Full Text of HB2588 103rd General Assembly
HB2588 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB2588 Introduced 2/15/2023, by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 35 ILCS 200/18-17 new | | 35 ILCS 200/20-15 | |
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each property tax bill shall contain a separate statement for each of the taxing districts setting forth the dollar amount of tax due that will be used by the taxing district to pick up or otherwise pay its employees' contributions to a public pension fund. Provides that each taxing district that picks up or otherwise pays its employees' contributions to a public pension fund must certify this information to the county clerk on or before the last Tuesday in December. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning revenue.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 20-15 and by adding Section 18-17 as follows: | 6 | | (35 ILCS 200/18-17 new) | 7 | | Sec. 18-17. Taxing district; pension pick up. If a taxing | 8 | | district picks up or otherwise pays its employees' | 9 | | contributions to a public pension fund, then that taxing | 10 | | district must annually certify to the county clerk of each | 11 | | county in which the taxing district is located, on or before | 12 | | the last Tuesday in December, the dollar amount of its tax levy | 13 | | that will be used for that purpose.
| 14 | | (35 ILCS 200/20-15)
| 15 | | Sec. 20-15. Information on bill or separate statement. | 16 | | There shall be
printed on each bill, or on a separate slip | 17 | | which shall be mailed with the
bill:
| 18 | | (a) a statement itemizing the rate at which taxes have | 19 | | been extended for
each of the taxing districts in the | 20 | | county in whose district the property is
located, and in | 21 | | those counties utilizing
electronic data processing | 22 | | equipment the dollar amount of tax due from the
person |
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| 1 | | assessed allocable to each of those taxing districts, | 2 | | including a
separate statement of the dollar amount of tax | 3 | | due which is allocable to a tax
levied under the Illinois | 4 | | Local Library Act or to any other tax levied by a
| 5 | | municipality or township for public library purposes,
| 6 | | (b) a separate statement for each of the taxing | 7 | | districts of the dollar
amount of tax due which is | 8 | | allocable to a tax levied under the Illinois Pension
Code | 9 | | or to any other tax levied by a municipality or township | 10 | | for public
pension or retirement purposes,
| 11 | | (b-5) a list of each tax increment financing (TIF) | 12 | | district in which the property is located and the dollar | 13 | | amount of tax due that is allocable to the TIF district, | 14 | | (b-10) a separate statement for each of the taxing | 15 | | districts setting forth the dollar amount of tax due that | 16 | | will be used by the taxing district to pick up or otherwise | 17 | | pay its employees' contributions to a public pension fund, | 18 | | (c) the total tax rate,
| 19 | | (d) the total amount of tax due, and
| 20 | | (e) the amount by which the total tax and the tax | 21 | | allocable to each taxing
district differs from the | 22 | | taxpayer's last prior tax bill.
| 23 | | The county treasurer shall ensure that only those taxing | 24 | | districts in
which a parcel of property is located shall be | 25 | | listed on the bill for that
property.
| 26 | | In all counties the statement shall also provide:
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| 1 | | (1) the property index number or other suitable | 2 | | description,
| 3 | | (2) the assessment of the property,
| 4 | | (3) the statutory amount of each homestead exemption | 5 | | applied to the property, | 6 | | (4) the assessed value of the property after | 7 | | application of all homestead exemptions, | 8 | | (5) the equalization factors imposed by the county and | 9 | | by the Department,
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| 10 | | (6) the equalized assessment resulting from the | 11 | | application of the
equalization factors to the basic | 12 | | assessment.
| 13 | | In all counties which do not classify property for | 14 | | purposes of taxation, for
property on which a single family | 15 | | residence is situated the statement shall
also include a | 16 | | statement to reflect the fair cash value determined for the
| 17 | | property. In all counties which classify property for purposes | 18 | | of taxation in
accordance with Section 4 of Article IX of the | 19 | | Illinois Constitution, for
parcels of residential property in | 20 | | the lowest assessment classification the
statement shall also | 21 | | include a statement to reflect the fair cash value
determined | 22 | | for the property.
| 23 | | In all counties, the statement must include information | 24 | | that certain
taxpayers may be eligible for tax exemptions, | 25 | | abatements, and other assistance programs and that, for more | 26 | | information, taxpayers should consult with the office of their |
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| 1 | | township or county assessor and with the Illinois Department | 2 | | of Revenue.
| 3 | | In counties which use the estimated or accelerated billing | 4 | | methods, these
statements shall only be provided with the | 5 | | final installment of taxes due. The
provisions of this Section | 6 | | create a mandatory statutory duty. They are not
merely | 7 | | directory or discretionary. The failure or neglect of the | 8 | | collector to
mail the bill, or the failure of the taxpayer to | 9 | | receive the bill, shall not
affect the validity of any tax, or | 10 | | the liability for the payment of any tax.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 100-621, eff. 7-20-18; 101-134, eff. 7-26-19.)
| 12 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 13 | | becoming law.
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