---
type: "Bill"
title: "SMOKE DETECTOR-EXEMPTION"
description: "Amends the Smoke Detector Act. Removes language providing that specified smoke detector requirements shall not apply to dwelling units and hotels within municipalities with a population over 1,000,000 inhabitants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 51"
citation: "Illinois HB 51 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas", "Jaime M. Andrade, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2ebb4c9-47c7-412b-9e27-8c2092bbf18f"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=51&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=127863&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "d21e8c70b7fa86b82805a41da8b4187a60b798c42135c6c6c3b87b40c3629a10"
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 51 (102nd) — SMOKE DETECTOR-EXEMPTION

Amends the Smoke Detector Act. Removes language providing that specified smoke detector requirements shall not apply to dwelling units and hotels within municipalities with a population over 1,000,000 inhabitants.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0051.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0051eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0051enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — primary (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — primary (person)
- Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. `filing`
- **2021-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Labor & Commerce Committee; 028-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2021-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass Public Safety; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-09** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-07-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0046 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2ebb4c9-47c7-412b-9e27-8c2092bbf18f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).