Illinois House Bill 400 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-31 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. Changes the definition of "volunteer" to mean "any person who operates or assists in the operation of an amusement ride or amusement attraction, or performs any other function related to a carnival or fair, for an owner or operator without pay or lodging". Provides that no person, firm, corporation, or other entity that owns or operates a carnival or fair shall employ any individual, or permit any individual to volunteer, who (i) has been convicted of any offense set forth in Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, (ii) is a registered sex offender, as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, or (iii) has ever been convicted of any offense set forth in Article 9 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person, firm, corporation, or other entity that owns or operates a carnival or fair must conduct a criminal history records check and perform a check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry for all employees and volunteers, regardless of their job function, at the time they are hired or begin volunteering, and annually thereafter except if they are in the continued employ of the entity. Provides that a carnival or fair owner is not responsible for any personal information submitted by an employee or volunteer for criminal history records checks. Provides that any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that owns or operates a carnival or fair that violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section or fails to conduct a criminal history records check or a sex offender registry check for its employees or volunteers shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for a first offense, not to exceed $25,000 for a second offense, and not to exceed $50,000 for a third or subsequent offense. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any amusement enterprise, carnival, or fair, including a county fair, when persons under the age of 18 are present. Effective immediately.

AMUSEMENT RIDE SAFETY

Rep. Martin Moylan [D]	Rep. Silvana Tabares [D]	Rep. Kathleen Willis [D]	Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]
Rep. Luis Arroyo [D]	Rep. Natalie Manley [D]	Rep. Sam Yingling [D]	Rep. John Bradley [D]
Rep. Sue Scherer [D]	Rep. Jaime Andrade [D]	Rep. Frances Hurley [D]	Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]
Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]	Rep. John D'Amico [D]	Rep. Thaddeus Jones [D]
Rep. Michael Zalewski [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-31	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
2015-03-31	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2015-03-31	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
2015-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
2015-03-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2015-03-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2015-03-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
2015-03-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2015-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
2015-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
2015-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
2015-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
2015-02-26	House	To Business Licenses Subcommittee
2015-02-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
2015-02-19	House	To Business Licenses Subcommittee
2015-02-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2015-02-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
2015-02-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
2015-02-13	House	Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
2015-01-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-01-28	House	First Reading
2015-01-28	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
430	85	2-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
430	85	2-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
430	85	2-20	Amended Code	Citation Text
430	85	2-21	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	11-9.3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=400&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB0400.htm