Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

Filed: 5/24/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 473

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 473 as follows:
 
3 on page 1, immediately below line 3, by inserting the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 3. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
6 Section 20-25 as follows:
 
7     (35 ILCS 200/20-25)
8     Sec. 20-25. Forms of payment.
9     (a) Taxes levied by taxing districts may be satisfied by
10 payment in legal money of the United States, cashier's check,
11 certified check, post office money order, bank money order
12 issued by a national or state bank that is insured by the
13 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or by a personal or
14 corporate check drawn on such a bank, to the respective
15 collection officers who are entitled by law to receive the tax

 

 

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1 payments or by credit card in accordance with the Local
2 Governmental Acceptance of Credit Cards Act. A county collector
3 may refuse to accept a personal check within 30 days before a
4 tax sale.
5     (b) Beginning on January 1, 2008, a county with a
6 population of more than 3,000,000 is required to accept payment
7 by credit card for each installment of property taxes. Nothing
8 in this subsection requires a county with a population of more
9 than 3,000,000 to accept payment by credit card for the payment
10 on any installment of taxes that is delinquent under Section
11 21-10, 21-25, or 21-30 of the Property Tax Code or for the
12 purposes of any tax sale or scavenger sale under Division 3.5,
13 4, or 5 of Article 21 of the Property Tax Code. This subsection
14 is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article
15 VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by
16 home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
17 (Source: P.A. 90-518, eff. 8-22-97.)"; and
 
18 on page 7, immediately below line 5, by inserting the
19 following:
 
20     "Section 10. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
21 Section 8.31 as follows:
 
22     (30 ILCS 805/8.31 new)
23     Sec. 8.31. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8

 

 

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1 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
2 implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
3 the 95th General Assembly.".