COUNTIES-PRESERVE LANDMARKS Senate SponsorsSen. Rachel Ventura House Sponsors(Rep. Matt Hanson-Anna Moeller-Maura Hirschauer) 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 55 ILCS 5/5-30004from Ch. 34, par. 5-30004Amends the Illinois County Historic Preservation Law of the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may maintain, restore, rehabilitate, beautify, or adaptively reuse places of architectural significance, historic significance, or scenic significance and may lease or license county-held property to public or private entities for not longer than 99 years for such purposes. Declares that these activities are a public use. Defines "adaptive reuse". Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:55 ILCS 5/5-1049.2Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a county board may also maintain, restore, rehabilitate, beautify, or adaptively reuse land along scenic byways (in addition to places of architectural significance, historic significance, or scenic significance). Further amends the Counties Code. Provides that the lease of real estate is also permitted when a property, structure, or facility owned by the county can be used for athletic purposes or museum purposes in the interest of the public or for the benefit and enjoyment of residents of the county. Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that, the lease of real estate is also permitted by a county when a property, structure, or facility owned by the county can be used for athletic purposes or museum purposes in the interest of the public or for the benefit and enjoyment of residents of the county in the following circumstances: (1) if the property, structure, or facility is vacant; or (2) if the property, structure, or facility acquired by the county is being used prior to the county acquiring the property, structure, or facility, then, for leases entered into after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the lease of the property, structure, or facility must require (i) the lessee to allow any organization that used the land at the time the lease is executed to continue to use the land for the leased purposes during the term of the lease and (ii) the lessor to continue, during the term of the lease, to employ, in the same capacity, any persons who provided services on the land at the time the lease is executed. In provisions allowing a county to maintain, restore, rehabilitate, beautify, or adaptively reuse places of architectural significance, historic significance, scenic significance, or land along scenic byways and to lease or license county-held property to public or private entities for not longer than 99 years for such purposes, provides that nothing in the provisions may be construed to permit eminent domain. 1/10/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura 1/10/2024SenateFirst Reading 1/10/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 1/24/2024SenateAssigned to Judiciary 3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024 4/5/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2024 4/12/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 4/19/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 5/2/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 10, 2024 5/2/2024SenateRe-assigned to Judiciary 5/3/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura 5/3/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 5/3/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 17, 2024 5/7/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 5/7/2024SenateWaive Posting Notice 5/7/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 5/8/2024SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 5/8/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2024 5/8/2024SenateSecond Reading 5/8/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 5/9/2024SenateThird Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 5/9/2024HouseArrived in House 5/13/2024HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson 5/13/2024HouseFirst Reading 5/13/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/14/2024HouseAssigned to Counties & Townships Committee 5/14/2024HouseCommittee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024 5/14/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller 5/14/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer 5/22/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson 5/22/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/23/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee 5/23/2024HouseMotion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Counties & Townships Committee; Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez 5/23/2024HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 072-040-000 5/23/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote 5/23/2024HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-002-000 5/23/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2024HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/24/2024HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2024 5/25/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/26/2024HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2024 5/31/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die