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SB 2350 — PROP TX-RETURNING VETERANS
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1288
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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20 sponsors
0 primary, 20 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning the returning veterans' homestead exemption, provides that the veteran may apply the exemption for the taxable year after he or she returns if (i) he or she first acquires a principal residence during the taxable year in which he or she returns, but after January 1 of that year, and (ii) if the property is owned and occupied as a principal residence by the veteran on January 1 of the next taxable year. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
3 added · 3 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to SB 2350 clarifies the eligibility criteria for the returning veterans' homestead exemption. Specifically, it allows veterans who acquire a principal residence during the year they return to apply for the exemption if they live in the home by January 1st of the following year. This change is important because it makes it easier for veterans to access tax relief when transitioning back to civilian life, ensuring they have time to settle into their new homes.
SB2350 EngrossedEnrolled LRB096 11625 HLH 22159 b AN ACT concerning revenue.
For purposes of the exemption under this SB2350 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB096 11625 HLH 22159 b Section, "veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a member of the United States Armed Forces, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or a member of the United States Reserve Forces.
In a cooperative where a homestead exemption has been granted, the cooperative association or the management firm of the cooperative or facility shall credit the savings resulting from SB2350 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB096 11625 HLH 22159 b that exemption only to the apportioned tax liability of the owner or resident who qualified for the exemption.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1288
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Effective Date July 26, 2010
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
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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 Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
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Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
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Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000
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Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2010
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2010
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Do Pass Revenue; 010-000-000
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
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Assigned to Revenue
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
Sponsors
- Susan Garrett · Cosponsor
- William B. Black · Cosponsor
- Jack D. Franks · Cosponsor
- Keith Farnham · Cosponsor
- Carol A. Sente · Cosponsor
- Lisa M. Dugan · Cosponsor
- Thomas Holbrook · Cosponsor
- Jr. Randy Ramey · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth Coulson · Cosponsor
- Mike Fortner · Cosponsor
- Sandra M. Pihos · Cosponsor
- John D. Cavaletto · Cosponsor
- Franco Coladipietro · Cosponsor
- Jr. Ed Sullivan · Cosponsor
- Darlene J. Senger · Cosponsor
- Michael G. Connelly · Cosponsor
- Michael P. McAuliffe · Cosponsor
- Sandy Cole · Cosponsor
- Michael W. Tryon · Cosponsor
- Chapa LaVia · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (20)
- Susan Garrett
- William B. Black
- Jack D. Franks
- Keith Farnham
- Carol A. Sente
- Lisa M. Dugan
- Thomas Holbrook
- Randy Ramey, Jr.
- Elizabeth Coulson
- Mike Fortner
- Sandra M. Pihos
- John D. Cavaletto
- Franco Coladipietro
- Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- Darlene J. Senger
- Michael G. Connelly
- Michael P. McAuliffe
- Sandy Cole
- Michael W. Tryon
- Chapa LaVia
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 99 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 116 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Lyons | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Mell | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Tryon | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Bradley | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Gordon, Careen | — | Yea |
| Gordon, Jehan | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Yea |
| Coladipietro | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Connelly | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Farnham | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Golar | — | Yea |
| Hatcher | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Not Voting |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Ramey | — | Yea |
| Reboletti | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Sente | — | Yea |
| Senger | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Not Voting |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Burns | — | Yea |
| Carberry | — | Yea |
| McAsey | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hutchinson | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Noland | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Dahl | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Not Voting |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Duffy | — | Yea |
| Frerichs | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Not Voting |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Kotowski | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Not Voting |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bivins | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Bond | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 2350 do?
- Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning the returning veterans' homestead exemption, provides that the veteran may apply the exemption for the taxable year after he or she returns if (i) he or she first acquires a principal residence during the taxable year in which he or she returns, but after January 1 of that year, and (ii) if the property is owned and occupied as a principal residence by the veteran on January 1 of the next taxable year. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 2350?
- SB 2350 is sponsored by Susan Garrett, William B. Black, Jack D. Franks, Keith Farnham, Carol A. Sente, Lisa M. Dugan, Thomas Holbrook, Randy Ramey, Jr., Elizabeth Coulson, Mike Fortner, Sandra M. Pihos, John D. Cavaletto, Franco Coladipietro, Ed Sullivan, Jr., Darlene J. Senger, Michael G. Connelly, Michael P. McAuliffe, Sandy Cole, Michael W. Tryon, and Chapa LaVia.
- What is the current status of SB 2350?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.
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