RECREATION LAND USE-VARIETY Senate SponsorsSen. John J. Cullerton-Pamela J. Althoff House Sponsors(Rep. Lou Lang) 9/11/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0603 745 ILCS 65/1from Ch. 70, par. 31745 ILCS 65/2from Ch. 70, par. 32Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Provides that purpose of the Act is to encourage owners of land to make areas available (at present, to any individual or the public). Provides that the definition of "recreational or conservation purpose" includes conservation, resource management, exercise, education, relaxation or pleasure (at present, hunting or recreational shooting).Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:745 ILCS 65/2Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and purpose of the Act.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to:745 ILCS 65/1Adds reference to:745 ILCS 65/2Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Provides that the definition of "recreational or conservation purpose" includes entry onto the land of another to conduct fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting (instead of hunting or recreational shooting).House Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:745 ILCS 65/2Adds reference to:New ActReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the State of Illinois Recreational Use of Leased Land Act. Provides that the owner-lessor of land leased to the Department of Natural Resources for a nominal amount is not liable for injury of any kind to any person who enters the leased land for a recreational use, and owes no duty of ordinary care to keep leased land safe for entry or use by any person for recreational uses or to give any warning of a natural or artificial dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on the leased land to persons entering for such uses (and creates exceptions for willful and wanton misconduct, willful and wanton failure by an owner-lessor to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on leased land, and for injury suffered by a person where the owner-lessor of leased land assesses a charge against that person who enters or goes on the leased land for recreational use). Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to create a duty of ordinary care owed by an owner-lessor to any person on the leased land for a recreational use or to establish the basis for liability of an owner-lessor for injury to persons or property, or relieve any person using leased land for recreational uses from any obligation to exercise care in his or her use of the leased land and in his or her activities on the leased land or from the legal consequences of failure to employ such care. Effective immediately. 2/7/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 2/7/2007SenateFirst Reading 2/7/2007SenateReferred to Rules 2/21/2007SenateAssigned to Judiciary Civil Law 2/22/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 2/27/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 2/27/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 2/28/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law 2/28/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/1/2007SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000 3/1/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007 3/2/2007SenateSecond Reading 3/2/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007 3/23/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 3/23/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 3/27/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law 3/28/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 007-000-000 3/29/2007SenateRecalled to Second Reading 3/29/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cullerton 3/29/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 3/29/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 3/30/2007HouseArrived in House 3/30/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/2/2007HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman 4/9/2007HouseFirst Reading 4/9/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/30/2007HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 5/16/2007HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 5/16/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/29/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/29/2007HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/31/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang 5/31/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/31/2007HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lou Lang 5/31/2007HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007 6/1/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 6/5/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000 6/6/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote 6/6/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 6/6/2007House3/5 Vote Required 6/6/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 6/6/2007SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 6/6/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - June 7, 2007 6/6/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton 6/6/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules 6/14/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Judiciary Civil Law 6/14/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000 6/15/2007Senate3/5 Vote Required 6/15/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 046-000-000 6/15/2007SenatePassed Both Houses 7/13/2007SenateSent to the Governor 9/11/2007SenateGovernor Approved 9/11/2007SenateEffective Date September 11, 2007 9/11/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0603