Dave; The Chwat State legislative report for Illinois missed a major item; HB-1390 which is out of Committee - (as reported on the Illinois House of Representatives website); ___________________________________________ HB 1390: MUNI CD-AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA (Assigned 2/15/2011) Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or resolution after the effective date of the amendatory Act that affects the placement, screening, or height of antennas or support structures that are used for amateur radio communications unless the ordinance or resolution: (i) has a reasonable and clearly defined aesthetic, public health, or safety objective and represents the minimum practical regulation that is necessary to accomplish the objectives; and (ii) reasonably accommodates amateur radio communications. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately. __________________________________________ Illinois Section Manager Tom Cicioria KA9QPN and ILL SEM Brad Pioveson W9FX are largely responsible for supporting the introduction of this bill. 73, Kermit Carlson W9XA Central Division ViceDirector ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner@arrl.org> Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 9:14 am Subject: [arrl-odv:19881] State Legislative Report To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org>
Here is the most recent state legislative report from Chwat & Co., sent to us this morning.
Dave K1ZZ
<<ARRL SLR February-March 2011 r1.pdf>>
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