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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2477   </title>
<shortdesc>DOWNSTATE FOREST PRESERVE DIST</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Carole Pankau</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Peter J. Roskam)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>7/22/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0247</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>70 ILCS 805/6</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6309</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that the affirmative vote of 6/7 of all the board members of a forest preserve district is required to vacate a street, roadway, or driveway if the board members are elected from a district whose boundaries are co-extensive with the boundaries of a county having a population of more than 800,000 but less than 3,000,000. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carole Pankau</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Local Government Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee;  018-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 21, 2003</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Peter J. Roskam</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Local Government</action>
<statusdate>4/30/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Local Government;  010-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/30/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 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>5/15/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/13/2003</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 . . . . . . . . . 93-0247</action>
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