SB 3289 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

TREECUTTING-CONSERVATION LAND

Summary
Amends the Wrongful Tree Cutting Act. Defines "land with a primary purpose of preservation or conservation". Provides that any party found to have intentionally cut or knowingly caused to be cut any timber or tree on land with a primary purpose of preservation or conservation that he or she did not have the legal right to cut or caused to be cut must pay the owner of the timber or tree 3 times stumpage value plus all remediation costs. Provides that nothing in the Act limits the rights provided under other law of an owner of land with a primary purpose of preservation or conservation. Provides that the court may not use the diminution of market value in determining damages. Provides that the court shall allow a plaintiff who prevails to recover the cost of expenses incurred. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
Senate Passage
Apr 2016
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 22, 2016 Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2016

How they voted

345
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 46
Apr 21, 2016
D Democratic28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
R Republican18
8 Yea 5 Nay 5
44% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
6
May 3, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2016
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Stadelman
upper
Apr 21, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-5-7)
senate
Apr 20, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 007-000-004
upper
Apr 19, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
upper
Apr 15, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
upper
Apr 7, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 7, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 5, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
upper
Mar 31, 2016
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 31, 2016
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
upper
Mar 8, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Conservation
upper
Feb 19, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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