CROTTY-KRAUSE-KLINGLER-BROSNAHAN-MCGUIRE, BOLAND, LYONS,EILEEN, MYERS,RICHARD, NOVAK, O'BRIEN, RYAN, YARBROUGH, FEIGENHOLTZ, OSTERMAN, DELGADO, COULSON, LANG, GRANBERG, GARRETT AND MEYER. (WALSH,T-MADIGAN,L-OBAMA) New Act 30 ILCS 805/8.26 new Creates the Emergency Evacuation Plan for People With Disabilities Act. Provides that an emergency evacuation plan must be in place for every high rise structure (defined as an office structure, hotel, or residential building with a height that exceeds 80 feet) for the safe and timely evacuation of people with disabilities. Specifies elements of plans. Specifies additional requirements for hotels that are high rise structures. Provides that emergency evacuation drills shall be conducted at least 4 times a year. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall adopt rules for implementing the new Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Emergency Management Agency) Implementation of HB 3695 will require expenditure of staff salary and fringes. Legal Counsel will be required to draft the emergency evacuation rule with the assistance of a Disaster Services Planner. The Agency estimates a minimum of six months for adoption of new rules. Immediate costs of the State to implement the Act total $61,794. The ongoing costs to implement this Act will be funded by municipal government. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything. Creates the Emergency Evacuation Plan for People With Disabilities Act. Requires municipalities, by January 1, 2004, to adopt ordinances requiring owners and managers of high-rise buildings and hotels to adopt emergency evacuation plans for persons with disabilities. Lists requirements for the ordinances. Provides that in the process of developing their ordinances, municipalities must conduct public hearings to receive comments from concerned citizens and must consult authorities, experts, and existing standards and regulations, including but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything. Creates the Emergency Evacuation Plan for People with Disabilities Act. Reinserts provisions similar to those of the original bill, with changes, additions, and deletions. Provides that by January 1, 2004, every owner of a building 80 feet or more in height must establish and maintain an emergency evacuation plan for disabled occupants of the building. Specifies elements of plans. Requires that an evacuation drill be conducted at least once a year. Provides that the Act does not apply within a municipality with a population of over 1,000,000 that, before the effective date of the Act, has adopted an ordinance establishing emergency procedures for high rise buildings. Provides that failure to comply with any provision of the Act is a petty offense punishable by a fine of $500. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately. NOV-27-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK NOV-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KRAUSE NOV-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KLINGLER NOV-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BROSNAHAN NOV-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCGUIRE NOV-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND NOV-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,SHIRLEY NOV-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN NOV-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MYERS,RICHARD NOV-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOVAK NOV-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN NOV-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RYAN NOV-27-2001 H FIRST READING NOV-27-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES NOV-28-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRANKS NOV-29-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR YARBROUGH JAN-23-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE DISABLED COMM JAN-29-2002 H FISCAL NOTE FILED JAN-29-2002 H COMMITTEE DISABLED COMM JAN-30-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ FEB-06-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSTERMAN FEB-15-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DISABLED COMM H FEB-15-2002 H ADOPTED FEB-15-2002 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 012-000-000 HDSC FEB-15-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-15-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DELGADO MAR-20-2002 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2002 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-CROTTY MAR-20-2002 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-20-2002 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COULSON MAR-21-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-CROTTY MAR-21-2002 H RULES REFERS TO HDSC MAR-21-2002 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-CROTTY MAR-22-2002 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HDSC/010-000-000 MAR-22-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-CROTTY MAR-22-2002 H ADOPTED MAR-22-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY MAR-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LANG MAR-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GRANBERG MAR-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT MAR-22-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MEYER APR-01-2002 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 090-020-000 APR-02-2002 S ARRIVE IN SENATE APR-02-2002 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 02-04-03 APR-03-2002 S CHIEF SPONSOR MADIGAN,L APR-04-2002 S FIRST READING APR-04-2002 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-10-2002 S SPONSOR REMOVED MADIGAN,L APR-10-2002 S ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO WALSH,T APR-10-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MADIGAN,L APR-18-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary