Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2987 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2987 Introduced , by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Warehouse Tornado Preparedness Act. Provides that all operators of a warehouse within this State shall prepare a tornado safety plan for each warehouse they operate within 120 days after the effective date of the Act for each existing warehouse or, for warehouses opened on or after 120 days after the effective date of the Act, no later than 7 days after the warehouse becomes operational. Provides that each plan shall be specific to the warehouse it was prepared for and must be reviewed and updated at least once per year or upon any significant change to the operations of the warehouse that affects the applicability or accuracy of the information in the plan. Specifies what the plan must contain. Requires each warehouse facility to have designated or constructed sufficient shelter space for at least 125% of persons who regularly work in the warehouse at the same time, including persons who are at the warehouse temporarily, such as delivery drivers. Requires each warehouse to maintain specified emergency supplies in its tornado shelter. Effective immediately. LRB104 09137 RPS 19193 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2987 Introduced , by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Warehouse Tornado Preparedness Act. Provides that all operators of a warehouse within this State shall prepare a tornado safety plan for each warehouse they operate within 120 days after the effective date of the Act for each existing warehouse or, for warehouses opened on or after 120 days after the effective date of the Act, no later than 7 days after the warehouse becomes operational. Provides that each plan shall be specific to the warehouse it was prepared for and must be reviewed and updated at least once per year or upon any significant change to the operations of the warehouse that affects the applicability or accuracy of the information in the plan. Specifies what the plan must contain. Requires each warehouse facility to have designated or constructed sufficient shelter space for at least 125% of persons who regularly work in the warehouse at the same time, including persons who are at the warehouse temporarily, such as delivery drivers. Requires each warehouse to maintain specified emergency supplies in its tornado shelter. Effective immediately. LRB104 09137 RPS 19193 b LRB104 09137 RPS 19193 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2987 Introduced , by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Creates the Warehouse Tornado Preparedness Act. Provides that all operators of a warehouse within this State shall prepare a tornado safety plan for each warehouse they operate within 120 days after the effective date of the Act for each existing warehouse or, for warehouses opened on or after 120 days after the effective date of the Act, no later than 7 days after the warehouse becomes operational. Provides that each plan shall be specific to the warehouse it was prepared for and must be reviewed and updated at least once per year or upon any significant change to the operations of the warehouse that affects the applicability or accuracy of the information in the plan. Specifies what the plan must contain. Requires each warehouse facility to have designated or constructed sufficient shelter space for at least 125% of persons who regularly work in the warehouse at the same time, including persons who are at the warehouse temporarily, such as delivery drivers. Requires each warehouse to maintain specified emergency supplies in its tornado shelter. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
15	15	5 Warehouse Tornado Preparedness Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Definitions.In this Act:
17	17	7 "Warehouse" means an establishment as defined by any of
18	18	8 the following North American Industry Classification System
19	19	9 (NAICS) codes, however such establishment is denominated:
20	20	10 (1) 493 for Warehousing and Storage;
21	21	11 (2) 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods;
22	22	12 (3) 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods,
23	23	13 (4) 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order
24	24	14 Houses; or
25	25	15 (5) 492110 for Couriers and Express Delivery Services.
26	26	16 "Warehouse worker" means any person who spends a majority
27	27	17 of working hours working within a warehouse, regardless of
28	28	18 that person's status as an employee or independent contractor
29	29	19 or the existence or non-existence of any employment
30	30	20 relationship between the operator or owner of the warehouse.
31	31	21 "Warehouse worker" does not include a person who, due to the
32	32	22 person's employment or any other reason, enters a warehouse
33	33	23 irregularly, infrequently, or only for a short period of time.
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40	40	Creates the Warehouse Tornado Preparedness Act. Provides that all operators of a warehouse within this State shall prepare a tornado safety plan for each warehouse they operate within 120 days after the effective date of the Act for each existing warehouse or, for warehouses opened on or after 120 days after the effective date of the Act, no later than 7 days after the warehouse becomes operational. Provides that each plan shall be specific to the warehouse it was prepared for and must be reviewed and updated at least once per year or upon any significant change to the operations of the warehouse that affects the applicability or accuracy of the information in the plan. Specifies what the plan must contain. Requires each warehouse facility to have designated or constructed sufficient shelter space for at least 125% of persons who regularly work in the warehouse at the same time, including persons who are at the warehouse temporarily, such as delivery drivers. Requires each warehouse to maintain specified emergency supplies in its tornado shelter. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 Section 10. Tornado safety plan required. All operators of
69	69	2 a warehouse within this State shall prepare a tornado safety
70	70	3 plan for each warehouse they operate within 120 days after the
71	71	4 effective date of this Act for each existing warehouse or, for
72	72	5 warehouses opened on or after 120 days after the effective
73	73	6 date of this Act, no later than 7 days after the warehouse
74	74	7 becomes operational. Each plan shall be specific to the
75	75	8 warehouse it was prepared for and must be reviewed and updated
76	76	9 at least once per year or upon any significant change to the
77	77	10 operations of the warehouse that affects the applicability or
78	78	11 accuracy of the information in the plan. Copies of this plan
79	79	12 and all updates made to the plan must be filed with the Office
80	80	13 of the State Fire Marshal, the Illinois Emergency Management
81	81	14 Agency and Office of Homeland Security, and the fire
82	82	15 department, fire protection district, or local emergency
83	83	16 services agency with primary responsibility for the warehouse.
84	84	17 The plan must, at a minimum, contain the following
85	85	18 information:
86	86	19 (1) A floor plan of the warehouse with emergency
87	87	20 exits, assembly points, and shelter areas along with
88	88	21 orienting landmarks clearly displayed.
89	89	22 (2) A written description of the actions that
90	90	23 employees and supervisors are required to perform in the
91	91	24 event of a tornado warning or other severe weather event.
92	92	25 (3) A list of all emergency equipment stored in the
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103	103	1 warehouse and the equipment's location and instructions on
104	104	2 the use of the equipment.
105	105	3 (4) A written description of the actions that
106	106	4 employees and supervisors are required to perform in the
107	107	5 aftermath of a tornado or other severe weather event
108	108	6 including basic first aid procedures, and guidelines for
109	109	7 communications with other warehouse workers and first
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111	111	9 Section 15. Tornado shelters. Each warehouse facility must
112	112	10 designate or construct sufficient shelter space for at least
113	113	11 125% of persons who regularly work in the warehouse at the same
114	114	12 time, including persons who are at the warehouse temporarily,
115	115	13 such as delivery drivers. The tornado shelters must be built
116	116	14 to withstand high winds and must, at a minimum, meet the
117	117	15 requirements of a storm shelter as defined in Chapter 4,
118	118	16 Section 423 of the International Building Code in effect on
119	119	17 the effective date of this Act or, for warehouses built or
120	120	18 reconstructed after the effective date of this Act, any
121	121	19 successor section and amendments to the International Building
122	122	20 Code for warehouses.
123	123	21 Section 20. Emergency supplies. Each warehouse must
124	124	22 maintain in its tornado shelters a first aid kit, food and
125	125	23 water sufficient for the entire shelter's capacity for 12
126	126	24 hours, a fire extinguisher, flashlights and other lighting
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139	139	3 communication device, a weather radio, and whistles.
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