---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-HOUSING ABATEMENT"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning a housing opportunity area tax abatement program, provides that a housing choice voucher includes a tenant voucher converted to a project-based voucher by a housing authority. Provides that a qualified township in a county with 200,000 or more inhabitants, but fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, means a township whose tax capacity exceeds 80% (instead of 100%) of the average tax capacity of the county in which it is located. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2470"
citation: "Illinois HB 2470 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75e6bd1f-fb7c-4504-93b9-5f7c3ca9f984"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2470&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44649&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "ad3c781be7bf5a73ea81bce6337ef8a30a4f5cd33bdd7d43ddbb3521b505e248"
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 2470 (96th) — PROP TX-HOUSING ABATEMENT

Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning a housing opportunity area tax abatement program, provides that a housing choice voucher includes a tenant voucher converted to a project-based voucher by a housing authority. Provides that a qualified township in a county with 200,000 or more inhabitants, but fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, means a township whose tax capacity exceeds 80% (instead of 100%) of the average tax capacity of the county in which it is located. 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=09600HB2470&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44649&DocNum=2470&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2470eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44649&DocNum=2470&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2470enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44649&DocNum=2470&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles E. Jefferson — primary (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters `filing`
- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2009-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce
- **2009-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass as Amended Commerce; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-05-28** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-05-28** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- **2009-05-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- **2009-05-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 012-000-000
- **2009-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-002
- **2009-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2009
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0685 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75e6bd1f-fb7c-4504-93b9-5f7c3ca9f984`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).