Bill Text: IL SB0074 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. In provisions creating the Property Tax Payment Plan Task Force, adds one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate and one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. Makes technical corrections. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0369 [SB0074 Detail]

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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 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 as the
result of the tax sale results in a loss of home equity for
impacted households and negatively impacts their ability to
build generational wealth. The creation of a well-designed
payment plan program for owner-occupants to repay delinquent
property taxes has the potential to help homeowners who cannot
afford their property taxes avoid the tax sale and potential
loss of their home, while also ensuring that property taxes
are collected for the benefit of local taxing districts,
contributing to 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:

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(1) one co-chairperson appointed by the President of
the Senate;
(2) one co-chairperson appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives;
(3) one member appointed by the executive director of
the Illinois Housing Development Authority;
(4) one member representing the Cook County
Treasurer's Office, appointed by the Governor;
(5) one member representing the Cook County Clerk's
office, appointed by the Governor;
(6) one member representing the Cook County
President's Office, appointed by the Governor;
(7) up to 2 members, appointed by the Governor,
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;
(8) up to 2 members, appointed by the Governor,
representing community, neighborhood, or resident
associations in counties with 3,000,000 or more
inhabitants;
(9) up to 2 members, appointed by the Governor,
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;

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(10) up to 3 members, appointed by the Governor,
representing local municipalities with properties that are
the most highly represented in the annual tax sale in
counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants; and
(11) up to 3 members, appointed by the Governor,
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.
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.

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(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 a future 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.