Illinois Senate Bill 458 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Introduced on February 19 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-16 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Agritourism Liability Act. Provides that an agritourism operator is not liable for the injury or death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of agritourism activities if the agritourism operator posts the prescribed 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. Effective July 1, 2021.

AGRITOURISM LIABILITY ACT

Sen. Craig Wilcox [R]	Sen. Dale Fowler [R]	Sen. John Connor [D]	Sen. Jason Plummer [R]
Sen. Brian Stewart [R]	Sen. Win Stoller [R]	Sen. Rachelle Crowe [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-16	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-04-13	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
2021-04-09	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
2021-04-09	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
2021-04-08	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart
2021-04-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
2021-03-30	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
2021-03-09	Senate	To Judiciary- Torts
2021-03-03	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2021-02-19	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-19	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-19	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Craig Wilcox

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=458&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0458.htm