republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/sb-718.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELEVATOR SAFETY - OSFM"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 718"
citation: "Illinois SB 718 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-03"
last_action: "2015-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29a36f6b-50a6-4ae1-8a39-7a74f0945fcc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=718&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=85809&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "abcbf06e2926f91545b5ede16e4cb77dea050ce5ed5564c785b2fb0039a8f6f0"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0718&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85809&DocNum=718&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0718eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85809&DocNum=718&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0718enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85809&DocNum=718&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29a36f6b-50a6-4ae1-8a39-7a74f0945fcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).