Illinois House Bill 2979 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-12 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes provisions from the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act and Fire Protection District Act. In the provisions in the Illinois Municipal Code, limits the provisions to municipalities with a population over 1,000,000 and prohibits requiring a firefighter or firefighter trainee from carrying fire protective clothing and safety and protective equipment that weighs more than 70 pounds (rather than 75 pounds) or more than 35% (rather than 50%) of the firefighter's weight, whichever is less. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.

FIREFIGHTER-WEIGHT CARRY LIMIT

Rep. Ann Williams [D]

Rep. Frances Hurley [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-12	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-04-10	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-04-01	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
2019-03-29	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-26	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2019-03-26	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 009-003-000
2019-03-26	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote
2019-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
2019-03-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
2019-03-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
2019-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
2019-02-26	House	Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
2019-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-14	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
2019-02-14	House	First Reading
2019-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	740	11.5	New Code	See Bill Text
65	5	11-6-11	New Code	See Bill Text
70	705	11n	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2979&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2979.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2979ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2979ham002.htm