104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1371 Introduced , by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a Public Act transfers State real property to a municipality for nominal consideration and the Public Act requires the property to be used for "public purposes" without defining that term, "public purposes" means any lawful purposes when used in a Public Act with an effective date prior to, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes conforming changes to a Division heading. LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1371 Introduced , by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading 65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a Public Act transfers State real property to a municipality for nominal consideration and the Public Act requires the property to be used for "public purposes" without defining that term, "public purposes" means any lawful purposes when used in a Public Act with an effective date prior to, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes conforming changes to a Division heading. LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1371 Introduced , by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading 65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading 65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a Public Act transfers State real property to a municipality for nominal consideration and the Public Act requires the property to be used for "public purposes" without defining that term, "public purposes" means any lawful purposes when used in a Public Act with an effective date prior to, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes conforming changes to a Division heading. LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b A BILL FOR HB1371LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b HB1371 LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b HB1371 LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by 5 changing the heading of Division 76 of Article 11 and by adding 6 Section 11-76-7 as follows: 7 (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading) 8 DIVISION 76. SALE , OR LEASE , OR TRANSFER OF REAL OR 9 PERSONAL PROPERTY 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1371 Introduced , by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading 65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading 65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a Public Act transfers State real property to a municipality for nominal consideration and the Public Act requires the property to be used for "public purposes" without defining that term, "public purposes" means any lawful purposes when used in a Public Act with an effective date prior to, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes conforming changes to a Division heading. LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b A BILL FOR 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading 65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b HB1371 LRB104 07646 RTM 17690 b