101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3015
 
Introduced , by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
35 ILCS 200/15-178 new

     Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that an annual homestead exemption, limited to a reduction of $10,000 from the equalized assessed value of the property, is granted for property that is owned and occupied as the principal residence of the parent or parents of a veteran who was killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 2019.
  


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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 15-178 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/15-178 new)
7    Sec. 15-178. Military parents; homestead exemption.
8    (a) For tax year 2019 and thereafter, an annual homestead 
9exemption, limited to a reduction of $10,000 from the equalized 
10assessed value of the property, is granted for property that is 
11owned and occupied as the principal residence of the parent or 
12parents of a veteran who was killed in the line of duty on or 
13after January 1, 2019. 
14    (b) Application must be made each year during the 
15application period in effect for the county in which the 
16residence is located. The assessor or chief county assessment 
17officer may determine the eligibility of residential property 
18to receive the homestead exemption provided by this Section by 
19application, visual inspection, questionnaire, or other 
20reasonable methods. The determination must be made in 
21accordance with guidelines established by the Department. 
22    (c) The exemption under this Section is in addition to any 
23other homestead exemption provided in this Article 15. 
 
 
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1Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of the State Mandates Act, no 
2reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation 
3of any mandate created by this Section. 
4    (d) As used in this Section, "veteran" means a person who 
5has served as a member of the United States Armed Forces, a 
6member of the Illinois National Guard, or a member of the 
7United States Reserve Forces.