republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-4840.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIRE INVESTIGATE-FIRE PREV FND"
description: "Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Provides that moneys in the Fire Prevention Fund shall be fully appropriated annually for exclusive and restricted use (rather than subject to appropriation). Provides that any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, shall remain in the Fire Prevention Fund for exclusive and restricted uses (rather than paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury). Provides that any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining unexpended at the end of the fiscal year 2004 that is not needed for the maintenance and expenses of the Office of the State Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the Illinois Fire Service Institute shall be allocated first to debt service on the Illinois Fire Service Institute and Illinois Fire Service Institute debt to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and then to enhance the Office of the State Fire Marshal Training Reimbursement Fund for the fiscal year 2004."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4840"
citation: "Illinois HB 4840 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-04"
last_action: "2004-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9594e89-0ccd-404a-8a83-dc266f5b8ecd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4840&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9475&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ee2dd3798a1849d4df2a816e4d7b18bc68b49efe97158210dfe0d86434c462d1"
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 4840 (93rd) — FIRE INVESTIGATE-FIRE PREV FND

Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Provides that moneys in the Fire Prevention Fund shall be fully appropriated annually for exclusive and restricted use (rather than subject to appropriation). Provides that any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, shall remain in the Fire Prevention Fund for exclusive and restricted uses (rather than paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury). Provides that any portion of the Fire Prevention Fund remaining unexpended at the end of the fiscal year 2004 that is not needed for the maintenance and expenses of the Office of the State Fire Marshal or the maintenance and expenses of the Illinois Fire Service Institute shall be allocated first to debt service on the Illinois Fire Service Institute and Illinois Fire Service Institute debt to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and then to enhance the Office of the State Fire Marshal Training Reimbursement Fund for the fiscal year 2004.

## 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=09300HB4840&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9475&DocNum=4840&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4840eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9475&DocNum=4840&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4840enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9475&DocNum=4840&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig `filing`
- **2004-02-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2004-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-09** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2004-02-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2004-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- **2004-02-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-02-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-09** Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2004-03-12** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2004-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2004-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-30** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0870 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9594e89-0ccd-404a-8a83-dc266f5b8ecd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).