republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/103rd/hb-3097.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AMUSEMENT RIDE ACT-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. Provides that the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board may hire such clerical and administrative help as it deems necessary, to be paid out of an appropriation from the Amusement Ride and Patron Safety Fund (rather than from an appropriation to the Board). Removes a provision providing that the Director of the Department of Labor may promulgate rules to establish a schedule of fees for inspections. Provides that the Director, after consultation with and the consent of the Board, shall determine a schedule of inspection fees and permit fees (rather than just permit fees) for each amusement ride or amusement attraction. Provides that the Director may accept applications for a permit not filed at least 30 days prior to the first day of operation or the expiration of the permit only if the applicant applies for the permit prior to the inspection of the ride or attraction. Provides that if, upon inspection, the Department determines that an element or elements of an amusement ride or amusement attraction is in violation of the Act or any rules adopted under it, the Department may issue a correction notice to the owner or operator, allowing the owner or operator to continue operating the amusement ride or amusement attraction, but requiring the owner or operator to address the deficiency and come into compliance with adopted standards by a set deadline. Provides that, if the owner or operator does not meet the deadline established in the correction notice, the Department may issue a Cessation Order. Makes changes in provisions concerning: insurance; penalties; contracting with an entity; injunctions to compel compliance; the Amusement Ride and Patron Safety Fund; exemptions; waivers of inspections; and employment of carnival and amusement enterprise workers. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 3097"
citation: "Illinois HB 3097 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher Belt", "Terra Costa Howard"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2621d04-afbd-43b2-8cac-0bd9295ce82b"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3097&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=148251&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "2693ae86700534b9c9f1814d7cc2ac1e16408efd3328feb432c7323f4fd2dc82"
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 3097 (103rd) — AMUSEMENT RIDE ACT-VARIOUS

Amends the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. Provides that the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board may hire such clerical and administrative help as it deems necessary, to be paid out of an appropriation from the Amusement Ride and Patron Safety Fund (rather than from an appropriation to the Board). Removes a provision providing that the Director of the Department of Labor may promulgate rules to establish a schedule of fees for inspections. Provides that the Director, after consultation with and the consent of the Board, shall determine a schedule of inspection fees and permit fees (rather than just permit fees) for each amusement ride or amusement attraction. Provides that the Director may accept applications for a permit not filed at least 30 days prior to the first day of operation or the expiration of the permit only if the applicant applies for the permit prior to the inspection of the ride or attraction. Provides that if, upon inspection, the Department determines that an element or elements of an amusement ride or amusement attraction is in violation of the Act or any rules adopted under it, the Department may issue a correction notice to the owner or operator, allowing the owner or operator to continue operating the amusement ride or amusement attraction, but requiring the owner or operator to address the deficiency and come into compliance with adopted standards by a set deadline. Provides that, if the owner or operator does not meet the deadline established in the correction notice, the Department may issue a Cessation Order. Makes changes in provisions concerning: insurance; penalties; contracting with an entity; injunctions to compel compliance; the Amusement Ride and Patron Safety Fund; exemptions; waivers of inspections; and employment of carnival and amusement enterprise workers. Makes other changes.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3097.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3097eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3097enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- State Government — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Consumer Protection — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Christopher Belt — primary (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — primary (person)
- Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard `filing`
- **2023-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 009-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2023-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
- **2023-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2023-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2023-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2023-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2023-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2023-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2023
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0177 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2621d04-afbd-43b2-8cac-0bd9295ce82b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).