---
type: "Bill"
title: "BATTERY-CHARGED FENCE ALARMS"
description: "Creates the Battery-Charged Fence Alarm Act. Provides that a municipality or county may not: (1) require a permit or fee for the installation or use of a battery-charged fence alarm that is in addition to an alarm system permit issued by the municipality or county; (2) impose installation or operational requirements for the battery-charged fence that are inconsistent with the Act; or (3) prohibit the installation or use of a battery-charged fence alarm. Defines terms. Limits home rule powers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4073"
citation: "Illinois HB 4073 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura M. Murphy", "Michael Kelly"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 72
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-04-28"
last_action: "2022-12-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a16c69a-3fb6-4585-aff2-f3341fa498fa"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4073&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=136080&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "5fe89fa8de709fcd664e7ec6af0ca6db233805ef8962c3037a70c49b47559dc9"
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 4073 (102nd) — BATTERY-CHARGED FENCE ALARMS

Creates the Battery-Charged Fence Alarm Act. Provides that a municipality or county may not: (1) require a permit or fee for the installation or use of a battery-charged fence alarm that is in addition to an alarm system permit issued by the municipality or county; (2) impose installation or operational requirements for the battery-charged fence that are inconsistent with the Act; or (3) prohibit the installation or use of a battery-charged fence alarm. Defines terms. Limits home rule powers.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4073.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4073eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4073sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4073sam002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4073sam003.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 004** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4073sam004.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4073enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **106–2** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 4 — **106–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **103–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laura M. Murphy — primary (person)
- Michael Kelly — primary (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley `filing`
- **2021-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-002-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John Connor `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2022
- **2022-03-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2022-03-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-30** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-31** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2022
- **2022-04-01** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022 `reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John Connor `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2022-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 017-000-000
- **2022-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2022-04-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2022-05-10** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-15** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2022-11-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2022-11-15** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2022-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2022-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 014-002-001
- **2022-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2022-11-16** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2022-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2022-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Murphy `amendment-passage`
- **2022-11-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2022-11-16** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2022-11-16** Third Reading - Passed; 048-002-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-11-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-11-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 4
- **2022-11-29** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Kelly
- **2022-11-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael Kelly
- **2022-11-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael Kelly
- **2022-11-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 010-000-000
- **2022-11-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 011-000-000
- **2022-11-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2022-11-30** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2022-11-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 106-002-000
- **2022-11-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs 106-002-000
- **2022-11-30** House Concurs
- **2022-11-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-12-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2022-12-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-14** Effective Date December 14, 2022
- **2022-12-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1107 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a16c69a-3fb6-4585-aff2-f3341fa498fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).