Bill Text: IL HB2909 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Adds provisions amending the Property Tax Code. Provides that, if the property referenced in the introduced bill is transferred to the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund and the Fund subsequently leases the property to an entity whose property is not exempt, then the leasehold estate and the appurtenances shall be listed as the property of the lessee or his or her assignee, and the lessee shall be liable for the property taxes. Provides that the Fund may not sell the property without the affirmative vote of the three-fifths of the members of the board of trustees of the Fund. Preempts home rule powers. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-01-20 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon [HB2909 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2909-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 3. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
Section 9-195.1 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/9-195.1 new)
Sec. 9-195.1. Leases of certain real property. If the
property located at 558 West De Koven Street in Chicago becomes
an asset of the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund by operation
of Section 6-165.3 of the Illinois Pension Code, and if the
Fund subsequently leases the property to an entity whose
property is not exempt, then the leasehold estate and the
appurtenances shall be listed as the property of the lessee or
his or her assignee. Taxes on that property shall be collected
in the same manner as on property that is not exempt, and the
lessee shall be liable for those taxes. However, no tax lien
shall attach to the exempt real estate.
Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding
Section 6-165.3 as follows:
(40 ILCS 5/6-165.3 new)
Sec. 6-165.3. Use of certain real property. If the city

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discontinues use of the property located at 558 West De Koven
Street in Chicago as an academy for the training of
firefighters, the city shall, as soon as practicable, transfer
the property to the Fund. The transferred property shall be
considered an asset of the Fund, but shall not be considered as
part of the city's required contribution under Section 6-165 in
any year or to meet the funding obligation under Section
6-165.2 in any year. In administering the asset, the Fund shall
exercise its fiduciary duties; however, in accordance with
those fiduciary duties, the Fund shall prioritize uses that add
value to the Chicago Fire Department and its membership. If the
property is transferred to the Fund, the Fund may not sell that
property without the affirmative vote of the three-fifths of
the members of the board. The conveyance of the property
located at 558 West De Koven Street in Chicago is an exclusive
power and function of the State. This Section is a denial and
limitation of home rule powers under subsection (h) of Section
6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.43 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.43 new)
Sec. 8.43. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of

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the 101st General Assembly.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.