Bill Text: IL HB2345 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties with a population of more than 700,000 residents and fewer than 725,000 residents, upon motion of any party and provided that other parties to the appeal do not object, hearings upon appeal to the Property Tax Appeal Board shall be heard online with parties to the appeal participating in the hearing remotely. Requires the Property Tax Appeal Board to amend its rules of practice and procedure within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act to accommodate the remote hearings. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Authorizes the Property Tax Appeal Board to adopt emergency rules to implement the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-04 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB2345 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB2345-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2345 Introduced , by Rep. Laura Faver Dias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35 ILCS 200/16-170
5 ILCS 100/5-45.62 new
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties with a population of more than 700,000 residents and fewer than 725,000 residents, upon motion of any party and provided that other parties to the appeal do not object, hearings upon appeal to the Property Tax Appeal Board shall be heard online with parties to the appeal participating in the hearing remotely. Requires the Property Tax Appeal Board to amend its rules of practice and procedure within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act to accommodate the remote hearings. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Authorizes the Property Tax Appeal Board to adopt emergency rules to implement the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning revenue.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
Section 16-170 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/16-170)
Sec. 16-170. Hearings.
(a) A hearing shall be granted if any party to the appeal
so requests, and, upon motion of any party to the appeal or by
direction of the Property Tax Appeal Board, any appeal may be
set down for a hearing, with proper notice to the interested
parties. Notice to all interested taxing bodies shall be
deemed to have been given when served upon the State's
Attorney of the county from which the appeal has been taken.
Hearings may be held before less than a majority of the members
of the Board, and the chairman may assign members or hearing
officers to hold hearings. Such hearings shall be open to the
public and shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of
practice and procedure promulgated by the Board. The Board,
any member or hearing officer may require the production of
any books, records, papers or documents that may be material
or relevant as evidence in any matter pending before it and
necessary for the making of a just decision.

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(b) In counties with a population of more than 700,000
residents and fewer than 725,000 residents according to the
most recent federal decennial census, upon motion of any party
and provided that other parties to the appeal do not object,
the hearing described in this Section shall be heard online
with parties to the appeal participating in the hearing
remotely. A party that participates remotely in a hearing as
provided in this subsection (b) shall be considered present
for purposes of the hearing. Within 60 days after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
Assembly, the Board shall amend the rules of practice and
procedure adopted by the Board to accommodate online hearings
required by this Section.
(Source: P.A. 76-689; 88-455.)
Section 10. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
amended by adding Section 5-45.62 as follows:
(5 ILCS 100/5-45.62 new)
Sec. 5-45.62. Emergency rulemaking; Property Tax Appeal
Board. To provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
Assembly, emergency rules implementing this amendatory Act may
be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Property Tax
Appeal Board. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the

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public interest, safety, and welfare.
This Section is repealed one year after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.