Bill Text: IL SB1939 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a disabled veteran or the disabled veteran's caregiver shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements to the residence of the disabled veteran if the improvements are required to accommodate a disability of the veteran. Provides that the paperwork required to obtain a building permit must still be submitted. Limits home rule powers. Effective January 1, 2024.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-09 - Referred to Assignments [SB1939 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1939-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5-12022 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-12022 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5-12022. Disabled veteran building permit fee. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A disabled veteran or the disabled veteran's caregiver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | to the residence of the disabled veteran if the improvements | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | are required to accommodate a disability of the veteran. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Nothing in this subsection changes the obligation of any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | person to submit to the county applications, forms, or other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | paperwork to obtain a building permit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) A home rule county may not regulate building permit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | fees in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | State.
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21 | Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 110-17 as follows:
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1 | (60 ILCS 1/110-17 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 110-17. Disabled veteran building permit fee. A | ||||||
3 | disabled veteran or the disabled veteran's caregiver shall not | ||||||
4 | be charged any building permit fee for improvements to the | ||||||
5 | residence of the disabled veteran if the improvements are | ||||||
6 | required to accommodate a disability of the veteran. Nothing | ||||||
7 | in this Section changes the obligation of any person to submit | ||||||
8 | to the township applications, forms, or other paperwork to | ||||||
9 | obtain a building permit.
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10 | Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
11 | adding Section 11-13-28 as follows:
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12 | (65 ILCS 5/11-13-28 new) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 11-13-28. Disabled veteran building permit fee. | ||||||
14 | (a) A disabled veteran or the disabled veteran's caregiver | ||||||
15 | shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements | ||||||
16 | to the residence of the disabled veteran if the improvements | ||||||
17 | are required to accommodate a disability of the veteran. | ||||||
18 | Nothing in this subsection changes the obligation of any | ||||||
19 | person to submit to the municipality applications, forms, or | ||||||
20 | other paperwork to obtain a building permit. | ||||||
21 | (b) A home rule municipality may not regulate building | ||||||
22 | permit fees in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This | ||||||
23 | Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of |
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1 | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent | ||||||
2 | exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised | ||||||
3 | by the State.
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
5 | 1, 2024.
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