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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-OBSTRUCT FIREFIGHTER"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that resisting or obstructing a firefighter is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that if the violation was the proximate cause of an injury to the firefighter, the offender is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Provides that the court shall also sentence the offender to a minimum of 48 consecutive hours of imprisonment or to perform community service for not less than 100 hours as may be determined by the court. Provides that the person shall not be eligible for probation in order to reduce the sentence of imprisonment or community service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5909"
citation: "Illinois HB 5909 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/790e1c28-2365-4d45-86b9-b3605847c524"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5909&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=37643&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "e283de99d24f989ae45420d42a9c68167e6bade305d5be14506718bae6d18cea"
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 5909 (95th) — CRIM CD-OBSTRUCT FIREFIGHTER
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that resisting or obstructing a firefighter is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that if the violation was the proximate cause of an injury to the firefighter, the offender is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Provides that the court shall also sentence the offender to a minimum of 48 consecutive hours of imprisonment or to perform community service for not less than 100 hours as may be determined by the court. Provides that the person shall not be eligible for probation in order to reduce the sentence of imprisonment or community service.
## 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=09500HB5909&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=37643&DocNum=5909&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5909eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=37643&DocNum=5909&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5909enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=37643&DocNum=5909&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-03** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass / Standard Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-005-001 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2008-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-03** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-03** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2008-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2008-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2008-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2008-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2008-04-16** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2008-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0801 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/790e1c28-2365-4d45-86b9-b3605847c524`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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