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HB 231 — LOCAL LEGACY ACT
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0328
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2003. Enacted.
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Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Creates the Local Legacy Act. Creates the Local Legacy Board and establishes its membership, powers, and duties. Provides that the Board must choose a chairperson, adopt rules necessary to implement the Act, and submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor by January 1, 2005 and every 2 years thereafter. Creates the Local Legacy Program to fund county-municipal partnerships for the purpose of inventorying and protecting natural areas, farmland, and cultural resources. Requires counties interested in program funds to form a Local Steering Committee composed of county board members, municipal officers, and local residents and provides procedures for Committee oversight of grant requests. Authorizes the Committee to develop criteria and a Resource Protection Plan for prioritizing resources and the use of grant moneys under the Act. Allows a local municipality to object in writing to all or some of the Resource Protection Plan and provides that those counties, municipalities, and units of local government that have adopted a Resource Protection Plan shall receive preferential status for grant moneys under the Act. Creates the Local Legacy Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and specifies the purposes for which the Fund moneys may be used.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
6 added · 6 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Bill HB 231 has replaced the term "Engrossed" with "Enrolled," indicating that the bill has moved to a new stage in the legislative process. This change matters because it signifies that the bill has passed through one set of reviews and is now finalized and ready for consideration or approval by the governing body.
HB0231 EngrossedEnrolled LRB093 03496 LCB 03525 b AN ACT to create the Local Legacy Act.
"Committee" means a Local Steering Committee established HB0231 EngrossedEnrolled -2- LRB093 03496 LCB 03525 b under this Act.
The membership of the Board shall be composed of the Director of Natural Resources, the Director of Historic Preservation, and the Director of Agriculture, or their respective HB0231 EngrossedEnrolled -3- LRB093 03496 LCB 03525 b designees.
The Board must submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor by January 1, 2005 and every 2 years HB0231 EngrossedEnrolled -4- LRB093 03496 LCB 03525 b thereafter regarding progress made towards accomplishing the purposes of this Act.
and one-third shall HB0231 EngrossedEnrolled -5- LRB093 03496 LCB 03525 b serve a term of 3 years, except for the public members, one of whom will serve for one year, 2 of whom shall serve for 2 years, and 2 of whom will serve for 3 years.
When prioritizing resources, the Committee shall analyze the threat to the resources using population projections, land use patterns, and development HB0231 EngrossedEnrolled -6- LRB093 03496 LCB 03525 b trends.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0328
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Effective Date January 1, 2004
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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 - Passed; 033-020-002
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
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Second Reading
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
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Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 005-004-000
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Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003
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Arrive in Senate
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-001
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
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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 Environment and Energy Committee; 014-000-000
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Re-assigned to Environment and Energy Committee
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
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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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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters
Sponsors
- Dave Winters · Cosponsor
- William E. Peterson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (2)
- Dave Winters
- William E. Peterson
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 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 34% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Nay |
| Soden | — | Nay |
| Luechtefeld | — | Nay |
| Althoff | — | Not Voting |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Nay |
| Burzynski | — | Nay |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Nay |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Nay |
| Brady | — | Nay |
| Petka | — | Nay |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Nay |
| Jones, W. | — | Nay |
| Watson | — | Nay |
| Munoz | — | Not Voting |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Rauschenberger | — | Nay |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Nay |
| Wojcik | — | Nay |
| Woolard | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Not Voting |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Not Voting |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Not Voting |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Nay |
| Risinger | — | Nay |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Nay |
| Rutherford | — | Nay |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 103 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 115 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 1% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Not Voting |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Brunsvold | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hartke | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Nay |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Not Voting |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 231 do?
- Creates the Local Legacy Act. Creates the Local Legacy Board and establishes its membership, powers, and duties. Provides that the Board must choose a chairperson, adopt rules necessary to implement the Act, and submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor by January 1, 2005 and every 2 years thereafter. Creates the Local Legacy Program to fund county-municipal partnerships for the purpose of inventorying and protecting natural areas, farmland, and cultural resources. Requires counties interested in program funds to form a Local Steering Committee composed of county board members, municipal officers, and local residents and provides procedures for Committee oversight of grant requests. Authorizes the Committee to develop criteria and a Resource Protection Plan for prioritizing resources and the use of grant moneys under the Act. Allows a local municipality to object in writing to all or some of the Resource Protection Plan and provides that those counties, municipalities, and units of local government that have adopted a Resource Protection Plan shall receive preferential status for grant moneys under the Act. Creates the Local Legacy Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and specifies the purposes for which the Fund moneys may be used.
- Who sponsors HB 231?
- HB 231 is sponsored by Dave Winters and William E. Peterson.
- What is the current status of HB 231?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2003. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 231?
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