republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-5913.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PLUMBING LICENSE-INSTRUCTION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Requires a licensed plumber to provide proof of completing 4 hours of continuing education to renew his or her annual license. Provides that sponsors of continuing education shall meet the criteria provided by the Board of Plumbing Examiners and the Plumbing Code advisory council. Provides that continuing education courses shall provide instruction in plumbing, which is supervised directly by an Illinois licensed plumber only. Provides qualifying criteria for plumbing instructors. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall approve an application for a plumber's license examination if the applicant has submitted evidence that he or she has successfully completed an approved course of instruction in plumbing supervised directly by an Illinois licensed plumber in colleges, universities, or trade schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5913"
citation: "Illinois HB 5913 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8401fe8b-94fb-44d0-9569-25c414dfa982"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5913&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95399&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "4e670fef85bc06e8636e0baf9cd3541d82191a94435afae7f19f7c6f11b620b7"
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 5913 (99th) — PLUMBING LICENSE-INSTRUCTION

Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Requires a licensed plumber to provide proof of completing 4 hours of continuing education to renew his or her annual license. Provides that sponsors of continuing education shall meet the criteria provided by the Board of Plumbing Examiners and the Plumbing Code advisory council. Provides that continuing education courses shall provide instruction in plumbing, which is supervised directly by an Illinois licensed plumber only. Provides qualifying criteria for plumbing instructors. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall approve an application for a plumber's license examination if the applicant has submitted evidence that he or she has successfully completed an approved course of instruction in plumbing supervised directly by an Illinois licensed plumber in colleges, universities, or trade schools.

## 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=09900HB5913&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95399&DocNum=5913&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5913eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95399&DocNum=5913&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5913enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95399&DocNum=5913&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **79–33** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **40–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John C. D'Amico — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John C. D'Amico `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-16** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2016-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2016-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-03-02** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2016-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-033-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2016-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2016-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-08** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Do Pass Public Health; 006-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2016-03-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 17, 2016
- **2016-03-17** Third Reading - Passed; 040-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-03-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-03-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-27** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0504 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8401fe8b-94fb-44d0-9569-25c414dfa982`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).