104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2645 Introduced 4/8/2025, by Sen. Christopher Belt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2905/2.8 Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall award grants to not-for-profit fire departments exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (in addition to units of local government) for the rehabilitation or construction of fire stations. LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2645 Introduced 4/8/2025, by Sen. Christopher Belt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2905/2.8 20 ILCS 2905/2.8 Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall award grants to not-for-profit fire departments exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (in addition to units of local government) for the rehabilitation or construction of fire stations. LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2645 Introduced 4/8/2025, by Sen. Christopher Belt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2905/2.8 20 ILCS 2905/2.8 20 ILCS 2905/2.8 Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall award grants to not-for-profit fire departments exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (in addition to units of local government) for the rehabilitation or construction of fire stations. LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b A BILL FOR SB2645LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b SB2645 LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b SB2645 LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by 5 changing Section 2.8 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 2905/2.8) 7 Sec. 2.8. Fire Station Rehabilitation and Construction 8 Grant Program. The Office shall establish and administer a 9 Fire Station Rehabilitation and Construction Grant Program to 10 award grants to units of local government and not-for-profit 11 fire departments exempt from federal income taxes under 12 Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the 13 rehabilitation or construction of fire stations. The Office 14 shall adopt any rules necessary for the implementation and 15 administration of this Section. 16 (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.) 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2645 Introduced 4/8/2025, by Sen. Christopher Belt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2905/2.8 20 ILCS 2905/2.8 20 ILCS 2905/2.8 Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall award grants to not-for-profit fire departments exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (in addition to units of local government) for the rehabilitation or construction of fire stations. LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b A BILL FOR 20 ILCS 2905/2.8 LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b SB2645 LRB104 13047 BDA 24983 b