Full Text of SB0074 103rd General Assembly
SB0074eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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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 Illinois Housing Development Act is amended | 5 | | by adding Section 35 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 3805/35 new) | 7 | | Sec. 35. Property Tax Payment Plan Task Force. | 8 | | (a) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the | 9 | | annual tax sale has a disproportionately negative impact on | 10 | | minority communities. The loss of owner-occupied homes as the | 11 | | result of the tax sale results in a loss of home equity for | 12 | | impacted households and negatively impacts their ability to | 13 | | build generational wealth. The creation of a well-designed | 14 | | payment plan program for owner-occupants to repay delinquent | 15 | | property taxes has the potential to help homeowners who cannot | 16 | | afford their property taxes avoid the tax sale and potential | 17 | | loss of their home, while also ensuring that property taxes | 18 | | are collected for the benefit of local taxing districts, | 19 | | contributing to a more equitable and effective property tax | 20 | | system. | 21 | | (b) The Property Tax Payment Plan Task Force is hereby | 22 | | created. The Task Force shall consist of the following | 23 | | members: |
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| 1 | | (1) one co-chairperson appointed by the President of | 2 | | the Senate; | 3 | | (2) one co-chairperson appointed by the Speaker of the | 4 | | House of Representatives; | 5 | | (3) one member appointed by the executive director of | 6 | | the Illinois Housing Development Authority; | 7 | | (4) one member representing the Cook County | 8 | | Treasurer's Office, appointed by the Governor; | 9 | | (5) one member representing the Cook County Clerk's | 10 | | office, appointed by the Governor; | 11 | | (6) one member representing the Cook County | 12 | | President's Office, appointed by the Governor; | 13 | | (7) up to 2 members, appointed by the Governor, | 14 | | representing nonprofit affordable housing organizations in | 15 | | counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, housing | 16 | | counseling organizations in counties with 3,000,000 or | 17 | | more inhabitants, or homeownership organizations in | 18 | | counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants; | 19 | | (8) up to 2 members, appointed by the Governor, | 20 | | representing community, neighborhood, or resident | 21 | | associations in counties with 3,000,000 or more | 22 | | inhabitants; | 23 | | (9) up to 2 members, appointed by the Governor, | 24 | | representing public interest organizations from counties | 25 | | with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants or civic organizations | 26 | | from counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants; |
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| 1 | | (10) up to 3 members, appointed by the Governor, | 2 | | representing local municipalities with properties that are | 3 | | the most highly represented in the annual tax sale in | 4 | | counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants; and | 5 | | (11) up to 3 members, appointed by the Governor, | 6 | | representing taxing districts, other than municipalities, | 7 | | with properties that are the most highly represented in | 8 | | the annual tax sale in counties with 3,000,000 or more | 9 | | inhabitants. | 10 | | Members of the Task Force shall be appointed no later than | 11 | | 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | 12 | | 103rd General Assembly. If any members are not appointed | 13 | | within that 30-day period, the appointing authority shall be | 14 | | deemed to have waived the right to make that appointment. | 15 | | Vacancies in the Task Force, other than a vacancy occurring | 16 | | because of a waiver by the appointing authority under this | 17 | | subsection, shall be filled by the original appointing | 18 | | authority. | 19 | | (c) Members of the Task Force shall serve without | 20 | | compensation. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall | 21 | | provide administrative support to the Task Force as needed. | 22 | | (d) The members of the Task Force are exempt from any | 23 | | training, disclosure, or filing requirements under the State | 24 | | Officials and Employees Ethics Act, the Illinois Governmental | 25 | | Ethics Act, or any other applicable State law or rule imposing | 26 | | such requirements. |
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| 1 | | (e) Once all of the members have been appointed, the Task | 2 | | Force shall meet not less than 4 times to carry out the duties | 3 | | prescribed in this Section. Members of the Task Force may | 4 | | attend those meetings virtually. | 5 | | (f) The Task Force shall study and make recommendations | 6 | | for the implementation of one or more payment plan options in | 7 | | counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants to prevent | 8 | | eligible tax-delinquent owner-occupied properties in those | 9 | | counties from being sold at the annual tax sale. The Task Force | 10 | | shall take into consideration the impact of the payment plan | 11 | | option on homeowners, taxpayers, local agencies responsible | 12 | | for the collection of property taxes, and local taxing | 13 | | districts. These recommendations may be used to recommend | 14 | | legislation in a future General Assembly. | 15 | | (g) A report detailing the Task Force's findings, | 16 | | conclusions, and recommendations shall be submitted to the | 17 | | General Assembly no later than November 15, 2023. The Task | 18 | | Force is dissolved upon submission of the report. | 19 | | (h) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025.
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 | | becoming law.
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