Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB0666

Amends the Property Tax Code. Requires the township assessor or chief county assessment officer in a county with a population of more than 300,000 but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants to deliver to each person who makes a request a description or statement of any property assessed in that person's name or in which he or she holds ownership interest and the valuation placed on that property. Provides that the statement shall include a description of the method by which the assessment was derived. Provides that, in lieu of this statement, the assessor may include the equalization factors applied to the property and an explanation of how equalization affects the assessment. Requires continuing education for certain assessment officials. Provides that the county board may determine additional qualifications for board of review members above and beyond the statutory requirements. Provides that township assessors shall inform the supervisor of assessments of the type of software or other method by which assessments are conducted in the township. Requires assessors to maintain a list of all properties where the equalized assessed value has increased by more than 15% over the equalized assessed value of that property in the previous assessment year. Provides that the list shall be transmitted to the chief county assessment officer with the assessment books for that taxable year. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the Property Tax Appeal Board shall mail a copy of the appellant's petition to the board of review whose decision is being appealed or send a copy of that petition electronically (currently, the Board shall mail the decision to the board of review). Provides that a final administrative decision of the Property Tax Appeal Board shall be deemed served when a copy of the decision is: (1) deposited in the United States mail, in a sealed envelope or package, with postage prepaid, addressed to the party affected by the decision at his or her last known residence or place of business, or (2) sent electronically to the party affected by the decision at his or her last known e-mail address. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2015	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2/3/2015	Senate	First Reading
2/3/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/18/2015	Senate	Assigned to Revenue
3/24/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
3/24/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/24/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
3/25/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/26/2015	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Revenue; 010-000-000
3/26/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
4/16/2015	Senate	Second Reading
4/16/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
4/21/2015	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000
4/21/2015	House	Arrived in House
4/21/2015	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
4/21/2015	House	First Reading
4/21/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/23/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
4/27/2015	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
5/6/2015	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
5/7/2015	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Julie A. Morrison
5/7/2015	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
5/8/2015	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
5/12/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
5/15/2015	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	Senate	Session Sine Die

	Deletes reference to:
	35 ILCS 200/2-85 new

	Adds reference to:
	35 ILCS 200/16-180