---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMM WEEK"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the second full week of April of each year as National Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week, as a week to honor the dedicated men and women who answer calls for help at 911 centers across the country."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5018"
citation: "Illinois HB 5018 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-08"
last_action: "2016-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/724c372d-8436-45c3-acfb-699e9935f48d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5018&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=94380&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "16194d57cd3b0df36e4548518d573148ff94635f9965f226c587b287315219a2"
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 5018 (99th) — PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMM WEEK

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the second full week of April of each year as National Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week, as a week to honor the dedicated men and women who answer calls for help at 911 centers across the country.

## 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=09900HB5018&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94380&DocNum=5018&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5018eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94380&DocNum=5018&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5018enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94380&DocNum=5018&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — primary (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `filing`
- **2016-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2016-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2016-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2016-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2016-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2016-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2016-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2016-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2016-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2016-05-04** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
- **2016-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0808 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/724c372d-8436-45c3-acfb-699e9935f48d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).