SB2569eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2569 Engrossed LRB094 18917 RSP 54391 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section 3-5046 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/3-5046 new)

Sec. 3-5046. Deed notification. Upon the recording or filing of a deed on any property within a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the Recorder of Deeds must mail a notification postcard to the previous owner of record at the address listed on the property record in the Recorder's Office.

The post card must state that a newly recorded deed has been filed on the property, and must state the date of the new recording, the address of the Recorder's Office, and any other information deemed necessary by the Recorder.

No county, including a home rule county, may act in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.30 as follows:

(30 ILCS 805/8.30 new)

Sec. 8.30. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.