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type: "Bill"
title: "UTILITIES-FIRE PROTECTION CHG"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may authorize certain public utilities to impose a fire protection charge to meet the fire protection needs of customers (now, the fire protection needs of any municipality or public fire protection district is covered). Provides that any fire protection charge imposed shall reflect the costs associated with providing fire protection service as determined by the Commission for each service area of the public utility for which the Commission determines a separate revenue requirement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 620"
citation: "Illinois SB 620 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 73
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2008-12-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ba75c18-0ea9-4904-8947-89ac28b098ce"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=620&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28463&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "8dcc4d15c640affc524645c0f3313a86bf8af6ec378e4ece2fc65b5581c2ef5f"
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 620 (95th) — UTILITIES-FIRE PROTECTION CHG
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may authorize certain public utilities to impose a fire protection charge to meet the fire protection needs of customers (now, the fire protection needs of any municipality or public fire protection district is covered). Provides that any fire protection charge imposed shall reflect the costs associated with providing fire protection service as determined by the Commission for each service area of the public utility for which the Commission determines a separate revenue requirement. 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=09500SB0620&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28463&DocNum=620&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0620eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28463&DocNum=620&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0620enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28463&DocNum=620&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 5 — **3316** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **3316** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **6444** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Environment and Energy `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Environment and Energy; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2007-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2007-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government Committee
- **2007-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Local Government Committee; 007-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-08** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-06** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2008
- **2008-11-06** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2008-11-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-11-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2008-11-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2008-11-17** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-11-17** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2008-11-18** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-11-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2008-11-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2008-11-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2008-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Withdrawn by Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2008-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-11-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-044-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2008-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2008-11-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02,05
- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) November 20, 2008; 02,05
- **2008-11-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
- **2008-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2008-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2008-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-20** Sponsor Removed Sen. William R. Haine
- **2008-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-002-002
- **2008-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-002-002
- **2008-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 033-016-002
- **2008-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Senate Concurs 033-016-002
- **2008-11-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-12-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-12-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-12-15** Effective Date June 1, 2009
- **2008-12-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1010 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ba75c18-0ea9-4904-8947-89ac28b098ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).