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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 544    </title>
<shortdesc>FIRE PROTECTION DIST-AUDITS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Gary Hannig-Donald L. Moffitt</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Vince Demuzio)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>7/10/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0126</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>70 ILCS 705/6.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 26.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Requires a fire protection district receiving revenues of less than $850,000 (rather than appropriating less than $200,000) for the fiscal year to prepare the financial report required by Section 3 of the Governmental Account Audit Act.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Illinois State Fire Marshal)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>There is no impact on State revenues or expenditures. The bill will result in savings to some fire protection districts because they will not be required to do audits (between $2,000 and $3,000 per district, on average).</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/31/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Local Government Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee;  022-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2003</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Vince Demuzio</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Local Government</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Local Government;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/7/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>7/10/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>7/10/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date January 1, 2004</action>
<statusdate>7/10/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0126</action>
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