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Bill	FIRE EQUIP & EMPLOY ACT-EXTEND	Amends the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; license requirements and injunctions; rules; reports; personnel; formal charges; and disciplinary sanctions and hearings. Creates a provision that permits the State Fire Marshal to investigate the actions of any applicant or any person, firm, association, or corporation holding or claiming to hold a licensee under the Act. Creates a provision so the State Fire Marshal may adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations for certain violations of the Act. Repeals provisions concerning the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Advisory Board; examinations; and licensure without examination. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the repeal of the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011 from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 4479	Illinois HB 4479 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	39	3	2012-01-31	2012-08-17	openstates	ocd-bill/5d87f6a2-5db5-4dcd-9c24-f78b34b71723	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4479&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64130&SessionID=84&GA=97	03042225f0ca0f3879422044fc83b8c3f69ef9914f8a6623b0de5c493ac933d7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4479 (97th) — FIRE EQUIP & EMPLOY ACT-EXTEND

Amends the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; license requirements and injunctions; rules; reports; personnel; formal charges; and disciplinary sanctions and hearings. Creates a provision that permits the State Fire Marshal to investigate the actions of any applicant or any person, firm, association, or corporation holding or claiming to hold a licensee under the Act. Creates a provision so the State Fire Marshal may adopt rules to permit the issuance of citations for certain violations of the Act. Repeals provisions concerning the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Advisory Board; examinations; and licensure without examination. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the repeal of the Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011 from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 69–45 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 44–12 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence — 68–50 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa M. Dugan — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2012-01-31 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan filing
• 2012-01-31 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-01-31 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-07 Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 008-001-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-06 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-045-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2012-03-21 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2012-03-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-21 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-11 Assigned to Licensed Activities referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Re-referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-25 Re-assigned to Licensed Activities referral-committee
• 2012-04-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson amendment-introduction
• 2012-04-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
• 2012-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2012-05-02 Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
• 2012-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
• 2012-05-08 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2012
• 2012-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 044-012-001 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-15 Arrived in House introduction
• 2012-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2012-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2012-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2012-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 068-050-000
• 2012-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-08-17 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-08-17 Effective Date August 17, 2012
• 2012-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0979 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5d87f6a2-5db5-4dcd-9c24-f78b34b71723. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).