HWY CD-IMPACT FEES-REBATES
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HB 537 — HWY CD-IMPACT FEES-REBATES
Last action — Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that any unit of local government that has imposed a road improvement impact fee upon a developer shall impose a proportionate road improvement impact fee on any other developer who, within 5 years of the date on which the original impact fee was imposed, undertakes an additional development that benefits from the road improvements for which the unit of local government imposed the original impact fee. Provides that, within one year after a unit of local government receives a proportionate road improvement impact fee from a subsequent developer, that unit of local government shall pay to the developer who paid the original impact fee an amount equal to the amount of the proportionate road improvement impact fee. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
3 added · 24 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Bill HB 537 made a few changes that streamline the process for developers who are impacted by road improvement fees. It now specifies that if a local government charges a road improvement fee to one developer, they are also required to charge the same fee to any subsequent developers who benefit from that improvement within five years. Importantly, the amended bill ensures that the local government must return a portion of this fee to the original developer, fostering fairness and encouraging community development. This change matters because it aims to create a more equitable system that supports developers while ensuring that local infrastructure improvements are funded adequately.
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Renee Kosel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/5-904 from Ch.
121, par.
5-904 Amends the Illinois Highway Code.
Provides that any unit of local government that has imposed a road improvement impact fee upon a developer shall impose a proportionate road improvement impact fee on any other developer who, within 5 years of the date on which the original impact fee was imposed, undertakes an additional development that benefits from the original impact fee.
Provides that, within one year after a unit of local government receives a proportionate road improvement impact fee from a subsequent developer, that unit of local government shall pay to the developer who paid the original impact fee an amount equal to the amount of the proportionate road improvement impact fee.
Effective immediately.
LRB095 07607 LCT 27757 b A BILL FOR HB0537 LRB095 07607 LCT 27757 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
(b) An impact fee payable by a developer shall not exceed a proportionate share of costs incurred by a unit of local government which are specifically and uniquely attributable to the new development paying the fee in providing road improvements, but may be used to cover costs associated with the surveying of the service area, with the acquisition of land and rights-of-way, with engineering and planning costs, and with all other costs which are directly related to the improvement, expansion, enlargement or construction of roads, HB0537 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 07607 LCT 27757 b streets or highways within the service area or areas as designated in the comprehensive road improvement plan.
Within one year after any unit of local government receives a proportionate road improvement impact fee under this subsection (d), that unit of local government shall pay to the HB0537 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 07607 LCT 27757 b developer who paid the original impact fee an amount equal to the amount of the proportionate road improvement impact fee.
Action History
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Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
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Motion Prevailed
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Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b) Rep. Renée Kosel
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 016-005-000
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Re-assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
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Assigned to Executive Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel
Sponsors
- Renée Kosel · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
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Co-sponsors (1)
- Renée Kosel
Not signed on (182)
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 537 do?
- Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that any unit of local government that has imposed a road improvement impact fee upon a developer shall impose a proportionate road improvement impact fee on any other developer who, within 5 years of the date on which the original impact fee was imposed, undertakes an additional development that benefits from the road improvements for which the unit of local government imposed the original impact fee. Provides that, within one year after a unit of local government receives a proportionate road improvement impact fee from a subsequent developer, that unit of local government shall pay to the developer who paid the original impact fee an amount equal to the amount of the proportionate road improvement impact fee. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 537?
- HB 537 is sponsored by Renée Kosel.
- What is the current status of HB 537?
- This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 537?
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