--- type: "Bill" title: "PROP TX-HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION" description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each chief county assessment officer may approve a homestead exemption for the 2021 taxable year, without application, for any property that was approved for the exemption for the 2020 taxable year, if: (1) the county board has declared a local disaster as provided in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act related to the COVID-19 public health emergency; (2) the owner of record of the property as of January 1, 2021 is the same as the owner of record of the property as of January 1, 2020; (3) the exemption for the 2020 taxable year has not been determined to be an erroneous exemption as defined by the Code; and (4) the taxpayer for the 2020 taxable year has not asked for the exemption to be removed for the 2020 or 2021 taxable years. Effective immediately." jurisdiction: "us/states/il" legislature: "Illinois General Assembly" session: "102nd" identifier: "HB 3289" citation: "Illinois HB 3289 (102nd)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["John Connor", "Lawrence Walsh, Jr."] version_count: 3 action_count: 34 vote_count: 1 first_action: "2021-02-19" last_action: "2021-07-23" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08fb05f7-2698-482a-93d8-12e72308f89e" source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3289&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132223&SessionID=110&GA=102" source_hash: "d529d6e49b6aaf06c096ea99e4a28a9ffeee1c92ad20c5ac0c94c5205376e9f9" 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 3289 (102nd) — PROP TX-HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each chief county assessment officer may approve a homestead exemption for the 2021 taxable year, without application, for any property that was approved for the exemption for the 2020 taxable year, if: (1) the county board has declared a local disaster as provided in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act related to the COVID-19 public health emergency; (2) the owner of record of the property as of January 1, 2021 is the same as the owner of record of the property as of January 1, 2020; (3) the exemption for the 2020 taxable year has not been determined to be an erroneous exemption as defined by the Code; and (4) the taxpayer for the 2020 taxable year has not asked for the exemption to be removed for the 2020 or 2021 taxable years. Effective immediately. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3289.pdf) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3289eng.pdf) 3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3289enr.pdf) ## Votes - Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - John Connor — primary (person) - Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — primary (person) - Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person) - Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person) - Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person) - Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person) - Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person) - Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person) - Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person) - Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person) - Tom Weber — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. `filing` - **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1` - **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2021-03-16** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee` - **2021-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman - **2021-03-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage` - **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate - **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate - **2021-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield - **2021-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3` - **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley - **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason - **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber - **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction` - **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1` - **2021-04-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John Connor - **2021-04-21** First Reading `reading-1` - **2021-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2021-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel - **2021-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes - **2021-05-11** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee` - **2021-05-19** Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 `committee-passage` - **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021 - **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2` - **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021 - **2021-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3` - **2021-05-24** Passed Both Houses - **2021-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins - **2021-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy - **2021-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2021-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature` - **2021-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2021 - **2021-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0136 `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08fb05f7-2698-482a-93d8-12e72308f89e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).