---
type: "Bill"
title: "CORONER-REPORT FIRE FATALITIES"
description: "Amends the Counties Code and the Fire Investigation Act. Provides that in every case in which a fire is determined to be a contributing factor in a death, the coroner shall report the death to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Provides that the coroner shall make the report in writing (i) within 7 days after the determination that a fire was a contributing factor in the death and (ii) in the form and manner prescribed by the State Fire Marshal. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3585"
citation: "Illinois SB 3585 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-10"
last_action: "2010-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b16949e-6a4a-4286-9c0f-d880c9641aba"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3585&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51748&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "f2ffca51792ad3c764381f8665f7104c1540b9dc76b62fb8e7d79cdbdf32ca13"
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 3585 (96th) — CORONER-REPORT FIRE FATALITIES

Amends the Counties Code and the Fire Investigation Act. Provides that in every case in which a fire is determined to be a contributing factor in a death, the coroner shall report the death to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Provides that the coroner shall make the report in writing (i) within 7 days after the determination that a fire was a contributing factor in the death and (ii) in the form and manner prescribed by the State Fire Marshal. 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=09600SB3585&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51748&DocNum=3585&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3585eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51748&DocNum=3585&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3585enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51748&DocNum=3585&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Bond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond `filing`
- **2010-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 007-000-000
- **2010-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bond `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 18, 2010
- **2010-03-18** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2010-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2010
- **2010-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1059 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b16949e-6a4a-4286-9c0f-d880c9641aba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).