---
type: "Bill"
title: "WATER RESCUE EQUIPMENT-LAKE MI"
description: "Creates the Lake Michigan Rescue Equipment Act. Provides that the owner of a pier or drop-off on Lake Michigan shall install public rescue equipment, including, at a minimum, ring life buoys, on each of the owner's piers and drop-offs along the Lake Michigan coast. Provides that public rescue equipment shall also be installed in all high-incident drowning areas on an owner's property. Includes requirements for ring life buoys. Provides that each unit of local government owning a pier or drop-off on Lake Michigan shall track and report to the Department of Public Health, in a form prescribed by the Department, Lake Michigan lakefront drownings, both fatal and non-fatal drownings, near the unit's piers and drop-offs. Includes tracking and reporting requirements. Provides that the Department shall analyze the tracking and reporting and appropriately provide a plan and recommendations for reduction in drowning incidents. Defines terms. Effective 180 days after becoming law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4165"
citation: "Illinois HB 4165 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly M. Cassidy", "Robert Peters"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-10-05"
last_action: "2022-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6285fb9c-640e-4495-b7d3-0de02894e6f2"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4165&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=136897&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "bf17c75f75221e7199c0bff48f4f90da2b23a7ddc79f22472be02af5b8e625ff"
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 4165 (102nd) — WATER RESCUE EQUIPMENT-LAKE MI

Creates the Lake Michigan Rescue Equipment Act. Provides that the owner of a pier or drop-off on Lake Michigan shall install public rescue equipment, including, at a minimum, ring life buoys, on each of the owner's piers and drop-offs along the Lake Michigan coast. Provides that public rescue equipment shall also be installed in all high-incident drowning areas on an owner's property. Includes requirements for ring life buoys. Provides that each unit of local government owning a pier or drop-off on Lake Michigan shall track and report to the Department of Public Health, in a form prescribed by the Department, Lake Michigan lakefront drownings, both fatal and non-fatal drownings, near the unit's piers and drop-offs. Includes tracking and reporting requirements. Provides that the Department shall analyze the tracking and reporting and appropriately provide a plan and recommendations for reduction in drowning incidents. Defines terms. Effective 180 days after becoming law.

## 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/10200HB4165.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4165eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4165ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4165enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)
- Robert Peters — primary (person)
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Amy Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
- **2021-10-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2021-10-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2021-10-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2021-10-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2021-10-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2021-10-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- **2021-10-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-10-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-11** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2022-01-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-31** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 011-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2022-03-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
- **2022-03-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass Public Safety; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2022
- **2022-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2022-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2022-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2022-04-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-02** Effective Date June 2, 2023
- **2022-06-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1036 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6285fb9c-640e-4495-b7d3-0de02894e6f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).