Rep. Ron Stephens

Filed: 3/17/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2914

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2914 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
5 Section 18-179 as follows:
 
6     (35 ILCS 200/18-179 new)
7     Sec. 18-179. Abatement for the residence of disabled
8 veterans.
9     (a) The county clerk shall abate a percentage of the taxes
10 levied on each parcel of property that is owned and used
11 exclusively by a disabled veteran, or the spouse or unmarried
12 surviving spouse of the veteran, as a home. The percentage of
13 taxes to be abated is equal to the percentage of disability of
14 the veteran, as certified by the United States Department of
15 Veterans Affairs.
16     (b) As used in this Section:

 

 

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1     "Disabled veteran" means a veteran who was honorably
2 discharged with a service-connected disability and for whom
3 documentation, in any form, from any branch of the United
4 States Armed Forces has been issued certifying that the veteran
5 suffers from a disability.
6     "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
7 member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
8 State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
9 a member of the United States Reserve Forces.
10     (c) This Section applies to taxes levied in the 2008
11 taxable year and thereafter.
 
12     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.".