104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3410

 

Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Lilian Jiménez

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new

    Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any qualified resident of a cultural district designated by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may petition the corporate authorities of any taxing district in which the person resides to abate up to one-half of the property tax levied against homestead property occupied as a primary residence by the qualified resident.


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A BILL FOR

 

HB3410LRB104 12126 HLH 22225 b

1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
5Section 18-184.25 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new)
7    Sec. 18-184.25. Cultural heritage abatement. Any qualified
8resident of a cultural district designated by the Department
9of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may petition the
10corporate authorities of any taxing district in which the
11person resides to abate up to one-half of the property tax
12levied against homestead property occupied as a primary
13residence by the qualified resident. As used in this Section,
14"qualified resident" means a person who (i) represents the
15culture indicated in the cultural district as threatened by
16displacement or who is a member of a protected class and (ii)
17can attest that the person is threatened by displacement due
18to rising property tax levies and inflated local property
19values caused by real estate speculation.