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| Bill | POLITICAL ACTIVITIES FIRE DEPT | Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Provides that a member of a fire department or fire protection district may be elected or appointed to public office and may serve in public office. Provides that if the member is not in uniform and not on duty, the member may solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 1338 | Illinois HB 1338 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 28 | 2 | 2005-02-09 | 2005-07-25 | openstates | ocd-bill/ab4f6bb2-1f65-4982-9cb7-7456993ca849 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1338&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16104&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 8b5168f9a3cb8334c08e213b9ae0d4c2be450efdbe01d14d51bd8c0cefc4e88e | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 1338 (94th) — POLITICAL ACTIVITIES FIRE DEPT
Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Provides that a member of a fire department or fire protection district may be elected or appointed to public office and may serve in public office. Provides that if the member is not in uniform and not on duty, the member may solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 33–20 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Timothy L. Schmitz — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
filing - 2005-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-10 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2005-02-24 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-02-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-02 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-03-10 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2005-04-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-11 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-13 Assigned to Local Government
referral-committee - 2005-04-20 Do Pass Local Government; 009-001-000
committee-passage - 2005-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- 2005-05-10 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- 2005-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2005-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2005-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 033-020-001
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-07-25 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-07-25 Effective Date July 25, 2005
- 2005-07-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0316
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ab4f6bb2-1f65-4982-9cb7-7456993ca849. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).