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type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-FIREFIGHTERS-AGE REQ"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. 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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3203"
citation: "Illinois HB 3203 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-25"
last_action: "2015-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b843aa5-063d-47c3-969b-2d2af4c37c13"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3203&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89353&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "11bc5c8dc833e95b1357840605b3cc94605eafa6901d708e8632c12dc1dc8403"
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 3203 (99th) — MUNI CD-FIREFIGHTERS-AGE REQ
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. 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.
## 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=09900HB3203&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89353&DocNum=3203&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3203eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89353&DocNum=3203&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3203enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89353&DocNum=3203&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2015-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2015-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2015-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2015-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2015-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-22** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2015
- **2015-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2015-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2015
- **2015-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0379 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b843aa5-063d-47c3-969b-2d2af4c37c13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).