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IL HB3763

Bill

Status

Passed

8/24/2021

Primary Sponsor

Daniel Swanson

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Origin

House of Representatives

102nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires fire protection districts to conduct response-time studies before disconnecting territory, transferring property between districts, or closing fire stations, showing estimated response times before and after the change.

  • Allows territory within non-home rule municipalities in counties with 500,000-750,000 population to be transferred from one fire protection district to another if the receiving district serves over 80% of the municipality's assessed valuation, subject to court approval.

  • Permits home rule municipalities that provide fire service to 80% of their territory to detach property from fire protection districts through court petition, with response-time studies required showing comparison between district and municipal fire department response times.

  • Enables adjacent fire protection districts to transfer areas of no more than 60 acres between each other through ordinance, requiring 60 days' notice to property owners and response-time studies comparing service from both districts.

  • Requires response-time studies in petitions to dissolve fire protection districts with no legal voters, demonstrating adequate fire protection will be available after closure.

Legislative Description

FIRE PROTECTION-RESPONSE TIMES

Last Action

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0574

8/24/2021

Committee Referrals

Local Government5/10/2021
Assignments4/27/2021
Police & Fire3/16/2021
Rules2/22/2021

Full Bill Text

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