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type: "Bill"
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title: "TWP CD-NUISANCE PROCEEDINGS"
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description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides that in townships of less than 200,000, a township board may file suit with respect to a nuisance occurring within the unincorporated area of the township if a township requests that the county board of the county in which the township is located commence specified proceedings and the county board does not commence proceedings to demolish, repair, or enclose the nuisance within 60 days after receiving the request. Sets forth the types of relief a township may seek. Provides that the defendants shall be the owner or owners of the property, and that any legal fees or costs incurred by the township may be assessed by the court against any or all of the defendants. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 242"
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citation: "Illinois HB 242 (97th)"
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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: 51
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2011-01-24"
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last_action: "2011-08-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2edf0f2-ae6d-4899-8fba-2ea51fb3ea10"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=242&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54869&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "b617f83f21d57464dc45c6332838463bafc816656e0a603128d9f2a0b7ce1c7c"
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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 242 (97th) — TWP CD-NUISANCE PROCEEDINGS
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Amends the Township Code. Provides that in townships of less than 200,000, a township board may file suit with respect to a nuisance occurring within the unincorporated area of the township if a township requests that the county board of the county in which the township is located commence specified proceedings and the county board does not commence proceedings to demolish, repair, or enclose the nuisance within 60 days after receiving the request. Sets forth the types of relief a township may seek. Provides that the defendants shall be the owner or owners of the property, and that any legal fees or costs incurred by the township may be assessed by the court against any or all of the defendants. 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=09700HB0242&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54869&DocNum=242&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0242eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54869&DocNum=242&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0242enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54869&DocNum=242&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **86–31** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- David R. Leitch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David R. Leitch `filing`
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- **2011-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
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- **2011-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David R. Leitch `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
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- **2011-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-02-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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- **2011-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-06** Postponed - Local Government
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- **2011-05-13** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2011
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- **2011-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
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- **2011-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 007-000-000
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- **2011-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2011
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- **2011-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2011-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. David R. Leitch
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- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000
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- **2011-05-30** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
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- **2011-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
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- **2011-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
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- **2011-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2011-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
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- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 086-031-000
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- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2011-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2011-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2011
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- **2011-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0549 `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/e2edf0f2-ae6d-4899-8fba-2ea51fb3ea10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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