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HB2987 - 104th General Assembly
WAREHOUSE TORNADO PREPAREDNESS
Last Action
House Sponsors
Rep. Katie Stuart - Suzanne M. Ness, Camille Y. Lilly, Matt Hanson, Sharon Chung, Dave Vella, Michael J. Kelly, Rick Ryan, Dagmara Avelar and Hoan HuynhSenate Sponsors
(Sen. Christopher Belt, Adriane Johnson, Mary Edly-Allen, Doris Turner and Meg Loughran Cappel)Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
Synopsis As Introduced
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.
House Floor Amendment No. 4
Adds reference to:
65 ILCS 5/11-31.1-1from Ch. 24, par. 11-31.1-1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning tornado safety plans, provides that the operator of a warehouse should coordinate with the warehouse's local emergency services and disaster agency and fire department or fire protection district to create plans that, when implemented, will be consistent with the local jurisdiction's response activities. Provides that copies of the plan and all updates made to the plan must be filed with the fire department or fire protection district in the jurisdiction in which the warehouse is located and the local emergency services and disaster agency in the jurisdiction in which the warehouse is located (instead of filed with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, and the fire department, fire protection district, or local emergency services agency with primary responsibility for the warehouse). Provides that warehouse facilities constructed after the effective date of the Act must provide the means, through modification, installation, or demonstration via rational analysis, to meet a life-safety performance level for tornado loading that is equivalent to, or exceeds, the life-safety performance level for the most onerous of other building code-prescribed extreme environmental loading events. Sets forth provisions concerning that evaluation. Provides that, in lieu of a risk-targeted approach, the evaluating design professional may elect to follow prescriptive methods as outlined in the Federal Emergency Management Agency standard P-431, Tornado Protection: Selecting Refuge Areas in Buildings and the Best Available Refuge Area Checklist to ensure that shelter areas designated in tornado safety plans are qualified as the best available refuge areas. Removes provisions concerning tornado shelters and emergency supplies. Amends the Counties Code. Defines "building inspector". Requires a building inspector to hold a certification from the International Code Council in the area in which the inspector is inspecting or examining. Requires that the county keep on file a copy of the certifications of the persons doing inspections or examinations on its behalf. Provides that a building inspector may have a grace period of one year from the date of hire to acquire the certification required under these provisions. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to add similar requirements for building inspectors. Effective immediately, except that provisions amending the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code take effect January 1, 2027.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that "warehouse" means a building in which warehouse workers perform their duties and goods are stored in industries defined by specified North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, however such building is denominated (instead of an establishment as defined by specified North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, however such establishment is denominated).
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/06/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 2/06/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 2/06/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/04/2025 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/07/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 3/07/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/11/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 3/20/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-004-000 |
| 3/20/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 3/21/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/08/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 4/11/2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/22/2025 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 4/22/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/22/2025 | House | Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2025 |
| 4/24/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 4/24/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/28/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 4/28/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/29/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 5/06/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 5/06/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/06/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 5/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 5/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 5/20/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote |
| 5/20/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| 5/20/2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 5/20/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| 5/20/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| 5/20/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| 5/20/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
| 5/20/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan |
| 5/20/2025 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 083-028-000 |
| 5/20/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled |
| 5/20/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled |
| 5/20/2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 5/20/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 21, 2025 |
| 5/20/2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 5/20/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 5/20/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/21/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| 5/22/2025 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 5/22/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Labor |
| 5/22/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| 5/23/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 |
| 5/26/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 5/26/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/27/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor |
| 5/27/2025 | Senate | Waive Posting Notice |
| 5/27/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 |
| 5/27/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 5/27/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/27/2025 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Labor; 018-000-000 |
| 5/27/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 28, 2025 |
| 5/27/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson |
| 5/28/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/28/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2025 |
| 5/29/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 051-002-002 |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/30/2025 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee |
| 5/30/2025 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 5/31/2025 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 099-015-000 |
| 5/31/2025 | House | House Concurs |
| 5/31/2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/31/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 5/31/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| 6/04/2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| 6/24/2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/15/2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/15/2025 | House | Effective Date August 15, 2025; some provisions |
| 8/15/2025 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027; some provisions |
| 8/15/2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0262 |