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type: "Bill"
title: "PENSION FUND BDS-FIREFIGHTERS"
description: "Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides for the creation of boards of trustees for fire protection districts. Provides for the termination of the terms of office of the existing boards and for the appointment and election of new 5-member boards. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1403"
citation: "Illinois HB 1403 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-09"
last_action: "2005-07-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53685783-d66e-4468-a5ff-255ebae7fca9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1403&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16177&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "237b3044e5e5797f288c915fcd3d129563fa27ba7c68c495e03ab48a2f5d16e3"
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 1403 (94th) — PENSION FUND BDS-FIREFIGHTERS
Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides for the creation of boards of trustees for fire protection districts. Provides for the termination of the terms of office of the existing boards and for the appointment and election of new 5-member boards. Effective immediately.
## 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=09400HB1403&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16177&DocNum=1403&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1403eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16177&DocNum=1403&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1403enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16177&DocNum=1403&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **532** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **8233** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Michael K. Smith — primary (person)
- Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael K. Smith `filing`
- **2005-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-033-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 16, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Pensions & Investments `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2005-04-20** Held in Pensions & Investments
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Pensions & Investments; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 053-002-000 `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 . . . . . . . . . 94-0317 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53685783-d66e-4468-a5ff-255ebae7fca9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).