GA96HB477 96 HB 477 FOREST PRESERVE-COMMISSIONERS Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that, if the boundaries of a district are co-extensive with the boundaries of a county having a population of more than 200,000 but less than 800,000, bordering the State of Wisconsin but not adjoining any county with a population of over 2,000,000, then all commissioners of the forest preserve district shall be elected at large. Provides for the election of 7 commissioners. Specifies the terms and requirements of the commissioners. Provides the method for the filling of vacancies. Provides that the commissioners shall serve without compensation. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=477&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40832&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL 2009-02-05 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson 0 3 2009-02-05 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia 0 4 2009-02-05 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait 0 5 2009-02-09 00:00:00 House Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee 0 6 HCOT 2009-06-12 00:00:00 House Sent to the Governor 0 25 2009-08-11 00:00:00 House Governor Approved 0 26 2009-08-11 00:00:00 House Effective Date August 11, 2009 0 27 2009-08-11 00:00:00 House Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0239 1 28 2009-05-15 00:00:00 House Passed Both Houses 0 24 2009-05-07 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009 0 22 2009-05-06 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009 0 20 2009-05-15 00:00:00 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 1 23 2009-05-07 00:00:00 Senate Second Reading 1 21 2009-04-22 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Elections 0 17 SELC 2009-04-29 00:00:00 Senate Postponed - Elections 0 18 SELC 2009-02-24 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 9 2009-02-24 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 0 10 2009-03-05 00:00:00 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-001-000 1 11 2009-05-06 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass Elections; 007-000-000 0 19 SELC 2009-03-06 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 15 2009-03-06 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 16 SCOA 2009-03-06 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading 0 13 2009-03-06 00:00:00 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski 0 14 2009-03-06 00:00:00 Senate Arrive in Senate 0 12 2009-02-20 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 8 2009-02-20 00:00:00 House Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 008-000-000 0 7 HCOT 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters 0 0 JBradleyBurzynski Senate Chief Sponsor DaveWinters House Chief Sponsor CharlesEJefferson House Chief Co-Sponsor RonaldAWait House Chief Co-Sponsor JimSacia House Chief Co-Sponsor