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Bill	ELEVATOR SAFETY - OSFM	Amends the Elevator Safety Act. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal (rather than the Elevator Safety Review Board) shall authorize the issuance of elevator contractor's licenses, elevator mechanic's licenses, inspector's licenses, and inspection company licenses. Further provides that the Board no longer has the power to establish fee schedules for inspections of conveyances. Requires that the Board prescribe an inspection form, which shall be the only inspection form used by a person, company, or home rule unit licensed to inspect conveyances under the Act. Provides that all applications for a contractor's or inspection company license shall contain a copy of the Certificate of Authority to transact business in the State from the Secretary of State for corporations registered in another state, a certificate of good standing for corporations registered in Illinois, and an assumed name certificate issued by the Illinois county in which the business is located for a sole proprietor or partnership. Requires that all injuries caused by a malfunctioning conveyance be reported to the Office of the State Fire Marshal within 2 business days.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	SB 718	Illinois SB 718 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	30	2	2015-02-03	2015-07-10	openstates	ocd-bill/29a36f6b-50a6-4ae1-8a39-7a74f0945fcc	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=718&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=85809&SessionID=88&GA=99	abcbf06e2926f91545b5ede16e4cb77dea050ce5ed5564c785b2fb0039a8f6f0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 718 (99th) — ELEVATOR SAFETY - OSFM

Amends the Elevator Safety Act. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal (rather than the Elevator Safety Review Board) shall authorize the issuance of elevator contractor's licenses, elevator mechanic's licenses, inspector's licenses, and inspection company licenses. Further provides that the Board no longer has the power to establish fee schedules for inspections of conveyances. Requires that the Board prescribe an inspection form, which shall be the only inspection form used by a person, company, or home rule unit licensed to inspect conveyances under the Act. Provides that all applications for a contractor's or inspection company license shall contain a copy of the Certificate of Authority to transact business in the State from the Secretary of State for corporations registered in another state, a certificate of good standing for corporations registered in Illinois, and an assumed name certificate issued by the Illinois county in which the business is located for a sole proprietor or partnership. Requires that all injuries caused by a malfunctioning conveyance be reported to the Office of the State Fire Marshal within 2 business days.

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 — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Don Harmon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2015-02-03 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon filing
• 2015-02-03 First Reading reading-1
• 2015-02-03 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2015-02-11 Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions referral-committee
• 2015-02-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon amendment-introduction
• 2015-02-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2015-02-18 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2015-02-19 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
• 2015-03-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
• 2015-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2015-03-05 Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2015-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2015
• 2015-03-10 Second Reading reading-2
• 2015-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2015
• 2015-04-15 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2015-04-15 Arrived in House introduction
• 2015-04-15 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2015-04-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2015-04-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2015-04-20 Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee referral-committee
• 2015-04-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2015-04-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2015-05-06 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2015-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2015-05-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2015-05-13 Passed Both Houses
• 2015-06-11 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2015-07-10 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2015-07-10 Effective Date January 1, 2016
• 2015-07-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0022 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/29a36f6b-50a6-4ae1-8a39-7a74f0945fcc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).