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type: "Bill"
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title: "FOREST PRESERVE EASEMENT"
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description: "Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land, in fee simple or by easement, for the following purposes: to create a forest preserve, for the consolidation of forest preserve units, to connect forest preserve units, to preserve and manage the water resources of the forest preserve district along water courses, and to provide for the extension of roads and parking for forest preserves. Further provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land by easement as it shall deem necessary or desirable for public use of forest preserves. Provides that property owned by a forest preserve district and property in which a forest preserve district is the grantee of a conservation easement or the grantee of a conservation right shall not be subject to eminent domain or condemnation proceedings. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "HB 2239"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2239 (98th)"
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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: 75
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2013-02-14"
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last_action: "2013-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bcd99e1-9860-49ce-951b-66e4080e79f1"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2239&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=73545&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "967b495be8a721e0643983ed04cad57eb8598454c03230b05630693c61b60b70"
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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 2239 (98th) — FOREST PRESERVE EASEMENT
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Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land, in fee simple or by easement, for the following purposes: to create a forest preserve, for the consolidation of forest preserve units, to connect forest preserve units, to preserve and manage the water resources of the forest preserve district along water courses, and to provide for the extension of roads and parking for forest preserves. Further provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land by easement as it shall deem necessary or desirable for public use of forest preserves. Provides that property owned by a forest preserve district and property in which a forest preserve district is the grantee of a conservation easement or the grantee of a conservation right shall not be subject to eminent domain or condemnation proceedings. 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=09800HB2239&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=73545&DocNum=2239&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2239eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=73545&DocNum=2239&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2239enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=73545&DocNum=2239&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **109–1** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **47–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell `filing`
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- **2013-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
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- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
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- **2013-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
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- **2013-03-07** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lou Lang
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- **2013-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2013-03-07** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2013-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2013-03-12** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2013-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2013-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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- **2013-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
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- **2013-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2013-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
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- **2013-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2013-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
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- **2013-03-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2013-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
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- **2013-03-15** (M1) Motion - Move to Previous Question
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- **2013-03-15** Motion Prevailed
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- **2013-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2013-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
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- **2013-03-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-03-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
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- **2013-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-03-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2013-04-03** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
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- **2013-05-09** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2013-05-09** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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- **2013-05-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
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- **2013-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
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- **2013-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2013-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
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- **2013-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2013-05-16** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 011-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2013
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- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
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- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 047-005-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2013-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2013-05-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anthony DeLuca
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- **2013-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Anthony DeLuca
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- **2013-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000
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- **2013-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
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- **2013-05-30** House Concurs
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- **2013-05-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
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- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0407 `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/3bcd99e1-9860-49ce-951b-66e4080e79f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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