The Illinois House has passed legislation that could complicate efforts to house terrorism suspects at an unused prison in northwestern Illinois.
The measure would require lawmakers to vote on any proposal to transfer ownership of state property worth $1 million or more. It passed 81-31 Wednesday and now goes to the Senate.
Gov. Pat Quinn has reached an agreement with the Obama administration to sell Thomson prison to the federal government. It would be used to house prisoners now held at Guantanamo Bay.
If lawmakers were vote on the plan, it might fail.
The proposed voting requirement is far from becoming law. It still needs Senate approval, and then Quinn could still block it.
The bill is HB4744. On the Net: www.ilga.gov
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