SB 2244 Illinois Senate · 102nd Regular Session

PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE-INCOME

Summary
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that for taxable year 2020, the maximum income limitation under the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 for counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants (currently, $65,000). Provides that, for taxable year 2021 and thereafter, the maximum income limitation under the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 for all counties (currently, $65,000). Amends the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act. Provides that the income limitation is $75,000 for tax year 2019 and thereafter. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Removes the effective date from the bill. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 200/15-172 Adds reference to: 320 ILCS 30/3 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 453 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act. Provides that the income limitation under the Act is $65,000 for tax years 2022 through 2025 and $55,000 for tax year 2026 and thereafter (currently, $55,000). Provides that, for tax years 2022 through 2025, the total amount of any such deferral shall not exceed $7,500 per taxpayer in each tax year (currently, $5,000). Provides that, beginning again in tax year 2026, the total amount of any such deferral shall not exceed $5,000. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 22, 2021 Signed Aug 27, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House May 27, 2021

How they voted

440
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Apr 21, 2021
D Democratic29
27 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican17
17 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
66
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Amendments
8
Aug 27, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
upper
May 30, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 008-000-000
upper
May 29, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue
upper
May 28, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 28, 2021
upper
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
lower
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 017-000-000
lower
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
May 17, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 17, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 015-000-001
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Revenue; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Revenue
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 23 co-sponsors

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