FIRE PREVENTION SAFETY ACT
Summary
Creates the Fire Prevention Safety Act. Provides that no person, being the owner, occupant, lessee, designer, or builder of any building or other structure, shall permit alteration or construction of the building or structure to violate any provision of the code adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal or the rules adopted under the Act. Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt a national model fire safety code to be the minimum fire safety code in the State of Illinois and to adopt rules. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the officers of cities, villages, towns, and fire protection districts, shall enforce such rules, under the direction of the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Allows the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the officers of cities, villages, towns, and fire protection districts under the direction of the Office of the State Fire Marshal, to inspect and examine at reasonable hours any premises, and the buildings and other structures thereon, and if a dangerous condition or fire hazard is found to exist contrary to the rules, to order the dangerous condition removed or remedied and to notify the owner, occupant, or other person interested in the premises. Provides for a hearing process and court review of an order to remove or remedy a dangerous condition or fire hazard by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Provides penalties for violation of the Act. Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Repeals Sections concerning: building safety provision; compliance with orders of the Office of the State Fire Marshal; and hearings and court review of orders of the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Amends the School Code to change references from the Fire Investigation Act to the Fire Prevention Safety Act.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2007
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Jan 13, 2009
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
May 25, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 14, 2007
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Fire Protection; 007-000-000
Feb 27, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Fire Protection
Feb 23, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Donald L. Moffitt
RRepublican
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