---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TAX-SPEC SERV DISCONNECT"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality that establishes a special service area may petition the circuit court to disconnect territory from the special service area. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 217"
citation: "Illinois HB 217 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-01-15"
last_action: "2010-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1120847b-d87d-4fc3-87f3-624edb9c81a2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=217&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40318&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "3d979364f46aa67f548a8794ea809859d2ae7800ad505b0c294c5f383dc3388c"
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 217 (96th) — PROP TAX-SPEC SERV DISCONNECT

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality that establishes a special service area may petition the circuit court to disconnect territory from the special service area. 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=09600HB0217&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40318&DocNum=217&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0217eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40318&DocNum=217&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0217enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40318&DocNum=217&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Timothy L. Schmitz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-01-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz `filing`
- **2009-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** 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
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `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`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Held in Revenue
- **2009-04-30** Held in Revenue
- **2009-05-07** Postponed - Revenue
- **2009-05-08** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-12** Sponsor Removed Sen. Don Harmon
- **2010-02-17** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-04-06** Re-assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Held in Revenue
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass Revenue; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2010
- **2010-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1031 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1120847b-d87d-4fc3-87f3-624edb9c81a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).