House Sponsors: MOORE-BRUNSVOLD-MADIGAN,MJ-RUTHERFORD-JOHNSON, COWLISHAW, BEAUBIEN, BRADLEY, BUGIELSKI, BURKE, CAPPARELLI, CURRIE, CURRY,JULIE, DAVIS,STEVE, DELGADO, DURKIN, FEIGENHOLTZ, FLOWERS, FRITCHEY, GARRETT, GILES, GRANBERG, HASSERT, HOEFT, HOWARD, HULTGREN, JONES,LOU, JONES,SHIRLEY, LEITCH, LYONS,EILEEN, LYONS,JOSEPH, MATHIAS, MAUTINO, MENDOZA, MURPHY, NOVAK, O'BRIEN, OSMOND, PANKAU, SAVIANO, SCOTT, SLONE, SOTO, STROGER, TURNER,ART, WINKEL, WINTERS, WIRSING AND YARBROUGH. Senate Sponsors: KARPIEL-PETERSON Short description: LAND USE INITIATIVE ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Land Preservation Initiative Act and amends the Election Code. Provides for a statewide advisory referendum at the 2002 general election as to whether the General Assembly should increase the State sales tax by .125% to fund a program to preserve the State's open space. Exempts the referendum from the limit of 3 advisory questions per general election. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Changes the proposed sales tax increase from 1/8 of one percent to 2/10 of one percent. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status