---
type: "Bill"
title: "IFA-BRUSH TRUCK LOAN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides that the fire truck revolving loan program shall provide loans for the purchase of brush trucks by a fire department, limited to $100,000 per truck. Provides for a 2% rate of interest on loans for the purchase of a brush truck if the chassis and the apparatus are built outside of Illinois, a 1% rate of interest for a brush truck if either the chassis or the apparatus is built in Illinois, or a 0% rate of interest for a brush truck if both the chassis and the apparatus are built in Illinois. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5283"
citation: "Illinois HB 5283 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21410ce3-e35f-47c0-8898-2523ca9d38fb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5283&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65455&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "3ec7270a12ab44c3f4717f375e130be6a0edb375fc4531f3b9c566fbd11fd1ad"
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 5283 (97th) — IFA-BRUSH TRUCK LOAN

Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides that the fire truck revolving loan program shall provide loans for the purchase of brush trucks by a fire department, limited to $100,000 per truck. Provides for a 2% rate of interest on loans for the purchase of a brush truck if the chassis and the apparatus are built outside of Illinois, a 1% rate of interest for a brush truck if either the chassis or the apparatus is built in Illinois, or a 0% rate of interest for a brush truck if both the chassis and the apparatus are built in Illinois. 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=09700HB5283&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65455&DocNum=5283&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5283eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65455&DocNum=5283&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5283enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65455&DocNum=5283&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2012-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2012-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Re-assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass Revenue; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-06** Effective Date August 6, 2012
- **2012-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0900 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21410ce3-e35f-47c0-8898-2523ca9d38fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).