Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB1218

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any person owning or claiming a property upon which application for judgment is applied for and any lienholder of record may pay the taxes and costs due at any time on or before the business day immediately preceding the commencement of the sale of that property (instead of "at any time before sale"). Defines "business day". Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that tax purchasers in all counties must register with the county collector. Provides that any person owning or claiming properties upon which application for judgment is applied for and any lienholder of record may pay the taxes and costs due at any time on or before the calendar day immediately preceding the day the taxes are sold. Requires the collector to accept those payments. Provides that petitions of indemnity must be filed no later than 10 years after the tax deed was issued. Provides that collectors shall employ an automated system during tax sales. Requires the county collector to post on his or her website certain information about properties that are eligible to be sold at a tax sale. Contains provisions concerning notice of tax sales. Contains other provisions concerning tax sales. Amends the Counties Code to require the county treasurer to keep his or her office open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on the day before the commencement of a tax sale and during each day the tax sale is pending. Preempts the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Effective immediately.

In provisions concerning notice of tax sales, provides that the advertisement and the collector's online database shall include the street address for the property that is on file with county collector (instead of "the street address"). Provides that a provision requiring the collector to employ automated means applies only in counties with more than 10,000 inhabitants. Provides that, in counties with 10,000 or fewer inhabitants, either (i) the collector shall employ an automated bidding system or (ii) all tax sales shall be videotaped with audio. Provides that all hardware and software used with respect to the automated system must be re-certified by the Department every 5 years.

Provides that the requirement that notice shall be published at least 30 days before the day on which judgment is to be applied for applies in all counties (instead of counties other than Cook County).

Removes provisions from the bill as amended by House Amendment 1 relating to distributions of redemption payments to holders of certificates of purchase.

Provides that the published notice of application for judgment and sale of delinquent property and the county collector's online database may (instead of shall) include the street address for the property. Provides that the county collector's online list may not include the name of the property owner. Provides that, in all counties, either (i) the collector shall employ an automated bidding system that is programmed to accept the lowest redemption price bid by an eligible tax purchaser or (ii) all tax sales shall be digitally recorded with video and audio (in the engrossed bill, in counties with more than 10,000 inhabitants, the collector is required to employ an automated bidding system). Provides that, if the tax sale is recorded and no automated bidding system is used, then the recordings shall be maintained by the collector for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the tax sale. Removes a provision from the engrossed bill providing that notice of application for judgment against delinquent properties shall be published at least 30 days (instead of 10 days) before judgment is applied for. Provides that property owners may pay delinquent taxes at any time on or before the business day (instead of calendar day) immediately preceding the day the taxes are sold. Provides that the county treasurer must keep his or her office open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (instead of 5:00 p.m.) on the day before the commencement of a tax sale and during the same hours each day the sale is pending. Provides that the bill is effective July 1, 2012.

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