Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2756

Amends the Counties Code. Changes the application of provisions concerning allowing management and mitigation of the effects of urbanization on stormwater drainage in metropolitan counties located in the area served by the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission to those located in the area served by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Authorizes all counties (currently, only specified counties) to adopt stormwater management plans. Provides that counties' minimum standards for floodplain and stormwater management should have an emphasis on the use of cost effective, nature-based solutions and provides examples of such solutions. Provides that the stormwater management plans shall evaluate water quality and flooding problems caused by urban flooding. Defines "urban flooding" as the flooding of public and private land in urban areas that results from stormwater or snowmelt runoff overwhelming the existing drainage infrastructure, unrelated to the overflow of any river or lake, whether or not that land is located in or near a floodplain. Provides that a stormwater management planning committee may make grants to units of local government and landowners under specified conditions.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of introduced bill with the following changes: Further amends the Counties Code. Removes an emphasis on the use of cost-effective, nature-based solutions to water quality (water quality and flooding problems in the introduced bill) from the purposes of provisions concerning stormwater management. Provides that a purpose of provisions concerning stormwater management include collection of runoff for reuse as appropriate considering the local conditions that as a byproduct also results in improved water conditions. Changes "urban areas" to "urbanized areas". Defines "urbanized areas". Provides that specified counties (rather than all counties) and counties containing all or a part of an urbanized area may adopt stormwater management plans. Provides that any other county may adopt stormwater management plans if approved by referendum. Provides for representatives of drainage districts and soil and water conservation districts to be represented on the stormwater management planning committee in specified counties. Provides that a stormwater management planning committee may make grants to units of local government that are members in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Flood Insurance Program, not-for-profit organization, and landowners under specified conditions (units of local government and landowners in the introduced bill). Provides that a municipality receiving grant moneys must have adopted an ordinance requiring actions consistent with the stormwater management plan. Provides that questions for the levy of an annual tax for stormwater management purposes shall be held at a general election.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2017	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
2/8/2017	House	First Reading
2/8/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2017	House	Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
2/22/2017	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
3/16/2017	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
3/23/2017	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000
3/23/2017	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
3/30/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
4/4/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
4/21/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
4/21/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/26/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
4/26/2017	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/26/2017	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/27/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000
4/28/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/28/2017	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/28/2017	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-011-000
5/2/2017	Senate	Arrive in Senate
5/2/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
5/2/2017	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
5/2/2017	Senate	First Reading
5/2/2017	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/5/2017	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
5/12/2017	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
5/15/2018	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
5/21/2018	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
9/30/2018	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William E. Brady
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

	Adds reference to:
	55 ILCS 5/5-1062.3