Illinois · House Bill 4240 · 103rd General Assembly

FOREST PRESERVES-COMMISSIONERS

HB 4240 Sponsored by Jenn Ladisch Douglass Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 29, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Restores language concerning how the terms of elected commissioners are to be determined for a forest preserve district having boundaries that are coextensive with the boundaries of a county having a population of more than 800,000 but less than 3,000,000. Specifies that the changes made by the amendatory Act are to be deemed to have been in continuous effect since…

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Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Restores language concerning how the terms of elected commissioners are to be determined for a forest preserve district having boundaries that are coextensive with the boundaries of a county having a population of more than 800,000 but less than 3,000,000. Specifies that the changes made by the amendatory Act are to be deemed to have been in continuous effect since November 15, 2021 (the effective date of the Public Act that deleted language concerning how the terms of elected commissioners of such a district are to be determined) and are to remain in effect until lawfully repealed. Provides that all actions that were taken on or after 2021 and before the effective date of the amendatory Act by a downstate forest preserve district or any other person and that are consistent with or in reliance on the changes made by the amendatory Act are validated. Effective immediately.

Every action

17 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Ethics & Elections · House Ethics & Elections
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 11 Democrats.

All 11 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.