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Bill	FIRE MRSHL-EQUIP EXCHG PROGRAM	Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Allows the Office of the State Fire Marshal to create an equipment exchange program under which fire departments and fire protection districts can donate equipment to the State Fire Marshal which the Marshal can re-certify as safe and distribute to other departments and districts. Limits the liability of fire departments and fire protection districts that donate equipment. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 121	Illinois HB 121 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	56	2	2003-01-08	2003-07-23	openstates	ocd-bill/dfa8f2bc-244b-4af7-9545-53e253eb6030	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=121&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=275&SessionID=3&GA=93	a571b2457e95cc3d815c54b3245c326db004d2128afa7b3f4679206ff0791907	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 121 (93rd) — FIRE MRSHL-EQUIP EXCHG PROGRAM

Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Allows the Office of the State Fire Marshal to create an equipment exchange program under which fire departments and fire protection districts can donate equipment to the State Fire Marshal which the Marshal can re-certify as safe and distribute to other departments and districts. Limits the liability of fire departments and fire protection districts that donate equipment. Effective immediately.

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

• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jim Watson — primary (person)
• Patrick Welch — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-01-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson filing
• 2003-01-08 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 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 State Government Administration 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. David A. Wirsing
• 2003-01-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
• 2003-01-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
• 2003-01-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
• 2003-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
• 2003-01-30 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 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 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2003-02-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
• 2003-02-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 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. Jim Sacia
• 2003-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee amendment-introduction
• 2003-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 amendment-passage
• 2003-02-28 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-02-28 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-03-05 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-03-05 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-03-12 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson amendment-introduction
• 2003-03-12 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-03-13 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2003-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2003-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-03-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
• 2003-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
• 2003-03-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2003-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 2, 2003 reading-1
• 2003-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Vince Demuzio
• 2003-04-02 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-04-02 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-10 Assigned to State Government referral-committee
• 2003-05-01 Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
• 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; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-07 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick Welch
• 2003-06-05 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-07-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-07-23 Effective Date July 23, 2003
• 2003-07-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0305 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dfa8f2bc-244b-4af7-9545-53e253eb6030. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).