SB 2572 Illinois Senate · 93rd Regular Session

RAILS-WITH-TRAILS IMMUNITY ACT

Summary
Creates the Rails-With-Trails Immunity Act. Provides that the owner of property upon which a rails-with-trails trail is located, any railroad that operates within the active rail corridor upon which a rails-with-trails trail is located, and any person who is sponsoring and maintaining the strip of land for the use of individuals for the purposes specified in the agreement with the railroads are immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to an individual or damage to an individual's property resulting from the individual's use of a rails-with-trails trail, except for willful or wanton acts or omissions.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2004
Committee Review
Mar 2004
Senate Passage
Mar 2004
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2004 Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2004

How they voted

52–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 56
Mar 25, 2004
D Democratic30
28 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
R Republican26
24 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 29, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2004
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 25, 2004
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-1-3)
senate
Feb 26, 2004
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 18, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 4, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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