---
type: "Bill"
title: "AMUSEMENT RIDE SAFETY"
description: "Amends the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. Makes a change to the definition of \"amusement ride\". Effective January 1, 2016."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3359"
citation: "Illinois HB 3359 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2ea566f-2040-4e12-a1e1-06082e60f7a4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3359&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89544&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "38ed72a6b9c4f680952360c65c4b53f5b78803dcc253ff5b620cd1b7e8190127"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3359 (99th) — AMUSEMENT RIDE SAFETY

Amends the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. Makes a change to the definition of "amusement ride". Effective January 1, 2016.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3359&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89544&DocNum=3359&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3359eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89544&DocNum=3359&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3359enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89544&DocNum=3359&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martin J. Moylan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2015-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan `filing`
- **2015-02-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2015-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2015-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-07** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0116 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2ea566f-2040-4e12-a1e1-06082e60f7a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).