republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-117.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MOTOR FUEL TAX-FIRE TRUCKS"
description: "Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Beginning on July 1, 2003, exempts fire protection districts from paying the tax imposed by these Acts on motor fuel purchased for use in fire trucks. Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Beginning on July 1, 2003, exempts fire protection districts from paying the 19 cents per gallon tax on motor fuel (21.5 cents per gallon for diesel) purchased for use in fire trucks. Provides that the exemptions are not subject to the sunset provisions of the Acts. Effective July 1, 2003."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 117"
citation: "Illinois HB 117 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-08"
last_action: "2003-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85f4e53e-cdbe-4c05-879a-1b227c4b6da8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=117&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=271&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "8b37bc908985477606d8be19067eb380dc9e8ea4c84bebe48f60c1ab600732f3"
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 117 (93rd) — MOTOR FUEL TAX-FIRE TRUCKS

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Beginning on July 1, 2003, exempts fire protection districts from paying the tax imposed by these Acts on motor fuel purchased for use in fire trucks. Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Beginning on July 1, 2003, exempts fire protection districts from paying the 19 cents per gallon tax on motor fuel (21.5 cents per gallon for diesel) purchased for use in fire trucks. Provides that the exemptions are not subject to the sunset provisions of the Acts. Effective July 1, 2003.

## 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=09300HB0117&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=271&DocNum=117&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0117eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=271&DocNum=117&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0117enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=271&DocNum=117&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **46–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2003-01-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2003-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-23** Assigned to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2003-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2003-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2003-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Wirsing
- **2003-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2003-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2003-01-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
- **2003-01-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2003-01-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2003-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2003-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2003-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2003-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2003-02-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue Committee; 003-000-000 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2003-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2003-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2003-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Revenue Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Revenue Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-02-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `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`
- **2003-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Revenue; 008-001-000 `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
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 046-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2003
- **2003-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0303 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85f4e53e-cdbe-4c05-879a-1b227c4b6da8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).