---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TAX/MULTI-TWP ASSESSORS"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2010, townships with less than 2,000 (instead of 1,000) inhabitants shall elect one multi-township assessor with one or more contiguous townships. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2012"
citation: "Illinois SB 2012 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/261fda71-45c0-471b-ac4d-148648d5f494"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2012&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44925&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "19a29f47ea8f2c9ca78296a7e255468fad18f9a7bda8eddd968c0f5bddf407f4"
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 2012 (96th) — PROP TAX/MULTI-TWP ASSESSORS

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2010, townships with less than 2,000 (instead of 1,000) inhabitants shall elect one multi-township assessor with one or more contiguous townships. 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=09600SB2012&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44925&DocNum=2012&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2012eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44925&DocNum=2012&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2012enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44925&DocNum=2012&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **71–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- M. Maggie Crotty — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2009-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue & Finance Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-05** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-042-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2009-05-15** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2009
- **2009-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `filing`
- **2009-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2009-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 047-000-000
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-05-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-05-20** Effective Date May 20, 2009
- **2009-05-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0010 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/261fda71-45c0-471b-ac4d-148648d5f494`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).