---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD-TRADE IN TWP PROPERTY"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides that a trade-in of machinery or equipment on new or different machinery or equipment does not constitute a sale of township or road district property. Increases to $5,000 or less (now, $200 or less) the value of personal property which does not require the adoption of a resolution of the intent to sell or lease the property. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 1385"
citation: "Illinois HB 1385 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-06"
last_action: "2003-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0fbf56f-3cee-436e-a3d0-f3341fe3bb03"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1385&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=2169&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "dd1c7af98246b2a930194a4447d58a9065132c8555df2a00d0b1589798941451"
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 1385 (93rd) — TWP CD-TRADE IN TWP PROPERTY

Amends the Township Code. Provides that a trade-in of machinery or equipment on new or different machinery or equipment does not constitute a sale of township or road district property. Increases to $5,000 or less (now, $200 or less) the value of personal property which does not require the adoption of a resolution of the intent to sell or lease the property. 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=09300HB1385&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2169&DocNum=1385&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1385eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2169&DocNum=1385&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1385enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2169&DocNum=1385&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **114–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2003-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-11** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2003-02-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2003-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2003-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2003-03-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 18, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2003-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Walsh `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Donald L. Moffitt; Motion #1
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-001-000
- **2003-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2003
- **2003-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0424 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0fbf56f-3cee-436e-a3d0-f3341fe3bb03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).