HB5910 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5910

Introduced , by Rep. Chapin Rose

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

35 ILCS 200/1-160 new
35 ILCS 200/Art. 31.5 heading new
35 ILCS 200/31.5-1 new
35 ILCS 200/31.5-10 new
35 ILCS 200/31.5-20 new
35 ILCS 200/31.5-25 new

Amends the Property Tax Code. Defines special government agencies as office of the chief county assessment officer, the county board of review, the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board, and the Department of Revenue. Adds a new Article concerning property tax ethics. Contains prohibitions against contributions from communicating taxpayers, contributions from benefited taxpayers, and contributions among special government agencies. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning an ethical assessment process.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding Section 1-160 and Article 31.5 as follows:

(35 ILCS 200/1-160 new)

Sec. 1-160. Special government agencies. The office of the chief county assessment officer, the county board of review, the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board, and the Department of Revenue.

(35 ILCS 200/Art. 31.5 heading new)

ARTICLE 31.5. Ethical Provisions

(35 ILCS 200/31.5-1 new)

Sec. 31.5-1. Applicability. This Article 31.5 applies in all counties.

(35 ILCS 200/31.5-10 new)

Sec. 31.5-10. Prohibition against contributions from communicating taxpayers. A special government agency head or employee is prohibited from receiving any contributions or gifts from any taxpayer, taxpayer employee, property manager, or developer with whom the special government agency head or employee initiated communications regarding that taxpayer's property within 2 years before or after the re-assessment date for that property. Any such communications initiated or received by the special government agency head or employee must be duly memorialized and made part of the property's records, and shall be immediately reported to the county ethics officer.

(35 ILCS 200/31.5-20 new)

Sec. 31.5-20. Prohibition against contributions from benefited taxpayers. Contributions or gifts from a taxpayer to special government agency heads or employees are prohibited if that particular taxpayer received an assessment adjustment based on his or her own personal communications with a special government agency head or employee.

(35 ILCS 200/31.5-25 new)

Sec. 31.5-25. Prohibition against contributions among special government agencies. The giving or solicitation of contributions or gifts between or among heads or employees of different special government agencies is prohibited. The transferring of campaign contributions made in support of any special government agency or any campaign contributions made in support of or to any special government agency elected officials or candidates for office are prohibited from being transferred to the campaigns of candidates for a different special government agency.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.