Bill Text: IL HB1130 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Creates the Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act. Requires any organization that sets up, moves, or stores a movable soccer goal to follow all applicable guidelines for anchoring, securing, and counterweighting a movable soccer goal as those guidelines are set forth in "Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety", a publication of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Provides that beginning on the effective date of the Act, no commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, re-manufacture, retrofit, distribute, sell at wholesale or retail, contract to sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, a movable soccer goal that is not tip-resistant. Requires movable soccer goals with specified measurements to comply with applicable ASTM standards. Provides that a violation of the Act is a petty offense for which a fine not to exceed $500 may be imposed. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0234 [HB1130 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB1130-Amended.html
Bill Title: Creates the Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act. Requires any organization that sets up, moves, or stores a movable soccer goal to follow all applicable guidelines for anchoring, securing, and counterweighting a movable soccer goal as those guidelines are set forth in "Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety", a publication of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Provides that beginning on the effective date of the Act, no commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, re-manufacture, retrofit, distribute, sell at wholesale or retail, contract to sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, a movable soccer goal that is not tip-resistant. Requires movable soccer goals with specified measurements to comply with applicable ASTM standards. Provides that a violation of the Act is a petty offense for which a fine not to exceed $500 may be imposed. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0234 [HB1130 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB1130-Amended.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1130
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1130, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
| 3 | with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. | ||||||
| 4 | 2, on page 2, by replacing lines 6 through 15 with the | ||||||
| 5 | following:
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| 6 | "Section 10. Soccer goal safety and education policy. | ||||||
| 7 | Movable soccer goals present a serious threat to the safety of | ||||||
| 8 | children and adults from the dangers of unanchored or | ||||||
| 9 | improperly anchored soccer goals tipping over. Care should be | ||||||
| 10 | taken when installing, setting up, maintaining, moving, and | ||||||
| 11 | properly securing a movable soccer goal. If an organization | ||||||
| 12 | owns and controls a movable soccer goal, it must create a | ||||||
| 13 | soccer goal safety and education policy that outlines how the | ||||||
| 14 | organization will specifically address the safety issues | ||||||
| 15 | associated with movable soccer goals.".
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