100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB1794
 
Introduced 2/9/2017, by Sen. Steve Stadelman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
35 ILCS 200/8-60 new

     Amends the Property Tax Code.  Provides that the Department of Revenue, with the assistance of the Office of Appraisals, shall maintain a database of all appraisals introduced as evidence in hearings before the Property Tax Appeal Board or the board of review. Provides that the database must be searchable by certain specified parameters.  Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 8-60 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/8-60 new)
7    Sec. 8-60. Appraisal database.  The Department, with the 
8assistance of the Office of Appraisals, shall maintain a 
9database of all appraisals introduced as evidence in hearings 
10before the Property Tax Appeal Board or the board of review. 
11The Department shall provide access to the database to any 
12taxing body that has been notified that an appeal is to be 
13taken before the Property Tax Appeal Board or the board of 
14review. At minimum, the database shall be searchable by the 
15following parameters, to the extent those parameters are 
16applicable to the property:
17        (1) the owner name; 
18        (2) the street address of the property; 
19        (3) the property index number, parcel number, or 
20    permanent index number; 
21        (4) the name of the subdivision in which the property 
22    is located; 
23        (5) the classification of the property; 
 
 
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1        (6) the date the property was last sold, transferred, 
2    or conveyed; 
3        (7) the date of the appraisal report; 
4        (8) the appraiser identification number; 
5        (9) the year of the original construction of any 
6    improvements; and 
7        (10) the square footage of any improvements. 
8    The Department shall maintain the record of each appraisal 
9entered into evidence for a period of not less than 3 years 
10from the date resolution is reached on the appeal of the 
11subject property's valuation. 
 
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
13becoming law.