OPEN LAND-GRANT REIMBURSEMENTS
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SB 1637 — OPEN LAND-GRANT REIMBURSEMENTS
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0326
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2013. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
0 primary, 10 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 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that at least 50% of any grant made to a unit of local government under the Act must be paid to the unit of local government at the time the Department awards the grant. Provides that the remainder shall be distributed quarterly on a reimbursement basis. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
2 added · 2 removedPlain-language change summary
The changes made to Bill SB 1637 involved removing certain language from the "engrossed" version and replacing it with "enrolled" sections. This adjustment typically indicates that the bill has finalized its content and is ready for signing into law. The importance of these updates lies in ensuring that the bill reflects the latest agreed-upon provisions, which can impact how the law will function once enacted.
SB1637 EngrossedEnrolled LRB098 04310 HLH 34337 b AN ACT concerning conservation.
Any grant under this Act to a local government shall be SB1637 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB098 04310 HLH 34337 b conditioned upon the state providing assistance on a 50/50 matching basis for the acquisition of open space lands and for capital development and improvement proposals.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0326
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Effective Date August 12, 2013
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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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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
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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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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2013
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Do Pass Local Government; 008-002-000
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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. Dan Kotowski
Sponsors
- Dan Kotowski · Cosponsor
- Patrick J. Verschoore · Cosponsor
- Stephanie A. Kifowit · Cosponsor
- II Jerry F. Costello · Cosponsor
- Kelly Burke · Cosponsor
- Jack D. Franks · Cosponsor
- Keith Farnham · Cosponsor
- Carol A. Sente · Cosponsor
- Jr. Elgie R. Sims · Cosponsor
- Chapa LaVia · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (10)
- Dan Kotowski
- Patrick J. Verschoore
- Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat
- Jerry F. Costello, II
- Kelly Burke
- Jack D. Franks
- Keith Farnham
- Carol A. Sente
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat
- Chapa LaVia
Not signed on (173)
173 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 173 →"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 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 115 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Not Voting |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| McAsey | — | Yea |
| Golar | — | Yea |
| Hays | — | Yea |
| Ives | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| McSweeney | — | Yea |
| Mell | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Bradley | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Sandack | — | Yea |
| Tabares | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Burke, Daniel | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Burke, Kelly | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Unes | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Christian | — | Yea |
| Harris, David | — | Yea |
| Harris, Greg | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Yea |
| Cloonen | — | Yea |
| Conroy | — | Yea |
| Costello | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Farnham | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Harms | — | Yea |
| Hatcher | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Not Voting |
| Tryon | — | Not Voting |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Yingling | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Demmer | — | Yea |
| Drury | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Kay | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Reboletti | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Senger | — | Yea |
| Sente | — | Yea |
| Smiddy | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 53 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Link | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Barickman | — | Yea |
| Bertino-Tarrant | — | Not Voting |
| Biss | — | Yea |
| Bivins | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Hutchinson | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Manar | — | Yea |
| McCann | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Frerichs | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Kotowski | — | Yea |
| LaHood | — | Yea |
| Landek | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Cullerton, T. | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Yea |
| McConnaughay | — | Yea |
| Mulroe | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Oberweis | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Not Voting |
| Clayborne | — | Not Voting |
| Connelly | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Duffy | — | Yea |
| Noland | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Not Voting |
| Sandoval | — | Not Voting |
| Van Pelt | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1637 do?
- Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that at least 50% of any grant made to a unit of local government under the Act must be paid to the unit of local government at the time the Department awards the grant. Provides that the remainder shall be distributed quarterly on a reimbursement basis. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 1637?
- SB 1637 is sponsored by Dan Kotowski, Patrick J. Verschoore, Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat), Jerry F. Costello, II, Kelly Burke, Jack D. Franks, Keith Farnham, Carol A. Sente, Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Democrat), and Chapa LaVia.
- What is the current status of SB 1637?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2013. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 1637?
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