FIRE PROTECT DIST-OPEN BURNING
Summary
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a fire protection district may not enforce an open burning ordinance (i) within the City of Chicago, (ii) within the boundaries of a farm that consists of more than 50 acres, and (iii) in a forest preserve district if the district personnel perform the open burning. Deletes the provision that a fire protection district may not enforce an open burning ordinance within the corporate limits of a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more or a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
Apr 2003
House Passage
Mar 2003
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · House Mar 18, 2003
How they voted
91–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 94
Mar 18, 2003
D
Democratic50
98% Yea
R
Republican44
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 9, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 18, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 18, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-3)
house
Feb 28, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Feb 21, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ricca Slone
lower
Feb 21, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 022-000-000
lower
Feb 6, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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