Senate Sponsors: ROSKAM. House Sponsors: O'BRIEN-MCCARTHY Short description: MUNI CD-ANNEXATION-ELECT CODE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that municipalities in a county with a population of 500,000 or less may annex territory that is not contiguous to the municipality and separated from the municipality only by a forest preserve district without showing that the forest preserve district creates an artificial barrier to annexation or prevents orderly natural growth. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (House recedes June 2, 2002) Further amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Deletes all substantive changes, but retains a technical change. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 4. (House recedes June 2, 2002) Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that territory to be annexed to a municipality that is located in a county with a population of more than 37,000 and fewer than 600,000 inhabitants shall be considered contiguous to the municipality if the territory is separated from the municipality only by the Des Plaines River, the Illinois River, the Kankakee River, or the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor. Effective immediately. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the House recede from House Amendments Nos. 1 and 4. Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows: Deletes reference to: 65 ILCS 5/7-1-1 Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/25-11 from Ch. 46, par. 25-11 70 ILCS 805/3c 235 ILCS 5/6-15 from Ch. 43, par. 130 Amends the Election Code and the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that in a forest preserve district that elects commissioners by district who are not also county board members, the president of the board of commissioners shall fill a vacancy in the office of commissioner by appointment within 60 days with the advice and consent of the other commissioners. Provides that vacancies in the office of such forest preserve president shall be filled by the forest preserve board of commissioners by appointing one of the commissioners to serve as president. Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Authorizes the delivery and sale of alcoholic liquor on any golf course owned by a park district organized under the Park District Code, subject to the approval of the governing board of the district. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0583 Last action date: JUN-26-2002 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status