republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/103rd/hb-5238.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	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.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	103rd	HB 5238	Illinois HB 5238 (103rd)	bill		enacted	Kelly M. Cassidy Mike Simmons	3	25	4	2024-02-08	2024-07-19	openstates	ocd-bill/98e3814a-1181-4caa-8e10-4c022b6b2512	https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5238&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=153449&SessionID=112	4b055ea90262cffecd8f4ec2cca1ece438214d3383a9ed8718524d8784f71052	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/98e3814a-1181-4caa-8e10-4c022b6b2512. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).