---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-NOTIFY FIRE PROTECTION"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that fire protection districts shall be notified of certain applications for exemption that would reduce the assessed valuation of any property by more than $100,000. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5893"
citation: "Illinois HB 5893 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72176b4d-653a-4d92-adde-3a525e46ce4c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5893&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81198&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3833d07fc82c85ec6f4f4ff109ca375f9c0d737dd4bfe55313207cb4de10ad39"
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 5893 (98th) — PROP TX-NOTIFY FIRE PROTECTION

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that fire protection districts shall be notified of certain applications for exemption that would reduce the assessed valuation of any property by more than $100,000. 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=09800HB5893&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81198&DocNum=5893&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5893eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81198&DocNum=5893&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5893enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81198&DocNum=5893&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jim Durkin — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-11** To Property Tax Subcommittee
- **2014-03-27** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-27** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2014-03-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2014-04-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2014-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-08** Do Pass Revenue; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2014
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0937 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72176b4d-653a-4d92-adde-3a525e46ce4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).