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