Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 596 — CRIM CD-FALSE PER FIRE FIGHTER

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0323

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2005. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who knowingly and falsely represents himself to be fire fighter of any jurisdiction commits a Class 4 felony. Provides that a person who knowingly and falsely represents himself to be a fire fighter of any jurisdiction in attempting or committing a felony commits a Class 3 felony.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

49 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill HB 596 expand the definition of "emergency management worker" to include not only members of local agencies but also employees and volunteers from organizations like the Red Cross and various government agencies. Additionally, the sections on false personation of fire fighters and emergency management workers have been modified, removing penalties for falsely representing oneself as these roles during emergencies. This matters because it clarifies who qualifies as an emergency worker and reinforces legal consequences against impersonation, helping to ensure that those who respond in crises are properly recognized and held accountable.

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HB0596 Engrossed LRB094 06068 RXD 36129 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
HB0596 Enrolled LRB094 06068 RXD 36129 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding Sections 32-5.4, 32-5.5, 32-5.6, and 32-5.7 as follows:
The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding Sections 2-6.6, 32-5.4, 32-5.5, 32-5.6, and 32-5.7 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/2-6.6 new) Sec.
2-6.6.
Emergency management worker.
"Emergency management worker" shall include the following:
(a) any person, paid or unpaid, who is a member of a local or county emergency services and disaster agency as defined by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, or who is an employee of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency or the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(b) any employee or volunteer of the American Red Cross;
(c) any employee of a federal, State, county or local government agency assisting an emergency services and disaster agency, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency through mutual aid or as otherwise requested or directed in time of disaster or emergency;
and (d) any person volunteering or directed to assist an emergency services and disaster agency, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(720 ILCS 5/32-5.5 new) Sec.
(720 ILCS 5/32-5.5 new) HB0596 Enrolled - 2 - LRB094 06068 RXD 36129 b Sec.
For purposes of this Section, "emergency management worker" shall have the same meaning as provided under Section 2-6.6 of this Code.
For purposes of this Section, "emergency management worker" shall have the same meaning as provided under Section 2-6.6 of this Code.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0323

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2006

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

  6. Passed Both Houses

  7. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 116-000-000

  8. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000

  9. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000

  10. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000

  11. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  12. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  13. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Boland

  14. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Boland

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2

  16. Arrived in House

  17. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  18. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl

  19. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2005

  20. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Jacobs

  21. Recalled to Second Reading

  22. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000

  23. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005

  24. Second Reading

  25. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary

  26. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  27. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005

  29. Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000

  30. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  31. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary

  32. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  33. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs

  34. Postponed - Judiciary

  35. Assigned to Judiciary

  36. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine

  37. Referred to Rules

  38. First Reading

  39. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs

  40. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 9, 2005

  41. Arrive in Senate

  42. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000

  43. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg

  44. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  45. Second Reading - Short Debate

  46. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell

  47. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  48. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000

  49. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote

  50. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  51. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  52. Referred to Rules Committee

  53. First Reading

  54. Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

  55. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

  56. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  57. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  58. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock

  59. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland

Sponsors

  • Mike Boland · Cosponsor
  • William R. Haine · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Mike Boland
  • William R. Haine

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 2

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 105001
Democrat 8001
Republican 3000
Total 116002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Munson — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Bailey — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Millner — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Krause — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Howard — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Parke — Yea
Watson — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Jones — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Concurrence

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 105001
Democrat 8001
Republican 3000
Total 116002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Lang — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Krause — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Millner — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Brady — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Munson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Schock — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Howard — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Watson — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Jones — Yea
Younge — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Osterman — Yea
Parke — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 52001
Democrat 5000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Link — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Forby — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Geo-Karis — Not Voting
Silverstein — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 102103
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 114103
% of votes cast 97%1%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Soto — Yea
Winters — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Myers — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Tryon — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Krause — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Howard — Yea
Millner — Not Voting
Mulligan — Yea
Munson — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Parke — Not Voting
Phelps — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Not Voting
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Nay
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 596 do?
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who knowingly and falsely represents himself to be fire fighter of any jurisdiction commits a Class 4 felony. Provides that a person who knowingly and falsely represents himself to be a fire fighter of any jurisdiction in attempting or committing a felony commits a Class 3 felony.
Who sponsors HB 596?
HB 596 is sponsored by Mike Boland and William R. Haine.
What is the current status of HB 596?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2005. Enacted.
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