House Sponsors: HOFFMAN. Short description: LOCAL GOVT TORT IMMUNITY-SNOW Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Replaces provisions concerning a local public entity's duty to exercise ordinary care in the maintenance of its property. Provides that neither a local public entity nor a public employee or agent of the local public entity, nor any other person engaged by the local public entity, public employee, or agent, who removes or attempts to remove snow or ice from a street, sidewalk, or other public way is liable for any injury that results from a condition caused by that undertaking unless the alleged misconduct was willful and wanton. (Current law provides that nothing in the Section concerning liability for the use of streets and public ways relieves a local public entity of the duty to exercise ordinary care in the maintenance of its property.) Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts) HB 815 would have no fiscal impact on the judicial branch. JUDICIAL NOTE (Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts) HB 815 would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status