Bill Text: IL SB1939 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a disabled veteran or the disabled veteran's caregiver shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements to the residence of the disabled veteran if the improvements are required to accommodate a disability of the veteran. Provides that the paperwork required to obtain a building permit must still be submitted. Limits home rule powers. Effective January 1, 2024.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-09 - Referred to Assignments [SB1939 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1939-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1939 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Dan McConchie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/5-12022 new
60 ILCS 1/110-17 new
65 ILCS 5/11-13-28 new
Amends the Counties Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a disabled veteran or the disabled veteran's caregiver shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements to the residence of the disabled veteran if the improvements are required to accommodate a disability of the veteran. Provides that the paperwork required to obtain a building permit must still be submitted. Limits home rule powers. Effective January 1, 2024.
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5-12022 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/5-12022 new)
Sec. 5-12022. Disabled veteran building permit fee.
(a) A disabled veteran or the disabled veteran's caregiver
shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements
to the residence of the disabled veteran if the improvements
are required to accommodate a disability of the veteran.
Nothing in this subsection changes the obligation of any
person to submit to the county applications, forms, or other
paperwork to obtain a building permit.
(b) A home rule county may not regulate building permit
fees in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section
is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article
VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by
home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the
State.
Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
110-17 as follows:

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(60 ILCS 1/110-17 new)
Sec. 110-17. Disabled veteran building permit fee. A
disabled veteran or the disabled veteran's caregiver shall not
be charged any building permit fee for improvements to the
residence of the disabled veteran if the improvements are
required to accommodate a disability of the veteran. Nothing
in this Section changes the obligation of any person to submit
to the township applications, forms, or other paperwork to
obtain a building permit.
Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
adding Section 11-13-28 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/11-13-28 new)
Sec. 11-13-28. Disabled veteran building permit fee.
(a) A disabled veteran or the disabled veteran's caregiver
shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements
to the residence of the disabled veteran if the improvements
are required to accommodate a disability of the veteran.
Nothing in this subsection changes the obligation of any
person to submit to the municipality applications, forms, or
other paperwork to obtain a building permit.
(b) A home rule municipality may not regulate building
permit fees in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This
Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of

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Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
by the State.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2024.