Date	Chamber	Action
8/25/2004	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1027

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Volunteer Firefighter Job Protection Act. Provides that no public or private employer may terminate an employee who is a volunteer firefighter because the employee, when acting as a volunteer firefighter, is absent from or late to his or her employment in order to respond to an emergency prior to the time the employee is to report to his or her place of employment. Provides that an employee who is terminated in violation of the Act may bring a civil action against his or her employer for reinstatement to the employee's former position, payment of back wages, reinstatement of fringe benefits, and reinstatement of seniority rights. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Effective immediately.

	Fiscal Note (Department of Labor)
	No fiscal effect.

House Amendment No. 1
Defines "volunteer firefighter". Makes the provisions of the Act applicable only to municipalities with a population of less than 3,500.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that "monetary compensation" does not include a monetary incentive awarded to a firefighter by the board of trustees of a fire protection district under certain provisions of the Fire Protection District Act.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/4/2004	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland
2/4/2004	House	First Reading
2/4/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/18/2004	House	Assigned to Labor Committee
2/25/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
3/4/2004	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 014-000-000
3/4/2004	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/10/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
3/17/2004	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/25/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland
3/25/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/26/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/26/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/26/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2004	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-016-000
3/30/2004	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/30/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 31, 2004
4/15/2004	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
4/15/2004	Senate	First Reading
4/15/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
4/21/2004	Senate	Assigned to Labor & Commerce
4/27/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby
4/27/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
4/28/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
4/28/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/29/2004	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Labor & Commerce; 007-000-000
4/29/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2004
5/4/2004	Senate	Second Reading
5/4/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2004
5/4/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick Welch
5/11/2004	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 050-006-000
5/11/2004	House	Arrived in House
5/11/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/18/2004	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Boland
5/18/2004	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/31/2004	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
5/31/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
5/31/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
5/31/2004	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 094-018-005
5/31/2004	House	Passed Both Houses
6/29/2004	House	Sent to the Governor
8/25/2004	House	Governor Approved
8/25/2004	House	Effective Date August 25, 2004
8/25/2004	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1027

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