Illinois Senate Bill 773 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Township Code. Removes a restriction limiting townships to 126 square miles. Amends the Illinois Drainage Code. Provides that counties with a population of more than 500,000 and less than 3,000,000 may, by resolution, dissolve drainage districts wholly within their borders if the county board appoints the drainage commissioners with the county assuming all powers (including the ability to tax as a drainage district), obligations, and functions of the drainage district and district board. Further provides that a county may dissolve and take over the powers, obligations, and functions of a drainage district and board only partially within its borders if the county appoints a majority of commissioners to the district board and the other counties which contain a portion of the district consent through intergovernmental agreement. Contains notice requirements for the dissolution of a drainage district. Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a township road district, with roads of less than a total of 15 miles in length, may be abolished by public referendum. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

DRAINAGE DISTRICT DISSOLUTION

Sen. Julie Morrison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Session Sine Die
2017-05-05	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2017-04-07	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017
2017-04-06	Senate	Postponed - Government Reform
2017-03-29	Senate	Postponed - Government Reform
2017-03-17	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
2017-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
2017-03-08	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2017-03-08	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2017-03-01	Senate	Postponed - Government Reform
2017-02-08	Senate	Assigned to Government Reform
2017-02-01	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-02-01	Senate	First Reading
2017-02-01	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
60	1	10-25	Amended Code	Citation Text
605	5	6-130	Amended Code	Citation Text
605	5	6-130.5	New Code	See Bill Text
70	605	10-12	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=773&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0773.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0773sam001.htm