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type: "Bill"
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title: "POLITICAL ACTIVITIES FIRE DEPT"
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description: "Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Provides that a member of a fire department or fire protection district may be elected or appointed to public office and may serve in public office. Provides that if the member is not in uniform and not on duty, the member may solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 1338"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1338 (94th)"
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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: 28
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-02-09"
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last_action: "2005-07-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab4f6bb2-1f65-4982-9cb7-7456993ca849"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1338&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16104&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "8b5168f9a3cb8334c08e213b9ae0d4c2be450efdbe01d14d51bd8c0cefc4e88e"
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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 1338 (94th) — POLITICAL ACTIVITIES FIRE DEPT
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Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights Act. Provides that a member of a fire department or fire protection district may be elected or appointed to public office and may serve in public office. Provides that if the member is not in uniform and not on duty, the member may solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters. 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=09400HB1338&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16104&DocNum=1338&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1338eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16104&DocNum=1338&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1338enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16104&DocNum=1338&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **33–20** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Timothy L. Schmitz — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz `filing`
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- **2005-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-10** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2005-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-03-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2005 `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2005-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-11** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
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- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
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- **2005-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2005-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 033-020-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-07-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-07-25** Effective Date July 25, 2005
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- **2005-07-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0316 `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/ab4f6bb2-1f65-4982-9cb7-7456993ca849`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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