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type: "Bill"
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title: "FIRE PROTECTION DIST-AGE REQ"
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description: "Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that an individual who turned 35 while serving as a member of the active or reserve components of any of the branches of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state, whose service was characterized as honorable or under honorable, and is currently under the age of 40 is eligible to take an examination for a position as a firefighter. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "HB 4741"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4741 (98th)"
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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: 39
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2014-02-05"
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last_action: "2014-08-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ea6c731-7fa1-4439-a00e-5a32a8c6ed2d"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4741&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79415&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "d6471a35693f74bf57cff13fb4b212d2d5f67fc065581b3c19322bb568882dc0"
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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 4741 (98th) — FIRE PROTECTION DIST-AGE REQ
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Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that an individual who turned 35 while serving as a member of the active or reserve components of any of the branches of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state, whose service was characterized as honorable or under honorable, and is currently under the age of 40 is eligible to take an examination for a position as a firefighter. 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=09800HB4741&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79415&DocNum=4741&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4741eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79415&DocNum=4741&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4741enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79415&DocNum=4741&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
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- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
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- **2014-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-02-18** Assigned to Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
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- **2014-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
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- **2014-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2014-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
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- **2014-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
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- **2014-03-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2014-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
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- **2014-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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- **2014-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2014-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
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- **2014-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
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- **2014-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
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- **2014-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
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- **2014-03-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
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- **2014-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 6, 2014 `reading-1`
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- **2014-03-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
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- **2014-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-03-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-30** Do Pass Local Government; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2014
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- **2014-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
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- **2014-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2014
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- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2014-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2014-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2014-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2014
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- **2014-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0995 `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/2ea6c731-7fa1-4439-a00e-5a32a8c6ed2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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