Bill Text: IL SB3302 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-03-24 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson [SB3302 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB3302-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3302 Introduced 2/3/2026, by Sen. Chris Balkema SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
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.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Racing
Facility Protection Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Motorsport racing" means a competitive sport in which
motor vehicles or motorcycles are raced against each other to
achieve the fastest times or distances.
"Racing facility" or "racetrack" means a designated area
or facility where horse races or motorsport races are
conducted. "Racing facility" or "racetrack" includes the
track, spectator areas, horse stalls, garages, and any
associated grounds or buildings used to operate the races.
Section 10. Liability. No person licensed under the
Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or any person that owns a
racing facility used for motorsport racing that is authorized
by a recognized national authority or a unit of local
government may 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

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real property owner either purchased the real property or
built in the area of the racing facility or racetrack.