Illinois · House Bill 4935 · 104th General Assembly

MUNI CD-FIREFIGHTER HIRING

HB 4935 Sponsored by Amy Elik In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 4, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2026
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that persons who serve or have served a municipality as regularly enrolled volunteer firefighters or work or have worked in industries with applicable skills, as approved by the municipality's board of fire and police commissioners, (in addition to persons employed by a municipality who have been paid-on-call or part-time certified Firefighter II or certified Firefighter III or by the State of Illinois or nationally licensed EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, or paramedic) may be preferred for appointment to and employment with the municipality's fire department.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Amy ElikR Primary sponsor · District 111

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.