRANSFER
Creates the Prairie Wind Trail Property Transfer Act. Contains legislative findings and defines terms. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to convey certain real estate comprising the contemplated Prairie Wind Trail to adjacent owners if specified conditions are met. Provides that in order to facilitate the transfers authorized by the Act, the Secretary of State shall establish a repository for the deeds, surveys, and related materials for each parcel within the Secretary of State Index Department. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall accept requests to transfer land for 2 years following the effective date of the Act. Provides that the Department shall hold public hearings concerning the provisions of the Act. Provides that any determinations required by the Act and any actions to transfer real estate are within the sole discretion of the Department and are not subject to judicial or administrative review. 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=09900SB1717&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88465&DocNum=1717&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1717eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88465&DocNum=1717&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1717enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88465&DocNum=1717&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **9615** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **530** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2015
- **2015-03-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2015-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-11** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2015-05-29** Motion Prevailed
- **2015-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-015-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 - May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2015-05-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 053-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2015
- **2015-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0398 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90dddcd6-0950-4e01-845d-618b860a6434`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).