FIRE HYDRANT ACT-NONCOMPLIANCE Senate SponsorsSen. Linda Holmes and James F. Clayborne, Jr. House Sponsors(Rep. Robert W. Pritchard-Edward J. Acevedo) 7/30/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0205 425 ILCS 20/2 newAmends the Fire Hydrant Act. Provides that whoever fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Act, after receiving written notice of noncompliance or violation from a fire protection district or municipality in whose jurisdiction a fire hydrant is located, shall be responsible for all reasonable costs that the fire protection district or municipality incurs to correct the noncompliance, including attorney's fees and legal expenses incurred by the fire protection district or municipality in recovering the costs from the responsible party. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the language of the introduced bill with the following changes: defines "fire hydrant"; includes township fire departments in the language of the bill; provides that persons not in compliance with the Act have 30 days after written notice of noncompliance or violation should reasonably have been received before the fire protection district, township fire department, or municipality shall take action to correct the noncompliance. 2/3/2015SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes 2/3/2015SenateFirst Reading 2/3/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 2/11/2015SenateAssigned to Local Government 3/5/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes 3/5/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/10/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government 3/11/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/11/2015SenateDo Pass as Amended Local Government; 008-002-000 3/11/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2015 3/18/2015SenateSecond Reading 3/18/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2015 4/21/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 050-002-000 4/21/2015HouseArrived in House 4/23/2015HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard 4/23/2015HouseFirst Reading 4/23/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/27/2015HouseAssigned to Cities & Villages Committee 4/30/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo 5/8/2015HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015 5/14/2015HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 006-000-000 5/14/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2015HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/20/2015HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-002 5/20/2015SenatePassed Both Houses 6/18/2015SenateSent to the Governor 7/30/2015SenateGovernor Approved 7/30/2015SenateEffective Date July 30, 2015 7/30/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0205 12/4/2015SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.