NEW LEGISLATION REQUIRES TRAMPOLINE PARKS IN ILLINOIS TO BE REGULATED BY THE STATE.
THE BILL CLASSIFIES TRAMPOLINE COURTS AS AN AMUSEMENT RIDE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. IT'S SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE DENYSE STONEBACK OF SKOKIE WHO SAYS IT'S ABOUT SAFETY.
STONEBACK SAYS TRAMPOLINE FACILITIES CAN BE DANGEROUS, AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN AMUSEMENT RIDE THAT'S INSPECTED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
A SIMILAR BILL PASSED IN 2017 BUT WAS VETOED BY THEN GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER. NINE OTHER STATES REGULATE TRAMPOLINE PARKS.