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type: "Bill"
title: "ELEVATOR SAFETY-REMOVE DESIGN"
description: "Amends the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. Removes certain references to the design of elevators and related apparatuses. Provides that an applicant for an elevator mechanic's license who makes application by demonstrating to the Office of the State Fire Marshal acceptable proof that he or she has worked as an elevator constructor, maintenance, or repair person for the equipment that a licensee of the Act is authorized to install must make application to the Office by December 31, 2007 (rather than May 1, 2006), but that all licenses issued under those terms between May 1, 2006 and the effective date of the amendatory Act are deemed valid. Adds one representative of the senior citizen population who is appointed by the Governor to the Elevator Safety Review Board. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 259"
citation: "Illinois SB 259 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-09-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13a0cf01-9480-4ba4-a88e-d54fda043713"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=259&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27769&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "13f18e314e7bc8b4122a6387fe3e41ddc2cc6a5f1f40ca89bebb1fc0c231c969"
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 SB 259 (95th) — ELEVATOR SAFETY-REMOVE DESIGN
Amends the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. Removes certain references to the design of elevators and related apparatuses. Provides that an applicant for an elevator mechanic's license who makes application by demonstrating to the Office of the State Fire Marshal acceptable proof that he or she has worked as an elevator constructor, maintenance, or repair person for the equipment that a licensee of the Act is authorized to install must make application to the Office by December 31, 2007 (rather than May 1, 2006), but that all licenses issued under those terms between May 1, 2006 and the effective date of the amendatory Act are deemed valid. Adds one representative of the senior citizen population who is appointed by the Governor to the Elevator Safety Review Board. 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=09500SB0259&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27769&DocNum=259&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0259eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27769&DocNum=259&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0259enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27769&DocNum=259&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **8612** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **510** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Angelo Saviano — cosponsor (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
- Patrick J Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-02** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2007-03-08** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2007-03-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-31** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2007-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2007-06-13** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-13** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-15** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 22, 2007
- **2007-06-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-06-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-06-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-06-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-06-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-06-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-06-21** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-06-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 086-012-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-06-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2007-06-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-June 28, 2007
- **2007-06-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2007-06-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
- **2007-07-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-07-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- **2007-07-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-08-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-09-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-09-12** Effective Date September 12, 2007
- **2007-09-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0617 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13a0cf01-9480-4ba4-a88e-d54fda043713`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).