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type: "Bill"
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title: "VOL FIREFIGHTER JOB PROTECTION"
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description: "Creates the Volunteer Firefighter Job Protection Act. Provides that no public or private employer may terminate an employee who is a volunteer firefighter because the employee, when acting as a volunteer firefighter, is absent from or late to his or her employment in order to respond to an emergency prior to the time the employee is to report to his or her place of employment. Provides that an employee who is terminated in violation of the Act may bring a civil action against his or her employer for reinstatement to the employee's former position, payment of back wages, reinstatement of fringe benefits, and reinstatement of seniority rights. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "HB 4851"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4851 (93rd)"
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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: 45
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2004-02-04"
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last_action: "2004-08-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff03694a-9c8e-45d6-9c9d-5928c0d5758f"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4851&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9506&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "cc87b54dd137c6e64804ac57ccd12afcb84b0c6b3d3cc33d7f923c2891493fd3"
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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 4851 (93rd) — VOL FIREFIGHTER JOB PROTECTION
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Creates the Volunteer Firefighter Job Protection Act. Provides that no public or private employer may terminate an employee who is a volunteer firefighter because the employee, when acting as a volunteer firefighter, is absent from or late to his or her employment in order to respond to an emergency prior to the time the employee is to report to his or her place of employment. Provides that an employee who is terminated in violation of the Act may bring a civil action against his or her employer for reinstatement to the employee's former position, payment of back wages, reinstatement of fringe benefits, and reinstatement of seniority rights. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. 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=09300HB4851&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9506&DocNum=4851&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4851eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9506&DocNum=4851&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4851enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9506&DocNum=4851&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence — **94–18** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **50–6** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **98–16** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Mike Boland — primary (person)
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- Patrick Welch — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2004-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland `filing`
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- **2004-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2004-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2004-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
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- **2004-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2004-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
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- **2004-03-17** Fiscal Note Filed
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- **2004-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland `amendment-introduction`
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- **2004-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2004-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2004-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2004-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2004-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2004-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2004-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 31, 2004 `reading-1`
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- **2004-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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- **2004-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2004-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2004-04-21** Assigned to Labor & Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2004-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `amendment-introduction`
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- **2004-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2004-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
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- **2004-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2004-04-29** Do Pass as Amended Labor & Commerce; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2004
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- **2004-05-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2004-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2004
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- **2004-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick Welch
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- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 050-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2004-05-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2004-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2004-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Boland
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- **2004-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2004-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
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- **2004-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
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- **2004-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
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- **2004-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 094-018-005
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- **2004-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2004-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2004-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2004-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2004
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- **2004-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1027 `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/ff03694a-9c8e-45d6-9c9d-5928c0d5758f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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