Bill Text: IL HB3748 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that if property other than a roadway that is owned by the Department of Transportation has been used as an encampment site for 30 days or more for people who are experiencing homelessness, the property shall be transferred within 30 days to the Department of Natural Resources and treated as a campground under the Campground Licensing and Recreational Area Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3748 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB3748-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3748 Introduced , by Rep. Ryan Spain SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2705/2705-627 new
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that if property other than a roadway that is owned by the Department of Transportation has been used as an encampment site for 30 days or more for people who are experiencing homelessness, the property shall be transferred within 30 days to the Department of Natural Resources and treated as a campground under the Campground Licensing and Recreational Area Act.
LRB104 08935 LNS 18990 b
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
Section 2705-627 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-627 new)
Sec. 2705-627. Homeless camps. If property other than a
roadway that is owned by the Department has been used as an
encampment site for 30 days or more for people who are
experiencing homelessness, the property shall be transferred
within 30 days to the Department of Natural Resources and
treated as a campground under the Campground Licensing and
Recreational Area Act, including charging those experiencing
homelessness all applicable camping fees.