---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPOINTMENT OF FIRE CHIEFS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a person shall not be appointed as the chief, the acting chief, the department head, or a position, by whatever title, that is responsible for day-to-day operations of a fire department or fire protection district for greater than 180 days unless he or she possesses: (1) Office of the State Fire Marshal Firefighter Basic Certification or Firefighter II Certification; Office of the State Fire Marshal Fire Officer I and II Certifications; and an associate degree in fire science or a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college; or (2) a minimum of 10 years' experience as a firefighter at the fire department, or fire protection district, in the jurisdiction making the appointment. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1304"
citation: "Illinois SB 1304 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 62
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55e94166-9521-4c3a-b614-40d45938e4cc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1304&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=103592&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "7f32cc60ea5d5af05e9b816bbf7822ea74741dfdfa8b68b90cd2c9ed04774bd2"
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 1304 (100th) — APPOINTMENT OF FIRE CHIEFS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a person shall not be appointed as the chief, the acting chief, the department head, or a position, by whatever title, that is responsible for day-to-day operations of a fire department or fire protection district for greater than 180 days unless he or she possesses: (1) Office of the State Fire Marshal Firefighter Basic Certification or Firefighter II Certification; Office of the State Fire Marshal Fire Officer I and II Certifications; and an associate degree in fire science or a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college; or (2) a minimum of 10 years' experience as a firefighter at the fire department, or fire protection district, in the jurisdiction making the appointment. 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=10000SB1304&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103592&DocNum=1304&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1304eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103592&DocNum=1304&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1304enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103592&DocNum=1304&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **85–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Conyears-Ervin — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — primary (person)
- Robert Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2017-03-17** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
- **2017-03-29** Postponed - Local Government
- **2017-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Local Government
- **2017-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-05** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2017
- **2017-04-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2017-04-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2017-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2017-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Anderson `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
- **2017-04-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15** Assigned to Fire & Emergency Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Fire & Emergency Services Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-025-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0425 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55e94166-9521-4c3a-b614-40d45938e4cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).