---
type: "Bill"
title: "SMOKE DETECTOR ACT-HOTELS"
description: "Amends the Smoke Detector Act. Provides that the meaning of \"dwelling unit\" shall include each living unit in a hotel. Effective January 1, 2012."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1398"
citation: "Illinois HB 1398 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1419fc6d-c98a-41c9-af3e-c0a7ce1598a5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1398&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57948&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "f0c6811a60b6763aaeead37dfecde16fff481341b2c4ff437c32f62a11109f22"
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 1398 (97th) — SMOKE DETECTOR ACT-HOTELS

Amends the Smoke Detector Act. Provides that the meaning of "dwelling unit" shall include each living unit in a hotel. Effective January 1, 2012.

## 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=09700HB1398&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57948&DocNum=1398&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1398eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57948&DocNum=1398&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1398enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57948&DocNum=1398&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2011-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-15** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2011-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
- **2011-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
- **2011-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2011-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0447 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1419fc6d-c98a-41c9-af3e-c0a7ce1598a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).