97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4144

 

Introduced 1/30/2012, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/5-1028  from Ch. 34, par. 5-1028

    Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the proceeds from a tax levied for ambulance services may be used for the payment of other emergency purposes not paid for from general funds. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
55-1028 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1028)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1028)
7    Sec. 5-1028. Tax for emergency ambulance service;
8referendum. In any county which is not a home rule county, a
9county board may levy and collect, annually, a tax of not to
10exceed .25% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the
11Department of Revenue, of all the taxable property in the
12county not included within the territory of a fire protection
13district which levies a tax for ambulance service, for the
14payment of expenses not paid for from general funds which are
15incurred in providing emergency ambulance service under the
16provisions of Section 5-1053 or other emergency purposes. Such
17tax shall not be included within any statutory limitation of
18rate or amount for other county purposes, but shall be excluded
19therefrom and be in addition thereto and in excess thereof.
20    This tax shall not be levied in any county until the
21question of its adoption is submitted to the electors of the
22county not residing within the territory of a fire protection
23district which levies a tax for ambulance service and approved

 

 

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1by a majority of those voting on the question. Upon the
2adoption of a resolution by the county board providing for the
3submission of the question of the adoption to the electors of
4the county the board shall certify the resolution and the
5proposition to the proper election officials who shall submit
6the proposition at an election in accordance with the general
7election law. If a majority of the votes cast on the question
8is in favor of the levy of such tax, it may thereafter be
9levied in such county for each succeeding year.
10(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.