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type: "Bill"
title: "ZOO PARKS-POLICE POWERS"
description: "Amends the Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act to clarify the effects of both Public Act 80-320 and Public Act 80-414. Provides that a forest preserve district, containing a population of 140,000 or more, or the directors or trustees of such zoological society when so authorized by the forest preserve district, may police the property of the zoological park, employ, establish, maintain and equip a security force for fire and police protection of the zoological park, and provide that the personnel of the security force shall perform other tasks relating to the maintenance and operation of the zoological park. Validates the exercise of those police powers from the effective date of Public Act 80-1364 until the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2304"
citation: "Illinois SB 2304 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/654148ae-634f-4a73-9dd0-8b54c810b726"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2304&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=73910&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "0b6da9f36f13de2d4bfab1d05248228f5e775264f419445fb9706b3df2c1c89e"
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 2304 (98th) — ZOO PARKS-POLICE POWERS
Amends the Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act to clarify the effects of both Public Act 80-320 and Public Act 80-414. Provides that a forest preserve district, containing a population of 140,000 or more, or the directors or trustees of such zoological society when so authorized by the forest preserve district, may police the property of the zoological park, employ, establish, maintain and equip a security force for fire and police protection of the zoological park, and provide that the personnel of the security force shall perform other tasks relating to the maintenance and operation of the zoological park. Validates the exercise of those police powers from the effective date of Public Act 80-1364 until the effective date of the amendatory Act. 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=09800SB2304&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73910&DocNum=2304&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2304eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73910&DocNum=2304&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2304enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=73910&DocNum=2304&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass Local Government; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2013
- **2013-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2013-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2013
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0500 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/654148ae-634f-4a73-9dd0-8b54c810b726`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).