PROP TAX-VALIDATION & OBJECTNS Senate SponsorsSen. Terry Link 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die New Act35 ILCS 200/18-2035 ILCS 200/23-3565 ILCS 5/1-5-1from Ch. 24, par. 1-5-1Creates the Taxing District Tax Levy Validation (2003) Act to validate certain annual appropriation ordinances and tax levy ordinances adopted by taxing districts from 1989 through 2002 together with the taxes assessed, levied, and extended thereon. Amends the Property Tax Code. Allows (now requires) a taxing district to adopt a resolution or ordinance to reduce its tax levy if the district receives a surplus of funds under the State Revenue Sharing Act. Provides that, for the purposes of tax objections based on budget or appropriation ordinances, "municipality" means all municipal corporations in, and political subdivisions of, this State (now, excepts out from this definition a number of units of local government) and eliminates a basis on which a taxpayer may file an objection under these provisions. Applies these changes retroactively. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to authorize the recovery of costs and attorney fees incurred by a prevailing taxpayer who brings suit on behalf of a municipality to recover certain money or property belonging to the municipality. Effective immediately. 2/20/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link 2/20/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/20/2003SenateReferred to Rules 2/27/2003SenateAssigned to Revenue 3/6/2003SenatePostponed - Revenue 3/13/2003SenateDo Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 3/13/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003 3/18/2003SenateSecond Reading 3/18/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003 4/4/2003SenateThird Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003. 4/9/2003SenateThird Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to December 31, 2003. 7/1/2003SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die