---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIRE SPRINKLER DORM ACT"
description: "Creates the Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act. Contains only a short title provision. Effective January 1, 2005."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4361"
citation: "Illinois HB 4361 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-03"
last_action: "2004-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6b2ded3-7d5c-4454-936c-f3eb31c869e7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4361&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=8651&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "3d7d532060b6c437c0818198aca50bfafd77302a187dd621ec757c3d4b7cb61e"
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 4361 (93rd) — FIRE SPRINKLER DORM ACT

Creates the Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act. Contains only a short title provision. Effective January 1, 2005.

## 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=09300HB4361&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8651&DocNum=4361&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4361eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8651&DocNum=4361&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4361enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8651&DocNum=4361&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `filing`
- **2004-02-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-02-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2004-02-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
- **2004-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2004-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2004-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2004-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2004-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2004-02-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-09** Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2004-03-09** Pension Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2004-03-10** State Debt Impact Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2004-03-11** Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2004-03-11** Judicial Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2004-03-12** Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2004-03-16** Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2004-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-23** Home Rule Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2004-03-23** Correctional Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2004-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2004-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2004-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2004-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2004-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0887 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6b2ded3-7d5c-4454-936c-f3eb31c869e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).