republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/sb-251.md

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Bill	RECREATIONAL USE LAND-PURPOSE	Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to encourage owners of land to make land and water areas available to any individual or, on state-owned or managed lands and waters, members of the public (rather than to the public) for recreational or conservation purposes by limiting their liability toward persons entering thereon for such purposes. Provides that residential buildings are not included in the definition of "land". Changes the definition of "recreational or conservation purpose" to include hunting, hiking, recreational shooting, operation of an off-highway vehicle, rock climbing, trapping, horseback riding of an entrant's own horse or horses, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, water or snow skiing, sledding, and snowmobiling. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	SB 251	Illinois SB 251 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	84	3	2005-02-03	2005-08-18	openstates	ocd-bill/7cf73e83-aa65-4b25-bbe4-09c65a99a8c3	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=251&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=15527&SessionID=50&GA=94	a6669bf78439d806fde400baf15c289f9b1b62c7ceb6513e9f10d0c37b8a2eff	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 251 (94th) — RECREATIONAL USE LAND-PURPOSE

Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to encourage owners of land to make land and water areas available to any individual or, on state-owned or managed lands and waters, members of the public (rather than to the public) for recreational or conservation purposes by limiting their liability toward persons entering thereon for such purposes. Provides that residential buildings are not included in the definition of "land". Changes the definition of "recreational or conservation purpose" to include hunting, hiking, recreational shooting, operation of an off-highway vehicle, rock climbing, trapping, horseback riding of an entrant's own horse or horses, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, water or snow skiing, sledding, and snowmobiling. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 111–2 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 34–22 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Art Tenhouse — cosponsor (person)
• Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
• Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
• David Reis — cosponsor (person)
• Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
• Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
• Frank J. Mautino — cosponsor (person)
• Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
• JoAnn D. Osmond — cosponsor (person)
• John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
• Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Tryon — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick J Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
• Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
• Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
• Richard P. Myers — cosponsor (person)
• Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
• Ron Stephens — cosponsor (person)
• Shane Cultra — cosponsor (person)
• Terry R. Parke — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2005-02-03 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio filing
• 2005-02-03 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-02-03 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-02-17 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2005-02-24 Postponed - Judiciary
• 2005-03-02 Postponed - Judiciary
• 2005-03-09 Postponed - Judiciary
• 2005-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio amendment-introduction
• 2005-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
• 2005-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2005-03-16 Held in Judiciary
• 2005-03-17 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
• 2005-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio amendment-introduction
• 2005-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-04-11 Second Reading reading-2
• 2005-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
• 2005-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
• 2005-04-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Held in Judiciary
• 2005-04-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
• 2005-04-14 Third Reading - Passed; 034-022-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-04-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2005-04-14 Arrived in House introduction
• 2005-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2005-04-14 Chief House Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2005-04-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
• 2005-04-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-04-14 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2005-04-20 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2005-05-11 Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Rep. William B. Black
• 2005-05-13 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2005-05-17 Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Rep. William B. Black
• 2005-05-27 Motion Withdrawn Rep. William B. Black; Motion Filed Discharge Committee
• 2005-05-27 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
• 2005-05-27 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2005-05-27 Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
• 2005-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee amendment-introduction
• 2005-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2005-05-27 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-05-27 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2005-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
• 2005-05-27 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2005-05-27 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2005-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-05-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-002-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
• 2005-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
• 2005-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
• 2005-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
• 2005-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
• 2005-05-28 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
• 2005-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 29, 2005.
• 2005-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio filing
• 2005-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2005-05-29 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
• 2005-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
• 2005-05-29 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
• 2005-05-29 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
• 2005-05-29 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
• 2005-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
• 2005-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2005-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2005-08-18 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2005-08-18 Effective Date August 18, 2005
• 2005-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0625 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7cf73e83-aa65-4b25-bbe4-09c65a99a8c3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).