SB 251 Illinois Senate · 94th Regular Session

RECREATIONAL USE LAND-PURPOSE

Summary
Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to encourage owners of land to make land and water areas available to any individual or, on state-owned or managed lands and waters, members of the public (rather than to the public) for recreational or conservation purposes by limiting their liability toward persons entering thereon for such purposes. Provides that residential buildings are not included in the definition of "land". Changes the definition of "recreational or conservation purpose" to include hunting, hiking, recreational shooting, operation of an off-highway vehicle, rock climbing, trapping, horseback riding of an entrant's own horse or horses, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, water or snow skiing, sledding, and snowmobiling. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Apr 14, 2005 Signed Aug 18, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2005 · House May 28, 2005

How they voted

49–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 52
May 30, 2005
D Democratic27
26 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican25
23 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
85
Key actions
12
Committee
17
Amendments
10
Aug 18, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2005
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2005
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
upper
May 29, 2005
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
May 29, 2005
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary
upper
May 29, 2005
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 28, 2005
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 29, 2005.
upper
May 28, 2005
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
May 28, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-2-3)
house
May 27, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000
lower
May 27, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 27, 2005
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
May 27, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
May 17, 2005
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Rep. William B. Black
lower
May 13, 2005
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 11, 2005
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Rep. William B. Black
lower
Apr 20, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2005
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 14, 2005
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Apr 12, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Held in Judiciary
upper
Apr 11, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
Apr 11, 2005
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 11, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
upper
Mar 17, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 15, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 15, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 10, 2005
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 10, 2005
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
upper
Feb 17, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 3, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 17 co-sponsors

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