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type: "Bill"
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title: "PRESCRIBED BURNING-ALLOWANCE"
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description: "Creates the Prescribed Burning Act. Allows for the prescribed burning of certain land under specified circumstances when approved by a certified prescribed burn manager. Provides that no property owner or his agent, conducting a prescribed burn pursuant to the requirements of the Act, shall be liable for damage or injury caused by fire or resulting smoke, unless gross negligence is proven or unless conducted without the approval of a prescribed burn manager. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Office of the State Fire Marshall, shall promulgate rules to implement the Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed as requiring certification as a prescribed burn manager to conduct prescribed burning on one's own property or on the lands of another with the landowner's permission. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "HB 1638"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1638 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 55
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-02-22"
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last_action: "2007-08-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8848fb9b-7776-40f4-a165-456fc5179861"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1638&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30450&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "26bb5dc8d178b1ca167d6789aa01911fdb445081d8e828f123af4078192b4e46"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 1638 (95th) — PRESCRIBED BURNING-ALLOWANCE
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Creates the Prescribed Burning Act. Allows for the prescribed burning of certain land under specified circumstances when approved by a certified prescribed burn manager. Provides that no property owner or his agent, conducting a prescribed burn pursuant to the requirements of the Act, shall be liable for damage or injury caused by fire or resulting smoke, unless gross negligence is proven or unless conducted without the approval of a prescribed burn manager. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Office of the State Fire Marshall, shall promulgate rules to implement the Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed as requiring certification as a prescribed burn manager to conduct prescribed burning on one's own property or on the lands of another with the landowner's permission. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1638&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30450&DocNum=1638&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1638eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30450&DocNum=1638&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1638enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30450&DocNum=1638&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- A. J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
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- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
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- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
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- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
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- Louis S. Viverito — cosponsor (person)
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- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
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- Sidney H. Mathias — primary (person)
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- Todd Sieben — cosponsor (person)
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- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
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- **2007-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2007-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
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- **2007-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2007-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Fire Protection `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Fire Protection; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
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- **2007-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2007-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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- **2007-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
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- **2007-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
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- **2007-04-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2007-04-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2007-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2007-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2007-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2007-04-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2007-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2007-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
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- **2007-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-05-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
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- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
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- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
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- **2007-05-02** Assigned to Environment and Energy `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
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- **2007-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2007-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
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- **2007-05-10** Do Pass Environment and Energy; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
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- **2007-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
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- **2007-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2007-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
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- **2007-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
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- **2007-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
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- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-16** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2007
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- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0108 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8848fb9b-7776-40f4-a165-456fc5179861`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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