Illinois House Bill 2208 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the maximum reduction for the senior homestead exemption is $9,000 in counties with a population of more than 500,000 but not more than 1,000,000, $8,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, and $5,000 in all other counties. Provides that the corporate authorities of the City of Chicago or the county board of a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants may, by ordinance, increase the maximum reduction for the senior homestead exemption for property under the jurisdiction of that city or county to not more than $9,000. Provides that the maximum reduction for the general homestead exemption is $12,000 in counties with a population of more than 500,000 but not more than 1,000,000, $10,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, and $6,000 in all other counties. Provides that the corporate authorities of the City of Chicago or the county board of a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants may, by ordinance, increase the maximum reduction for the general homestead exemption for property under the jurisdiction of that city or county to not more than $12,000.

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Rep. Sam Yingling [D]	Sen. John Connor [D]	Rep. Terra Costa Howard [D]	Rep. Natalie Manley [D]
Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]	Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-27	House	To Property Tax Subcommittee
2020-02-18	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2019-10-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
2019-07-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2019-06-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2019-05-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
2019-05-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
2019-05-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2019-03-29	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-28	House	To Property Tax Subcommittee
2019-02-19	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2019-02-07	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-07	House	First Reading
2019-02-07	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35	200	15-170	Amended Code	Citation Text
35	200	15-175	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2208&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2208.htm