---
type: "Bill"
title: "ROOF SAFETY FOR 1ST RESPONDERS"
description: "Creates the Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act. Requires the installation of a parapet, extended masonry, or guard for low-sloped roofs. Sets forth requirements for skylights and other openings located in the plane of a low-sloped roof. Requires municipalities to complete a survey of buildings in their jurisdiction. Requires sharing the results of the surveys with local police and fire departments. Defines terms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "SB 1742"
citation: "Illinois SB 1742 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar", "Mike Porfirio"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c8c0a54-d539-4961-acc1-87b6d14cd7a9"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1742&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=160806&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "b9ea40a30314f73d88d6047bed865c848cd5f27ef1c26fe6a0b5fe3d0d7cfb3d"
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 SB 1742 (104th) — ROOF SAFETY FOR 1ST RESPONDERS

Creates the Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act. Requires the installation of a parapet, extended masonry, or guard for low-sloped roofs. Sets forth requirements for skylights and other openings located in the plane of a low-sloped roof. Requires municipalities to complete a survey of buildings in their jurisdiction. Requires sharing the results of the surveys with local police and fire departments. Defines terms.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1742.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1742eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1742sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1742enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Local Government — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **93–12** (pass) · lower
- Local Government — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **51–4** (pass) · upper
- Police & Fire Committee — **14–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — primary (person)
- Mike Porfirio — primary (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Brandun Schweizer — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Gill — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio `filing`
- **2025-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-05** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-02-25** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2025-02-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2025-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-02-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- **2025-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2025-03-06** Postponed - Local Government
- **2025-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-19** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 011-000-000
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
- **2025-03-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- **2025-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2025-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 051-004-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2025-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-17** Assigned to Police & Fire Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee; 014-000-000
- **2025-04-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2025-04-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
- **2025-04-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2025-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-012-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
- **2025-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0121 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c8c0a54-d539-4961-acc1-87b6d14cd7a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).