republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-4715.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "EXAM OF FIREFIGHTER APPLICANTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Fire Protection District Act. In provisions concerning physical ability examinations, provides that the tests utilized to measure each applicant's capabilities may be tests based on industry standards currently in use or equivalent tests approved by the Joint Labor-Management Committee of the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Provides that a passing score on the written examination is one that is at or above the median (now, mean) score for all applicants. Sets forth requirements concerning preference points and placement on the final eligibility register. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4715"
citation: "Illinois HB 4715 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-02"
last_action: "2012-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a41ab2f-b34b-4b08-ab6b-5304a71824a1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4715&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64575&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "197d1882bc00dcf9a194b8808ec6d4582d56ca24b98f62d65be4c0738eca4cd3"
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 HB 4715 (97th) — EXAM OF FIREFIGHTER APPLICANTS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Fire Protection District Act. In provisions concerning physical ability examinations, provides that the tests utilized to measure each applicant's capabilities may be tests based on industry standards currently in use or equivalent tests approved by the Joint Labor-Management Committee of the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Provides that a passing score on the written examination is one that is at or above the median (now, mean) score for all applicants. Sets forth requirements concerning preference points and placement on the final eligibility register. Makes other changes. 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=09700HB4715&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64575&DocNum=4715&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4715eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64575&DocNum=4715&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4715enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64575&DocNum=4715&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lisa M. Dugan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan `filing`
- **2012-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2012-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth
- **2012-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Postponed - Local Government
- **2012-04-18** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Re-assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2012
- **2012-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-06** Effective Date August 6, 2012
- **2012-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0898 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a41ab2f-b34b-4b08-ab6b-5304a71824a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).