Illinois House Bill 6887 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 21 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-11-10 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act. Requires any organization that sets up, moves, or stores a movable soccer goal to follow all applicable guidelines for anchoring, securing, and counterweighting a movable soccer goal that are set forth in "Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety", published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Provides that beginning on the effective date of the Act, no commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, re-manufacture, retrofit, distribute, sell at wholesale or retail, contract to sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, a movable soccer goal that is not tip-resistant. Requires movable soccer goals with specified measurements to comply with applicable ASTM standards. Provides that a violation of the Act is a petty offense for which a fine not to exceed $500 may be imposed.

MOVABLE SOCCER GOALS SAFETY

Rep. Carol Sente [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-11-10		Referred to Rules Committee
2010-11-10		First Reading
2010-07-21		Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol A. Sente

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6887&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB6887.htm