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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4153
Introduced 1/21/2004, by Sidney H. Mathias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Truth in Taxation Law of the Property Tax Code. Provides that the
required notice of the public hearing on a proposed tax levy must state the
dollar amount extended for those purposes, plus the amount abated
by the taxing district prior to the extension (now, dollar amount) of the
property taxes extended or abated (now, only those extended) for debt service and public building commission leases
for the preceding year.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4153 |
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LRB093 16678 SJM 42329 b |
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| AN ACT concerning taxes.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 18-80 as
follows:
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| (35 ILCS 200/18-80)
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| Sec. 18-80. Time and form of notice. The notice shall |
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| appear not more than
14 days nor less than 7 days prior to the |
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| date of the public hearing. The
notice shall be no less than |
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| 1/8 page in size, and the smallest type used shall
be 12 point |
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| and shall be enclosed in a black border no less than 1/4 inch |
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| wide.
The notice shall not be placed in that portion of the |
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| newspaper where legal
notices and classified advertisements |
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| appear. The notice shall be published in
substantially the |
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| following form:
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| Notice of Proposed Property Tax Increase for ... (commonly |
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| known name of
taxing district).
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| I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy |
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| increase for
... (legal name of the taxing district)... for ... |
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| (year) ... will be held
on ... (date) ... at ... (time) ... at |
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| ... (location).
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| Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and |
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| present testimony
to the taxing district may contact ... (name, |
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| title, address and telephone
number of an appropriate |
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| official).
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| II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes |
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| extended or abated
for ... (preceding year) ... were ... |
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| (dollar amount of the final aggregate
levy as extended, plus |
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| the amount abated by the taxing district prior to
extension).
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| The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes |
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| to be levied
for ... (current year) ... are ... (dollar amount |
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| of the proposed aggregate
levy). This represents a ... |