PETERSON-VIVERITO AND SHAW. (SAVIANO-SMITH,MICHAEL-BERGMAN) 35 ILCS 200/27-16 new Amends the Special Service Area Tax Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a county may, pursuant to an intergovernmental cooperation agreement, transfer its powers under this Law to a township when the proposed special service area consists of an unincorporated area lying solely within that township. Provides that the township board of trustees shall then be the governing body of the special service area and shall possess all of the powers the county possesses under this Law. Provides that once the township has passed an ordinance proposing the establishment of a special service area, no unincorporated property within the proposed special service area at the time the ordinance is passed shall be excluded from the the special service area except with approval of the township board of trustees. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/27-16 new Adds reference to: 60 ILCS 1/125-5 60 ILCS 1/235-16 new Deletes everything. Amends the Township Code. In the Article concerning township park bonds, provides that no park shall exceed 25 acres in extent (now 10 acres). In the Article concerning township taxes, provides that the township board of a township in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more may impose a special tax for sidewalks, street lighting, street repairs, or traffic control devices in the township along or upon any roads and may provide for the payment of the whole or any part of the cost on each of the construction, installation, or repair by special taxation of the lots, blocks, tracts, or parcels of land touching upon the road near or on which a sidewalk is ordered or otherwise benefitting from the improvement. Requires a public hearing prior to levying the special tax. Provides that if the owners of 51% or more in number of the lots, tracts, and parcels of real estate that are to be subject to the tax file a petition agreeing with the proposed improvement for which the tax is to be levied, then the township board shall proceed with the improvement. Provides that if a petition is not filed or contains an insufficient number of signatures, the township board shall proceed no further and the same improvement shall not again be initiated for a period of one year. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Specifies that the repair of streets and sidewalks includes improvements for flood control. 97-01-09 S FIRST READING 97-01-09 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-01-22 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LOC GOV & ELE 97-01-23 S SPONSOR REMOVED VIVERITO 97-01-23 S CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO PETERSON 97-01-23 S CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CHANGED TO VIVERITO 97-02-26 S POSTPONED 97-03-05 S HELD IN COMMITTEE 97-03-11 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-LOCAL GOVERN S 97-03-11 S ADOPTED 97-03-11 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 008-001-000 SLGV 97-03-11 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-12 97-03-12 S SECOND READING 97-03-12 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-13 97-03-17 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-03-17 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-PETKA 97-03-17 S -PETERSON 97-03-17 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 97-03-17 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-PETKA 97-03-17 S -PETERSON 97-03-17 S RULES REFERS TO SLGV 97-03-18 S THIRD READING - PASSED 048-007-001 97-03-18 S TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 5-4(A) SA 02 97-03-18 S THIRD READING - PASSED 048-007-001 97-03-18 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-03-18 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-03-19 H HOUSE SPONSOR SAVIANO 97-03-19 H FIRST READING 97-03-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-03-21 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LOCAL GOVT 97-04-30 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL 97-05-01 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 015-001-000 HLGV 97-05-01 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BERGMAN 97-05-08 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-BERGMAN 97-05-08 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-05-08 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-09 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-BERGMAN 97-05-09 H BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 97-05-09 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-12 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-12 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-BERGMAN 97-05-12 H ADOPTED 97-05-12 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-13 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 064-051-001 97-05-14 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01 97-05-14 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-14 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/PETERSON 97-05-14 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 97-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/PETERSON 97-05-19 S RULES REFERS TO SLGV 97-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/PETERSON 97-05-20 S BE ADOPTED SLGV/008-002-000 97-05-21 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHAW 97-05-21 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/PETERSON 97-05-21 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/046-007-000 97-05-21 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-19 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-08-16 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-08-16 S EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01 97-08-16 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0438 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary