PREMISES LIABIL-FIREARM RANGE
Summary
Amends the Premises Liability Act. Provides that an owner or operator of a firearm range placed in operation after January 1, 1994 is immune from criminal liability and is not subject to any action for public or private nuisance or trespass arising out of or as a consequence of noise or sound emissions resulting from the normal use of the firearm range if: all areas from which a firearm may be properly discharged are at least 500 (rather than 1,000) yards from any occupied permanent dwelling on adjacent property; or the firearm range met those requirements at the time the range began its operation and subsequently an occupied permanent dwelling on adjacent property was built within 500 (rather than 1,000) yards from an area of the range from which a firearm may be properly discharged. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
Jan 2013
House Passage
Jan 2013
Senate Passage
Jan 2013
Signed into Law
Jan 2013
Introduced Mar 22, 2012
Signed Jan 18, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Jan 3, 2013 · House Jan 7, 2013
How they voted
28–12
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 46
Jan 3, 2013
D
Democratic27
88% Yea
R
Republican19
63% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
67
Key actions
13
Committee
20
Amendments
9
Jan 18, 2013
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Jan 7, 2013
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Jan 7, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 067-046-000
lower
Jan 7, 2013
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 067-046-000
lower
Jan 7, 2013
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 007-004-000
lower
Jan 7, 2013
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 007-004-000
lower
Jan 4, 2013
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Jan 4, 2013
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Jan 4, 2013
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jan 4, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael J. Madigan
lower
Jan 4, 2013
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jan 4, 2013
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael J. Madigan
lower
Jan 4, 2013
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
lower
Jan 4, 2013
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Jan 3, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Clayborne
upper
Jan 3, 2013
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-12-6)
senate
Jan 2, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 010-003-001
upper
Jan 2, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
Jan 2, 2013
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Jan 2, 2013
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
upper
Nov 28, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-001-000
upper
Nov 28, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Nov 28, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
Nov 28, 2012
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Nov 28, 2012
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
upper
Nov 21, 2012
Committee
Re-assigned to Executive
upper
May 25, 2012
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 8, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
May 4, 2012
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
upper
May 2, 2012
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 22, 2012
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 28, 2012
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Feb 17, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2012
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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