---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-HISTORICAL SOCIETY"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any taxing district may abate any portion of its taxes on the property of a qualified historical society for assessment years 1998 through 2013 (instead of 2008). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4723"
citation: "Illinois HB 4723 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-12-17"
last_action: "2010-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf5f8a5e-a036-4c39-85c1-585dfd9da651"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4723&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=49019&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a4dfc4d1b8db325aa4ba855b37e34fe01d7618e08f518968287b9c545f2dc305"
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 4723 (96th) — PROP TX-HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any taxing district may abate any portion of its taxes on the property of a qualified historical society for assessment years 1998 through 2013 (instead of 2008). 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=09600HB4723&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49019&DocNum=4723&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4723eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49019&DocNum=4723&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4723enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49019&DocNum=4723&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Brady — primary (person)
- Dan Rutherford — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-12-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `filing`
- **2010-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2010-02-09** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-04** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2010-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2010-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2010-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2010-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 18, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2010-04-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass Revenue; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2010
- **2010-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1136 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf5f8a5e-a036-4c39-85c1-585dfd9da651`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).