PRESCRIBED BURNING-LIABILITY
Summary
Amends the Illinois Prescribed Burning Act. Provides that no landowner or agent of the landowner, third party land manager, or certified prescribed burn manager shall be liable for damage, injury, or loss caused by a prescribed burn or resulting smoke of a prescribed burn conducted under an approved prescription unless the landowner, agent, third party or certified burn manager is proven to be grossly negligent. Effective immediately.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2024
Last action Apr 5, 2024
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Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
3
Apr 5, 2024
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Keicher
RRepublican
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