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type: "Bill"
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title: "FLAG DISPLAY-FIREFIGHTER DEATH"
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description: "Amends the Flag Display Act. Requires that the U.S. national and Illinois State flags be displayed at half-staff when an Illinois firefighter is killed in the line of duty. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 77"
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citation: "Illinois HB 77 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 61
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-01-09"
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last_action: "2009-08-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e938c57-a233-421a-885d-8e3764975902"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=77&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40066&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "11d7c782ac168adac2dddf85e95ceb3f8a46c6df1f6b07931af924712cf35b48"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 77 (96th) — FLAG DISPLAY-FIREFIGHTER DEATH
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Amends the Flag Display Act. Requires that the U.S. national and Illinois State flags be displayed at half-staff when an Illinois firefighter is killed in the line of duty. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0077&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40066&DocNum=77&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0077eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40066&DocNum=77&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0077enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40066&DocNum=77&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Sandy Cole — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-01-09** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Sandy Cole `filing`
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- **2009-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2009-02-04** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2009-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
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- **2009-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
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- **2009-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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- **2009-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
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- **2009-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2009-02-10** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-02-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-02-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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- **2009-02-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-02-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-02-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
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- **2009-02-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
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- **2009-02-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
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- **2009-02-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
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- **2009-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
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- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
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- **2009-02-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-02-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 25, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2009-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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- **2009-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2009-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
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- **2009-02-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-30** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
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- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
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- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2009
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- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0436 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e938c57-a233-421a-885d-8e3764975902`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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