Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 33 — RIVERS-DAMS & BUOYS

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0020

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 05, 2006. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to adopt emergency rules under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to require the immediate marking of each dam the Department considers dangerous with signs and buoys warning the public of the hazards posed by the dam. Provides that the rules shall require that warning signs be placed on the dam and that warning signs and buoys be placed in the areas above and below the dam and on the banks immediately adjacent to the dam. Provides that the Department shall examine each dam located on navigable waterways to determine the hazards that exist at each dam and that the Department shall require the establishment of specifications for signs and devices that provide warnings and information for persons using the waterways. Provides that, after conducting the required examination and within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department shall issue an order, with completion dates, specifying additional warning signs and safety devices to be required at the dam. Provides that the Department shall require each dam to have localized safety plans to maximize the safety of persons visiting the dam. Provides that the Department may designate enforceable exclusion zones around dams. Provides that any low-head dam owned by the State shall be maintained so that any scour hole formed at the dam shall not exceed 2 feet below the riverbed in depth. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated HB 33 now mandates that the Department of Natural Resources create specific safety standards for signage warning of dam hazards in public waters. Additionally, the bill allows the Department to establish exclusion zones around these dams, making violations a Class A misdemeanor. These changes enhance public safety by ensuring clearer warnings about dam dangers and outlining penalties for disregarding exclusion zones, ultimately aiming to prevent accidents in water areas.

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HB0033 Engrossed LRB095 03557 DRH 23561 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
HB0033 Enrolled LRB095 03557 DRH 23561 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
Violation of such exclusion zones shall HB0033 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 03557 DRH 23561 b constitute a Class A misdemeanor.
Violation of such exclusion zones shall HB0033 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 03557 DRH 23561 b constitute a Class A misdemeanor.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0020

  2. Effective Date August 2, 2007

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza

  6. Passed Both Houses

  7. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  8. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  9. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007

  10. Second Reading

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2007

  12. Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000

  13. Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation

  14. Referred to Rules

  15. First Reading

  16. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

  17. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  18. Arrive in Senate

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz

  21. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black

  22. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000

  23. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  24. Second Reading - Short Debate

  25. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham

  26. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  27. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 010-000-000

  28. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote

  29. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee

  30. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

  31. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert

  32. Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

  33. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner

  34. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

  35. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

  36. Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

  37. Referred to Rules Committee

  38. First Reading

  39. Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross

Sponsors

  • Tom Cross · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Tom Cross

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48001
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Noland — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Millner — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 102003
Democrat 9000
Republican 4000
Total 115003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Hamos — Yea
Myers — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Schock — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Madigan — Not Voting
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Munson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Hannig — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Harris — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Soto — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Fritchey — Not Voting
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Winters — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins 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
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 33 do?
Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to adopt emergency rules under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to require the immediate marking of each dam the Department considers dangerous with signs and buoys warning the public of the hazards posed by the dam. Provides that the rules shall require that warning signs be placed on the dam and that warning signs and buoys be placed in the areas above and below the dam and on the banks immediately adjacent to the dam. Provides that the Department shall examine each dam located on navigable waterways to determine the hazards that exist at each dam and that the Department shall require the establishment of specifications for signs and devices that provide warnings and information for persons using the waterways. Provides that, after conducting the required examination and within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department shall issue an order, with completion dates, specifying additional warning signs and safety devices to be required at the dam. Provides that the Department shall require each dam to have localized safety plans to maximize the safety of persons visiting the dam. Provides that the Department may designate enforceable exclusion zones around dams. Provides that any low-head dam owned by the State shall be maintained so that any scour hole formed at the dam shall not exceed 2 feet below the riverbed in depth. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 33?
HB 33 is sponsored by Tom Cross.
What is the current status of HB 33?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 05, 2006. Enacted.
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