Summary as Introduced
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Removes the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the member representing the Office of the Governor from the Task Force on Interjurisdictional Industrial Zoning Impacts. Provides that the Task Force on Interjurisdictional Industrial Zoning Impacts shall include 2 members who are zoning and land use attorneys. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than February 1, 2028 (currently, December 31, 2025). Effective immediately.
Staff Analysis
Senate Bill 2506 proposes changes to the membership of the Task Force on Interjurisdictional Zoning Impacts and extends out the date for producing a report. Provides that the Task Force on Interjurisdictional Industrial Zoning Impacts shall include 2 members who are zoning and land use attorneys. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than February 1, 2028 (currently, December 31, 2025).
Changes Proposed by Senate Amendment 1
The amendment provides that the Task Force on Interjurisdictional Industrial Zoning Impacts shall include (i) one member who is a zoning and land use attorney, appointed by the President of the Senate and (ii) one member who is a zoning and land use attorney, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (in the introduced bill, 2 members who are zoning and land use attorneys, appointed by the President of the Senate). Provides that the Task Force's report shall be submitted no later than August 1, 2027 (in the introduced bill, February 1, 2028).