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type: "Bill"
title: "VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKER"
description: "Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to municipalities with populations of 7,500 or more (now 3,500)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1031"
citation: "Illinois HB 1031 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebdee205-0817-46a2-a30d-85a9e3e43c4b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1031&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28763&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "e181dc4151f9043bd04a1832d0243be9910fdf63e501331dcd5b1dc11df66569"
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 1031 (95th) — VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKER
Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to municipalities with populations of 7,500 or more (now 3,500).
## 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=09500HB1031&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28763&DocNum=1031&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1031eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28763&DocNum=1031&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1031enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28763&DocNum=1031&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Michael W. Frerichs — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Boland — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2007-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2007-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2007-04-25** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-05-02** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0059 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebdee205-0817-46a2-a30d-85a9e3e43c4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).