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type: "Bill"
title: "FIRE PROTECT DIST-OPEN BURNING"
description: "Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that the fire chief or any other designated officer of the fire department of a fire protection district may, with the authorization of the board of trustees of the fire protection district, prohibit open burning within the district on an emergency basis, if (i) the atmospheric conditions or other circumstances create an unreasonable risk of fire because of wind, weather, or the types of combustibles and (ii) the resources of the fire department are not sufficient to control and suppress a fire resulting from one or more of those conditions or circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1359"
citation: "Illinois HB 1359 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8089012-4d93-41d1-ae17-4f2ba64bd491"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1359&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57726&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "542057e054840d558be874f8d259f54a0023c68ba15822849e9f81c9e6ce33d7"
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 1359 (97th) — FIRE PROTECT DIST-OPEN BURNING
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that the fire chief or any other designated officer of the fire department of a fire protection district may, with the authorization of the board of trustees of the fire protection district, prohibit open burning within the district on an emergency basis, if (i) the atmospheric conditions or other circumstances create an unreasonable risk of fire because of wind, weather, or the types of combustibles and (ii) the resources of the fire department are not sufficient to control and suppress a fire resulting from one or more of those conditions or circumstances.
## 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=09700HB1359&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57726&DocNum=1359&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1359eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57726&DocNum=1359&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1359enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57726&DocNum=1359&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **1070** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mike Fortner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-17** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2011-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2011-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2011-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2011-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2011-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2011-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2011-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-000-000
- **2011-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0488 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8089012-4d93-41d1-ae17-4f2ba64bd491`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).