Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a taxing district may order the county clerk to abate any portion of its taxes on property used by a business that did not have a location in the State in the previous taxable year. Provides that the abatement may not exceed $1,000,000 for all taxing districts in any taxable year. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Requires the township assessor or chief county assessment officer in a county with a population of more than 300,000 but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants to deliver to each person who makes a request a description or statement of any property assessed in that person's name or in which he or she holds ownership interest and the valuation placed on that property. Provides that the statement must include certain specified information. Provides that, in lieu of this statement, the assessor may include the equalization factors applied to the property and an explanation of how equalization affects the assessment. Provides that the county board may determine additional qualifications for board of review members above and beyond the statutory requirements. Requires assessors in counties of more than 300,000 but less than 3,000,000 residents to maintain a list of all properties where the equalized assessed value has increased by more than 15% over the equalized assessed value of that property in the previous assessment year. Provides that the list shall be transmitted to the chief county assessment officer with the assessment books for that taxable year. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax checkoff to allow taxpayers to make contributions to Special Olympics Illinois and Special Children's Charities. Effective immediately.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the Local Government Reduction and Efficiency Division of the Counties Code applies to all counties (currently, only applies to DuPage County).
Amends the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Specifies that the term "public body" includes any member-based organization that lobbies on behalf of one or more taxing bodies and is funded in majority by tax dollars paid to it by its governmental membership.
Amends the Educational Partnership Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop and implement an algorithm that is based on quality scores and other operational proficiency criteria developed, defined, and adopted by the Department, by rule, to automatically assign Medicaid enrollees served under the Family Health Plan and the Integrated Care Program and those Medicaid enrollees eligible for medical assistance pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into managed care entities, including Accountable Care Entities, Care Coordination Entities, Children with Special Needs Care Coordination Entities, Managed Care Community Networks, and Managed Care Organizations. Provides that the algorithm developed and implemented shall favor assignment into managed care entities with the highest quality scores and levels of compliance with the operational proficiency criteria established.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that homestead property that (i) is located in Lake County and (ii) is owned by a taxpayer who has occupied that property as a principal residence and domicile for at least 10 continuous years as of January 1 of the taxable year is entitled to an additional homestead exemption of $1,000. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications, issue U.S. Coast Guard license plates. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the nomination of candidates for the General Assembly.
