Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB3644: ROOFTOP SAFETY-BUILDING SURVEY
Status: Signed into law, July 31, 2026
Amends the Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2027, and every 2 years thereafter, each municipality shall complete a survey of new buildings (rather than just a survey of buildings) in its jurisdiction that have skylights and other openings located in the plane of a low-sloped roof. Provides that, within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, each municipality shall develop a methodology to collect data regarding the presence of skylights and other openings in the plane of low-sloped roofs of existing buildings by examining building permits and collecting information during required inspections of those properties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3644Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Mike PorfirioSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 180/15 430 ILCS 180/15 ILCS 180/15 Amends the Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act. Provides that, nolater than January 1, 2027, and every 2 years thereafter, eachmunicipality shall complete a survey of new commercial buildings (ratherthan just a survey of buildings) in its jurisdiction that have skylightsand other openings located in the plane of a low-sloped roof…
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3644Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Mike PorfirioSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 180/15 430 ILCS 180/15 ILCS 180/15 Amends the Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act. Provides that, nolater than January 1, 2027, and every 2 years thereafter, eachmunicipality shall complete a survey of new commercial buildings (ratherthan just a survey of buildings) in its jurisdiction that have skylightsand other openings located in the plane of a low-sloped roof. Providesthat, within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, eachmunicipality shall develop a methodology to collect data regarding thepresence of skylights and other openings in the plane of low-sloped roofsof existing buildings by examining building permits and collectinginformation during required inspections of those properties. LRB104 18828 TRT 32273 b LRB104 18828 TRT 32273 b LRB104 18828 TRT 32273 b A BILL FOR SB3644LRB104 18828 TRT 32273 b SB3644 LRB104 18828 TRT 32273 b SB3644 LRB104 18828 TRT 32273 b AN ACT concerning safety. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows: (430 ILCS 180/15) Sec. 15.Survey. (a) No later than January 1, 2027, and every 2 years thereafter, each municipality shall complete a survey of[ADDED: new] …