HB1461 - 104th General Assembly

EASEMENT-FULTON COUNTY
Last Action
8/15/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0183
House Sponsors
Rep. Norine K. Hammond

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Neil Anderson)
Synopsis As Introduced
Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, to execute and deliver a permanent easement to real property located in Fulton County to KSS Conservation Partners, LLC. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Makes it a non-exclusive easement. Provides that the conveyance of the authorized easement is made subject to: (1) existing public utilities, existing public roads, and any and all reservations, easements, encumbrances, covenants and restrictions of record; (2) the entering into of a shared maintenance agreement for the land subject to the easement between the Department of Natural Resources and KSS Conservation Partners, LLC; and (3) the express condition that if either the Department of Natural Resources or KSS Conservation Partners, LLC ceases to have a shared maintenance agreement for the land that is the subject of the easement, the easement automatically terminates and the land fully reverts to the State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources. Effective immediately.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/21/2025 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond
1/28/2025 House First Reading
1/28/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee
2/18/2025 House Assigned to Executive Committee
3/14/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond
3/14/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/18/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
3/19/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
3/19/2025 House Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
3/19/2025 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2025 House Second Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2025 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/07/2025 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
4/08/2025 Senate Arrive in Senate
4/08/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/09/2025 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
4/09/2025 Senate First Reading
4/09/2025 Senate Referred to Assignments
4/23/2025 Senate Assigned to Judiciary
5/01/2025 Senate Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000
5/01/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025
5/07/2025 Senate Second Reading
5/07/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
5/20/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
5/22/2025 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/22/2025 House Passed Both Houses
6/20/2025 House Sent to the Governor
8/15/2025 House Governor Approved
8/15/2025 House Effective Date August 15, 2025
8/15/2025 House Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0183