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type: "Bill"
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title: "FIRE SAFETY-STAIRWELL EGRESS"
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description: "Amends the Public Building Egress Act. Provides that stairwell enclosures in buildings greater than 4 stories shall comply with one of the following requirements: (1) no stairwell enclosure door shall be locked at any time; or (2) stairwell enclosure doors that are locked shall be equipped with an electronic lock release system that is activated upon loss of power. Provides that stairwell enclosure doors at the main egress level of the building shall remain unlocked from the stairwell enclosure side at all times. Provides that building owners who lock stairwell enclosure doors shall comply with specific requirements during the time necessary to install a lock release system and two-way communication system. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "SB 46"
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citation: "Illinois SB 46 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2005-01-26"
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last_action: "2005-08-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ddde1e7-a063-4f04-887e-025cef981b4e"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=46&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14678&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "ae08e8d926181f4fb71370a7b9a35c896f1bc4914d8218c09a320f09b1703b7e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 46 (94th) — FIRE SAFETY-STAIRWELL EGRESS
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Amends the Public Building Egress Act. Provides that stairwell enclosures in buildings greater than 4 stories shall comply with one of the following requirements: (1) no stairwell enclosure door shall be locked at any time; or (2) stairwell enclosure doors that are locked shall be equipped with an electronic lock release system that is activated upon loss of power. Provides that stairwell enclosure doors at the main egress level of the building shall remain unlocked from the stairwell enclosure side at all times. Provides that building owners who lock stairwell enclosure doors shall comply with specific requirements during the time necessary to install a lock release system and two-way communication system. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0046&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14678&DocNum=46&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0046eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14678&DocNum=46&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0046enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14678&DocNum=46&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
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- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
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- Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
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- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-01-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
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- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2005-02-24** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2005
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- **2005-03-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2005-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2005-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2005
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- **2005-04-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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- **2005-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2005-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2005-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
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- **2005-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
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- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
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- **2005-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-05-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
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- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 20, 2005.
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- **2005-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
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- **2005-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
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- **2005-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 010-000-000
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- **2005-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 010-000-000
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- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
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- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
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- **2005-05-25** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2006
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- **2005-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0630 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ddde1e7-a063-4f04-887e-025cef981b4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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