Illinois House Bill 3257 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Prohibits a city or village that owns, operates, or maintains any fire protection or advanced life support services facility from ceasing the operation and maintenance of these facilities unless the proposed cessation is first submitted to the voters by referendum. Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Prohibits a city or village that owns, operates, or maintains any fire protection or advanced life support services facility that is located in whole or in part within or adjacent to the corporate limits of a fire protection district from ceasing the operation and maintenance of these facilities unless the proposed cessation is first submitted to the voters by referendum. Sets forth requirements and referendum language for the dissolution. Provides for the transfer of services, operations, facilities, rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, obligations, employees and responsibilities of the dissolved fire department to the fire protection district designated by the referendum. Effective immediately.

MUNI-FIRE DEPT-DISSOLUTION

Rep. Bill Mitchell [R]	Rep. John Cavaletto [R]	Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]	Rep. Donald Moffitt [R]
Rep. Adam Brown [R]	Rep. John Cabello [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-03-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-11	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2013-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
2013-02-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-26	House	First Reading
2013-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
2013-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
2013-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
2013-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
2013-02-26	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
65	5	10-4-12	New Code	See Bill Text
70	705	11b	Amended Code	Citation Text
70	705	15b	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3257&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB3257.htm