Bill Text: IL HB2778 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered


Bill Title: Amends the Fire Protection of Unprotected Area Act. Provides that if a property owner of an unprotected area refuses a request for annexation for fire protection, the State Fire Marshal shall assign the unprotected area coverage. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that in order to obtain property insurance for property located in an unincorporated area of a county, the owner of the property must submit verification that the property has fire protection coverage by a fire protection jurisdiction. Effective January 1, 2018.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-11-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0547 [HB2778 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB2778-Chaptered.html



Public Act 100-0547
HB2778 EnrolledLRB100 10513 SMS 20728 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by
adding Section 3.3 as follows:
(70 ILCS 705/3.3 new)
Sec. 3.3. Annexation of covered areas. A fire protection
district may annex into its jurisdiction property for which the
district is providing coverage under Section 10.2 of the
Emergency Telephone System Act by adoption of an ordinance
annexing the property. In addition to the required public
notifications prior to an ordinance adoption, the fire
protection district shall give notice by U.S. certified mail at
least 20 days prior to the hearing to the property owner or
owners of the time and place of the hearing and a copy of the
proposed ordinance. At the hearing, all persons having an
interest in the matter shall have an opportunity to be heard.
Following adoption of the annexation ordinance, a certified
copy of the annexation ordinance shall be transmitted by the
secretary of the district to each of the following: the county
clerk of the county in which the property is located; the
Office of the State Fire Marshal; and the owner or owners of
the property or properties annexed by the ordinance. On the
date specified in the annexation ordinance, the property or
properties shall become an integral part of the fire protection
district and subject to all of the benefits of service and
responsibilities of the district.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2018.
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