SB3259 EngrossedEnrolled LRB098 19492 HLH 54667 b AN ACT concerning revenue.
naturaltornado disaster.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each qualified parcel of commercial or industrial property owned and used by a small business shall be valued at the lesser of (i) its modified equalized assessed value or (ii) 33 1/3% of its fair cash value.value or, in the case of property located in a county that classifies property for purposes of taxation in accordance with Section 4 of Article IX of the Constitution, the percentage of fair cash value as required by county ordinance.
The method of valuation under this Section shall continue until there is a change in use or ownership of the property or until the fifteenth taxable year after the naturaltornado disaster occurs, whichever occurs first.
In order to qualify for valuation under this Section, the structure must be rebuilt SB3259 Enrolled - 2 - LRB098 19492 HLH 54667 b within 2 years after the date of the naturaltornado disaster, and the square footage of the rebuilt structure may not be more than 110% of the square footage of the original structure as it existed immediately prior to the SB3259tornado Engrossed - 2 - LRB098 19492 HLH 54667 b natural disaster.
"Base year" means the taxable year prior to the taxable year in which the naturaltornado disaster occurred.
(1) in the first taxable year after the naturaltornado disaster occurs, the equalized assessed value of the property for the base year;
and (2) in the second taxable year after the naturaltornado disaster occurs and thereafter, the modified equalized assessed value of the property for the previous taxable year, increased by 4%.
"Natural"Tornado disaster" means an occurrence of widespread or severe damage or loss of property resulting from anya catastrophictornado causeor including,combination butof nottornadoes limitedthat to,has fire,been flood,proclaimed earthquake,as wind,a storm,natural disaster by the Governor or extendedthe periodPresident of severethe inclementUnited weather.States.
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"Qualified parcel of property" means property that (i) is owned and used exclusively for commercial or industrial purposes by a small business and (ii) has been rebuilt following a natural disaster occurring in taxable year 2013 or any taxable year thereafter.
SB3259 Engrossed - 3 - LRB098 19492 HLH 54667 b "Small business" means a business that employs fewer than 50 full-time employees.
This Act takes effect upon SB3259 Enrolled - 3 - LRB098 19492 HLH 54667 b becoming law.