---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-FIRE PREV SAFETY FUND"
description: "Amends the School Code. Allows a school board to use remaining funds on hand in the Fire Prevention and Safety Fund for required safety inspections. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4616"
citation: "Illinois HB 4616 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5da39c7f-72b1-4297-8569-62aa2b69940e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4616&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79198&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "6dcdce30496ba33d2dae9b1b4b688bb216c270cb68039452f37f1a5ad3ae92cf"
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 4616 (98th) — SCH CD-FIRE PREV SAFETY FUND

Amends the School Code. Allows a school board to use remaining funds on hand in the Fire Prevention and Safety Fund for required safety inspections. 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=09800HB4616&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79198&DocNum=4616&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4616eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79198&DocNum=4616&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4616enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79198&DocNum=4616&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **96–16** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David S. Luechtefeld — cosponsor (person)
- Jason A. Barickman — cosponsor (person)
- John D. Cavaletto — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D. Cavaletto `filing`
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-20** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2014-04-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 2, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2014-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Postponed - Education
- **2014-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
- **2014-05-07** Postponed - Education
- **2014-05-14** Postponed - Education
- **2014-05-16** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-29** Re-assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-29** Waive Posting Notice
- **2014-05-29** Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2014-05-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014 `reading-3`
- **2014-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2014
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1066 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5da39c7f-72b1-4297-8569-62aa2b69940e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).