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| Bill | FIREFIGHTER-G.A. MEMBER | Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Provides that a firefighter who is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall be granted leave by the employer, without loss of pay or benefits and without being required to make up for lost time, for work hours devoted to performing the responsibilities as a legislator; provided that the elected officer has arranged for a firefighter from the same municipality who is qualified to perform the absent firefighter's duties to work for those hours, or, a firefighter who is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall, upon written application to the employer, be granted a leave of absence without pay. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 1919 | Illinois HB 1919 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2007-02-23 | 2007-08-13 | openstates | ocd-bill/f067bd54-b1ec-4401-818b-73ca43063318 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1919&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30756&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 46c66bd637d0bd5b4eeb7c550ca0af3ecfd801a5dcd4adf3f0b1a5cb94d7c96a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 1919 (95th) — FIREFIGHTER-G.A. MEMBER
Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Provides that a firefighter who is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall be granted leave by the employer, without loss of pay or benefits and without being required to make up for lost time, for work hours devoted to performing the responsibilities as a legislator; provided that the elected officer has arranged for a firefighter from the same municipality who is qualified to perform the absent firefighter's duties to work for those hours, or, a firefighter who is elected to the Illinois General Assembly shall, upon written application to the employer, be granted a leave of absence without pay. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 50–5 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Mike Bost — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-23 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost
filing - 2007-02-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-23 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-27 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2007-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-03-14 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000
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 113-000-001
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 - 2007-04-20 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- 2007-04-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-20 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-03 Assigned to Labor
referral-committee - 2007-05-15 Do Pass Labor; 006-003-001
committee-passage - 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- 2007-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- 2007-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 050-005-003
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-17 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-15 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-13 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2007
- 2007-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0142
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f067bd54-b1ec-4401-818b-73ca43063318. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).