Bill Sponsors: IL SB2972 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Prescribed Burning Act. Establishes the procedures required before conducting a prescribed burning. Provides that no landowner, agent of the landowner, or certified prescribed burn manager shall be liable for damage, injury, or loss caused by a prescribed burning or smoke resulting from a prescribed burning unless the landowner, agent of the landowner, or certified prescribed burn manager is proven to be grossly negligent. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-18 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy [SB2972 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-18 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy [SB2972 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Senator Thomas Bennett [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-053 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Laura Murphy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-028 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |