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HB 1359 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

FIRE PROTECT DIST-OPEN BURNING

Summary
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that the fire chief or any other designated officer of the fire department of a fire protection district may, with the authorization of the board of trustees of the fire protection district, prohibit open burning within the district on an emergency basis, if (i) the atmospheric conditions or other circumstances create an unreasonable risk of fire because of wind, weather, or the types of combustibles and (ii) the resources of the fire department are not sufficient to control and suppress a fire resulting from one or more of those conditions or circumstances.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Apr 7, 2011 Signed Aug 22, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2011 · House May 28, 2011

How they voted

54–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 56
May 17, 2011
D Democratic33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican23
22 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
3
Aug 22, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 28, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 28, 2011
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-000-000
lower
May 27, 2011
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
lower
May 18, 2011
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 18, 2011
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner
lower
May 17, 2011
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 17, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 17, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (54-0-2)
senate
May 6, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000
upper
May 5, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 4, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
upper
May 3, 2011
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 3, 2011
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Apr 13, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 24, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Feb 14, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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