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HB1166 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1166

 

Introduced 2/8/2005, by Rep. Frank J. Mautino

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/18-55
35 ILCS 200/18-60
35 ILCS 200/18-65
35 ILCS 200/18-70
35 ILCS 200/18-72
35 ILCS 200/18-85

    Amends the Truth in Taxation Law in the Property Tax Code. Deletes a provision that from January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2002, the term "taxing district" does not include taxing districts that have territory in Cook County. Deletes provisions excluding election costs from estimated or extended property tax levies. Makes other changes.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 18-55, 18-60, 18-65, 18-70, 18-72, and 18-85 as
6 follows:
 
7     (35 ILCS 200/18-55)
8     Sec. 18-55. Short title and definitions. This Division 2
9 may be cited as the Truth in Taxation Law. As used in this
10 Division 2:
11     (a) "Taxing district" has the meaning specified in Section
12 1-150 and includes home rule units, but from January 1, 2000
13 through December 31, 2002 does not include taxing districts
14 that have territory in Cook County.
15     (b) "Aggregate levy" means the annual corporate levy of the
16 taxing district and those special purpose levies which are made
17 annually (other than debt service levies and levies made for
18 the purpose of paying amounts due under public building
19 commission leases).
20     (c) "Special purpose levies" include, but are not limited
21 to, levies made on an annual basis for contributions to pension
22 plans, unemployment and worker's compensation, or
23 self-insurance.
24     (d) "Debt service" means levies made by any taxing district
25 pursuant to home rule authority, statute, referendum,
26 ordinance, resolution, indenture, agreement, or contract to
27 retire the principal or pay interest on bonds, notes,
28 debentures or other financial instruments which evidence
29 indebtedness.
30 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-523, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
31     (35 ILCS 200/18-60)

 

 

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1     Sec. 18-60. Estimate of taxes to be levied. Not less than
2 20 days prior to the adoption of its aggregate levy, hereafter
3 referred to as "levy", the corporate authority of each taxing
4 district shall determine the amounts of money, exclusive of any
5 portion of that levy attributable to the cost of conducting an
6 election required by the general election law, hereafter
7 referred to as "election costs", estimated to be necessary to
8 be raised by taxation for that year upon the taxable property
9 in its district.
10 (Source: P.A. 82-102; 88-455.)
 
11     (35 ILCS 200/18-65)
12     Sec. 18-65. Restriction on extension. Until it has complied
13 with the notice and hearing provisions of this Article, no
14 taxing district shall levy an amount of ad valorem tax which is
15 more than 105% of the amount of property taxes extended or
16 estimated to be extended, including , exclusive of election
17 costs, which has been extended or is estimated will be
18 extended, plus any amount abated by the taxing district before
19 extension, upon the final aggregate levy of the preceding year.
20 (Source: P.A. 86-957; 88-455.)
 
21     (35 ILCS 200/18-70)
22     Sec. 18-70. More than 5% increase; notice and hearing
23 required. If the estimate of the corporate authority made as
24 provided in Section 18-60 is more than 105% of the amount of
25 property taxes extended or estimated to be extended, including
26 plus any amount abated by the taxing district corporate
27 authority prior to extension, upon the final aggregate levy of
28 the preceding year, exclusive of election costs, the corporate
29 authority shall give public notice of and hold a public hearing
30 on its intent to adopt an aggregate levy in an amount of
31 property taxes extended or estimated to be extended, including
32 any amount abated by the taxing district prior to extension,
33 upon the final aggregate levy of the preceding year which is
34 more than 105% of the amount extended or estimated to be

 

 

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1 extended upon the final aggregate levy extensions, plus any
2 amount abated, exclusive of election costs, for the preceding
3 year. The hearing shall not coincide with the hearing on the
4 proposed budget of the taxing district.
5 (Source: P.A. 86-957; 88-455.)
 
6     (35 ILCS 200/18-72)
7     Sec. 18-72. A school board shall give public notice of and
8 hold a public hearing on its intent to amend a certificate of
9 tax aggregate levy under Section 17-11.1 of the School Code.
10 (Source: P.A. 91-850, eff. 6-22-00.)
 
11     (35 ILCS 200/18-85)
12     Sec. 18-85. Notice if adopted levy exceeds proposed levy.
13 If the final aggregate tax levy resolution or ordinance adopted
14 is more than 105% of the amount of property taxes extended or
15 estimated to be extended, including any amount abated by the
16 taxing district prior to extension, upon the final aggregate
17 levy of the preceding year, exclusive of election costs, which
18 was extended or is estimated to be extended, plus any amount
19 abated by the taxing district prior to extension, upon the
20 final aggregate levy of the preceding year and is in excess of
21 the amount of the proposed aggregate levy stated in the notice
22 published under Section 18-70, or is more than 105% of that
23 amount and no notice was required under Section 18-70, the
24 corporate authority shall give public notice of its action
25 within 15 days of the adoption of the aggregate levy in the
26 following form:
27     Notice of Adopted Property Tax Increase for ... (commonly
28 known name of taxing district).
29     I. The corporate and special purpose property taxes
30 extended or abated for ... (preceding year) ... were ...
31 (dollar amount of the final aggregate levy as extended).
32     The adopted corporate and special purpose property taxes to
33 be levied for ... (current year) ... are ... (dollar amount of
34 the proposed aggregate levy). This represents a ...

 

 

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1 (percentage) ... increase over the previous year.
2     II. The property taxes extended for debt service and public
3 building commission leases for ... (preceding year) ... were
4 ... (dollar amount).
5     The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service
6 and public building commission leases for ... (current year)
7 ... are ... (dollar amount). This represents a ... (percentage
8 increase or decrease) ... over the previous year.
9     III. The total property taxes extended or abated for ...
10 (preceding year) ... were ... (dollar amount).
11     The estimated total property taxes to be levied for ...
12 (current year) ... are ... (dollar amount). This represents a
13 ... (percentage increase or decrease) ... over the previous
14 year.
15 (Source: P.A. 86-957; 88-455.)