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 Bill Status of HB7331  93rd General Assembly


Short Description:  RECREATIONAL USE LAND-PUBLIC

House Sponsors
Rep. Rich Brauer - Raymond Poe - William B. Black - Bill Mitchell - Robert W. Pritchard and Mike Bost

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
745 ILCS 65/1from Ch. 70, par. 31
745 ILCS 65/2from Ch. 70, par. 32


Synopsis As Introduced
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 members of the public (now, to make land and water areas available 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, pleasure driving, motorcycling, operation of an all terrain vehicle, rock climbing, trapping, horseback riding of an entrant's own horse or horses, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, nature study, water or snow skiing, sledding, snowmobiling, other summer and winter sports, and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites (now, defined as any activity undertaken for conservation, resource management, exercise, education, relaxation, or pleasure). Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  9/29/2004HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer
  9/29/2004HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
  9/29/2004HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
  9/29/2004HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
  9/29/2004HouseFirst Reading
  9/29/2004HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  9/30/2004HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
  10/27/2004HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

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