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| Bill | LOCAL GOV FOREIGN FIRE INS | Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a fire department foreign fire insurance board in a municipality with fewer than 500,000 (now, 250,000) inhabitants shall have 7 trustees, including the fire chief and 6 members of the fire department (now, the board is established by ordinances of the corporate authorities). Provides for an annual election of board officers. Provides that the annual municipal audit shall include funds appropriated to the board and shall determine whether the funds have been expended by the board only for the maintenance, use, and benefit of the department. Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that in each fire protection district that has an organized fire department there shall be a foreign fire insurance board. Provides that the board shall have 7 trustees, including the fire chief and 6 members of the fire department. Provides that officers shall be elected annually. Authorizes the board to make rules. Provides that the treasurer must give a bond to the board. Provides that the board shall develop and maintain a list of items that are appropriate expenditures. Provides that the annual fire protection district audit shall include funds appropriated to the board and shall determine whether the funds have been expended by the board only for the maintenance, use, and benefit of the department. Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 587 | Illinois HB 587 (96th) |
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Illinois HB 587 (96th) — LOCAL GOV FOREIGN FIRE INS
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a fire department foreign fire insurance board in a municipality with fewer than 500,000 (now, 250,000) inhabitants shall have 7 trustees, including the fire chief and 6 members of the fire department (now, the board is established by ordinances of the corporate authorities). Provides for an annual election of board officers. Provides that the annual municipal audit shall include funds appropriated to the board and shall determine whether the funds have been expended by the board only for the maintenance, use, and benefit of the department. Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that in each fire protection district that has an organized fire department there shall be a foreign fire insurance board. Provides that the board shall have 7 trustees, including the fire chief and 6 members of the fire department. Provides that officers shall be elected annually. Authorizes the board to make rules. Provides that the treasurer must give a bond to the board. Provides that the board shall develop and maintain a list of items that are appropriate expenditures. Provides that the annual fire protection district audit shall include funds appropriated to the board and shall determine whether the funds have been expended by the board only for the maintenance, use, and benefit of the department. Makes other changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 46–10 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Dale A. Righter — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Rutherford — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bost — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost
filing - 2009-02-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-11 Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-18 Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 007-001-000
committee-passage - 2009-02-19 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-02-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-02-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost
amendment-introduction - 2009-02-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-24 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-02-24 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2009-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-18 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-18 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2009-03-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-18 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to Local Government
referral-committee - 2009-04-29 Do Pass Local Government; 006-002-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- 2009-05-14 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- 2009-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- 2009-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 046-010-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-14 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-14 Effective Date August 14, 2009
- 2009-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0505
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/db2f8f33-f16c-4961-bce6-244c25d5cda5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).