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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HJR 55    </title>
<shortdesc>URGE-CAPITAL BUDGET-OPEN SPACE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Harry Osterman-Elaine Nekritz-Dave Winters-Julie Hamos-Elizabeth Coulson, Patricia Reid Lindner, Karen May, Joseph M. Lyons, Paul D. Froehlich, Kathleen A. Ryg, Linda Chapa LaVia, Sara Feigenholtz, Dan Reitz, Brandon W. Phelps, Patrick J Verschoore, Daniel V. Beiser, Thomas Holbrook, Michael K. Smith, Frank J. Mautino, Lisa M. Dugan, Greg Harris, Al Riley, Harry R. Ramey, Jr., Constance A. Howard, Jack D. Franks, Rosemary Mulligan, Naomi D. Jakobsson, Rich Brauer, John A. Fritchey, Esther Golar, Shane Cultra, Cynthia Soto, Lou Lang, Elizabeth Hernandez, Karen A. Yarbrough, Deborah L. Graham, Tom Cross, Jim Sacia, Arthur L. Turner, Michael P. McAuliffe, Robert W. Pritchard, William B. Black, Michael Tryon, Fred Crespo, Dan Brady, David R. Leitch, Mike Bost, Jerry L. Mitchell, Aaron Schock, Kurt M. Granberg, Raymond Poe, Mike Boland, David E. Miller, Richard T. Bradley, Robert Rita, Carolyn H. Krause, Kevin Joyce, Mary E. Flowers, Sidney H. Mathias, Jil Tracy, Careen M Gordon, Kevin A. McCarthy, Sandy Cole, Robert S. Molaro, Patricia R. Bellock, Sandra M. Pihos, Mike Fortner, Jack McGuire, William Davis and Eddie Washington</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>6/7/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges the Governor to present a capital budget that includes $100,000,000, on an annual basis, for the Illinois Special Places Acquisition, Conservation and Enhancement (iSPACE) Program, which includes the following: (i) a new statewide land acquisition program to protect the State's most precious natural resources and provide recreational opportunities, including matching grants to local governments; (ii) implementation of the Partners for Conservation Program (formerly Conservation 2000) through land acquisition and management grants; and (iii) implementation of the Hunting Heritage Protection Act by increasing the amount of land acreage available for hunting opportunities in Illinois.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>4/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady</action>
<statusdate>5/18/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch</action>
<statusdate>5/18/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost</action>
<statusdate>5/18/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell</action>
<statusdate>5/18/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock</action>
<statusdate>5/18/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg</action>
<statusdate>5/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos</action>
<statusdate>5/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>6/7/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
<statusdate>6/7/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Prevailed</action>
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