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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4881         </title>
<shortdesc>EPA-OPEN BURNING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>415 ILCS 5/9</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Specifies that certain air pollution control prohibitions in the Act do not apply to open burning that is conducted by a municipality or fire protection district to provide instruction in the methods of firefighting, to test equipment for extinguishing fires, or to conduct research in the control of fires, if the municipality or fire protection district secures and maintains liability insurance coverage in an amount deemed sufficient by the Environmental Protection Agency by rule.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/6/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Energy &amp; Environment Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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