---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIRE PROTECTION-WATER SYSTEM"
description: "Amends the Civic Center Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a civic center authority's power to incur obligations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 373"
citation: "Illinois SB 373 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-11-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3868f17-b98a-425f-9c53-707b407f88d5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=373&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84334&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "68555315f364fddcffef2f38eb8b5eda2425fbb0035c318f45840d61696e76cb"
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 373 (99th) — FIRE PROTECTION-WATER SYSTEM

Amends the Civic Center Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a civic center authority's power to incur obligations.

## 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=09900SB0373&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84334&DocNum=373&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0373eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84334&DocNum=373&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0373enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84334&DocNum=373&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2015-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
- **2015-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 016-000-000
- **2015-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Stadelman `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-07-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2015-07-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-07-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 31, 2015
- **2015-07-28** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-07-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2015-07-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) August 31, 2015
- **2015-08-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-08-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-08-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-08-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-08-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-08-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-08-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) September 30, 2015
- **2015-09-02** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2015-09-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-09-02** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-10-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-11-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-11-20** Effective Date November 20, 2015
- **2015-11-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0487 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3868f17-b98a-425f-9c53-707b407f88d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).