---
type: "Bill"
title: "FOREST PRESERVE-REPAIR FUND"
description: "Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that the district may establish a separate fund for capital improvements, repairs, or replacements. Provides that the amount accumulated in the fund shall not exceed 0.02% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property in the district. Provides for the distribution of surplus moneys. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1673"
citation: "Illinois HB 1673 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-22"
last_action: "2007-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bec3cbdf-1a11-4f6d-8ba1-af42e1903294"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1673&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30487&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "594a3a6bb3b132341bf363545089037c922a8ee792d9aee7bb9018668f0bc744"
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 1673 (95th) — FOREST PRESERVE-REPAIR FUND

Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that the district may establish a separate fund for capital improvements, repairs, or replacements. Provides that the amount accumulated in the fund shall not exceed 0.02% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property in the district. Provides for the distribution of surplus moneys. 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=09500HB1673&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30487&DocNum=1673&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1673eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30487&DocNum=1673&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1673enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30487&DocNum=1673&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sidney H. Mathias — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `filing`
- **2007-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2007
- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0218 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bec3cbdf-1a11-4f6d-8ba1-af42e1903294`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).