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91_HB1778sam001 LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1778 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1778 by replacing 3 the title with the following: 4 "AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code."; and 5 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 6 following: 7 "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing 8 Sections 17-5, 17-10, 17-15, 17-20, 17-25, 17-30, 17-35, 9 31-10, 31-15, 31-25, 31-30, 31-35, 31-45, 31-50, 31-60, and 10 31-70 and adding Section 31-47 as follows: 11 (35 ILCS 200/17-5) 12 Sec. 17-5. Equalization among counties. The Department 13 shall act as an equalizing authority. It shall examine the 14 abstracts of property assessed for taxation in the counties 15 and in the assessment districts in counties having assessment 16 districts, as returned by the county clerks, and shall 17 equalize the assessments between counties as provided in this 18 Code. Except as hereinafter provided, the Department shall 19 lower or raise the total assessed value of property in each 20anycounty as returned by the county clerk, other than 21 property assessed under Sections 10-110 through 10-140 and -2- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 10-170 through 10-200, so that the property will be assessed 2 at 33 1/3% of its fair cash value. 3 The Department shall annually determine the percentage 4 relationship, for each county of the State, between the 5 valuations at which locally-assessed property, other than 6 property assessed under the Sections 10-110 through 10-140 7 and 10-170 through 10-200, asislisted by assessors and 8 revised by boards of reviewor boards of appeal, and the 9 estimated 33 1/3% of the fair cash value of the property. To 10 make this analysis, the Department shall use property 11 transfers, property appraisals, and other means as it deems 12 proper and reasonable. 13 With the ratio determined for each county, the 14 Department shall then determine the percentage to be added to 15 or deducted from the aggregate reviewed assessment on 16 property subject to local assessment jurisdiction, other than 17 property assessed under the Sections cited above, to produce 18 a ratio of assessed value to 33 1/3% of the fair cash value 19 equivalent to 100%. 20If the Department determines that there are substantial21differences in the level of assessment among different22townships in the same county, it shall, upon the request of23the county executive or, in counties not having an elected24county executive, of the county board under a resolution25adopted by the board, apply separate township equalization26factors determined by the Department, in lieu of a single27equalization factor for the entire county, but this provision28does not apply within any county which elects a county29assessor under Sections 3-45 or 3-50.30 (Source: P.A. 84-1343; 88-455.) 31 (35 ILCS 200/17-10) 32 Sec. 17-10. Sales ratio studies. The Department shall 33 monitor the quality of local assessments by designing, -3- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 preparing and using ratio studies, and shall use the results 2 as the basis for equalization decisions. In compiling sales 3 ratio studies, the Department shall exclude from the reported 4 sales price of any property any amounts included for personal 5 property and, for sales occurring through December 31, 1999, 6 shall exclude seller paid points. The Department shall not 7 include in its sales ratio studies sales of property which 8 have been platted and for which an increase in the assessed 9 valuation is restricted by Section 10-30. The Department 10 shall not include in its sales ratio studies the initial sale 11 of residential property that has been converted to 12 condominium property. 13 When the declaration required under the Real Estate 14 Transfer Tax Law contains financing information required 15 under Section 31-25, the Department shall adjust sales prices 16 to exclude seller-paid points and shall adjust sales prices 17 to "cash value" when seller related financing is used that is 18 different than the prevailing cost of cash. The prevailing 19 cost of cash for sales occurring on or after January 1, 1992 20 shall be established as the monthly average 30-year fixed 21 Primary Mortgage Market Survey rate for the North Central 22 Region as published weekly by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 23 Corporation, as computed by the Department, or such other 24 rate as determined by the Department. This rate shall be 25 known as the survey rate. For sales occurring on or after 26 January 1, 1992, through December 31, 1999, adjustments in 27 the prevailing cost of cash shall be made only after the 28 survey rate has been at or above 13% for 12 consecutive 29 months and will continue until the survey rate has been below 30 13% for 12 consecutive months. For sales occurring on or 31 after January 1, 2000, adjustments for seller paid points and 32 adjustments in the prevailing cost of cash shall be made only 33 after the survey rate has been at or above 13% for 12 34 consecutive months and will continue until the survey rate -4- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 has been below 13% for 12 consecutive months.The Department2shall not include in its sales ratio studies the initial sale3of residential property that has been converted to4condominium property.The Department shall make public its 5 adjustment procedure upon request. 6 (Source: P.A. 86-1481; 87-877; 88-455.) 7 (35 ILCS 200/17-15) 8 Sec. 17-15. Tentative equalization factor. The 9 Department shall forward to the County Clerk of each county 10 in each year its estimate of the percentage, established 11 under Section 17-5, to be added to or deducted from the 12 aggregate of the locally assessed property in that county, 13 other than property assessed under Sections 10-110 through 14 10-140 and 10-170 through 10-200. The percentage relationship 15 to be certified to each countyor to the several townships16thereinby the Department as provided by Section 17-25 shall 17 be determined by the ratio between the percentage estimate so 18 made and forwarded, as provided by this Section, and the 19 level of assessments of the assessed valuations as made by 20 the assessors and thereafter finally revised by the board of 21 reviewor board of appealsof that county. Such estimate 22 shall be forwarded by the Department to the County Clerk of 23 any County within 15 days after the chief county assessment 24 officer files with the Department an abstract of the 25 assessments of the locally assessed property in the county, 26 as finally revised. The abstract shall be in substantially 27 the same form as required of the County Clerk by Sections 28 9-250 and 9-255 after completion of the revisions thereafter 29 to be made by the board of reviewor board of appealsof the 30 county, except that the abstract shall specify separately the 31 amount of omitted property, and the amount of improvements 32 upon property assessed for the first time in that year. The 33 chief county assessment officer shall forward the abstract to -5- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 the Department within 30 days after returning the county 2 assessment books to the county board of reviewor board of3appeals. 4 (Source: P.A. 86-905; 88-455.) 5 (35 ILCS 200/17-20) 6 Sec. 17-20. Hearing on tentative equalization factor. 7 The Department shall, after publishing its tentative 8 equalization factor and giving notice of hearing to the 9 public in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, 10 hold a hearing on its estimate not less than 10 days nor more 11 than 30 days from the date of the publication. The notice 12 shall state the date and time of the hearing, which shall be 13 held in either Chicago or Springfield, the basis for the 14 estimate of the Department, and further information as the 15 Department may prescribe. The Department shall, after giving 16 a hearing to all interested parties and opportunity for 17 submitting testimony and evidence in support of or adverse to 18 the estimate as the Department considers requisite, either 19 confirm or revise the estimate so as to correctly represent 20 the considered judgment of the Department respecting the 21 estimated percentage to be added to or deducted from the 22 aggregate assessment of all locally assessed property in the 23 county except property assessed under Sections 10-110 through 24 10-140 or 10-170 through 10-200. Within 30 days after the 25 conclusion of the hearing the Department shall mail to the 26 County Clerk, by certified mail, its determination with 27 respect to such estimated percentage to be added to or 28 deducted from the aggregate assessment.The amendment made29by P.A. 77-714 does not apply in any county which elects a30county assessor under Sections 3-45 or 3-50.31 (Source: P.A. 86-905; 88-455.) 32 (35 ILCS 200/17-25) -6- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 Sec. 17-25. Application of final equalization factor. 2 The assessments of all property, other than property assessed 3 under Sections 10-110 through 10-140 and 10-170 through 4 10-200, as returned by the county clerks, shall be equalized 5 by adding to the aggregate assessed value thereof in every 6 county in which the Department finds the valuation to be less 7 than 33 1/3% of the fair cash value of the property, the rate 8 per cent which will raise the aggregate assessed valuation to 9 33 1/3% of fair cash value, and by deducting from the 10 aggregate assessed value thereof, in every countyor township11in which the Department finds the valuation to be more than 12 33 1/3% of the fair cash value, the rate per cent which will 13 reduce the aggregate assessed valuation to 33 1/3% of fair 14 cash value. 15 However, no equalization factor shall be certified by the 16 Department to raise or reduce the aggregate assessed value of 17 any countyor townshipin which the aggregate assessed value 18 of property other than that assessed under the Sections cited 19 above, is more than 99% and less than 101% of 33 1/3% of fair 20 cash value.The amendment made by P.A. 77-714 does not apply21within the jurisdiction of any county which elects a county22assessor under Sections 3-45 or 3-50.23 (Source: P.A. 84-1343; 88-455.) 24 (35 ILCS 200/17-30) 25 Sec. 17-30. Certification of final equalization factor. 26 When the Department has completed its equalization of 27 assessments in each year, it shall certify to eachthe28severalcounty clerkclerksthe percentage finally determined 29 by it to be added to or deducted from the listed or assessed 30 valuation of property in the countyseveral counties or31townshipsas returned by the county clerk. 32 (Source: P.A. 78-255; 88-455.) -7- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 (35 ILCS 200/17-35) 2 Sec. 17-35. Certification of assessments. The Department 3 shall certify to the county clerks of the proper counties the 4 assessments made by it on certified pollution control 5 facilities, low sulfur dioxide emission coal fueled devices 6 and on property owned or used by railroad companies operating 7 within this State, along with the distribution of those 8 railroad assessments among the respective taxing districts 9 within the counties. The county clerks shall extend the taxes 10 for all purposes on the amounts so certified, in the same 11 manner as taxes are extended against other property in the 12 taxing districts in which the pollution control facilities, 13 low sulfur dioxide emission coal fueled devices and railroad 14 property are allocated or distributed. 15The amendment made by P.A. 77-714 does not apply within16the jurisdiction of any county which elects a county assessor17under Sections 3-45 or 3-50.18 (Source: P.A. 78-255; 88-455.) 19 (35 ILCS 200/31-10) 20 Sec. 31-10. Imposition of tax. A tax is imposed on the 21 privilege of transferring title to real estate, as 22 represented by the deed that is filed for recordation, and on 23 the privilege of transferring a beneficial interest in real 24 property that is the subject of a land trust as represented 25 by the trust document that is filed for recordation, at the 26 rate of 50¢ for each $500 of value or fraction of $500 stated 27 in the declaration required by Section 31-25.If, however,28the deed or trust document states that the real estate is29transferred subject to a mortgage the amount of the mortgage30remaining outstanding at the time of transfer shall not be31included in the basis of computing the tax.32 (Source: P.A. 86-624; 86-925; 86-1028; 86-1475; 87-543; 33 88-455.) -8- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 (35 ILCS 200/31-15) 2 Sec. 31-15. Collection of tax. The tax shall be 3 collected by the recorder or registrar of titles of the 4 county in which the property is situatedseveral counties5 through the sale of revenue stamps, the design, denominations 6 and form of which shall be prescribed by the Department. If 7 requested by the recorder or registrar of titles of a county 8 that has imposed a county real estate transfer tax under 9 Section 5-1031 of the Counties Code, the Department shall 10 design the stamps furnished to that county under this Section 11 so that the same stamp also provides evidence of the payment 12 of the county real estate transfer tax and shall include in 13 the design of the stamp the name of the county and an 14 indication that the stamp is evidence of the payment of both 15 State and county real estate transfer taxes. The revenue 16 stamps shall be sold by the Department to the recorder or 17 registrar of titles who shall cause them to be sold for the 18 purposes prescribed. The Department shall charge at a rate of 19 50¢ per $500 of value in units of not less than $500. The 20 recorder or registrar of titles of the several counties shall 21 sell the revenue stamps at a rate of 50¢ per $500 of value or 22 fraction of $500. The recorder or registrar of titles may use 23 the proceeds for the purchase of revenue stamps from the 24 Department. 25 (Source: P.A. 86-624; 86-925; 86-1028; 86-1475; 87-543; 26 88-455.) 27 (35 ILCS 200/31-25) 28 Sec. 31-25. Transfer declaration. At the time a deed or 29 trust document is presented for recordation, there shall also 30 be presented to the recorder or registrar of titles a 31 declaration, signed by at least one of the sellers and also 32 signed by at least one of the buyers in the transaction or by 33 the attorneys or agents for the sellers or buyers. The -9- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 declaration shall state information including, but not 2 limited to: (a) the full consideration for the property so 3 transferred; (b) the parcel identifyingpermanent real estate4indexnumber of the property, if any; (c) the legal 5 description of the property; (d) the date of the deed or 6 trust document; (e) the type of deed or trust document; (f) 7 the address of the property; (g) the type of improvement, if 8 any, on the propertyconveyed; (h) information as to whether 9 the transfer is between related individuals or corporate 10 affiliatesrelativesor is a compulsory transaction; (i)that11the parties are advised that the State of Illinois has12enacted the Smoke Detector Act; and (j)the lot size or 13 acreage; (j) the value of personal property sold with the 14 real estate; (k) the year the contract was initiated if an 15 installment sale; and (l) the name, address, and telephone 16 number of the person preparing the declaration. Except as 17 provided in Section 31-45, a deed or trust document shall not 18 be accepted for recordation unless it is accompanied by a 19 declaration containing all the information requested in the 20 declaration. When the declaration is signed by an attorney 21 or agent on behalf of sellers or buyers who have the power of 22 direction to deal with the title to the real estate under a 23 land trust agreement, the trustee being the mere repository 24 of record legal title with a duty of conveying the real 25 estate only when and if directed in writing by the 26 beneficiary or beneficiaries having the power of direction, 27 the attorneys or agents executing the declaration on behalf 28 of the sellers or buyers need identify only the land trust 29 that is the repository of record legal title and not the 30 beneficiary or beneficiaries having the power of direction 31 under the land trust agreement. The declaration form shall be 32 prescribed by the Department and shall contain sales 33 information questions. For sales occurring during a period in 34 which the provisions of Section 17-10 require the Department -10- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 to adjust sale prices for seller paid points and prevailing 2 cost of cashThe subject of the sales information questions3shall include, but not be limited to, information on4compulsory transactions, sales between relatives and related5corporations, contractual sales, and deed or trust document6types. In addition, the declaration form shall contain 7 questions regarding the financing of the sale. The subject 8 of the financing questions shall include any direct seller 9 participation in the financing of the sale or information on 10 financing that is unconventional so as to affect the fair 11 cash value received by the seller. The intent of the sales 12 and financing questions is to aid in the reduction in the 13 number of buyers required to provide financing information 14 necessary for the adjustment outlined in Section 17-10. For 15 sales occurring during a period in which the provisions of 16 Section 17-10 require the Department to adjust sale prices 17 for seller paid points and prevailing cost of cash, the 18 declaration form shall include, at a minimum,an appropriate19place for the inclusion of special facts or circumstances, if20any, and shall includethe following data: (a) seller paid 21 points,value of personal property sold with the real estate,22(b)sales finance charges (points) paid by the seller, (c)23 the sales price, (c)(d)type of financing (conventional, VA, 24 FHA, seller-financed, or other), (d)(e)down payment, (e) 25(f)term, (f)(g)interest rate, (g)(h)type and description 26 of interest rate (fixed, adjustable or renegotiable), and (h) 27 an appropriate place for the inclusion of special facts or 28 circumstances, if any.(i) the year the contract was29initiated if a contractual sale, and (j) the name, address30and telephone number of the person filling out the real31estate transfer declaration. In counties of 3,000,000 or more32inhabitants, the declaration shall also contain a sworn or33affirmed statement executed by the grantor or the grantor's34agent stating that, to the best of his or her knowledge, the-11- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1name of the grantee shown on the deed or assignment of2beneficial interest in a land trust is either a natural3person, an Illinois corporation or foreign corporation4authorized to do business or acquire and hold title to real5estate in Illinois, a partnership authorized to do business6or acquire and hold title to real estate in Illinois, or7other entity recognized as a person and authorized to do8business or acquire and hold title to real estate under the9laws of Illinois. In counties of 3,000,000 or more10inhabitants, the declaration shall also contain a sworn or11affirmed statement executed by the grantee or the grantee's12agent verifying that the name of the grantee shown on the13deed or assignment of beneficial interest in a land trust is14either a natural person, an Illinois corporation or foreign15corporation authorized to do business or acquire and hold16title to real estate in Illinois, a partnership authorized to17do business or acquire and hold title to real estate in18Illinois, or other entity recognized as a person and19authorized to do business or acquire and hold title to real20estate under the laws of Illinois.The Department shall 21 provide an adequate supply of forms to each recorder and 22 registrar of titles in the State. 23 (Source: P.A. 86-624; 86-925; 86-1028; 86-1475; 87-543; 24 88-455.) 25 (35 ILCS 200/31-30) 26 Sec. 31-30. Use of transfer declaration. The recorder 27 or registrar of titles shall not record the declaration, but 28 shall insert on the declaration and all attachments the 29 Document Number assigned to the deed or trust document, and 30 shall within 30 days of receiptthentransmit the declaration 31 to the chief county assessment officer. The chief county 32 assessment officer shall insert on the declaration the most 33 recent assessed value for each parcel of the transferred -12- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 property and other information required by the Department, 2 and, within 30 days of receipt or within 30 days of the 3 adjournment of the board of review for the previous 4 assessment year, whichever is laterat least once during5every month, shall transmit all the declarations to the 6 Department. The chief county assessment officer may also copy 7 and retain any information relating to the property 8 transferred to assist in determining the proper assessed 9 valuation of the property transferred and other properties in 10 his county. 11 (Source: P.A. 86-624; 86-925; 86-1028; 86-1475; 87-543; 12 88-455.) 13 (35 ILCS 200/31-35) 14 Sec. 31-35. Deposit of tax revenue.Beginning July 1,151993 through June 30, 1994, 50% of the monies collected under16Section 31-15 shall be deposited into the Illinois Affordable17Housing Trust Fund, 10% into the General Revenue Fund, 28%18into the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund19and 12% into the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund.Beginning 20 July 1, 1994, 50% of the monies collected under Section 31-15 21 shall be deposited into the Illinois Affordable Housing Trust 22 Fund, 35% into the Open Space Lands Acquisition and 23 Development Fund and 15% into the Natural Areas Acquisition 24 Fund. 25 (Source: P.A. 86-624; 86-925; 86-1028; 86-1475; 87-543; 26 88-455.) 27 (35 ILCS 200/31-45) 28 Sec. 31-45. Exemptions. The following deeds or trust 29 documents shall be exempt from the provisions of this Article 30 except as provided in this Section: 31 (a) Deeds representing real estate transfers made before 32 January 1, 1968, but recorded after that date and trust -13- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 documents executed before January 1, 1986, but recorded after 2 that date. 3 (b) Deeds to or trust documents relating to (1) property 4 acquired by any governmental body or from any governmental 5 body, (2) property or interests transferred between 6 governmental bodies, or (3) property acquired by or from any 7 corporation, society, association, foundation or institution 8 organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious 9 or educational purposes. However, deeds or trust documents, 10 other than those in which the Administrator of Veterans' 11 Affairs of the United States is the grantee pursuant to a 12 foreclosure proceeding, shall not be exempt from filing the 13 declaration. 14 (c) Deeds or trust documents that secure debt or other 15 obligation. 16 (d) Deeds or trust documents that, without additional 17 consideration, confirm, correct, modify, or supplement a deed 18 or trust document previously recorded. 19 (e) Deeds or trust documents where the actual 20 consideration is less than $100. 21 (f) Tax deeds. 22 (g) Deeds or trust documents that release property that 23 is security for a debt or other obligation. 24 (h) Deeds of partition. 25 (i) Deeds or trust documents made pursuant to mergers, 26 consolidations or transfers or sales of substantially all of 27 the assets of corporations under plans of reorganization 28 under the Federal Internal Revenue Code or Title 11 of the 29 Federal Bankruptcy Act. 30 (j) Deeds or trust documents made by a subsidiary 31 corporation to its parent corporation for no consideration 32 other than the cancellation or surrender of the subsidiary's 33 stock. 34 (k) Deeds when there is an actual exchange of real -14- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 estate and trust documents when there is an actual exchange 2 of beneficial interests, except that that money difference or 3 money's worth paid from one to the other is not exempt from 4 the tax. These deeds or trust documents, however, shall not 5 be exempt from filing the declaration. 6 (l) Deeds issued to a holder of a mortgage, as defined 7 in Section 15-103 of the Code of Civil Procedure, pursuant to 8 a mortgage foreclosure proceeding or pursuant to a transfer 9 in lieu of foreclosure. 10 (m) A deed or trust document related to the purchase of 11 a principal residence by a participant in the program 12 authorized by the Home Ownership Made Easy Act, except that 13 those deeds and trust documents shall not be exempt from 14 filing the declaration. 15 (Source: P.A. 87-1206; 88-455.) 16 (35 ILCS 200/31-47 new) 17 Sec. 31-47. Verification. In all counties, each 18 transfer declaration filed under this Law shall include a 19 written statement by both the grantor or grantor's agent and 20 the grantee or grantee's agent that the information contained 21 in the declaration is true and correct to the best of his or 22 her knowledge and belief. In counties of 3,000,000 or more 23 inhabitants, the declaration shall also contain a written 24 statement executed by the grantor or the grantor's agent 25 verifying that, to the best of his or her knowledge, the name 26 of the grantee shown on the deed or assignment of beneficial 27 interest in a land trust is either a natural person, an 28 Illinois corporation or foreign corporation authorized to do 29 business or acquire and hold title to real estate in 30 Illinois, a partnership authorized to do business or acquire 31 and hold title to real estate in Illinois, or other entity 32 recognized as a person and authorized to do business or 33 acquire and hold title to real estate under the laws of -15- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 Illinois. In counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the 2 declaration shall also contain a written statement executed 3 by the grantee or the grantee's agent verifying that the name 4 of the grantee shown on the deed or assignment of beneficial 5 interest in a land trust is either a natural person, an 6 Illinois corporation or foreign corporation authorized to do 7 business or acquire and hold title to real estate in 8 Illinois, a partnership authorized to do business or acquire 9 and hold title to real estate in Illinois, or other entity 10 recognized as a person and authorized to do business or 11 acquire and hold title to real estate under the laws of 12 Illinois. 13 (35 ILCS 200/31-50) 14 Sec. 31-50. Penalties. Any person, including any person 15 preparing the declaration, who willfully falsifies the value 16 of transferred real estate on the transfer declaration 17 required by Section 31-25 or who willfully falsifies or 18 willfully omits any other information required by Section 19 31-25 or who willfully and falsely claims a transaction to be 20 exempt under Section 31-45 is guilty of a Class B 21 misdemeanor. Any person who knowingly submits a false 22 statement concerning the identity of a grantee under the 23 provisions of this Article is guilty of a Class C 24 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction of an offense 25 is a Class A misdemeanor. A prosecution for any act in 26 violation of this Article may be commenced at any time within 27 5 years3 yearsof the commission of the act. Only the buyer 28 or the buyer's representative shall attest to the accuracy of 29 the financing information reported on the declaration and 30 required by Section 31-25. Any person convicted of any 31 offense under this Law is liable for the tax due in addition 32 to any fines imposed by the court. 33 (Source: P.A. 84-1308; 88-455.) -16- LRB9103278PTpkam01 1 (35 ILCS 200/31-60) 2 Sec. 31-60. Check for violations. The Department shall 3 conduct spot checks or investigations of declarations 4 required to be filed by this Article and mayshallforward 5 information of violations to the State's Attorney of the 6 county where the violations occur for prosecution and 7 collection of taxes. 8 (Source: P.A. 81-936; 88-455.) 9 (35 ILCS 200/31-70) 10 Sec. 31-70. Rules. The Department may prescribe 11 reasonable rules for the administration of this Article, 12 including rules permitting a transfer declaration in a 13 prescribed electronic form and permitting the electronic 14 transmission of the transfer declaration using a prescribed 15 method and format. 16 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 1716; P.A. 88-455.) 17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 18 January 1, 2000.".