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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1285   </title>
<shortdesc>AGRICULTURE AREA-ACREAGE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Karen May-Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.-Kathleen A. Ryg-Robert W. Churchill</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Susan Garrett-Barack Obama)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>7/22/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0234</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>505 ILCS 5/5</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 5, par. 1005</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. Provides that any agricultural area shall not be less than 350 acres in all counties with a population of less than 600,000 and not less than 100 acres in all counties with a population of 600,000 or more. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Churchill</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Re-assigned to Local Government Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee;  021-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-004-000</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 18, 2003</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Agriculture &amp; Conservation</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Agriculture &amp; Conservation;  005-002-002</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003</action>
<statusdate>5/9/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama</action>
<statusdate>5/9/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 048-007-000</action>
<statusdate>5/9/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>7/22/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>7/22/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date July 22, 2003</action>
<statusdate>7/22/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0234</action>
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