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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 142    </title>
<shortdesc>PROP TX-EXEMPTIONS-SOCIAL SEC</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Brent Hassert-Jim Watson-Lisa M. Dugan-Sidney H. Mathias-Timothy L. Schmitz, Harry Osterman, Linda Chapa LaVia and Milton Patterson</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 200/15-7 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that if, in order to qualify for a property-tax exemption, the taxpayer must have an income that is at or below a certain amount, then, for the purposes of that exemption, the term "income" does not include any Social Security benefit unless expressly stated otherwise. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/14/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Brent Hassert</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson</action>
<statusdate>1/19/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/19/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson</action>
<statusdate>1/22/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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