---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TAX-LOW INCOME HOUSING"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Restores special valuation procedures for low-income housing developed under Section 515 of the federal Housing Act as they existed prior to January 1, 2004 (the effective date of Public Act 93-533). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4461"
citation: "Illinois HB 4461 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-03"
last_action: "2004-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26e1973f-2449-4c6c-8879-2f0f155e212f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4461&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=8915&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "4270003f469bdc9e5233db5cb245b67e381d3216d1f8717309263e87ebc9880f"
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 4461 (93rd) — PROP TAX-LOW INCOME HOUSING

Amends the Property Tax Code. Restores special valuation procedures for low-income housing developed under Section 515 of the federal Housing Act as they existed prior to January 1, 2004 (the effective date of Public Act 93-533). 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=09300HB4461&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8915&DocNum=4461&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4461eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8915&DocNum=4461&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4461enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8915&DocNum=4461&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
- **2004-02-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2004-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2004-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-11** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2004-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-03-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-25** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
- **2004-04-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2004
- **2004-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0755 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26e1973f-2449-4c6c-8879-2f0f155e212f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).