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HB 3740

HIGHER ED-INCARCERATED STUDENT

103rd Regular Session Introduced by Carol Ammons and 21 co-sponsors

Authorizes Illinois DNR to swap two Peoria County parcels with private owners, no cash, mutual quitclaim exchanges, recording required, effective Aug 15, 2025.

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
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Bill Summary · HB 3740

HB 3740 — Summary (Public Act 104‑0329)

Note: Although filed under the caption “HIGHER ED‑INCARCERATED STUDENT,” the enrolled Public Act (104‑0329) for HB 3740 concerns a real‑property exchange in Peoria County. The title appears to be a clerical mismatch; this summary describes the enacted land‑exchange provisions.

Overview / Purpose

HB 3740 authorizes the Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR), on behalf of the State of Illinois, to exchange two specific small parcels of real property in Peoria County with private owners Thomas E. Heinz and Andrea L. Heinz. The exchange is intended to give each party one of the parcels where ownership of the two adjacent (or nearby) tracts produces “mutual advantages” for the parties.

Key provisions

  • Authorization: DNR may exchange Parcel 1 (state‑owned) for Parcel 2 (owned by the Heinzes).
  • Legal descriptions: Both parcels are precisely described by survey bearings and distances in the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 10 North, Range 6 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian (Peoria County).
    • Parcel 1: ~0.105 acre (described by bearings and distances; includes reference points and nearby 0.713‑acre tract).
    • Parcel 2: ~0.098 acre (described to include reference to the former Jubilee to Kickapoo Road centerline).
  • Consideration: The stated consideration is reciprocal — each party receives the other parcel because it is mutually advantageous. No monetary consideration is specified.
  • Title and conveyancing:
    • Each party is responsible for their own title costs associated with the property they receive.
    • Each party must execute and deliver a quitclaim deed conveying the parcel they receive.
    • Conveyance of Parcel 1 is made subject to existing public utilities, roads, and recorded reservations, easements, encumbrances, covenants and restrictions.
  • Recording: Within 60 days after the Act’s effective date, the DNR Director must obtain a certified copy of the Act portions that include the title, enacting clause, effective date, Section 5 (land descriptions), and the filing requirement section, and record that certified document in the county Recorder’s Office where the land is located.
  • Effective date: The Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Governor approved August 15, 2025; effective date 8/15/2025.)

Who is affected

  • The Department of Natural Resources (acting for the State of Illinois).
  • Thomas E. Heinz and Andrea L. Heinz (private landowners).
  • Peoria County Recorder’s Office (required to receive the certified recording).
  • Potentially adjacent landowners and holders of existing easements, utilities, roads, or encumbrances that run with the affected parcels.

Fiscal and policy impacts

  • No state purchase price or new ongoing obligations are established by the statute.
  • Each party bears its own title costs; the State is not explicitly required to pay additional consideration beyond the parcel exchange.
  • Because conveyance is by quitclaim and subject to existing rights/encumbrances, the swap appears intended to resolve boundary/administrative issues or realign small tracts without creating new public obligations.

Legislative timeline / status

  • Filed: March 4, 2025 (introduced by Rep. Travis Weaver in 2025 session records).
  • Passed both houses: May 22, 2025.
  • Sent to Governor: June 20, 2025.
  • Governor approved: August 15, 2025.
  • Public Act: 104‑0329; Effective: August 15, 2025.

Additional note

The bill text focuses narrowly on the described land exchange and procedural recording requirements; it does not include broader higher‑education or incarcerated‑student provisions despite the bill’s caption listed in the metadata.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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