Date	Chamber	Action
8/25/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0755

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

35 ILCS 200/18-184.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any taxing district may order the county clerk to abate its taxes on any property if (i) a new business first occupies a facility located on the property during the taxable year, and (ii) the facility was vacant for a period of at least 24 continuous months prior to being occupied by the business.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Provides that the abatement requires a majority vote of the governing authority of the taxing district. Provides that the taxing district may abate all or a portion of its taxes on the qualified property. Provides that the abatement shall not exceed a period of 5 years and the aggregate amount of abated taxes for all taxing districts combined shall not exceed $4,000,000.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that the abatement shall not exceed a period of 2 years (instead of 5 years).

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mark L. Walker
2/27/2009	House	First Reading
2/27/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/4/2009	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
3/5/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
3/12/2009	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000
3/12/2009	House	Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
3/12/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue & Finance Committee
3/12/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote
3/12/2009	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 013-000-000
3/12/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/27/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-014-002
3/27/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
3/27/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
3/27/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
3/27/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
3/27/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
3/27/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
3/30/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/30/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/30/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
3/30/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
3/30/2009	Senate	First Reading
3/30/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/9/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
4/22/2009	Senate	Assigned to Revenue
4/22/2009	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
4/24/2009	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
4/30/2009	Senate	Held in Revenue
5/5/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
5/5/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/5/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
5/6/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/7/2009	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Revenue; 006-000-000
5/7/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
5/13/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
5/15/2009	Senate	Second Reading
5/15/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2009
5/19/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/19/2009	House	Arrived in House
5/19/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/20/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mark L. Walker
5/20/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/26/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
5/30/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-001
5/30/2009	House	Passed Both Houses
6/26/2009	House	Sent to the Governor
8/25/2009	House	Governor Approved
8/25/2009	House	Effective Date January 1, 2010
8/25/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0755

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