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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1964 Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for the 2020 and 2021 taxable years only, the county board of each county shall, by ordinance or resolution, adopt a method of tax billing which allows for taxes to be paid in 4 installments if the county board has declared a local disaster as provided in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act related to the COVID-19 public health emergency during any part of the taxable year. Effective immediately.
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| | | FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | | HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY |
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| | HB1964 | | LRB102 10981 HLH 16313 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning revenue.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 21-41 as follows:
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| 6 | | (35 ILCS 200/21-41 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 21-41. Disaster installment relief. |
| 8 | | (a) For the 2020 and 2021 taxable years only (payable in |
| 9 | | 2021 and 2022, respectively), the county board of each county |
| 10 | | shall, by ordinance or resolution, adopt a method of tax |
| 11 | | billing which allows for taxes to be paid in 4 installments if |
| 12 | | the county board has declared a local disaster as provided in |
| 13 | | the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act related to the |
| 14 | | COVID-19 public health emergency during any part of the |
| 15 | | taxable year. |
| 16 | | (b) The ordinance or resolution must establish a procedure |
| 17 | | for affected property owners to make application to a |
| 18 | | designated county official who shall determine, according to |
| 19 | | the guidelines in the ordinance or resolution, whether |
| 20 | | financial hardship is evident. The designated county official |
| 21 | | shall notify the county collector of the parcel number and the |
| 22 | | name of the owner of property approved for relief. |
| 23 | | (c) Nothing in this Section shall prevent a property owner |