Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes provisions from the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act and Fire Protection District Act. In the provisions in the Illinois Municipal Code, limits the provisions to municipalities with a population over 1,000,000 and prohibits requiring a firefighter or firefighter trainee from carrying fire protective clothing and safety and protective equipment that weighs more than 70 pounds (rather than 75 pounds) or more than 35% (rather than 50%) of the firefighter's weight, whichever is less. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-12 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2979 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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