---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-OVERPAYMENTS"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning refunds for erroneous assessments or overpayments, provides as follows: If the right to a refund arose on or after January 1, 1990, a claim for refund shall not be allowed unless a petition is filed with the circuit court or a claim is made to the county collector within 20 years after the date the right to a refund arose. Provides that each county collector must maintain payment image records for a minimum of 20 years after the date of payment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1386"
citation: "Illinois SB 1386 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45caada0-0852-4f0b-a08d-e30bdb5d28d7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1386&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57253&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "9a8cd6e0bfe8f394572e5bbe2c5affba88035d1b2609af159fa770d2d051bcc5"
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 1386 (97th) — PROP TX-OVERPAYMENTS

Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning refunds for erroneous assessments or overpayments, provides as follows: If the right to a refund arose on or after January 1, 1990, a claim for refund shall not be allowed unless a petition is filed with the circuit court or a claim is made to the county collector within 20 years after the date the right to a refund arose. Provides that each county collector must maintain payment image records for a minimum of 20 years after the date of payment.

## 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=09700SB1386&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57253&DocNum=1386&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1386eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57253&DocNum=1386&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1386enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57253&DocNum=1386&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–6** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Do Pass Revenue; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2011
- **2011-03-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-03-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2011
- **2011-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2011-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2011-04-11** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2011-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2011-05-16** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Revenue & Finance Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-16** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2011-05-19** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-006-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-24** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 25, 2011
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-001
- **2011-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2011
- **2011-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0521 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45caada0-0852-4f0b-a08d-e30bdb5d28d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).