Illinois Senate Bill 2265 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Protecting First Responders Act. Provides that no specified business shall use, store, or manufacture specified chemicals in excess of 100 pounds within a distance of 1,000 feet of a municipal police or fire station, unless the corporate authorities of any county or municipality define distance requirements that conflict with the Act. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall have the authority to investigate alleged violations of the Act. Provides that any business that operates in violation of the Act shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000 for each violation, and an additional civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day during which such violation continues. Defines terms.

PROTECTING FIRST RESPONDERS

Sen. John Curran [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2019-10-28	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-10-28	Senate	First Reading
2019-10-28	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2265&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB2265.htm