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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 297    </title>
<shortdesc>FINANCE AUTH-FIRE STATION LOAN</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sidney H. Mathias-Donald L. Moffitt-Keith Farnham-Thomas Holbrook, Charles E. Jefferson, Jack D. Franks, Robert F. Flider and Robert W. Pritchard</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 3501/825-81 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 105/5.719 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act and the State Finance Act. Authorizes the Authority and the State Fire Marshal jointly to administer a revolving loan program for the construction, rehabilitation, remodeling, and expansion of fire stations and the acquisition of land for the construction or expansion of fire stations by fire departments (including township fire departments) and fire protection districts. Specifies terms of loans. Creates the necessary special fund in the State treasury. Effective July 1, 2009.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>30 ILCS 105/5.719 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Creates only a Section caption for a fire station revolving loan program.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/22/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>1/22/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt</action>
<statusdate>1/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Fire Protection</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Fire Protection</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Fire Protection;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Fire Protection;  004-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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