---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIRE PROTECTION DIST-POWERS"
description: "Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that the board of trustees of a fire protection district may impose reasonable civil penalties on individuals who repeatedly cause false fire alarms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 116"
citation: "Illinois HB 116 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-08"
last_action: "2003-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b82e427a-b758-4c57-98bc-e89ed3125fed"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=116&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=270&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "98df56598ab6e02d6cb6f79c0b953c342f4303fdaf9cd8e9e2a98e4cf278ee0e"
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 116 (93rd) — FIRE PROTECTION DIST-POWERS

Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that the board of trustees of a fire protection district may impose reasonable civil penalties on individuals who repeatedly cause false fire alarms.

## 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=09300HB0116&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=270&DocNum=116&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0116eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=270&DocNum=116&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0116enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=270&DocNum=116&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael K. Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael K. Smith `filing`
- **2003-01-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2003-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-23** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2003-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2003-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2003-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2003-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2003-01-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2003-01-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2003-01-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2003-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2003-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2003-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2003-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2003-02-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Wirsing
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2003-02-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-02-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 19, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
- **2003-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0302 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b82e427a-b758-4c57-98bc-e89ed3125fed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).