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+type: "Bill"
+title: "PROP TX-HOUSING ABATEMENT"
+description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning a housing opportunity area tax abatement program, provides that a housing choice voucher includes a tenant voucher converted to a project-based voucher by a housing authority. Provides that a qualified township in a county with 200,000 or more inhabitants, but fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, means a township whose tax capacity exceeds 80% (instead of 100%) of the average tax capacity of the county in which it is located. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "96th"
+identifier: "HB 2470"
+citation: "Illinois HB 2470 (96th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 48
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2009-02-19"
+last_action: "2009-08-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75e6bd1f-fb7c-4504-93b9-5f7c3ca9f984"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2470&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44649&SessionID=76&GA=96"
+source_hash: "ad3c781be7bf5a73ea81bce6337ef8a30a4f5cd33bdd7d43ddbb3521b505e248"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 2470 (96th) — PROP TX-HOUSING ABATEMENT
+
+Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning a housing opportunity area tax abatement program, provides that a housing choice voucher includes a tenant voucher converted to a project-based voucher by a housing authority. Provides that a qualified township in a county with 200,000 or more inhabitants, but fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, means a township whose tax capacity exceeds 80% (instead of 100%) of the average tax capacity of the county in which it is located. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2470&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44649&DocNum=2470&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2470eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44649&DocNum=2470&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2470enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44649&DocNum=2470&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Charles E. Jefferson — primary (person)
+- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2009-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters `filing`
+- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
+- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-03-12** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-03-12** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
+- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
+- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
+- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
+- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
+- **2009-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
+- **2009-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce
+- **2009-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2009-04-30** Do Pass as Amended Commerce; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
+- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
+- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
+- **2009-05-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
+- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
+- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-05-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
+- **2009-05-28** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
+- **2009-05-28** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
+- **2009-05-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
+- **2009-05-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
+- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 012-000-000
+- **2009-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-002
+- **2009-05-30** Passed Both Houses
+- **2009-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
+- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2009-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2009
+- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0685 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75e6bd1f-fb7c-4504-93b9-5f7c3ca9f984`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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