Date	Chamber	Action
8/22/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0488

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

70 ILCS 705/8.20

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that the fire chief or any other designated officer of the fire department of a fire protection district may, with the authorization of the board of trustees of the fire protection district, prohibit open burning within the district on an emergency basis, if (i) the atmospheric conditions or other circumstances create an unreasonable risk of fire because of wind, weather, or the types of combustibles and (ii) the resources of the fire department are not sufficient to control and suppress a fire resulting from one or more of those conditions or circumstances.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Specifies that (i) the provisions in the engrossed bill concerning open burning do not apply to the open burning of waste and (ii) the open burning of waste is subject to the restrictions and prohibitions of the Environmental Protection Act and the rules and regulations adopted under its authority.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
2/9/2011	House	First Reading
2/9/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/14/2011	House	Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
2/17/2011	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mike Fortner
2/24/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000
2/24/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/9/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
3/17/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/6/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-001
4/6/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
4/6/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/6/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
4/7/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/7/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011
4/13/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
4/13/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/13/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
5/3/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
5/3/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/4/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
5/5/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/6/2011	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000
5/6/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
5/12/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/12/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
5/17/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
5/17/2011	House	Arrived in House
5/17/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/18/2011	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner
5/18/2011	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/27/2011	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
5/28/2011	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-000-000
5/28/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/24/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/22/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/22/2011	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
8/22/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0488

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