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Full Text of HB0914  95th General Assembly

HB0914 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0914

 

Introduced 2/7/2007, by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/15-176

    Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning the alternative general homestead exemption, deletes provisions ending the alternative exemption after certain tax years. Sets forth requirements for ordinances by counties concerning the homestead exemption. Effective immediately.


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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 Section 15-176 as follows:
 
6     (35 ILCS 200/15-176)
7     Sec. 15-176. Alternative general homestead exemption.
8     (a) In For the assessment years as determined under
9 subsection (j), in any county that has elected, by an ordinance
10 in accordance with subsection (k), to be subject to the
11 provisions of this Section in lieu of the provisions of Section
12 15-175, homestead property is entitled to an annual homestead
13 exemption equal to a reduction in the property's equalized
14 assessed value calculated as provided in this Section.
15     (b) As used in this Section:
16         (1) "Assessor" means the supervisor of assessments or
17     the chief county assessment officer of each county.
18         (2) "Adjusted homestead value" means the lesser of the
19     following values:
20             (A) The property's base homestead value increased
21         by 7% for each tax year after the base year through and
22         including the current tax year, or, if the property is
23         sold or ownership is otherwise transferred, the

 

 

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1         property's base homestead value increased by 7% for
2         each tax year after the year of the sale or transfer
3         through and including the current tax year. The
4         increase by 7% each year is an increase by 7% over the
5         prior year.
6             (B) The property's equalized assessed value for
7         the current tax year minus (i) $4,500 in Cook County or
8         $3,500 in all other counties in tax year 2003 or (ii)
9         $5,000 in all counties in tax year 2004 and thereafter.
10         (3) "Base homestead value".
11             (A) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(3)(B),
12         "base homestead value" means the equalized assessed
13         value of the property for the base year prior to
14         exemptions, minus (i) $4,500 in Cook County or $3,500
15         in all other counties in tax year 2003 or (ii) $5,000
16         in all counties in tax year 2004 and thereafter,
17         provided that it was assessed for that year as
18         residential property qualified for any of the
19         homestead exemptions under Sections 15-170 through
20         15-175 of this Code, then in force, and further
21         provided that the property's assessment was not based
22         on a reduced assessed value resulting from a temporary
23         irregularity in the property for that year. Except as
24         provided in subdivision (b)(3)(B), if the property did
25         not have a residential equalized assessed value for the
26         base year, then "base homestead value" means the base

 

 

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1         homestead value established by the assessor under
2         subsection (c).
3             (B) If the property is sold or ownership is
4         otherwise transferred, other than sales or transfers
5         between spouses or between a parent and a child, "base
6         homestead value" means the equalized assessed value of
7         the property at the time of the sale or transfer prior
8         to exemptions, minus (i) $4,500 in Cook County or
9         $3,500 in all other counties in tax year 2003 or (ii)
10         $5,000 in all counties in tax year 2004 and thereafter,
11         provided that it was assessed as residential property
12         qualified for any of the homestead exemptions under
13         Sections 15-170 through 15-175 of this Code, then in
14         force, and further provided that the property's
15         assessment was not based on a reduced assessed value
16         resulting from a temporary irregularity in the
17         property.
18         (3.5) "Base year" means (i) tax year 2002 in Cook
19     County or (ii) tax year 2002 or 2003 in all other counties,
20     the tax year designated in accordance with the designation
21     made by the county as provided in subsection (k).
22         (4) "Current tax year" means the tax year for which the
23     exemption under this Section is being applied.
24         (5) "Equalized assessed value" means the property's
25     assessed value as equalized by the Department.
26         (6) "Homestead" or "homestead property" means:

 

 

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1             (A) Residential property that as of January 1 of
2         the tax year is occupied by its owner or owners as his,
3         her, or their principal dwelling place, or that is a
4         leasehold interest on which a single family residence
5         is situated, that is occupied as a residence by a
6         person who has a legal or equitable interest therein
7         evidenced by a written instrument, as an owner or as a
8         lessee, and on which the person is liable for the
9         payment of property taxes. Residential units in an
10         apartment building owned and operated as a
11         cooperative, or as a life care facility, which are
12         occupied by persons who hold a legal or equitable
13         interest in the cooperative apartment building or life
14         care facility as owners or lessees, and who are liable
15         by contract for the payment of property taxes, shall be
16         included within this definition of homestead property.
17             (B) A homestead includes the dwelling place,
18         appurtenant structures, and so much of the surrounding
19         land constituting the parcel on which the dwelling
20         place is situated as is used for residential purposes.
21         If the assessor has established a specific legal
22         description for a portion of property constituting the
23         homestead, then the homestead shall be limited to the
24         property within that description.
25         (7) "Life care facility" means a facility as defined in
26     Section 2 of the Life Care Facilities Act.

 

 

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1     (c) If the property did not have a residential equalized
2 assessed value for the base year as provided in subdivision
3 (b)(3)(A) of this Section, then the assessor shall first
4 determine an initial value for the property by comparison with
5 assessed values for the base year of other properties having
6 physical and economic characteristics similar to those of the
7 subject property, so that the initial value is uniform in
8 relation to assessed values of those other properties for the
9 base year. The product of the initial value multiplied by the
10 equalized factor for the base year for homestead properties in
11 that county, less (i) $4,500 in Cook County or $3,500 in all
12 other counties in tax year 2003 or (ii) $5,000 in all counties
13 in tax year 2004 and thereafter, is the base homestead value.
14     For any tax year for which the assessor determines or
15 adjusts an initial value and hence a base homestead value under
16 this subsection (c), the initial value shall be subject to
17 review by the same procedures applicable to assessed values
18 established under this Code for that tax year.
19     (d) The base homestead value shall remain constant, except
20 that the assessor may revise it under the following
21 circumstances:
22         (1) If the equalized assessed value of a homestead
23     property for the current tax year is less than the previous
24     base homestead value for that property, then the current
25     equalized assessed value (provided it is not based on a
26     reduced assessed value resulting from a temporary

 

 

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1     irregularity in the property) shall become the base
2     homestead value in subsequent tax years.
3         (2) For any year in which new buildings, structures, or
4     other improvements are constructed on the homestead
5     property that would increase its assessed value, the
6     assessor shall adjust the base homestead value as provided
7     in subsection (c) of this Section with due regard to the
8     value added by the new improvements.
9         (3) If the property is sold or ownership is otherwise
10     transferred, the base homestead value of the property shall
11     be adjusted as provided in subdivision (b)(3)(B). This item
12     (3) does not apply to sales or transfers between spouses or
13     between a parent and a child.
14     (e) The amount of the exemption under this Section is the
15 equalized assessed value of the homestead property for the
16 current tax year, minus the adjusted homestead value, with the
17 following exceptions:
18         (1) The exemption under this Section shall not exceed
19     $20,000 for any taxable year.
20         (2) In the case of homestead property that also
21     qualifies for the exemption under Section 15-172, the
22     property is entitled to the exemption under this Section,
23     limited to the amount of (i) $4,500 in Cook County or
24     $3,500 in all other counties in tax year 2003 or (ii)
25     $5,000 in all counties in tax year 2004 and thereafter.
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1 as a cooperative, or as a life care facility, that contains
2 residential units that qualify as homestead property under this
3 Section, the maximum cumulative exemption amount attributed to
4 the entire building or facility shall not exceed the sum of the
5 exemptions calculated for each qualified residential unit. The
6 cooperative association, management firm, or other person or
7 entity that manages or controls the cooperative apartment
8 building or life care facility shall credit the exemption
9 attributable to each residential unit only to the apportioned
10 tax liability of the owner or other person responsible for
11 payment of taxes as to that unit. Any person who willfully
12 refuses to so credit the exemption is guilty of a Class B
13 misdemeanor.
14     (g) When married persons maintain separate residences, the
15 exemption provided under this Section shall be claimed by only
16 one such person and for only one residence.
17     (h) In the event of a sale or other transfer in ownership
18 of the homestead property, the exemption under this Section
19 shall remain in effect for the remainder of the tax year in
20 which the sale or transfer occurs, but (other than for sales or
21 transfers between spouses or between a parent and a child)
22 shall be calculated using the new base homestead value as
23 provided in subdivision (b)(3)(B). The assessor may require the
24 new owner of the property to apply for the exemption in the
25 following year.
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1 as a homestead under this Section by application, visual
2 inspection, questionnaire, or other reasonable methods. Each
3 year, at the time the assessment books are certified to the
4 county clerk by the board of review, the assessor shall furnish
5 to the county clerk a list of the properties qualified for the
6 homestead exemption under this Section. The list shall note the
7 base homestead value of each property to be used in the
8 calculation of the exemption for the current tax year.
9     (j) The In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the
10 provisions of this Section apply until such time that the
11 county adopts an ordinance under subsection (k) to subject
12 itself to the provisions of Section 15-175 in lieu of this
13 Section. as follows:
14         (1) If the general assessment year for the property is
15     2003, this Section applies for assessment years 2003, 2004,
16     and 2005. Thereafter, the provisions of Section 15-175
17     apply.
18         (2) If the general assessment year for the property is
19     2004, this Section applies for assessment years 2004, 2005,
20     and 2006. Thereafter, the provisions of Section 15-175
21     apply.
22         (3) If the general assessment year for the property is
23     2005, this Section applies for assessment years 2005, 2006,
24     and 2007. Thereafter, the provisions of Section 15-175
25     apply.
26     In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, this

 

 

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1 Section applies for assessment years (i) 2003, 2004, and 2005
2 if 2002 is the designated base year or (ii) 2004, 2005, and
3 2006 if 2003 is the designated base year. Thereafter, the
4 provisions of Section 15-175 apply.
5     (k) To be subject to the provisions of this Section in lieu
6 of Section 15-175, a county must adopt an ordinance to subject
7 itself to the provisions of this Section within 6 months after
8 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
9 Assembly.
10     In a county other than Cook County, the ordinance must
11 designate either tax year 2002 or tax year 2003 as the base
12 year if the ordinance was adopted on or before December 31,
13 2006. If the ordinance was adopted on or after January 1, 2007,
14 the ordinance must designate, as the base year, the tax year
15 immediately preceding the tax year in which the ordinance was
16 adopted.
17     A county that is subject to the provisions of this Section
18 may adopt an ordinance to subject itself to the provisions of
19 Section 15-175 in lieu of this Section. Any such ordinance may
20 not take effect until the tax year immediately following the
21 tax year in which the ordinance was adopted.
22     (l) Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of the State Mandates
23 Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
24 implementation of any mandate created by this Section.
25 (Source: P.A. 93-715, eff. 7-12-04.)
 
26     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1 becoming law.