Illinois House Bill 3642

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 23 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-05-05 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Township Open Space Article of the Township Code. Reduces the acreage that constitutes open land or open space under the Article to 25 acres (currently, 50 acres). Provides, in the definition of "open space purposes", that development includes development for agricultural purposes. Provides that a township board may lease open space for open space purposes and may not lease any part of open space to anyone other than the federal government, a state government, or a local government. Provides that leased open space may be used for agricultural purposes. Provides that the township board may not sell, convey, donate, or otherwise dispose of open space without referendum approval by the majority of the voters of the township at a regular election, and provides that the board may certify the question of disposition of property to the appropriate election authority only if the board approves the question by at least a two-thirds majority of the board members. Provides that, if a township dissolves or is consolidated or merged or the boundaries of the township are altered, any affected open space shall continue to be used as required in the open space plan unless the open space is disposed of is approved by a two-thirds vote of the board of the unit of local government in control of that open space and after referendum of the voters of the unit of local government.

TWP OPEN SPACES-LEASE OR SALE

Rep. Laura Faver Dias [D]	Rep. Anna Moeller [D]	Rep. Curtis Tarver [D]	Rep. Suzanne Ness [D]
Rep. Jonathan Carroll [D]	Rep. Sharon Chung [D]	Rep. Norma Hernandez [D]	Rep. Sonya Harper [D]
Rep. Edgar Gonzalez [D]	Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Rep. Mary Canty [D]	Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]
Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]	Sen. Laura Ellman [D]	Sen. Michael Hastings [D]

2023-03-23 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 71 N: 34 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-05	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2023-03-29	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
2023-03-27	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-27	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-27	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2023-03-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-03-27	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-23	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-034-000
2023-03-22	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 006-002-000
2023-03-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
2023-03-21	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anna Moeller
2023-03-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
2023-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2023-03-15	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2023-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2023-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2023-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
2023-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2023-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
2023-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2023-03-09	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-09	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-003-000
2023-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
2023-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
2023-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
2023-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17	House	First Reading
2023-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
60	1	115-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
60	1	115-55	Amended Code	Citation Text
60	1	115-90	Amended Code	Citation Text
60	1	115-95	Amended Code	Citation Text
60	1	115-97	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3642&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3642.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3642eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3642ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB3642_03232023_130000T.pdf