Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB1992

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county with a population of less than 1,000,000 may levy an annual tax for farmland preservation easement purposes. Provides that the tax may not exceed 0.05% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property in the county. Provides that the tax must be approved by referendum. Provides that the tax may be discontinued by referendum.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that a referendum to levy or discontinue a tax for county farmland preservation easement purposes may be initiated by a petition signed by a number of electors equal to at least 0.5% of the total number of votes cast in the county during the last preceding gubernatorial election (instead of 100 taxpayers residing in the county). Provides that moneys in the county farmland preservation easement fund shall (instead of may) be used by the county for the purchase of easements to preserve farmland within the county.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2008	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2/7/2008	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2008	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/14/2008	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
2/21/2008	Senate	Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-001
2/21/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2008
2/27/2008	Senate	Second Reading
2/27/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 28, 2008
2/28/2008	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2/28/2008	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/5/2008	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
4/1/2008	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
4/3/2008	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
4/8/2008	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/8/2008	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff
4/8/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2008
4/9/2008	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 044-009-003
4/9/2008	House	Arrived in House
4/9/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/9/2008	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
4/9/2008	House	First Reading
4/9/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/15/2008	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
4/15/2008	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
4/15/2008	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
4/16/2008	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
4/17/2008	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
4/29/2008	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
4/29/2008	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
4/30/2008	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
5/1/2008	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
5/16/2008	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
5/16/2008	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
1/13/2009	Senate	Session Sine Die

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