Bill Text: IL HB0239 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and purpose of the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0239 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB0239-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0239 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
745 ILCS 65/1 from Ch. 70, par. 31
Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and purpose of the Act.
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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 5. The Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas
Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
(745 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 31)
Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and and may be cited as the
"Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act".
The purpose of this Act is to encourage owners of land to
make land and water areas available to any individual or
members of the public for recreational or conservation
purposes by limiting their liability toward persons entering
thereon for such purposes.
(Source: P.A. 94-625, eff. 8-18-05.)