---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROPERTY TX-ABATEMENT"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the abatement for property located in an area of urban decay also applies to newly remodeled single-family or duplex residential dwelling units (currently, only newly constructed single-family or duplex dwelling units). Provides that provisions requiring the abatement to be reduced in 20% increments annually during the last 4 years of the abatement period apply only to abatements granted prior to the effective date. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 2936"
citation: "Illinois SB 2936 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Koehler", "Ryan Spain"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1557271b-862c-4b9c-84b3-26e2caaac32c"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2936&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=151911&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "e25f76e329801e3c661cf8e31fa84a523a7d379dc150559cb389aecb7ca6eb94"
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 2936 (103rd) — PROPERTY TX-ABATEMENT

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the abatement for property located in an area of urban decay also applies to newly remodeled single-family or duplex residential dwelling units (currently, only newly constructed single-family or duplex dwelling units). Provides that provisions requiring the abatement to be reduced in 20% increments annually during the last 4 years of the abatement period apply only to abatements granted prior to the effective date. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2936.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2936eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2936enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–1** (pass) · lower
- Revenue — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Revenue & Finance — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)
- Ryan Spain — primary (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Reick — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Weaver — cosponsor (person)
- Win Stoller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2024-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
- **2024-02-21** Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000
- **2024-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 22, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2024
- **2024-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2024-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-15** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2024-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
- **2024-05-03** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 018-000-000
- **2024-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2024
- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0931 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1557271b-862c-4b9c-84b3-26e2caaac32c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).