Date	Chamber	Action
3/21/2025	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Protecting Illinois Native Landscapes Act. Provides that a unit of local government may not enact or enforce an ordinance or resolution that prohibits or unreasonably restricts an owner, authorized agent, or authorized occupant of privately owned residential land or a premises from allowing Illinois native species to voluntarily grow within the landscape or to install and maintain Illinois native species within a managed native landscape. Provides that native landscaping that may not be prohibited includes small or large areas of native landscaping in the front, back, or side yard or in areas that do not fit a standard definition of yard, such as areas on farms, rural properties, corporate campuses, school campuses, and large estates. Excludes from the scope of the Act an ordinance or resolution of a unit of local government that prohibits plants, trees, or other landscaping from interfering with public transportation, vehicular traffic, or driveway or entrance road sight lines or from crossing sidewalks or property boundaries. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/14/2025	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
1/28/2025	House	First Reading
1/28/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/11/2025	House	Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
2/18/2025	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
3/5/2025	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
3/21/2025	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Back To Top