---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-FOREST PRESERVE"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a Section of the Code that provides for an abatement of unpaid taxes and existing liens for certain property that is acquired by a unit of local government also applies to forest preserve districts (now, counties, municipalities, school districts, and park districts only)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1493"
citation: "Illinois SB 1493 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/208a698c-80d7-4bb2-b747-f0b8ad2de0cb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1493&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104037&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "110a81c6c7bc95c1521fd89e0227e9eee04df8d48f0e2930acf84e8542de9d66"
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 SB 1493 (100th) — PROP TX-FOREST PRESERVE

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a Section of the Code that provides for an abatement of unpaid taxes and existing liens for certain property that is acquired by a unit of local government also applies to forest preserve districts (now, counties, municipalities, school districts, and park districts only).

## 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=10000SB1493&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104037&DocNum=1493&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1493eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104037&DocNum=1493&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1493enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104037&DocNum=1493&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Do Pass Revenue; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2017
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2017-05-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-17** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0445 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/208a698c-80d7-4bb2-b747-f0b8ad2de0cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).