Bill Text: IL HB2588 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each property tax bill shall contain a separate statement for each of the taxing districts setting forth the dollar amount of tax due that will be used by the taxing district to pick up or otherwise pay its employees' contributions to a public pension fund. Provides that each taxing district that picks up or otherwise pays its employees' contributions to a public pension fund must certify this information to the county clerk on or before the last Tuesday in December. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-15 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB2588 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB2588-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2588 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35 ILCS 200/18-17 new
35 ILCS 200/20-15
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each property tax bill shall contain a separate statement for each of the taxing districts setting forth the dollar amount of tax due that will be used by the taxing district to pick up or otherwise pay its employees' contributions to a public pension fund. Provides that each taxing district that picks up or otherwise pays its employees' contributions to a public pension fund must certify this information to the county clerk on or before the last Tuesday in December. 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 20-15 and by adding Section 18-17 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/18-17 new)
Sec. 18-17. Taxing district; pension pick up. If a taxing
district picks up or otherwise pays its employees'
contributions to a public pension fund, then that taxing
district must annually certify to the county clerk of each
county in which the taxing district is located, on or before
the last Tuesday in December, the dollar amount of its tax levy
that will be used for that purpose.
(35 ILCS 200/20-15)
Sec. 20-15. Information on bill or separate statement.
There shall be printed on each bill, or on a separate slip
which shall be mailed with the bill:
(a) a statement itemizing the rate at which taxes have
been extended for each of the taxing districts in the
county in whose district the property is located, and in
those counties utilizing electronic data processing
equipment the dollar amount of tax due from the person

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assessed allocable to each of those taxing districts,
including a separate statement of the dollar amount of tax
due which is allocable to a tax levied under the Illinois
Local Library Act or to any other tax levied by a
municipality or township for public library purposes,
(b) a separate statement for each of the taxing
districts of the dollar amount of tax due which is
allocable to a tax levied under the Illinois Pension Code
or to any other tax levied by a municipality or township
for public pension or retirement purposes,
(b-5) a list of each tax increment financing (TIF)
district in which the property is located and the dollar
amount of tax due that is allocable to the TIF district,
(b-10) a separate statement for each of the taxing
districts setting forth the dollar amount of tax due that
will be used by the taxing district to pick up or otherwise
pay its employees' contributions to a public pension fund,
(c) the total tax rate,
(d) the total amount of tax due, and
(e) the amount by which the total tax and the tax
allocable to each taxing district differs from the
taxpayer's last prior tax bill.
The county treasurer shall ensure that only those taxing
districts in which a parcel of property is located shall be
listed on the bill for that property.
In all counties the statement shall also provide:

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(1) the property index number or other suitable
description,
(2) the assessment of the property,
(3) the statutory amount of each homestead exemption
applied to the property,
(4) the assessed value of the property after
application of all homestead exemptions,
(5) the equalization factors imposed by the county and
by the Department, and
(6) the equalized assessment resulting from the
application of the equalization factors to the basic
assessment.
In all counties which do not classify property for
purposes of taxation, for property on which a single family
residence is situated the statement shall also include a
statement to reflect the fair cash value determined for the
property. In all counties which classify property for purposes
of taxation in accordance with Section 4 of Article IX of the
Illinois Constitution, for parcels of residential property in
the lowest assessment classification the statement shall also
include a statement to reflect the fair cash value determined
for the property.
In all counties, the statement must include information
that certain taxpayers may be eligible for tax exemptions,
abatements, and other assistance programs and that, for more
information, taxpayers should consult with the office of their

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township or county assessor and with the Illinois Department
of Revenue.
In counties which use the estimated or accelerated billing
methods, these statements shall only be provided with the
final installment of taxes due. The provisions of this Section
create a mandatory statutory duty. They are not merely
directory or discretionary. The failure or neglect of the
collector to mail the bill, or the failure of the taxpayer to
receive the bill, shall not affect the validity of any tax, or
the liability for the payment of any tax.
(Source: P.A. 100-621, eff. 7-20-18; 101-134, eff. 7-26-19.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.