Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 46 — FIRE SAFETY-STAIRWELL EGRESS

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0630

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2005. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    0 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Public Building Egress Act. Provides that stairwell enclosures in buildings greater than 4 stories shall comply with one of the following requirements: (1) no stairwell enclosure door shall be locked at any time; or (2) stairwell enclosure doors that are locked shall be equipped with an electronic lock release system that is activated upon loss of power. Provides that stairwell enclosure doors at the main egress level of the building shall remain unlocked from the stairwell enclosure side at all times. Provides that building owners who lock stairwell enclosure doors shall comply with specific requirements during the time necessary to install a lock release system and two-way communication system. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

20 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 46 adds specific exceptions for stairwell enclosure doors that open directly into dwelling units, as long as those units have certain safety features like a self-closer and latch. Additionally, the bill clarifies that home rule municipalities cannot have regulations that are less strict than the state’s for stairwell door access, but it allows an exemption for those municipalities that already had their own rules in place by a specific date in 2005. These changes matter because they aim to enhance safety in residential buildings while also respecting local regulations that may differ from state rules.

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SB0046 Engrossed LRB094 04081 RXD 34101 b AN ACT concerning safety.
SB0046 Enrolled LRB094 04081 RXD 34101 b AN ACT concerning safety.
SB0046 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 04081 RXD 34101 b (1) Re-entry into the building interior shall be possible at all times on the highest story or second highest story, whichever allows access to another exit stair;
SB0046 Enrolled - 2 - LRB094 04081 RXD 34101 b (1) Re-entry into the building interior shall be possible at all times on the highest story or second highest story, whichever allows access to another exit stair;
(d) A home rule unit may not regulate stairwell door access in a manner less restrictive than the regulation by the State of stairwell door access under this Act.
(d) Nothing in this Section applies to any stairwell enclosure door that opens directly into a dwelling unit, provided the dwelling unit door has a self-closer, latch, and no self-locking hardware.
This subsection (d) is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
Where all doors in the stairwell meet these criteria, the stairwell shall be provided with either a two-way communication system or readily operable windows on each landing or intermediate landing.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a home rule unit may not regulate stairwell door access in a manner less restrictive than the regulation by the State of stairwell door access under this Act.
This subsection (e) is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
(e) This Section does not apply in a home rule municipality that, on or before January 1, 2005, has passed an ordinance regulating building access from stairwell enclosures in buildings that are more than 4 stories in height.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0630

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2006

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 010-000-000

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 010-000-000

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive

  11. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive

  12. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  13. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  14. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  15. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 20, 2005.

  17. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02

  18. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000

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

  20. Second Reading - Short Debate

  21. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  22. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000

  23. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote

  24. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote

  25. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee

  26. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee

  27. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado

  28. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly

  29. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey

  30. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis

  31. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington

  32. Assigned to Local Government Committee

  33. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  34. Referred to Rules Committee

  35. First Reading

  36. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  37. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  38. Arrived in House

  39. Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000

  40. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  41. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks

  42. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2005

  43. Second Reading

  44. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  45. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  46. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2005

  47. Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000

  48. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  49. Assigned to Executive

  50. Referred to Rules

  51. First Reading

  52. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Sponsors

  • Ira I. Silverstein · Cosponsor
  • Jack D. Franks · Cosponsor
  • Robin Kelly · Cosponsor
  • William Delgado · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Ira I. Silverstein
  • Jack D. Franks
  • Robin Kelly
  • William Delgado

Not signed on (179)

179 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 59 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53000
Republican 1000
Democrat 5000
Total 59000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — 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 113 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 102103
Democrat 8001
Republican 3000
Total 113104
% of votes cast 96%1%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Lang — Yea
Krause — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Meyer — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Mautino — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Millner — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Munson — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Myers — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Brady — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Winters — Yea
Howard — Yea
Watson — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Jones — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Osterman — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Cultra — Nay
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Eddy — Not Voting
Hultgren — Not Voting
Kosel — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Parke — Yea
Patterson — 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 Not Voting
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50003
Democrat 4001
Republican 0001
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Cronin — Not Voting
Geo-Karis — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Brady — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Link — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Not Voting
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Not Voting
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 46 do?
Amends the Public Building Egress Act. Provides that stairwell enclosures in buildings greater than 4 stories shall comply with one of the following requirements: (1) no stairwell enclosure door shall be locked at any time; or (2) stairwell enclosure doors that are locked shall be equipped with an electronic lock release system that is activated upon loss of power. Provides that stairwell enclosure doors at the main egress level of the building shall remain unlocked from the stairwell enclosure side at all times. Provides that building owners who lock stairwell enclosure doors shall comply with specific requirements during the time necessary to install a lock release system and two-way communication system. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
Who sponsors SB 46?
SB 46 is sponsored by Ira I. Silverstein, Jack D. Franks, Robin Kelly, and William Delgado.
What is the current status of SB 46?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2005. Enacted.
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