PROP TAX-ASSESSMENTS & APPEALS

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the township or multi-township assessors in counties with 500,000 or more but no more than 700,000 inhabitants shall, on or before November 15 of the assessment year, but not before October 15 of the assessment year, return the assessment books or workbooks to the supervisor of assessments (now, counties with less than 600,000 inhabitants must return the books on or before April 15 and in no county is there a date before which books may not be returned). Provides that in counties with more than 500,000 but less than 700,000 inhabitants, complaints to the board of review may be filed with the assessor or chief county assessment officer who certified the assessment, who shall forward the complaint to the board of review upon receipt (now, must be filed with the board of review). Provides that when a board of review orders an assessment corrected upon appeal, the board shall transmit a printout of the results and (now, or) make or sign a written statement (now, a brief written statement) of the reason for the change and the manner in which the method used by the assessor in making the assessment was erroneous. Effective January 1, 2004.