Rep. Anthony DeLuca

Filed: 2/16/2022

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4009

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4009 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
5Section 18-184.20 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/18-184.20 new)
7    Sec. 18-184.20. Grocery store abatement.
8    (a) Each taxing district shall order the county clerk to
9abate its taxes on property that has been granted a
10certificate of eligibility for an abatement under this Section
11by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The
12Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall issue a
13certificate of eligibility for an abatement under this Section
14if the property meets all of the following criteria: (i) the
15property contains a grocery store; (ii) the property is
16located in an area that qualified as a food desert in the

 

 

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1taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which
2the grocery store first conducted business at that location;
3and (iii) as a result of the presence of that grocery store,
4the area no longer qualifies as a food desert. Property
5containing a grocery store may be granted a certificate of
6eligibility for an abatement under this Section for a period
7of 10 taxable years after the property is certified as
8eligible property or until the first taxable year in which the
9property is no longer used in a manner that would qualify it
10for an abatement under this Section, whichever occurs first.
11The owner of property that is eligible for an abatement under
12this Section shall apply each year to the Department of
13Commerce and Economic Opportunity for certification as a
14business that is eligible for an abatement under this Section.
15Application shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by
16the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity by rule.
17    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a),
18property containing a grocery store is also eligible for an
19abatement under this Section if: (i) there is one, but not more
20than one, other grocery store located in the same geographic
21area as the applicant's property that causes the area not to
22qualify as a food desert at the time of the first application
23for an abatement under this Section with respect to the
24applicant's property; and (ii) either the applicant's grocery
25store or the other grocery store is owned by a minority person,
26a woman, or a person with a disability.

 

 

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1    (c) For the purposes of this Section:
2        "Food desert" means a census tract in the State in
3    which: (i) (A) 20% or more of the households are at or
4    below the federal poverty level, as reported by the United
5    States Department of Health and Human Services; or (B) the
6    median family income is at or below 80% of the area median
7    family income, as reported in the most recent the American
8    Community Survey (ACS) published by the U.S. Census Bureau
9    and released prior to the date of the property's initial
10    application under this Section; and (ii) at least 33% of
11    the census tract's population lives more than one mile
12    from a grocery store in the case of a census tract located
13    in a Metropolitan Statistical Area or more than 10 miles
14    from a grocery store in the case of a census tract located
15    outside of a Metropolitan Statistical Area.
16        "Grocery store" means a business that is authorized by
17    the Department of Human Services to participate in the
18    Women, Infants and Children Nutrition program and is
19    primarily engaged in retailing a general line of food,
20    such as canned and frozen foods; fresh fruits and
21    vegetables; and fresh and prepared meats, fish, and
22    poultry.
23        "Minority person", "woman", and "person with a
24    disability" have the meanings given to those terms in
25    Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
26    Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
25-1111.5 as follows:
 
3    (55 ILCS 5/5-1111.5 new)
4    Sec. 5-1111.5. Building permit fee waiver. The county
5board shall waive all fees associated with building permits
6issued for the initial construction of a grocery store if the
7applicant files with its application for a building permit a
8sworn affidavit that, upon completion of the construction, the
9property will qualify for an abatement under Section 18-184.20
10of the Property Tax Code.
 
11    Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
12adding Section 11-39-5 as follows:
 
13    (65 ILCS 5/11-39-5 new)
14    Sec. 11-39-5. Building permit fee waiver. The corporate
15authorities of a municipality shall waive all fees associated
16with building permits issued for the initial construction of a
17grocery store if the applicant files with its application for
18a building permit a sworn affidavit that, upon completion of
19the construction, the property will qualify for an abatement
20under Section 18-184.20 of the Property Tax Code.
 
21    Section 20. The Business Corporation Act of 1983 is

 

 

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1amended by changing Section 15.10 as follows:
 
2    (805 ILCS 5/15.10)  (from Ch. 32, par. 15.10)
3    Sec. 15.10. Fees for filing documents. The Secretary of
4State shall charge and collect for:
5        (a) Filing articles of incorporation, $150.
6        (b) Filing articles of amendment, $50, unless the
7    amendment is a restatement of the articles of
8    incorporation, in which case the fee shall be $150.
9        (c) Filing articles of merger or consolidation, $100,
10    but if the merger or consolidation involves more than 2
11    corporations, $50 for each additional corporation.
12        (d) Filing articles of share exchange, $100.
13        (e) Filing articles of dissolution, $5.
14        (f) Filing application to reserve a corporate name,
15    $25.
16        (g) Filing a notice of transfer of a reserved
17    corporate name, $25.
18        (h) Filing statement of change of address of
19    registered office or change of registered agent, or both,
20    $25.
21        (i) Filing statement of the establishment of a series
22    of shares, $25.
23        (j) Filing an application of a foreign corporation for
24    authority to transact business in this State, $150.
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1    amended authority to transact business in this State, $25.
2        (l) Filing a copy of amendment to the articles of
3    incorporation of a foreign corporation holding authority
4    to transact business in this State, $50, unless the
5    amendment is a restatement of the articles of
6    incorporation, in which case the fee shall be $150.
7        (m) Filing a copy of articles of merger of a foreign
8    corporation holding a certificate of authority to transact
9    business in this State, $100, but if the merger involves
10    more than 2 corporations, $50 for each additional
11    corporation.
12        (n) Filing an application for withdrawal and final
13    report or a copy of articles of dissolution of a foreign
14    corporation, $25.
15        (o) Filing an annual report, interim annual report, or
16    final transition annual report of a domestic or foreign
17    corporation, $75. No fee shall be be imposed under this
18    paragraph (o) for a domestic or foreign corporation that
19    operates a grocery store that has been granted an
20    abatement under Section 18-184.20 of the Property Tax
21    Code.
22        (p) Filing an application for reinstatement of a
23    domestic or a foreign corporation, $200.
24        (q) Filing an application for use of an assumed
25    corporate name, $150 for each year or part thereof ending
26    in 0 or 5, $120 for each year or part thereof ending in 1

 

 

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1    or 6, $90 for each year or part thereof ending in 2 or 7,
2    $60 for each year or part thereof ending in 3 or 8, $30 for
3    each year or part thereof ending in 4 or 9, between the
4    date of filing the application and the date of the renewal
5    of the assumed corporate name; and a renewal fee for each
6    assumed corporate name, $150.
7        (r) To change an assumed corporate name for the period
8    remaining until the renewal date of the original assumed
9    name, $25.
10        (s) Filing an application for cancellation of an
11    assumed corporate name, $5.
12        (t) Filing an application to register the corporate
13    name of a foreign corporation, $50; and an annual renewal
14    fee for the registered name, $50.
15        (u) Filing an application for cancellation of a
16    registered name of a foreign corporation, $25.
17        (v) Filing a statement of correction, $50.
18        (w) Filing a petition for refund or adjustment, $5.
19        (x) Filing a statement of election of an extended
20    filing month, $25.
21        (y) Filing a report of interim changes, $50.
22        (z) Filing any other statement or report, $5.
23(Source: P.A. 102-282, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
24    Section 25. The Limited Liability Company Act is amended
25by changing Section 50-10 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (805 ILCS 180/50-10)
2    Sec. 50-10. Fees.
3    (a) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect in
4accordance with the provisions of this Act and rules
5promulgated under its authority all of the following:
6        (1) Fees for filing documents.
7        (2) Miscellaneous charges.
8        (3) Fees for copies of any documents.
9    (b) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect for
10all of the following:
11        (1) Filing articles of organization (domestic),
12    application for admission (foreign), and restated articles
13    of organization (domestic), $150. Notwithstanding the
14    foregoing, the fee for filing articles of organization
15    (domestic), application for admission (foreign), and
16    restated articles of organization (domestic) in connection
17    with a limited liability company with a series or the
18    ability to establish a series pursuant to Section 37-40 of
19    this Act is $400.
20        (2) Filing amendments (domestic or foreign), $50.
21        (3) Filing a statement of termination or application
22    for withdrawal, $5.
23        (4) Filing an application to reserve a name, $25.
24        (5) Filing a notice of cancellation of a reserved
25    name, $5.

 

 

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1        (6) Filing a notice of a transfer of a reserved name,
2    $25.
3        (7) Registration of a name, $50.
4        (8) Renewal of registration of a name, $50.
5        (9) Filing an application for use of an assumed name
6    under Section 1-20 of this Act, $150 for each year or part
7    thereof ending in 0 or 5, $120 for each year or part
8    thereof ending in 1 or 6, $90 for each year or part thereof
9    ending in 2 or 7, $60 for each year or part thereof ending
10    in 3 or 8, $30 for each year or part thereof ending in 4 or
11    9, and a renewal for each assumed name, $150.
12        (9.5) Filing an application for change of an assumed
13    name, $25.
14        (10) Filing an application for cancellation of an
15    assumed name, $5.
16        (11) Filing an annual report of a limited liability
17    company or foreign limited liability company, $75, if
18    filed as required by this Act, plus a penalty if
19    delinquent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the fee for
20    filing an annual report of a limited liability company or
21    foreign limited liability company is $75 plus $50 for each
22    series for which a certificate of designation has been
23    filed pursuant to Section 37-40 of this Act and is in
24    effect on the last day of the third month preceding the
25    company's anniversary month, plus a penalty if delinquent.
26    No fee shall be be imposed under this paragraph (11) for a

 

 

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1    limited liability company that operates a grocery store
2    that has been granted an abatement under Section 18-184.20
3    of the Property Tax Code.
4        (12) Filing an application for reinstatement of a
5    limited liability company or foreign limited liability
6    company, $200.
7        (13) Filing articles of merger, $100 plus $50 for each
8    party to the merger in excess of the first 2 parties.
9        (14) (Blank).
10        (15) Filing a statement of change of address of
11    registered office or change of registered agent, or both,
12    or filing a statement of correction, $25.
13        (16) Filing a petition for refund, $5.
14        (17) Filing a certificate of designation of a limited
15    liability company with a series pursuant to Section 37-40
16    of this Act, $50.
17        (18) (Blank).
18        (19) Filing, amending, or cancelling a statement of
19    authority, $50.
20        (20) Filing, amending, or cancelling a statement of
21    denial, $10.
22        (21) Filing any other document, $5.
23        (22) For furnishing a copy or certified copy of any
24    document, instrument, or paper relating to a limited
25    liability company or foreign limited liability company, or
26    for a certificate, $25.

 

 

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1    (c) (Blank).
2(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-578, eff. 8-26-19;
3102-49, eff. 1-1-22.)".