Bill to Prohibit Planting Trees Under Utility Lines

Senate Bill 2120, introduced by Senator Pankau, states that a utility can cut down any tree planted under utility lines after a certain date.

The Illinois Municipal League opposes this bill and testified the legislation does not clearly define what is considered 'under a utility line', how the utilities will know when the tree was planted, and why they are prohibiting all trees when there are species with mature heights that are below utility lines. There is a meeting scheduled to address these concerns.