HB1461 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
EASEMENT-FULTON COUNTY
Last Action
8/15/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0183
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 |