---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-EXEMPT HARBOR"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that property and any leasehold interest in property that is owned by a municipality with a population of over 500,000 inhabitants, or a unit of local government whose jurisdiction includes territory located in whole or in part within a municipality with a population of over 500,000 inhabitants, is exempt from taxation under the Code if the property is used as a harbor. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2115"
citation: "Illinois SB 2115 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-09-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e716e426-7680-4fbe-a917-45f0a81fa287"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2115&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=45035&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "365af00e76ae73f1307882de050c62ad71f645914c57adaaeb9848feb7354119"
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 2115 (96th) — PROP TX-EXEMPT HARBOR

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that property and any leasehold interest in property that is owned by a municipality with a population of over 500,000 inhabitants, or a unit of local government whose jurisdiction includes territory located in whole or in part within a municipality with a population of over 500,000 inhabitants, is exempt from taxation under the Code if the property is used as a harbor. 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=09600SB2115&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45035&DocNum=2115&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2115eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45035&DocNum=2115&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2115enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45035&DocNum=2115&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Revenue; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2009-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-08** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-20** Alternate Chief Sponsor Removed Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-05-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2009-05-20** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2009
- **2009-05-20** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2009
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue & Finance Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2009
- **2009-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2009-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 007-000-000
- **2009-06-24** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-06-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
- **2009-06-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-07-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-09-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-09-08** Effective Date September 8, 2009
- **2009-09-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0789 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e716e426-7680-4fbe-a917-45f0a81fa287`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).