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 Bill Status of HB2208  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  PROP TX-HOMESTEAD

House Sponsors
Rep. Sam Yingling - John Connor, Terra Costa Howard, Natalie A. Manley, Michelle Mussman, Debbie Meyers-Martin and Lawrence Walsh, Jr.

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
35 ILCS 200/15-170
35 ILCS 200/15-175


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the maximum reduction for the senior homestead exemption is $9,000 in counties with a population of more than 500,000 but not more than 1,000,000, $8,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, and $5,000 in all other counties. Provides that the corporate authorities of the City of Chicago or the county board of a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants may, by ordinance, increase the maximum reduction for the senior homestead exemption for property under the jurisdiction of that city or county to not more than $9,000. Provides that the maximum reduction for the general homestead exemption is $12,000 in counties with a population of more than 500,000 but not more than 1,000,000, $10,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, and $6,000 in all other counties. Provides that the corporate authorities of the City of Chicago or the county board of a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants may, by ordinance, increase the maximum reduction for the general homestead exemption for property under the jurisdiction of that city or county to not more than $12,000.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/7/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling
  2/7/2019HouseFirst Reading
  2/7/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/19/2019HouseAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
  2/28/2019HouseTo Property Tax Subcommittee
  3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  5/20/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  5/21/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  5/29/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
  6/6/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  7/18/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  10/18/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
  2/18/2020HouseAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
  2/27/2020HouseTo Property Tax Subcommittee
  6/23/2020HouseRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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