Full Text of HJR0136 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, There is an unbalanced
approach concerning how | 3 | | taxes are assessed on commercial real estate in the south | 4 | | suburbs, which may be draining those businesses and driving | 5 | | them away; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 8 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the South Suburban Commercial Real | 9 | | Estate Tax Assessment Task Force is created; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLED, That the Task Force should look at the following | 11 | | issues: | 12 | | (1) If proximity to Indiana is impacting business
| 13 | | closing; | 14 | | (2) How many businesses have left Illinois for Indiana; | 15 | | and | 16 | | (3) If
implementing a five-year pilot program for a | 17 | | flat tax rate system would stabilize the area; and be it | 18 | | further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 20 | | following members, who shall serve without compensation: | 21 | | (1) Two members of the House of Representatives, one | 22 | | from each party, appointed by the Speaker of the House and |
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| 1 | | the House Minority Leader respectively; | 2 | | (2) Two members of the Senate, one from each party, | 3 | | appointed by the Senate President and the Senate Minority | 4 | | Leader respectively; and | 5 | | (3) Two south suburban businessmen, one each appointed | 6 | | by the Speaker of the House and Senate President | 7 | | respectively; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Revenue shall provide | 9 | | administrative support; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet at least three | 11 | | times and submit their final report no later than December 31, | 12 | | 2018, and upon the filing of its report, the Task Force is | 13 | | dissolved; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the report filed with the General Assembly | 15 | | shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives | 16 | | and the Secretary of the Senate in electronic form only, in the | 17 | | manner that the Clerk and Secretary shall direct; and be it | 18 | | further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 | | delivered to the Speaker of the House, the House Minority | 21 | | Leader, the Senate President, the Senate Minority Leader, and | 22 | | the Director of Revenue.
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