COUNTY-REMOVE IMMINENT HAZARD Senate SponsorsSen. Melinda Bush House Sponsors(Rep. Sam Yingling) 8/2/2019SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0200 55 ILCS 5/5-1121Amends the Counties Code. Provides that if a county finds that an imminent hazard to the public health or safety exists arising from an unfit condition which requires immediate action to protect the public health or safety, it may bring an action, without bond, for immediate injunctive relief, including causing the removal of unhealthy or unsafe accumulations or concentrations of the following: garbage; organic materials in an active state of decomposition, including, but not limited to, carcasses, food waste, or other spoiled or rotting materials; human or animal waste; debris; or other hazardous, noxious, or unhealthy substances or materials from a structure or property. Provides that a county may file a notice of lien for the cost and expense of actions taken.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Limits the provisions to residential property of 1 acre or less. Adds provisions requiring the county to file with the circuit court a petition for an order authorizing the abatement of the condition that is causing the threat to health or safety, including provisions concerning notice and hearing regarding the petition. Makes other changes. 2/5/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush 2/5/2019SenateFirst Reading 2/5/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 2/6/2019SenateAssigned to Local Government 3/6/2019SenatePostponed - Local Government 3/13/2019SenateDo Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 3/13/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2019 3/20/2019SenateSecond Reading 3/20/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2019 4/4/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush 4/4/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/9/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government 4/10/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000 4/10/2019SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/10/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bush 4/10/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/10/2019SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 4/10/2019HouseArrived in House 4/12/2019HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling 4/12/2019HouseFirst Reading 4/12/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/24/2019HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee 4/26/2019HouseTo Commercial Law Subcommittee 5/8/2019HouseRecommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 007-000-000 5/8/2019HouseReported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee; 5/9/2019HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000 5/9/2019HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/14/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/14/2019HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/21/2019HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 5/21/2019SenatePassed Both Houses 6/19/2019SenateSent to the Governor 8/2/2019SenateGovernor Approved 8/2/2019SenateEffective Date January 1, 2020 8/2/2019SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0200