Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 2012 — PROP TAX/MULTI-TWP ASSESSORS

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0010

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2009. Enacted.

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Summary

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2010, townships with less than 2,000 (instead of 1,000) inhabitants shall elect one multi-township assessor with one or more contiguous townships. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

95 added · 31 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to SB 2012 include an amendment to the Illinois Municipal Code that allows non-home rule municipalities to impose certain taxes with approval from local voters. Specifically, the corporate authorities can now present tax proposals to the electorate, and if a majority approves, the tax can be implemented. This shift is significant because it gives local governments more autonomy to raise funds for community needs, with the check of voter approval ensuring public engagement in the decision-making process. Additionally, the amendment removed sections related to the election of multi-township assessors, which indicates a move away from more complex governance structures in smaller townships.

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SB2012 Engrossed LRB096 09402 RCE 19559 b AN ACT concerning revenue.
SB2012 Enrolled LRB096 09402 RCE 19559 b AN ACT concerning revenue.
The Property Tax Code is amended by changing Section 2-5 as follows:
The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by changing Section 8-11-1.1 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/2-5) Sec.
(65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.1) (from Ch.
2-5.
24, par.
Multi-township assessors.
8-11-1.1) Sec.
Townships with less than 2,000 1,000 inhabitants shall not elect assessors for each township but shall elect multi-township assessors.
8-11-1.1.
(1) If 2 or more townships with less than 1,000 inhabitants are contiguous, one multi-township assessor shall be elected to assess the property in as many of the townships as are contiguous and whose combined population is 1,000 or more inhabitants.
Non-home rule municipalities;
Beginning January 1, 2010, if 2 or more townships with less than 2,000 inhabitants are contiguous, one multi-township assessor shall be elected to assess the property in as many of the townships as are contiguous and whose combined population is 2,000 or more inhabitants.
imposition of taxes.
(2) If any township of less than 1,000 inhabitants is not contiguous to another township of less than 1,000 inhabitants, one multi-township assessor shall be elected to assess the property of that township and any other SB2012 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 09402 RCE 19559 b township to which it is contiguous.
(a) The corporate authorities of a non-home rule municipality may, upon approval of the electors of the municipality pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section, impose by ordinance or resolution the tax authorized in Sections 8-11-1.3, 8-11-1.4 and 8-11-1.5 of this Act.
Beginning January 1, 2010, if any township of less than 2,000 inhabitants is not contiguous to another township of less than 2,000 inhabitants, one multi-township assessor shall be elected to assess the property of that township and any other township to which it is contiguous.
(b) The corporate authorities of the municipality may by ordinance or resolution call for the submission to the electors of the municipality the question of whether the municipality shall impose such tax.
Such question shall be certified by the municipal clerk to the election authority in accordance with Section 28-5 of the Election Code and shall be in a form in accordance with Section 16-7 of the Election Code.
If a majority of the electors in the municipality voting upon the question vote in the affirmative, such tax shall be imposed.
SB2012 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 09402 RCE 19559 b An ordinance or resolution imposing the tax of not more than 1% hereunder or discontinuing the same shall be adopted and a certified copy thereof, together with a certification that the ordinance or resolution received referendum approval in the case of the imposition of such tax, filed with the Department of Revenue, on or before the first day of June, whereupon the Department shall proceed to administer and enforce the additional tax or to discontinue the tax, as the case may be, as of the first day of September next following such adoption and filing.
Beginning January 1, 1992, an ordinance or resolution imposing or discontinuing the tax hereunder shall be adopted and a certified copy thereof filed with the Department on or before the first day of July, whereupon the Department shall proceed to administer and enforce this Section as of the first day of October next following such adoption and filing.
Beginning January 1, 1993, an ordinance or resolution imposing or discontinuing the tax hereunder shall be adopted and a certified copy thereof filed with the Department on or before the first day of October, whereupon the Department shall proceed to administer and enforce this Section as of the first day of January next following such adoption and filing.
Beginning October 1, 2002, an ordinance or resolution imposing or discontinuing the tax under this Section or effecting a change in the rate of tax must either (i) be adopted and a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution filed with the Department on or before SB2012 Enrolled - 3 - LRB096 09402 RCE 19559 b the first day of April, whereupon the Department shall proceed to administer and enforce this Section as of the first day of July next following the adoption and filing;
or (ii) be adopted and a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution filed with the Department on or before the first day of October, whereupon the Department shall proceed to administer and enforce this Section as of the first day of January next following the adoption and filing.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, if, in a non-home rule municipality with more than 150,000 but fewer than 200,000 inhabitants, as determined by the last preceding federal decennial census, an ordinance or resolution under this Section imposes or discontinues a tax or changes the tax rate as of July 1, 2007, then that ordinance or resolution, together with a certification that the ordinance or resolution received referendum approval in the case of the imposition of the tax, must be adopted and a certified copy of that ordinance or resolution must be filed with the Department on or before May 15, 2007, whereupon the Department shall proceed to administer and enforce this Section as of July 1, 2007.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the contrary, if, in a non-home rule municipality with more than 6,500 but fewer than 7,000 inhabitants, as determined by the last preceding federal decennial census, an ordinance or resolution under this Section imposes or discontinues a tax or SB2012 Enrolled - 4 - LRB096 09402 RCE 19559 b changes the tax rate on or before May 20, 2009, then that ordinance or resolution, together with a certification that the ordinance or resolution received referendum approval in the case of the imposition of the tax, must be adopted and a certified copy of that ordinance or resolution must be filed with the Department on or before May 20, 2009, whereupon the Department shall proceed to administer and enforce this Section as of July 1, 2009.
A non-home rule municipality may file a certified copy of an ordinance or resolution, with a certification that the ordinance or resolution received referendum approval in the case of the imposition of the tax, with the Department of Revenue, as required under this Section, only after October 2, 2000.
The tax authorized by this Section may not be more than 1% and may be imposed only in 1/4% increments.
87-818;
94-679, eff.
88-455.) Section 99.
1-1-06;
95-8, eff.
6-29-07.) Section 99.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0010

  2. Effective Date May 20, 2009

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 047-000-000

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2009

  12. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1

  13. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  14. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-042-001

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  16. Second Reading - Short Debate

  17. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy

  18. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  19. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 012-000-000

  20. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote

  21. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue & Finance Committee

  22. Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee

  23. Referred to Rules Committee

  24. First Reading

  25. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider

  26. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  27. Arrived in House

  28. Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000

  29. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009

  30. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009

  31. Second Reading

  32. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009

  33. Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000

  34. Assigned to Local Government

  35. Referred to Assignments

  36. First Reading

  37. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio

Sponsors

  • M. Maggie Crotty · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • M. Maggie Crotty

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9000
Unaffiliated 380011
Republican 0001
Total 470012
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hutchinson — Yea
Noland — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Link — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Millner — Not Voting
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Radogno — Not Voting
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Not Voting
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jones, J. — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Not Voting
Dillard — Not Voting
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Not Voting
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Not Voting
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Not Voting
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Not Voting
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Not Voting
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — 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 Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 42 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 613804
Democrat 9101
Republican 1300
Total 714205
% of votes cast 60%36%0%4%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Wait — Nay
Leitch — Nay
McAuliffe — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Myers — Nay
Burke — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Senger — Nay
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Sommer — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Howard — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Brady — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
Mitchell, Jerry — Nay
Cavaletto — Nay
Coladipietro — Nay
Cole — Nay
Colvin — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunkin — Nay
Durkin — Nay
Eddy — Nay
Farnham — Nay
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Nay
Franks — Nay
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Lang — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Flider — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Watson — Nay
Madigan — Not Voting
Pihos — Nay
Soto — Not Voting
Winters — Nay
Connelly — Nay
Coulson — Nay
Cross — Nay
Cultra — Nay
Hatcher — Nay
Kosel — Nay
Osmond — Nay
Osterman — Yea
Poe — Nay
Ramey — Nay
Reboletti — Nay
Reis — Nay
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Nay
Washington — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Nay
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Nay
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Nay
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Not Voting
Brauer — Nay
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
McAsey — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Not Voting
Fritchey — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Nay
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Nay
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Nay

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Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49000
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 59000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Noland — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Martinez — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — 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 Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2012 do?
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2010, townships with less than 2,000 (instead of 1,000) inhabitants shall elect one multi-township assessor with one or more contiguous townships. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 2012?
SB 2012 is sponsored by M. Maggie Crotty.
What is the current status of SB 2012?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2009. Enacted.
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