2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

HB1461: EASEMENT-FULTON COUNTY

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Assigned to Executive Committee
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/8/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Senate
4/9/2025
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
Senate
4/9/2025
First Reading
Senate
4/9/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
4/23/2025
Assigned to Judiciary
Senate

Amendments

House Amendment 001

House Amendment 001

3/14/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading in House
4/7/2025
107
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/25/202534.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/21/202534.0 KB