IL HB4315 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Creates the Agritourism Liability Act. Provides that an agritourism operator is not liable for injury or death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of agritourism activities if the agritourism operator posts the required warning notice. Provides that a participant assumes the inherent risks of an agritourism activity by engaging in the agritourism activity. Provides that no participant may pursue an action or recover from an agritourism operator for injury, loss, damage, or death of the participant resulting from any of the inherent risks of agritourism activities. Provides that nothing prevents or limits the liability of an agritourism operator if the agritourism operator: (1) commits an act or omission that constitutes willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant and that act or omission proximately causes injury, damage, or death to the participant; or (2) has actual knowledge or reasonably should know of an unusual dangerous condition on the land, facilities, or equipment used in the activity or the dangerous propensity of a particular animal used in such an activity, does not make the danger known to the participant, and the danger proximately causes injury, damage, or death to the participant. Provides that an agritourism operator shall post and maintain a warning notice in a clearly visible location at or near the entrance to the agritourism activity.

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Title

AGRITOURISM LIABILITY ACT

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-06-23HouseRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-05HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
2020-03-05HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
2020-03-05HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
2020-03-04HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
2020-03-04HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael T. Marron
2020-02-27HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
2020-02-26HouseTo Tort Liability Subcommittee
2020-02-18HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2020-02-11HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
2020-01-30HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
2020-01-29HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2020-01-29HouseFirst Reading
2020-01-28HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

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