Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2514 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2514 Introduced , by Rep. Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 525 ILCS 37/10525 ILCS 37/15 Amends the Illinois Prescribed Burning Act. Establishes the procedures required before conducting a prescribed burning. Provides that no landowner, agent of the landowner, or certified prescribed burn manager shall be liable for damage, injury, or loss caused by a prescribed burn or resulting smoke of a prescribed burn unless the landowner, agent of the landowner, or certified prescribed burn manager is proven to be grossly negligent. Effective immediately. LRB104 08619 RLC 18671 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2514 Introduced , by Rep. Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 525 ILCS 37/10525 ILCS 37/15 525 ILCS 37/10 525 ILCS 37/15 Amends the Illinois Prescribed Burning Act. Establishes the procedures required before conducting a prescribed burning. Provides that no landowner, agent of the landowner, or certified prescribed burn manager shall be liable for damage, injury, or loss caused by a prescribed burn or resulting smoke of a prescribed burn unless the landowner, agent of the landowner, or certified prescribed burn manager is proven to be grossly negligent. Effective immediately. LRB104 08619 RLC 18671 b LRB104 08619 RLC 18671 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2514 Introduced , by Rep. Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6	6	Amends the Illinois Prescribed Burning Act. Establishes the procedures required before conducting a prescribed burning. Provides that no landowner, agent of the landowner, or certified prescribed burn manager shall be liable for damage, injury, or loss caused by a prescribed burn or resulting smoke of a prescribed burn unless the landowner, agent of the landowner, or certified prescribed burn manager is proven to be grossly negligent. Effective immediately.
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning conservation.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The Illinois Prescribed Burning Act is amended
16	16	5 by changing Sections 10 and 15 as follows:
17	17	6 (525 ILCS 37/10)
18	18	7 Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
19	19	8 (a) "Prescribed burning" means the planned application of
20	20	9 fire to naturally occurring vegetative fuels under specified
21	21	10 environmental conditions and following appropriate
22	22	11 precautionary measures, which causes the fire to be confined
23	23	12 to a predetermined area and accomplish the planned land
24	24	13 management objectives.
25	25	14 (b) "Certified prescribed burn manager" means an
26	26	15 individual who successfully completes an approved training
27	27	16 program and receives proper certification.
28	28	17 (c) "Prescription" means a written plan for conducting a
29	29	18 prescribed burn.
30	30	19 (d) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Natural
31	31	20 Resources.
32	32	21 (e) "Landowner" means the person or entity that owns the
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34	34	23 (f) "Agent of the landowner" means the person or
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38	38	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2514 Introduced , by Rep. Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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42	42	Amends the Illinois Prescribed Burning Act. Establishes the procedures required before conducting a prescribed burning. Provides that no landowner, agent of the landowner, or certified prescribed burn manager shall be liable for damage, injury, or loss caused by a prescribed burn or resulting smoke of a prescribed burn unless the landowner, agent of the landowner, or certified prescribed burn manager is proven to be grossly negligent. Effective immediately.
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71	71	1 organization that has a written contract or agreement with the
72	72	2 landowner to manage the land, such as, but not limited to,
73	73	3 tenants and lessees.
74	74	4 (g) "Third-party land manager" means an individual,
75	75	5 organization, or contractor under contract or agreement with
76	76	6 the landowner or landowner's agent to manage the land.
77	77	7 (h) "Gross negligence" means an act of willful, wanton,
78	78	8 and reckless conduct.
79	79	9 (Source: P.A. 95-108, eff. 8-13-07.)
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81	81	11 Sec. 15. Requirements; liability.
82	82	12 (a) Before conducting a prescribed burn under this Act, a
83	83	13 person shall:
84	84	14 (1) obtain the written consent of the landowner;
85	85	15 (2) have a written prescription approved by a
86	86	16 certified prescribed burn manager;
87	87	17 (3) have at least one certified prescribed burn
88	88	18 manager present on site with a copy of the prescription
89	89	19 while the burn is being conducted;
90	90	20 (4) notify the local fire department, county
91	91	21 dispatcher, 911 dispatcher, or other designated emergency
92	92	22 dispatcher on the day of the prescribed burn; and
93	93	23 (5) make a reasonable attempt to notify all adjoining
94	94	24 property owners and occupants of the date and time of the
95	95	25 prescribed burn.
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106	106	1 (b) (Blank) The property owner and any person conducting a
107	107	2 prescribed burn under this Act shall be liable for any actual
108	108	3 damage or injury caused by the fire or resulting smoke upon
109	109	4 proof of negligence.
110	110	5 (b-5) No landowner or agent of the landowner shall be
111	111	6 liable for damage, injury, or loss caused by a prescribed burn
112	112	7 or resulting smoke of a prescribed burn unless the landowner
113	113	8 or agent of the landowner is proven to be grossly negligent.
114	114	9 (b-10) No certified prescribed burn manager shall be
115	115	10 liable for damage, injury, or loss caused by a prescribed burn
116	116	11 or resulting smoke of a prescribed burn conducted under an
117	117	12 approved prescription unless the certified prescribed burn
118	118	13 manager is proven to be grossly negligent.
119	119	14 (c) Any prescribed burning conducted under this Act:
120	120	15 (1) is declared to be in the public interest;
121	121	16 (2) does not constitute a public or private nuisance
122	122	17 when conducted in compliance with Section 9 of the
123	123	18 Environmental Protection Act and all other State statutes
124	124	19 and rules applicable to prescribed burning; and
125	125	20 (3) is a property right of the property owner if
126	126	21 naturally occurring vegetative fuels are used.
127	127	22 (Source: P.A. 95-108, eff. 8-13-07.)
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