MUNI-TREATMENT OF TREES Senate SponsorsSen. Pamela J. Althoff and Wm. Sam McCann-Linda Holmes House Sponsors(Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.-Patrick J. Verschoore-Daniel V. Beiser) 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 3501/825-9565 ILCS 5/11-20-12from Ch. 24, par. 11-20-12Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides that the Illinois Finance Authority shall administer a program for both the treatment of standing trees and the replanting of trees on public lands that are within the emerald ash borer quarantine areas of the Department of Agriculture. Provides a definition for "treatment". Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may provide for both the treatment and removal of elm trees infected with Dutch elm disease or ash trees infected with the emerald ash borer on private property if the property owners refuse, after receiving notice, to remove or treat the trees on their property. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill and makes the following changes: (1) provides that the Illinois Finance Authority may (now shall) administer an Emerald Ash Borer revolving loan program; and (2) deletes a reference to trees "in urban quarantined areas, and within 15 miles of quarantined areas". Effective immediately. 2/13/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs 2/13/2013SenateFirst Reading 2/13/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 2/27/2013SenateAssigned to Agriculture and Conservation 3/5/2013SenateDo Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 3/5/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2013 3/5/2013SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann 3/6/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes 3/7/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs 3/7/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/14/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation 3/14/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs 3/14/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/19/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation 3/19/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation 3/19/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 007-000-000 3/21/2013SenateSecond Reading 3/21/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Frerichs 3/21/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013 4/10/2013SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 4/10/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 4/10/2013HouseArrived in House 4/11/2013HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia 4/11/2013HouseFirst Reading 4/11/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/16/2013HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore 4/16/2013HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser 11/20/2013SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 11/20/2014HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die