Public Act 103-0369
 
SB0074 EnrolledLRB103 05836 HLH 50856 b


  
    AN ACT concerning revenue.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  





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

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.


Effective Date:  7/28/2023