---
type: "Bill"
title: "FINANCE AUTH-FIRE STATION LOAN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. In provisions concerning the fire station revolving loan program, provides that a fire department or fire protection district shall repay each year at least 4% (now 5%) of the principal amount borrowed or the remaining balance of the loan, whichever is less. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4710"
citation: "Illinois HB 4710 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-12-09"
last_action: "2010-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da1f5bfc-d703-4c24-9563-cd14470aaac6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4710&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=48990&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "396bdc7424273c34eab3b08a2399c883c410ab01601748224361d631086414d9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4710 (96th) — FINANCE AUTH-FIRE STATION LOAN

Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. In provisions concerning the fire station revolving loan program, provides that a fire department or fire protection district shall repay each year at least 4% (now 5%) of the principal amount borrowed or the remaining balance of the loan, whichever is less. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4710&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48990&DocNum=4710&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4710eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48990&DocNum=4710&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4710enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48990&DocNum=4710&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2009-12-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2010-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-09** Assigned to Fire Protection `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Fire Protection; 004-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2010-02-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 25, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-02-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2010-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-17** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-24** Do Pass Local Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 051-003-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2010
- **2010-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1172 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da1f5bfc-d703-4c24-9563-cd14470aaac6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).