---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TAX-HISTORIC SOCIETY"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Allows taxing districts to abate taxes on property of certain historical societies for assessment years 1998 through 2008 (now 1998 through 2003). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3612"
citation: "Illinois HB 3612 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-28"
last_action: "2003-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70055d59-1e47-4128-98da-e709897f5d0a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3612&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=6243&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "32bf41fd149a0e6c4ff658cb67fb55b9324c794386097721070b8e66f9aceea8"
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 3612 (93rd) — PROP TAX-HISTORIC SOCIETY

Amends the Property Tax Code. Allows taxing districts to abate taxes on property of certain historical societies for assessment years 1998 through 2008 (now 1998 through 2003). 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=09300HB3612&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6243&DocNum=3612&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3612eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6243&DocNum=3612&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3612enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6243&DocNum=3612&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jack D. Franks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `filing`
- **2003-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-18** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2003-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2003-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2003
- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0270 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70055d59-1e47-4128-98da-e709897f5d0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).