JOLIET PARK DISTRICT-LAND SALE
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SB 1861 — JOLIET PARK DISTRICT-LAND SALE
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0499
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor JB Pritzker (Democratic) on August 04, 2023.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Amends the Park Commissioners Land Sale Act. Provides that the Joliet Park District may sell Splash Station if (1) the board of commissioners of the Joliet Park District authorizes the sale by a four-fifths vote of the commissioners in office at the time of the vote and (2) the sale price equals or exceeds the average of 3 independent appraisals commissioned by the Joliet Park District. Repeals the provisions on June 30, 2025. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
The current version of SB 1861 has added a specific line that clarifies certain provisions of the bill. This change likely helps to make the bill's intentions clearer, enhancing its effectiveness and understanding among those who will be affected by it. Clearer legislation can lead to better implementation and compliance, which ultimately benefits the community.
SB1861 EngrossedEnrolled LRB103 29013 AWJ 55399 b AN ACT concerning local government.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0499
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Effective Date August 4, 2023
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
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Assigned to Executive Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023
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Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000
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Assigned to Local Government
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
Sponsors
- Jr. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh · Primary
- Meg Loughran Cappel · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat
- Meg Loughran Cappel Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (181)
181 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 181 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 112 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Nichols | — | Yea |
| Ortiz | — | Yea |
| Ozinga | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Frese | — | Yea |
| Yednock | — | Yea |
| Caulkins | — | Not Voting |
| Flowers | — | Not Voting |
| Carroll | — | Yea |
| Egofske | — | Yea |
| Marron | — | Yea |
| Costa Howard | — | Yea |
| Faver Dias | — | Yea |
| Hernandez, Lisa | — | Yea |
| Ladisch Douglass | — | Yea |
| Williams, Jawaharial | — | Yea |
| Yang Rohr | — | Yea |
| Abdelnasser Rashid | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Stava | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Yea |
| Curtis J. Tarver, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Dagmara Avelar | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Democrat | Yea |
| Diane Blair-Sherlock | Democrat | Yea |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Harry Benton | Democrat | Yea |
| Hoan Huynh | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Yea |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin John Olickal | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lilian Jiménez | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Beth Canty | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Gill | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Hanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Maura Hirschauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Nabeela Syed | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Norma Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Chung | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne M. Ness | Democrat | Yea |
| Thaddeus Jones | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Elik | Republican | Yea |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Yea |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Fritts | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| David Friess | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Yea |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Yea |
| Jason R. Bunting | Republican | Yea |
| Jed Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Sanalitro | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Martin McLaughlin | Republican | Yea |
| Michael J. Coffey, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Yea |
| William E Hauter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ortiz, Aaron M | — | Yea |
| Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Stoller | — | Yea |
| Gillespie | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Harris, N. | — | Yea |
| Pacione-Zayas | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Glowiak Hilton | — | Yea |
| Loughran Cappel | — | Not Voting |
| Van Pelt | — | Not Voting |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Doris Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier L. Cervantes | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Ellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Porfirio | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Faraci | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Ventura | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Preston | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Dan McConchie | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Harriss | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sally J. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Adriane L. Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Porfirio | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Faraci | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rachel Ventura | Democrat | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Harriss | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1861 do?
- Amends the Park Commissioners Land Sale Act. Provides that the Joliet Park District may sell Splash Station if (1) the board of commissioners of the Joliet Park District authorizes the sale by a four-fifths vote of the commissioners in office at the time of the vote and (2) the sale price equals or exceeds the average of 3 independent appraisals commissioned by the Joliet Park District. Repeals the provisions on June 30, 2025. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 1861?
- SB 1861 is sponsored by Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. (Democrat) and Meg Loughran Cappel (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 1861?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2023. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 1861?
- Track SB 1861 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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