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type: "Bill"
title: "DORMITORY-FIRE EXTINGUISHER"
description: "Amends the Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act. Provides that nothing in the Act may be construed to abrogate any statute, rule, or ordinance requiring that a fire extinguisher be present in a dormitory. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 56"
citation: "Illinois HB 56 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-06"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d08d8f5e-ff88-4a89-af5f-b5a75d7f5d5a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=56&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14199&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "4c02f8fed23d79cf5c8eefbde4a7865143549fedef07e552e2147a95fa935984"
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 56 (94th) — DORMITORY-FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Amends the Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act. Provides that nothing in the Act may be construed to abrogate any statute, rule, or ordinance requiring that a fire extinguisher be present in a dormitory. 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=09400HB0056&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14199&DocNum=56&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0056eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14199&DocNum=56&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0056enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14199&DocNum=56&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-06** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `filing`
- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-01-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2005-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2005
- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2005
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0204 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d08d8f5e-ff88-4a89-af5f-b5a75d7f5d5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).