Illinois House Bill 4601

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-17 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a fire protection district organized under the Act may appeal to the State Fire Marshal if a county denies a request for multiple access points to a new fire station. Provides that the fire protection district shall provide the State Fire Marshal with evidence of why multiple access point are required. Provides that the county may offer evidence to the State Fire Marshal that shows the specific reasons for denying a request for multiple access points. Provides that, unless the State Fire Marshal approves of the fire protection district's appeal, the county retains full authority over access points. Provides that neither the county or the fire protection district may appeal the State Fire Marshal's decision. Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Requires the State Fire Marshal to issue a binding decision on a fire protection district's appeal under the Fire Protection District Act within 90 days of receiving the appeal, unless the Fire Marshal requests additional information.

FIRE PROTECT DIST APPEAL

Rep. Nabeela Syed [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-17	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-04-10	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-09	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
2026-04-06	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. John M. Cabello
2026-03-26	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2026-03-26	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee; 010-002-000
2026-03-18	House	Assigned to Police & Fire Committee
2026-02-03	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-03	House	First Reading
2026-01-26	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	2905	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
70	705	29	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4601&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=206808&DocName=10400HB4601&DocNum=4601&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=165461&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=