CONSERVATION POLICE OPERATIONS Senate SponsorsSen. Iris Y. Martinez House Sponsors(Rep. Frank J. Mautino) 6/28/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0046 30 ILCS 105/5.786 new30 ILCS 105/6z-87 new705 ILCS 105/27.3afrom Ch. 25, par. 27.3aAmends the State Finance Act. Creates the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may use moneys in the Fund to support any lawful operations of the Illinois Conservation Police. Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that a clerk of the circuit court in any county that imposes a fee for automated record keeping shall charge and collect an additional fee in an amount equal to the amount of that fee. Provides that the additional fee shall be paid by the defendant upon a judgment of guilty or grant of supervision for specified offenses. Provides that the additional fee shall be deposited into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the additional fee charged for conservation violations shall not be imposed twice for the same conservation violation. Deletes the provision that the additional fine for conservation violations shall be imposed on all future changes to the law affecting the operation of all-terrain vehicles and other off-road vehicles. Changes the effective date of the bill to July 1, 2012. 2/9/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 2/9/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 2/23/2011SenateAssigned to Judiciary 2/23/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 2/23/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/1/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 3/1/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/1/2011SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 3/1/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2011 3/2/2011SenateSecond Reading 3/2/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 3, 2011 3/3/2011SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 3/3/2011HouseArrived in House 3/3/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/3/2011HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. David Reis 3/3/2011HouseFirst Reading 3/3/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/11/2011HouseAssigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 4/11/2011HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Frank J. Mautino 4/26/2011HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 4/26/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/28/2011HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 4/28/2011SenatePassed Both Houses 5/27/2011SenateSent to the Governor 6/28/2011SenateGovernor Approved 6/28/2011SenateEffective Date July 1, 2012 6/28/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0046