---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIRE PROTECTION-TAX LEVY"
description: "Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act, a fire protection district may propose, by referendum, a special tax levy not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for ambulance services. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3233"
citation: "Illinois HB 3233 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-26"
last_action: "2013-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/152fa5ed-193b-4e1d-b4b1-ba8281c6bace"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3233&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=75092&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "8877d932de40e023d188d9ec7f28318d9da652efde8167ffb1b074867094a896"
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 3233 (98th) — FIRE PROTECTION-TAX LEVY

Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act, a fire protection district may propose, by referendum, a special tax levy not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for ambulance services. 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=09800HB3233&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75092&DocNum=3233&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3233eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75092&DocNum=3233&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3233enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75092&DocNum=3233&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **71–39** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David R. Leitch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David R. Leitch `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2013-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2013-03-11** Assigned to Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee; 016-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David R. Leitch `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-039-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
- **2013-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Local Government; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 050-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2013
- **2013-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0319 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/152fa5ed-193b-4e1d-b4b1-ba8281c6bace`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).