97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5833

 

Introduced 2/16/2012, by Rep. Jason Barickman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/18-179 new
105 ILCS 5/2-3.156 new
30 ILCS 805/8.36 new

    Amends the Property Tax Code. Requires the county clerk to abate the taxes levied by a school district on each parcel of qualified homestead property that is owned by a taxpayer who is 65 years of age or older and who had an annual household income of $35,000 or less for the previous taxable year. Amends the School Code. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to reimburse each school district for any revenue lost due to the property tax abatement. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
5Section 18-179 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/18-179 new)
7    Sec. 18-179. Abatement of school district taxes for
8eligible senior citizens.
9    (a) The county clerk shall abate the taxes levied by a
10school district on each parcel of qualified homestead property
11that is owned by an eligible senior citizen.
12    (b) The county clerk shall establish a procedure for
13eligible senior citizens to apply for this abatement.
14    (c) As used in this Section:
15    "Eligible senior citizen" means a taxpayer who is 65 years
16of age or older and who had an annual household income of
17$35,000 or less for the previous taxable year.
18    "Qualified homestead property" means a parcel of real
19property that:
20        (1) is occupied by not more than 2 families; and
21        (2) is used as the principal residence by an eligible
22    senior citizen.
23    "Annual household income" has the meaning set forth under

 

 

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1Section 15-172.
 
2    Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Section
32-3.156 as follows:
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.156 new)
5    Sec. 2-3.156. Tax abatement reimbursements. The Board
6shall, subject to appropriation, reimburse each school
7district for any revenue lost due to the property tax abatement
8under Section 18-179 of the Property Tax Code.
 
9    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
10Section 8.36 as follows:
 
11    (30 ILCS 805/8.36 new)
12    Sec. 8.36. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
13of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
14implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
15the 97th General Assembly.
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.