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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB1557 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Baseball Facility Liability Act. Makes a technical change in
a Section concerning limitations on liability.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1557 | | LRB100 03391 HEP 13396 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Baseball Facility Liability Act is amended |
| 5 | | by changing Section 10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (745 ILCS 38/10)
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| 7 | | Sec. 10. Liability limited. The
The owner or operator of a |
| 8 | | baseball
facility shall not be liable for any injury to the |
| 9 | | person or property of
any person as a result of that person |
| 10 | | being hit by a ball or bat unless:
(1) the person is situated |
| 11 | | behind a screen, backstop, or similar device at
a baseball |
| 12 | | facility and the screen, backstop, or similar device is
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| 13 | | defective (in a manner other than in width or height)
because |
| 14 | | of the negligence of the owner or operator of the baseball
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| 15 | | facility; or (2) the injury is
caused by willful and wanton |
| 16 | | conduct, in connection with the game of
baseball, of the owner |
| 17 | | or operator or any
baseball player, coach or manager employed |
| 18 | | by the owner or operator. |
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 87-1182.)
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