Illinois Senate Bill 3289 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 21 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-11 - Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Wrongful Tree Cutting Act. Defines "land with a primary purpose of preservation or conservation". Provides that any party found to have intentionally cut or knowingly caused to be cut any timber or tree on land with a primary purpose of preservation or conservation that he or she did not have the legal right to cut or caused to be cut must pay the owner of the timber or tree 3 times stumpage value plus all remediation costs. Provides that nothing in the Act limits the rights provided under other law of an owner of land with a primary purpose of preservation or conservation. Provides that the court may not use the diminution of market value in determining damages. Provides that the court shall allow a plaintiff who prevails to recover the cost of expenses incurred. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

TREECUTTING-CONSERVATION LAND

Sen. Steve Stadelman [D]	Sen. Linda Holmes [D]	Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]	Sen. Heather Steans [D]
Sen. John Mulroe [D]	Sen. Daniel Biss [D]	Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. William Cunningham [D]
Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sen. Michael Noland [D]	Sen. Pat McGuire [D]	Rep. Robert Rita [D]
Sen. Laura Fine [D]

2016-04-21 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 44 N: 5 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-11	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2016-05-03	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-05-03	House	First Reading
2016-04-28	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
2016-04-22	House	Arrived in House
2016-04-21	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 044-005-000
2016-04-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
2016-04-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2016-04-21	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Stadelman
2016-04-21	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2016-04-20	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 007-000-004
2016-04-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2016
2016-04-20	Senate	Second Reading
2016-04-19	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
2016-04-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
2016-04-15	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2016-04-15	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
2016-04-08	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2016-04-07	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2016
2016-04-07	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 010-000-000
2016-04-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2016-04-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
2016-04-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2016-04-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
2016-03-31	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2016-03-31	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
2016-03-30	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
2016-03-29	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2016-03-17	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2016-03-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
2016-03-08	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2016-03-08	Senate	Assigned to Environment and Conservation
2016-02-19	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2016-02-19	Senate	First Reading
2016-02-19	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
740	185	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
740	185	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
740	185	2.5	New Code	See Bill Text
740	185	2.6	New Code	See Bill Text
740	185	3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3289&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB3289.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB3289eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB3289sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB3289sam002.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900SB3289_04212016_114000T.pdf