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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.
Introduced
May 20, 2025
Last Action
Aug 15, 2025
Session
IL 104th
Sponsors
2 primary · 13 co
Governor Approved
Effective Date August 15, 2025; some provisions
Effective Date January 1, 2027; some provisions
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0262
Sent to the Governor
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Passed Both Houses
House Concurs
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 099-015-000
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
Arrived in House
Third Reading - Passed; 051-002-002
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Katie Stuart
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2025
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 28, 2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
Do Pass as Amended Labor; 018-000-000
Waive Posting Notice
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
Assigned to Labor
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christopher Belt
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 21, 2025
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 083-028-000
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled
Arrive in Senate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 012-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-004-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
Assigned to Executive Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
First Reading
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0262
Michael J. Kelly
Dagmara Avelar
Suzanne M. Ness
Camille Y. Lilly