Louise
Calvert presented the following bills, which the Section Council voted on.
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HB89
VOTE: No Position
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the State Finance
Act and the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986.
Requires that the Auditor General establish a Debt Collection Unit for the
collection of overdue debts owed to the State. Authorizes the Auditor General
to contract with private entities for the collection of debts. Beginning July
1, 2004, requires State agencies other than universities to determine the
uncollectibility of debts using rules adopted by the Auditor General and to
turn over to the Debt Collection Unit debts more than 90 days overdue.
Exempts confidential debts owed to the Department of Revenue. Permits
universities to use the Auditor General's rules and to turn debts over to the
Debt Collection Unit. Requires that 10% of debts collected by the Debt
Collection Unit be deposited into a special fund in the State treasury for
payment of the Unit's administrative costs. Makes the Department of Public
Aid's participation optional with regard to child support debt. Provides
separate procedures for the deposit and use of collected child support.
Requires the Auditor General to report semi-annually to the General Assembly
and State Comptroller upon debts owed to the State and upon collection efforts.
Abolishes in 2004 the Debt Collection Board, the Comptroller's use of special
account receivable funds, and the use of private collection services by
individual State agencies. Effective immediately.
House Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything.
Reinserts House Bill 89 with the following changes: Places the Debt
Collection Unit within the Department of Revenue and authorizes the
Department to adopt emergency rules, on the basis of the budget crisis, for
its administration. Authorizes the Unit, rather than individual agencies, to
contract for legal services. Prohibits the renewal of legal service contracts
entered before the bill's effective date, rather than before July 1, 2004. Repeals the Section creating the Debt Collection
Board 30 days after the bill's effective date, rather than July 1, 2004, and requires the Board to furnish records and a
status report to the Unit. A collected debt shall be used first for the
collector's fee, then 5% to the Debt Collection Fund, then to the special
fund or funds owed the debt, and any unidentifiable
portion to the General Revenue Fund. Effective immediately.
House Amendment No. 2
Deletes everything.
Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 1 with the following changes:
Renames the Debt Collection Unit as the Debt Collection Bureau and retains
the Debt Collection Board for the administration of debt not otherwise
referred to the Bureau as the State's primary debt collection entity. Exempts
certain debts owed to the Department of Employment Security. Makes other
changes. Effective immediately.
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HB237
VOTE: Support
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Code. In a provision requiring a county treasurer in a county with less than
3,000,000 inhabitants to distribute taxes collected within 30 days after the
due date, provides that a county treasurer is not precluded from accepting
advance tax payments for taxes not yet due. Effective immediately.
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HB1489
VOTE: Support
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Code. Provides that the collector shall collect $12 (now, $10) from the
proceeds of each tax sale to cover the costs of registered or certified
mailing and the costs of advertisement and publication with respect to the
notice of judgment and sale. Effective immediately.
House Amendment No. 1
Provides that if a
taxpayer pays the taxes on the property after the notice of the forthcoming
application for judgement and sale is mailed but before the sale is made,
then the collector shall collect $12 (now, $10) from the taxpayer to cover
the costs of registered or certified mailing and the costs of advertisement
and publication.
Further amends the
Property Tax Code. Provides that, to be eligible to bid or receive a
certificate of purchase at a scavenger sale, a person's application for
certificate of purchase must affirm that the person has not either directly
or through an agent twice during the same sale or the immediately preceding
scavenger sale (now, during the same sale) failed to complete a purchase by
the immediate payment of the minimum bid or the payment of the balance of a
bid within the required time.
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HB2186
VOTE: No Position
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Income
Tax Act with respect to the earned income tax credit. Extends the 5% credit
through taxable years beginning on or before December 31, 2004 (now, ends with taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2002). Increases the credit from 5% of the federal
credit to 10% in 2005, 15% in 2006, and 20% in 2007 and thereafter. Beginning
in 2005, requires the excess credit to be refunded to the taxpayer, but not
counted in determining eligibility for means-tested benefits. Deletes the
repeal of the credit. Exempts the credit from the sunset provisions of the
Act. Effective immediately.
House Amendment No. 1
Removes the language
increasing the credit to more than 5% of the federal credit over a period of
years. Requires any excess credit to be refunded to the taxpayer beginning
with taxable year 2004 (2005 in underlying bill).
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HB2925
Bill “dead”; no vote taken
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Code. Provides that the notice of sale and expiration of the period of
redemption for property sold at a tax sale must be given to the interested
parties by registered or certified mail. Effective immediately.
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SB23
VOTE: Oppose
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the State aid
formula provisions of the School Code by increasing the foundation level of
support, changing the amount of and how a supplemental general State aid
grant is calculated, and providing that the supplementary grants in aid
provisions are no longer applicable. Amends the State Aid Continuing
Appropriation Law to make the Law applicable to fiscal year 2004 and each
fiscal year thereafter and to provide for an irrevocable and continuing
appropriation sufficient to fund general State aid and supplemental general
State aid. Amends the School Code, the School Construction Law, and the
Election Code to make changes concerning the reorganization of school
districts, including the conduct of feasibility studies, the removal of a
referendum requirement, the establishment of community unit school districts,
and the provision of supplementary State aid, State funds for construction,
and implementation grants. Amends the State Finance Act, the Illinois Income Tax Act, and the
Property Tax Code. Beginning on July 1, 2003, increases income taxes and
provides that two-thirds of the increased revenue shall be deposited into the
School District Property Tax Relief Fund to fund property tax abatements and
that one-third of the increased revenue shall be deposited into the Common
School Fund. Provides a mechanism for property tax abatements and provides
for a deduction (up to $1,200) for income tax purposes, for 5 years, equal to
15% of rent paid annually for a taxpayer's principal residence. Amends the
School Code concerning certain categorical funding, including the
establishment of several block grant programs and changes to the way State transportation reimbursement is
calculated. Amends the School Code and the IMRF and Social Security Enabling
Act Articles of the Illinois Pension Code to make changes concerning school
districts other than the Chicago school district with respect to the purposes
for which a district may levy taxes and the maximum rates of those taxes, a
newly formed district's authority to levy taxes for certain purposes,
interfund transfers, and working cash funds. Amends the State Mandates Act to
require implementation without reimbursement. Effective July 1, 2003.
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SB270
VOTE: Support
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Code. Provides that in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, a tax
objection complaint may be filed within 180 days (now, 75) after the first
penalty date of the final tax installment. Provides that in counties with
less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, a tax objection complaint may be filed
within 120 days (now, 75) after the first penalty date of the final tax
installment. Provides that a claim for a refund of taxes paid by a person who
is not liable for the tax shall be made to the county collector or, if the
collector is unable to determine whether the claim is proper or denies the
claim, by petition to the circuit court (now, by complaint filed with the
board of review). Provides that after a refund is allowed by the county
collector, the assessor or the county clerk, or both, shall list and assess
the property in the name of the corrected assessee of record (now, the board
of review or board of appeals lists and assesses in the name of the correct
owner). Provides that any unpaid tax resulting from a refund shall be added
to the taxes on the property for a subsequent year. Amends the State Mandates
Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Deletes everything after
the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that in counties
with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, a tax objection complaint may be filed
within 165 days (180 days in underlying bill, 75 days under current law)
after the first penalty date of the final tax installment. Provides that in
counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, a tax objection complaint may
be filed within 75 days (120 days in underlying bill, 75 days under current
law) after the first penalty date of the final tax installment. Deletes
changes concerning a claim for a refund of taxes paid by a person who is not
liable for the tax. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation
without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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SB334
VOTE: No Position
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Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax Code with respect to the
definition of "real property". Provides that "permanent
foundation" means any structure or device that transfers the weight of
any other structure to the earth. Amends the Mobile Home Local Services Tax
Act. Provides that "mobile home" means, in part, a factory
assembled structure designed for permanent habitation and so constructed as
to permit placement on a temporary foundation consisting of its wheels and
leveling devices (now, no description of the temporary foundation). Provides
that all such structures that are not placed on a temporary foundation
consisting of wheels and leveling devices shall be construed to rest in whole
on a permanent foundation and shall be taxed as real property (now, any such
structure resting in whole on a permanent foundation, with wheels, tongue,
and hitch removed shall be taxed as real property). Removes the exemption
from the tax for mobile homes located on a dealer's lot as an office.
Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that dwelling units located in locally organized
mobile home parks shall be considered to be situated on a temporary
foundation. Provides that no property lawfully assessed and taxed as personal
property prior to January 1, 1979, or
property of like kind acquired or placed in use after January 1, 1979, shall be classified as real property subject to assessment
and taxation.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4
Deletes
everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Manufactured Home
Installation Act. Provides that a manufactured home installed on private
property that is not a mobile home park on or after the effective date of
this Act must be installed so that it rests wholly on a permanent foundation.
Provides that the permanent foundation must meet or exceed the requirements
for a permanent foundation as defined in the Act. Effective immediately.
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SB362
VOTE: No Position
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for
taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 2003, moneys contributed during the taxable year by the taxpayer for the
purchase of an Illinois prepaid tuition contract,
excluding moneys rolled over from another qualified tuition program account,
may be deducted from the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income in arriving
at base income for Illinois income tax purposes. Exempts
the deduction from the sunset provisions of the Act. Amends the Illinois
Prepaid Tuition Act to include a reference to the deduction. Effective
immediately.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Removes the exemption from
the sunset requirements of the Act for the deduction and instead provides
that the deduction applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2003 and on or before December
31, 2007. Makes a corresponding change in the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act.
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SB466
VOTE: No Position
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Code. Includes disabled persons within the provisions granting an assessment
freeze homestead exemption to senior citizens. Changes the name to the Senior
Citizens and Disabled Persons Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption (now
Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption). Makes corresponding
changes to a cross-reference to the exemption. Amends the States Mandates Act
to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Makes changes in the
definition of "disabled person".
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SB529
VOTE: Support
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Removes a
provision that requires a taxpayer to add to federal adjusted gross income,
to arrive at base income for Illinois income tax purposes, distributions from
a qualified tuition program under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code
other than distributions from the College Savings Pool or the Illinois
Prepaid Tuition Program to the extent those distributions were excluded from
income in arriving at federal adjusted gross income. Amends the State
Treasurer Act and further amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to allow an
income tax deduction for moneys contributed in the taxable year to the
College Savings Pool, the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program, or to any other
qualified tuition program under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code
(now, deduction limited to College Savings Pool contributions). Effective
immediately.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Further amends the State
Treasurer Act. With respect to the College Savings Pool, removes language
providing that contributions to the College Savings Pool shall not be
considered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the State, or any
agency thereof in awarding student financial aid.
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SB606
VOTE: No Position
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that "new
property" means, for real property in Cook County classified as property eligible
for property tax incentives (any of Classes 6 through 9) or that was so
classified in the immediately preceding levy year, any increase in the
assessed value of that property for the levy year attributable to a reduction
or the elimination of the incentive. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces the definition of
"new property" with respect to certain incentive property with a
provision saying that, in addition to its other meanings, "new
property" means, in counties that classify in accordance with Section 4
of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution, an incentive property's
additional assessed value resulting from a scheduled increase in the level of
assessment as applied to the first year final board of review market value.
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SB607
VOTE: No Position
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Use Tax Act,
the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailer's
Occupation Tax Act. Provides that 0.4% of the net revenues realized for the
preceding month from the State's portion of the general rate of tax imposed
under the Acts shall be paid by the Department of Revenue into the Local
Government Distributive Fund (reverting to the distribution in place prior to
State fiscal year 2003). Effective July 1, 2003.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that the payment
by the Department of Revenue into the Local Government Distributive Fund is
subject to appropriation.
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SB615
VOTE: Oppose
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Code with respect to counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants. Provides
that, in years other than years of a general assessment or reassessment,
publication of the list of individual assessment changes shall not be
required with respect to changes resulting from application by the county
assessor of a factor to all assessments in a particular major class in any
township or assessment district within the county, in which case the list
shall include a general statement on the matter and shall set forth the
percentage of increase or decrease represented by the factor. In provisions
requiring notice by mail to the taxpayer if a revision by the county assessor
increases the assessment, requires instead a notice by publication if the
revision causes a change in all assessments in a particular major class in
any township or assessment district within the county. Effective immediately.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes
everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Code. In
provisions requiring notice by mail to the taxpayer in counties with
3,000,000 or more inhabitants if a revision by the county assessor increases
the assessment, provides that if the revision by the county assessor causes a
change in all assessments in a particular major class of property in any
township or assessment district within the county, the notice shall include a
general statement indicating that all assessments in a particular major class
in the township or assessment district have been changed because of an
application of a factor and shall state the factor.
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SB620
(Vote
was taken at March meeting)
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Code. Provides that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants,
beginning with assessments made for the 1997 assessment year and ending with
assessments made for the 2002 assessment year, in addition to the appeals for
residential property of 6 units or less, the Property Tax Appeal Board shall
hear appeals for all other property (now, there is no end date for when PTAB
will hear appeals for property other than residential property of 6 units or
less). Effective immediately.
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SB631
VOTE: No Position
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Use Tax Act,
Service Use Tax Act, Service Occupation Tax Act, and Retailers' Occupation
Tax Act. Includes Internet sales within the Act's provisions.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after
the enacting clause. Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Makes a
technical change in the short title Section.
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SB813
VOTE: Oppose
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Code. Provides that if a taxpayer receives a tax bill for any property or
portion of property that was omitted for 2 or more years from assessment, the
tax bill for the omitted property must be paid within 16 months after the
date the taxpayer receives the tax bill and that no interest may be imposed
on the tax bill for the omitted property during that 16-month period.
Provides that, after the 16-month period, interest shall be charged as with
all other delinquent tax bills. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after
the enacting clause. Provides that if a taxpayer receives a tax bill for any
property or portion of property that was omitted for 2 or more years from
assessment as a result of a ministerial error, the tax bill for the omitted
property must be paid within 16 months after the date the taxpayer receives
the tax bill. No interest may be imposed on the tax bill for the omitted
property during that 16-month period. Provides that any arrearage that
remains unpaid after the 16-month period ends, with 10% interest on the
arrearage for each year or portion of a year from the date the taxpayer
received the tax bill, shall be charged against the property by the county
clerk and that, after the 16-month period ends, interest shall accrue on any
remaining arrearage and interest owed on that arrearage as with all other
delinquent tax bills. Effective immediately.
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SB1049
VOTE: Oppose
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Exempts from the extension
limitation those extensions made for contributions to the Illinois Municipal
Retirement Fund and that part of any extension made for Medicare and FICA
coverage.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that this
exemption from the extension limitation applies only to school districts.
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SB1373
VOTE: No Position
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Code of
Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that upon leave of court, in any case in
which the defendant is charged with the offense of first degree murder and
the prosecution seeks the death penalty, or in a first degree murder case in
which a term of natural life imprisonment is the only sentence allowed under
the law following the defendant's conviction, any party may take the
testimony, upon oral examination, of: (1) any person other than a law
enforcement officer, victim, or family member who is identified as, or
believed to be, an eyewitness to the occurrence that is the subject of the
prosecution; (2) any person whom either party intends to call at trial
regarding incriminating statements made by the accused to persons other than
a law enforcement officer or prosecutor; and (3) any person identified as, or
believed to be, an alibi witness. Applies to actions initiated on or after
the effective date of this amendatory Act.
House Amendment No. 1
Deletes all. Amends the
Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Establishes procedures for taking
discovery depositions in capital cases and in cases in which the defendant
may receive a term of natural life imprisonment as a consequence of
conviction.
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SB1461
VOTE: No Position
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Commercial and Public Building Asbestos Abatement Act.
Requires licensure for persons acting as consultants. Exempts from licensure
as a consultant an employee of a local education agency who is that local
education agency's designated person. Effective immediately.
House Amendment No. 1
Replaces
everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Commercial and Public Building Asbestos Abatement Act. Makes
technical changes to a Section concerning the consistency of the rules with
federal law.
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SB1498
VOTE: Support
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Code. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, if a
school district adopts, in a fiscal year, an additional or supplemental
budget as a result of the voters in the school district having voted in favor
of an increase in the annual tax rate for educational or operations and
maintenance purposes or both at an election held after the adoption of the
annual school budget adopted in that fiscal year, the county clerk shall
include, in the extension of taxes made during that fiscal year, the
extension of taxes for the supplemental or additional budget adopted by the
school district.
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SB1499
VOTE: Oppose
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Creates the Taxing
District Tax Levy Validation (2003) Act to validate certain annual
appropriation ordinances and tax levy ordinances adopted by taxing districts
from 1989 through 2002 together with the taxes assessed, levied, and extended
thereon. Amends the Property Tax Code. Allows (now requires) a taxing
district to adopt a resolution or ordinance to reduce its tax levy if the
district receives a surplus of funds under the State Revenue Sharing Act.
Provides that, for the purposes of tax objections based on budget or
appropriation ordinances, "municipality" means all municipal
corporations in, and political subdivisions of, this State (now, excepts out from this definition a number of units of
local government) and eliminates a basis on which a taxpayer may file an
objection under these provisions. Applies these changes retroactively. Amends
the Illinois Municipal Code to authorize the recovery of costs and attorney
fees incurred by a prevailing taxpayer who brings suit on behalf of a
municipality to recover certain money or property belonging to the
municipality. Effective immediately.
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SB1864
VOTE: Oppose
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Code. Provides that the penalty that must be paid to redeem property sold at
a tax sale includes (i) a fee of $100 (now, $35) if a petition for tax deed
has been filed; (ii) a fee of $10 (now, $4) if a notice of sale and
redemption rights has been filed; and (iii) up to $125 paid for costs of
title insurance and to identify and locate owners and interested parties to
the subject real estate. Provides that the purchaser or his or her assignee
shall give the notice of expiration of the period of redemption for property
sold at a tax sale by, in addition to other requirements, causing the notice
to be served by a process server or sheriff (now, a sheriff). Effective January 1, 2004.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Changes the amount of the
fee required to be paid to redeem property sold at a tax sale if a petition
for tax deed has been filed on the property to $75 ($100 in underlying bill,
$35 under current law). Changes the amount of the fee required to be paid to
redeem property sold at a tax sale to include up to $75 ($125 in underlying
bill, no fee under current law) for costs of title insurance and to identify
and locate owners and interested parties to the subject real estate.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Changes the component of
the redemption fee for title insurance to a fee for title search and provides
that the fee may be charged only if a copy of the results of the title search
is provided upon request.
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SB1881
VOTE: No Position
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax
Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. In each of the definitions
of "aggregate extension" excludes extensions made to fund the
district's expenses to provide joint recreational programs for the
handicapped under the Park District Code and the Illinois Municipal Code.
Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Amends
the Chicago Park District Act. Provides that the Chicago Park District is
authorized to establish, maintain, and manage recreational programs for the
handicapped, including both mentally and physically handicapped. Authorizes
the Chicago Park District to levy and collect annually a tax of not to exceed
.04% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of
all taxable property in the district for the purpose of funding the
district's expenses of providing these programs. Further amends the Property
Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code to exempt the special
purpose extension for these recreational programs for the handicapped from
the extension limitation imposed by the Law. Effective immediately.
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SB1883
VOTE: Oppose
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Synopsis
As Introduced
Amends the Real Estate
Transfer Tax Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that the tax is also
imposed on the privilege of transferring a controlling interest in a real
estate entity. Imposes the tax whether or not a document is recorded. Amends
the Illinois Municipal Code and the Counties Code with respect to home rule
real estate transfer taxes. Provides that those taxes may be imposed or
increased by referendum to the same extent as the State tax. Amends the
Stock, Commodity, or Options Transactions Tax Exemption Act. Provides that
nothing in the Act shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise invalidate any
real estate transfer tax or fee authorized or permitted by law. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Changes
the definition of "real estate entity" to remove a provision limiting
the definition to real property located in Illinois. Adds that the State-imposed
real estate transfer tax is due if the transfer involves one or more persons
or entities. Allows an exemption from the State-imposed real estate transfer
tax to the extent of the corporate franchise tax imposed under the Business
Corporation Act of 1983 and paid by the real estate entity as a result of the
transfer.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes everything after
the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced along
with the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1, with changes as follows. In
the Real Estate Transfer Tax Law in the Property Tax Code, removes language
defining "controlling interest" to include the right of one or of
several persons to receive, at the time of distribution, 50% or more of the
income or profits of a real estate entity. In provisions imposing a real
estate transfer tax in the Property Tax Code, the Counties Code, and the
Illinois Municipal Code, provides that the tax is imposed on the privilege of
transferring a beneficial interest in real property (now, imposed on the
privilege of transferring a beneficial interest in real property that is the
subject of a land trust). Defines "beneficial interest". Further
amends the Stock, Commodity, or Options Transaction Tax Exemption Act to
provide that the new language providing that nothing in the Act shall be
construed to prohibit or invalidate a real estate transfer tax or fee
otherwise authorized is intended as a clarification and not as a change to
existing law. Further amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal
Code to provide that any real estate transfer taxes that were imposed by a
county or municipality at any time prior to the effective date of this
amendatory Act are specifically authorized, permitted, and validated. Makes
other changes. Effective immediately.
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IV. Newsletter – Landmeier, Connelly,
Kaminski
Mary
Ann Connelly announced that as of today, the section council has produced 11
newsletters. Only one other ISBA section
counsel has achieved this. Mary Ann
encouraged us to continue to write more articles.
Tim
Moran reported that the subcommittee would soon submit the seminar proposal to
the ISBA CLE.
VI. Standing Subcommittee Reports
Don
Rubin stated that the subcommittee has been working on several discovery
changes, pending Senate Bill 620.
John
Norris stated that the subcommittee is continuing to collect evidence of the
unauthorized practice of law to refer to the ISBA task force. John also reported that the Chicago Bar
Association could possibly join us in these efforts.
Mary
Ann Connelly stated that the cases discussed by Judge White are now on the web
site.
VII. Liaison Reports
No
report.
No
report.