House Sponsors: BOLAND-O'BRIEN-BROSNAHAN-CROTTY-MCCARTHY, DAVIS,STEVE, SCULLY, CAPPARELLI, MCGUIRE, GIGLIO, SILVA, SMITH,MICHAEL, HOWARD, HANNIG, BUGIELSKI, ACEVEDO, GILES, HARTKE, KENNER, SLONE, STROGER, FLOWERS, LYONS,JOSEPH, NOVAK, YOUNGE, FEIGENHOLTZ, MITCHELL, BRUNSVOLD, PUGH, SCHAKOWSKY, FRITCHEY, WOOLARD, LYONS,EILEEN, SKINNER, LOPEZ, CURRY,JULIE, DART, SANTIAGO, WOOD, WINTERS, WAIT AND MORROW. Senate Sponsors: CARROLL-TROTTER-SEVERNS Short description: PROP TX-SR CIT EXEMPT-ILLNESS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 1998, if an applicant for the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption fails to file the application in a timely manner and the failure to file was due to a mental or physical condition sufficiently severe so as to render the applicant incapable of filing the application in a timely manner, the Chief County Assessment Officer may extend the filing deadline for a period of 3 months. Requires the applicant to provide the Chief County Assessment Officer with a signed statement from the applicant's physician stating the nature and extent of the condition, and that, in the physician's opinion, the condition was so severe that it rendered the applicant incapable of filing the application in a timely manner. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective January 1, 1998. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the provisions concerning the extension of filing deadlines for applicants who were ill shall apply only in counties having fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE HB381 fails to create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Revenue) HB 381 has no direct fiscal impact to the Dept. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 HB381 fails to create a State mandate, and amends the State Mandates Act to exempt the State from reimbursement liability. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0531 Last action date: 97-11-18 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status