republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-3757.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "IFA-FIRE TRUCK LOAN PROGRAM"
description: "Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides for the continuation and re-enactment of the fire truck revolving loan program, formerly administered under the Rural Bond Bank Act (now repealed). Provides for joint administration of the program by the Illinois Finance Authority and the State Fire Marshal. Validates loans made and actions taken under the original enactment after its repeal. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 3757"
citation: "Illinois HB 3757 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29516ce8-eab3-473d-888d-3f717ccb5e05"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3757&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=20435&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "07211dd88eb307a31417570b355e56bfc774db8be57e7d718acc253dfb889db8"
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 3757 (94th) — IFA-FIRE TRUCK LOAN PROGRAM

Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides for the continuation and re-enactment of the fire truck revolving loan program, formerly administered under the Rural Bond Bank Act (now repealed). Provides for joint administration of the program by the Illinois Finance Authority and the State Fire Marshal. Validates loans made and actions taken under the original enactment after its repeal. 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=09400HB3757&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20435&DocNum=3757&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3757eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20435&DocNum=3757&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3757enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20435&DocNum=3757&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Arthur J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2005-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2005-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2005-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-03-08** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2005
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0221 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29516ce8-eab3-473d-888d-3f717ccb5e05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).