IllinoisIllinois allows conditional access across state land for family trust
Illinois can grant the Dean Moore Family Trust permission to cross a 25-foot-wide route on state land after a $1 payment and a shared maintenance agreement.
What it does
Illinois can grant the Dean Moore Family Trust shared access across state land for $1 under a shared maintenance agreement. The access right automatically ends if that agreement ends.
The Illinois Director of Natural Resources must obtain a certified copy of the law within 60 days of enactment and record it after the shared maintenance agreement is made.
Argument forA shared maintenance agreement could help the state and the trust coordinate upkeep of the access route.
Argument againstGranting private access for $1 could leave the state receiving little payment for use of its land.
More detail
The Illinois Director of Natural Resources can grant a nonexclusive easement: a right to cross state land without owning it or having sole use. The 25-foot-wide route covers about 0.82 acres in Knox County. The right covers Nancy J. and Robert D. Moore, trustees of the Dean Moore Family Trust, and later holders of their rights. The grant requires a $1 payment to the state and a shared maintenance agreement with the Department of Natural Resources. Existing utilities, public roads, and recorded rights and restrictions still apply. If either side no longer has the shared maintenance agreement, the access right automatically ends and the land reverts to the state. The law took effect on July 31, 2026.
The Illinois Director of Natural Resources must obtain a certified copy of the law and record it with the Knox County Recorder's Office. This duty covers the law authorizing the trust's access across state land. Recording must follow the shared maintenance agreement between the Department of Natural Resources and Nancy J. and Robert D. Moore. The 60-day deadline applies to obtaining the certified copy, not to recording it.
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History
- 2026
- Jul 31Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0724Latest
- Jul 31Effective Date July 31, 2026
- Jul 31Governor J. B. Pritzker ApprovedBecame Law
- Jun 18Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 21Passed Both Houses
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 21Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000Passed House
- May 20Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- May 19Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short DebateMinor
- May 19Second Reading - Short DebateMinor
- May 6Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000
- May 1Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
- Apr 27Assigned to Judiciary - Civil CommitteeMinor
- Apr 17Referred to Rules Committee
- Apr 17First ReadingMinor
- Apr 17Chief House Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- Apr 17Arrived in HouseMinor
- Apr 16Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 16Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- Apr 16Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; HalpinMajor
- Apr 16Recalled to Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 15Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- Vote recorded Do Pass, Amendment 1. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 15Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- Apr 14Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- Apr 14Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. HalpinMinor
- Mar 4Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2026
- Mar 4Second ReadingMinor
- Feb 26Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2026Minor
- Feb 26Do Pass Judiciary; 005-000-000
- Feb 25
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 4Referred to Assignments
- Feb 4First ReadingMinor
- Feb 4Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. HalpinIntroduced
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