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UTILITY FIRE PROTECTION FEE

What this bill does

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a fire protection charge by a public utility shall be no greater than the average cost spent by the public utility on the maintenance, connection, or use of any fire protection services over the past 10 years.

Sponsor: Nabeela Syed Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-02-04
Stuck
P(Advance)
16.8%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 83%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 409 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Public Engagement

15 witness slips filed 1 proponents / 14 opponents 11 organizations

Witness slips

15 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
Matthew Slade Myself Myself Proponent Public Utilities 2025-03-11
Andrew Cunningham Illinois Chamber of Commerce Illinois Chamber of Commerce Opponent Public Utilities 2025-03-18
Dane Thull Illinois American Water Illinois American Water Opponent Public Utilities 2025-03-18
Marc Poulos Local 150 Operating Engineers Local 150 Operating Engineers Opponent Public Utilities 2025-03-18
Vivian Anderson Illinois Energy Association IL Energy Association Opponent Public Utilities 2025-03-18
Andrew Cunningham Illinois Chamber of Commerce Illinois Chamber of Commerce Opponent Public Utilities 2025-03-11
Brad Babcook Chemical Industry Council of Illinois Chemical Industry Council of Illinois Opponent Public Utilities 2025-03-11
Dane Thull Illinois American Water Illinois American Water Opponent Public Utilities 2025-03-11
Marc Poulos Local 150 Operating Engineers Local 150 Operating Engineers Opponent Public Utilities 2025-03-11
Michael Wiedmaier UCA of IL UCA of IL Opponent Public Utilities 2025-03-11
John Coultas Illinois Municipal League Illinois Municipal League Opponent Public Utilities 2025-04-09
Gregg Humphrey Sangamon County Water Reclamation District Sangamon County Water Reclamation District (SCWRD) Opponent Public Utilities 2025-04-08
John Coultas Illinois Municipal League Illinois Municipal League Opponent Public Utilities 2025-04-08
Matt Maloney Government Strategy Associates Illinois Section American Water Works Association Opponent Public Utilities 2025-04-08
Maureen Mulhall Maureen Mulhall Illinois Section American Water Works Association Opponent Public Utilities 2025-04-08

Roll-call votes

Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.

Date Chamber Type Description Yea Nay Present NV Outcome Margin Deciding voters
H Committee Public Utilities 13 7 0 1 Passed 6 —

Action History

13 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-04-11 — House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-04 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Nabeela Syed House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-02-04 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-02-04 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-03-04 Committee Assignment
Assigned toPublic Utilities Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-03-18 Committee Action Positive
Do Pass / Short DebatePublic Utilities Committee; 013-007-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b)
Committee recommends passage and places it on the Short Debate calendar (limited floor discussion time). Strong positive signal — committee believes bill has broad support.
2025-03-19 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill placed on the Second Reading calendar. Positive — bill is queued for floor action.
2025-03-26 Floor Process Positive
Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage on Short Debate calendar. Major milestone — bill has passed committee and is on the floor.
2025-03-26 Floor Process
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill was ready for Second Reading but was paused/held by the sponsor. Usually indicates the sponsor is still negotiating amendments or gathering votes. NOT a negative signal — the sponsor controls the pace.
2025-04-02 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Nabeela Syed
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-04-02 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee
[Amendment] Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-04-07 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toPublic Utilities Committee
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-04-11 Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a)
MISSED COMMITTEE DEADLINE — bill did not get a committee vote before the deadline and is re-referred to Rules/Assignments. The bill is NOT dead but faces an uphill battle to be reassigned. Most bills that hit Rule 19(a) do not advance.
2025-04-11 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred toRules Committee
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-02-04 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Nabeela Syed House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-04 House Assigned toPublic Utilities Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-18 House Do Pass / Short DebatePublic Utilities Committee; 013-007-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) Committee Action Positive
2025-03-19 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 Floor Process Positive
2025-03-26 House Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) Floor Process Positive
2025-03-26 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 Floor Process —
2025-04-02 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Nabeela Syed Amendment Actions —
2025-04-02 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee Amendment Actions —
2025-04-07 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toPublic Utilities Committee Amendment Actions —
2025-04-11 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
2025-04-11 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred toRules Committee Amendment Actions —