Illinois Senate Bill 3302

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-24 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Racing Facility Protection Act. Provides that a person licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or any person that owns a motorsport racing facility that is authorized to conduct motorsport racing by a recognized national authority or a unit of local government may not be subject to a civil action brought by a surrounding property owner to the racing facility or racetrack for allegations of nuisance, taking, or other theory if the racing facility or racetrack was built before the surrounding real property owner either purchased the real property or built in the area of the racing facility or racetrack.

RACING-NUISANCE ACTIONS

Sen. Chris Balkema [R]

Sen. Neil Anderson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-24	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
2026-02-03	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2026-02-03	Senate	First Reading
2026-02-03	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Balkema

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3302&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=166098&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=207444&DocName=10400SB3302&DocNum=3302&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=166098&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=