HB4563 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4563

Introduced 1/30/2026, by Rep. Nabeela Syed

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

35 ILCS 200/12-10
35 ILCS 200/12-12 new

Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the publication of assessments, provides that, if no newspaper is published in the county, then the publication shall be printed in a public newspaper of general circulation in the county. Provides that, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county assessor may, in lieu of other publication methods provided by law, publish the list of assessments on the county website. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning revenue.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing Section 12-10 and by adding Section 12-12 as follows:

(35 ILCS 200/12-10)

Sec. 12-10. Publication of assessments; counties of less than 3,000,000.

(a) In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, except as provided in Section 12-12, as soon as the chief county assessment officer has completed the assessment in the county or in the assessment district, he or she shall, in each year of a general assessment, publish for the county or assessment district a complete list of the assessment, by townships if so organized.

(b) Except as provided in Section 12-12, in In years other than years of a general assessment, the chief county assessment officer shall publish a list of property for which assessments have been added or changed since the preceding assessment, together with the amounts of the assessments, except that publication of individual assessment changes shall not be required if the changes result from equalization by the supervisor of assessments under Section 9-210, or Section 10-200, in which case the list shall include a general statement indicating that assessments have been changed because of the application of an equalization factor and shall set forth the percentage of increase or decrease represented by the factor.

(c) The publication shall be made on or before December 31 of that year, and shall be printed in some public newspaper or newspapers published in the county; if no newspaper is published in the county, then the publication shall be printed in some public newspaper of general circulation in the county. In every township or assessment district in which there is published one or more newspapers of general circulation, the list of that township shall be published in one of the newspapers.

(d) At the top of the list of assessments, or in place of the list of assessments if the list is published on a county website as provided by Section 12-12, there shall be a notice in substantially the following form printed in type no smaller than eleven point:

"NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Median Level of Assessment--(insert here the median level of assessment for the assessment district)

Your property is to be assessed at the above listed median level of assessment for the assessment district. You may check the accuracy of your assessment by dividing your assessment by the median level of assessment. The resulting value should equal the estimated fair cash value of your property. If the resulting value is greater than the estimated fair cash value of your property, you may be over-assessed. If the resulting value is less than the fair cash value of your property, you may be under-assessed. You may appeal your assessment to the Board of Review."

If the list of assessments has been published on a county website under the provisions of Section 12-12, then the notice must state: "A complete list of the assessments for this county or assessment district is available at (insert URL of county website)."

(e) The notice published under this Section shall also include the following:

(1) A statement advising the taxpayer that assessments of property, other than farm land and coal, are required by law to be assessed at 33 1/3% of fair market value.

(2) The name, address, phone number, office hours, and, if one exists, the website address of the assessor.

(3) A statement advising the taxpayer of the steps to follow if the taxpayer believes the full fair market value of the property is incorrect or believes the assessment is not uniform with other comparable properties in the same neighborhood. The statement shall also (i) advise all taxpayers to contact the township assessor's office, in those counties under township organization, first to review the assessment, (ii) advise all taxpayers to file an appeal with the board of review if not satisfied with the assessor review, and (iii) give the phone number to call for a copy of the board of review rules; if the Board of Review maintains a web site, the notice must also include the address of the website where the Board of Review rules can be viewed.

(4) A statement advising the taxpayer that there is a deadline date for filing an appeal with the board of review and indicating that deadline date (30 days following the scheduled publication date).

(5) A brief explanation of the relationship between the assessment and the tax bill.

(6) In bold type, a notice of possible eligibility for the various homestead exemptions as provided in Section 15-165 through Section 15-175 and Section 15-180.

The newspaper shall furnish to the local assessment officers as many copies of the paper containing the assessment list as they may require.

(Source: P.A. 97-146, eff. 7-14-11.)

(35 ILCS 200/12-12 new)

Sec. 12-12. Publication of assessments on county website; counties of less than 3,000,000.

(a) As used in this Section:

"County website" means a website that is managed by either the county board or the chief county assessment officer and that has been available to the public with the same URL for at least one year.

"List of assessments" means a complete list of the assessment, by township if so organized, containing the information listed in Section 12-25.

(b) In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, as soon as the chief county assessment officer has completed the assessment in the county or in the assessment district in any year, the chief county assessment officer may, in place of publishing the list of assessments as described in Section 12-10, publish the list of assessments on the county website. The list of assessments must be in searchable text and not an unsearchable image. The list of assessments must include the language provided in subsections (d) and (e) of Section 12-10. The list of assessments must be maintained on the website at least until the board of review certifies the county assessment roll to the clerk as described in Section 16-85.

(c) Upon the request of any taxpayer, the chief county assessment officer shall provide to that taxpayer a printed copy of the list of assessments at no charge.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.