---
type: "Bill"
title: "MOBILE HOME-WEATHER RADIO"
description: "Amends the Illinois Modular Dwelling and Mobile Structure Safety Act. Provides that an installer of manufactured homes must supply a weather radio with specified features in each manufactured home installed after 2023. Provides for an annual notice during National Fire Prevention Week to be given by the operator of a mobile home community to replace batteries in weather radios and smoke detectors. Provides installers with immunity from liability for the functionality of weather radios or smoke detectors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 5238"
citation: "Illinois HB 5238 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly M. Cassidy", "Mike Simmons"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98e3814a-1181-4caa-8e10-4c022b6b2512"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5238&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=153449&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "4b055ea90262cffecd8f4ec2cca1ece438214d3383a9ed8718524d8784f71052"
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 5238 (103rd) — MOBILE HOME-WEATHER RADIO

Amends the Illinois Modular Dwelling and Mobile Structure Safety Act. Provides that an installer of manufactured homes must supply a weather radio with specified features in each manufactured home installed after 2023. Provides for an annual notice during National Fire Prevention Week to be given by the operator of a mobile home community to replace batteries in weather radios and smoke detectors. Provides installers with immunity from liability for the functionality of weather radios or smoke detectors.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5238.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5238eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5238enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Housing — **11–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **81–31** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)
- Mike Simmons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
- **2024-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-02-28** Assigned to Housing `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Housing; 011-003-000
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-031-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2024-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-18** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 006-003-000
- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024
- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 039-020-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0697 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98e3814a-1181-4caa-8e10-4c022b6b2512`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).