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SB2709 Enrolled
LRB104 14468 SPS 27607 b
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AN ACT concerning State government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by
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changing Section 5 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 2905/5)
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(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
8
delayed effective date
)
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Sec. 5.
Tracking firefighter mortality.
Beginning no later
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than 6 months after
January 1, 2026 (
the effective date of
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Public Act 104-102)

this amendatory Act of the 104th General
12
Assembly
,
all fire departments and units of local government
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that provide fire protection services in this State shall
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report the death of any firefighter employed by the fire
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department or unit of local government to the Office of the
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State Fire Marshal. The information reported to the Office
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shall include the cause and manner of death, including, but
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not limited to, any deaths resulting from suicide and the
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various types of cancer. If a firefighter separates from a
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fire department or unit of local government with a known
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cancer diagnosis and succumbs to that cancer within 12 months
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after separation, the fire department or unit of local
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government shall report the death to the Office. The

the

SB2709 Enrolled
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LRB104 14468 SPS 27607 b
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Office
of the State Fire Marshal
shall
receive,
track
,
and
2
record
all reported firefighter deaths, including the cause
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and

the
manner of death
, as reported under this Section

for all
4
firefighters in Illinois, including suicide and the various
5
types of cancer
.
The Office shall publish an annual report
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concerning the information reported under this Section and
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shall make the report available to the public no later than 90
8
days after the end of each calendar year.
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(Source: P.A. 104-102, eff. 1-1-26.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
11
becoming law.

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