---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIRE APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and Fire Protection District Act. Provides that after a firefighter is selected from the register of eligibles to fill a vacancy in a fire department or fire protection district, each appointee shall be presented with his or her certificate of appointment on the day on which he or she is sworn in as a classified member of the affected department or district. Provides that firefighters who were not issued a certificate of appointment when originally appointed may make a written request to receive one. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 616"
citation: "Illinois HB 616 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d126c7e3-faf9-471e-87fd-c9b91079abe4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=616&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100818&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "5fb95e9ab8bfc79cacbb02a9959619593dfd911dc71861c932a6cb06fcb86d0e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 616 (100th) — FIRE APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATES

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and Fire Protection District Act. Provides that after a firefighter is selected from the register of eligibles to fill a vacancy in a fire department or fire protection district, each appointee shall be presented with his or her certificate of appointment on the day on which he or she is sworn in as a classified member of the affected department or district. Provides that firefighters who were not issued a certificate of appointment when originally appointed may make a written request to receive one. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0616&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100818&DocNum=616&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0616eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100818&DocNum=616&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0616enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100818&DocNum=616&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anna Moeller — primary (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Assigned to Fire & Emergency Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Fire & Emergency Services Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-02-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-02-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 28, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-03-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2017-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-22** Effective Date August 22, 2017
- **2017-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0252 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d126c7e3-faf9-471e-87fd-c9b91079abe4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).