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type: "Bill"
title: "TAX RATE-FOREST PRESERVE ZOO"
description: "Amends the Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act. Provides that, in a forest preserve district located in a county with a population in excess of 140,000 but less than 200,000 and contiguous to the Mississippi River, the rate of an annual tax for certain purposes concerning the construction, maintenance, and security of a zoological park shall not exceed 0.06% (now .01%). Requires referendum approval by the electors of the District to authorize the tax increase above 0.01%."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 405"
citation: "Illinois HB 405 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2007-01-24"
last_action: "2007-10-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c95b1d1-b690-4d9b-9122-5ed23ee461d9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=405&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27194&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "12428475529b01de41e7bfef75de22ca1d02e90dacd90e1aa4a7b820fbb110e5"
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 405 (95th) — TAX RATE-FOREST PRESERVE ZOO
Amends the Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act. Provides that, in a forest preserve district located in a county with a population in excess of 140,000 but less than 200,000 and contiguous to the Mississippi River, the rate of an annual tax for certain purposes concerning the construction, maintenance, and security of a zoological park shall not exceed 0.06% (now .01%). Requires referendum approval by the electors of the District to authorize the tax increase above 0.01%.
## 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=09500HB0405&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27194&DocNum=405&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0405eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27194&DocNum=405&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0405enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27194&DocNum=405&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **486** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **7335** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **7835** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **6747** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **445** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Patrick J Verschoore — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J Verschoore `filing`
- **2007-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Re-assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-047-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2007-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 2, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2007-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2007-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** Postponed - Local Government
- **2007-04-25** Do Pass Local Government; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007
- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 006-000-000
- **2007-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Syverson `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 048-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2007-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Local Government Committee; 006-002-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 073-035-000
- **2007-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-28** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2007-09-19** Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 2, 2007
- **2007-09-28** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-10-02** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-02** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 078-035-000
- **2007-10-10** Placed Calendar Total Veto October 11, 2007
- **2007-10-10** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2007-10-11** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-11** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 044-005-000
- **2007-10-11** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2007-10-17** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-10-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0643 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c95b1d1-b690-4d9b-9122-5ed23ee461d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).