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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5707   </title>
<shortdesc>PROP TX-DISABLED VETERANS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Mark L. Walker-Robert F. Flider and Emily McAsey</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 200/15-169</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, if a taxpayer has been awarded a disabled veterans standard homestead exemption, and that taxpayer subsequently becomes a resident of a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or a facility operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, then the exemption shall continue (i) so long as the residence continues to be occupied by the qualifying person's spouse or (ii) if the residence remains unoccupied but is still owned by the person who qualified for the homestead exemption.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mark L. Walker</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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