FIREFIGHTER EXAMINATION AGE Senate SponsorsSen. Darren Bailey, Chapin Rose and Rachelle Crowe House Sponsors(Rep. Adam Niemerg, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrew S. Chesney and Paul Jacobs) 8/13/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0375 65 ILCS 5/10-1-7.165 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6.370 ILCS 705/16.06bAmends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a person 35 years of age or older who has served a municipality as a regularly enrolled volunteer, paid-on-call, or part-time firefighter is eligible to take an examination for a position as a firefighter (removing a requirement the volunteer, paid-on-call, or part-time work was 5 years immediately preceding the time that the municipality begins to use full-time firefighters to provide all or part of its fire protection service). Effective immediately. 2/26/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Darren Bailey 2/26/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/26/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 3/16/2021SenateAssigned to Public Safety 4/14/2021SenateDo Pass Public Safety; 007-000-000 4/14/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021 4/20/2021SenateSecond Reading 4/20/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021 4/22/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose 4/23/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe 4/23/2021SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 4/26/2021HouseArrived in House 4/26/2021HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Adam Niemerg 4/27/2021HouseFirst Reading 4/27/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/4/2021HouseAssigned to Police & Fire Committee 5/13/2021HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee; 013-000-001 5/13/2021HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/13/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar 5/13/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney 5/13/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs 5/19/2021HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/19/2021HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/20/2021HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 5/20/2021SenatePassed Both Houses 6/17/2021SenateSent to the Governor 8/13/2021SenateGovernor Approved 8/13/2021SenateEffective Date August 13, 2021 8/13/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0375