---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-HEARINGS AND TRAINING"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that courses and training for the Certified Illinois Assessing Officer certificate shall be held in a manner and format deemed appropriate by the Department of Revenue (currently, required to be held at various convenient locations throughout the State). Removes a requirement that the hearing concerning the tentative equalization factor shall be held in either Chicago or Springfield. Effective January 1, 2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 3685"
citation: "Illinois SB 3685 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael J. Zalewski", "Steve Stadelman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-21"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d1b949c-dabb-45f6-b5e8-d9d56ebfafa4"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3685&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=138694&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "8e0bee68eafcb8b0c2fb3c6b47060f88b3d158b45446830e6e6339efccee8ebd"
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 3685 (102nd) — PROP TX-HEARINGS AND TRAINING

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that courses and training for the Certified Illinois Assessing Officer certificate shall be held in a manner and format deemed appropriate by the Department of Revenue (currently, required to be held at various convenient locations throughout the State). Removes a requirement that the hearing concerning the tentative equalization factor shall be held in either Chicago or Springfield. Effective January 1, 2023.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB3685.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3685eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3685ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3685enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)
- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-21** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `filing`
- **2022-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** Do Pass Revenue; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 15, 2022
- **2022-02-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 16, 2022
- **2022-02-16** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2022-02-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2022-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2022-03-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 8, 2022
- **2022-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-05** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-06** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2022-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - April 6, 2022
- **2022-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Steve Stadelman `filing`
- **2022-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
- **2022-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2022-04-07** Senate Concurs
- **2022-04-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023; Some Provisions Effective May 27, 2022
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1019 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d1b949c-dabb-45f6-b5e8-d9d56ebfafa4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).