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type: "Bill"
title: "FIRE PROTECT DIST-RESCUE TAX"
description: "Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a board of trustees of a fire protection district may submit a question to increase the current special tax rate for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment to the voters of the fire protection district by referendum. Provides the special tax rate may be raised to a maximum of .10%. Provides the language to be used in the referendum. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 220"
citation: "Illinois HB 220 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-01-16"
last_action: "2015-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb3a1270-0595-442f-8afd-0c991fe61b04"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=220&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=83880&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "8bd4ac3b0e631b764dfdb76810c6eca47ef4db38bf20dd4e0951ff1ae99807bd"
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 220 (99th) — FIRE PROTECT DIST-RESCUE TAX
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a board of trustees of a fire protection district may submit a question to increase the current special tax rate for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment to the voters of the fire protection district by referendum. Provides the special tax rate may be raised to a maximum of .10%. Provides the language to be used in the referendum. 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=09900HB0220&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83880&DocNum=220&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0220eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83880&DocNum=220&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0220enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83880&DocNum=220&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **7633** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **6944** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **403** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2015-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-03** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2015-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2015-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2015-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2015-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-044-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2015-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-03-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2015-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-08** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-15** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- **2015-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-001-000
- **2015-05-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 040-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3
- **2015-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2015-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 010-000-000
- **2015-05-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2015-05-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2015-05-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2015-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 076-033-000
- **2015-05-26** House Concurs
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-31** Effective Date May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0004 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb3a1270-0595-442f-8afd-0c991fe61b04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).