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type: "Bill"
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title: "HWY CD-VACATED HIGHWAYS"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a highway authority may vacate a highway or part of a highway established by common law dedication, and may convey or sell its interest in the highway in the prescribed manner, if evidence of the dedication is provided in the form of an affidavit of maintenance from the highway commissioner. Provides that an affidavit from the commissioner indicating that the highway authority has maintained the road for 20 years or longer is conclusive evidence of the highway authority's fee interest. Provides that a highway authority may sell its interest in a vacated highway to any buyer in exchange for funds to be used for road purposes (as well as providing that an authority may convey its interest to a qualified township road district). Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "SB 1235"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1235 (94th)"
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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: 36
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-02-18"
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last_action: "2005-08-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a0cd2ec-f7a8-41f1-a569-6f249dcbcec9"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1235&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=18291&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "17e040829dfda24b450d051bce2f6094be81700ba93e9dd5727d15f86f6b9661"
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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 SB 1235 (94th) — HWY CD-VACATED HIGHWAYS
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Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a highway authority may vacate a highway or part of a highway established by common law dedication, and may convey or sell its interest in the highway in the prescribed manner, if evidence of the dedication is provided in the form of an affidavit of maintenance from the highway commissioner. Provides that an affidavit from the commissioner indicating that the highway authority has maintained the road for 20 years or longer is conclusive evidence of the highway authority's fee interest. Provides that a highway authority may sell its interest in a vacated highway to any buyer in exchange for funds to be used for road purposes (as well as providing that an authority may convey its interest to a qualified township road district). Effective immediately.
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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=09400SB1235&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18291&DocNum=1235&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1235eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18291&DocNum=1235&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1235enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18291&DocNum=1235&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
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- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
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- **2005-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005
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- **2005-03-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-03-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation
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- **2005-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Transportation; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2005-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Dillard `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2005
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- **2005-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2005
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- **2005-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0476 `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/5a0cd2ec-f7a8-41f1-a569-6f249dcbcec9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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