---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-VACANT FACILITIES"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any taxing district may order the county clerk to abate its taxes on any property if (i) a new business first occupies a facility located on the property during the taxable year, and (ii) the facility was vacant for a period of at least 24 continuous months prior to being occupied by the business."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4120"
citation: "Illinois HB 4120 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38beb69d-6fb6-41e2-888b-fdf0c47e6798"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4120&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46974&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b1f23c3e03f381ffc618daa874b9214a57a932b94360b483b682a68636ab6acf"
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 4120 (96th) — PROP TX-VACANT FACILITIES

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any taxing district may order the county clerk to abate its taxes on any property if (i) a new business first occupies a facility located on the property during the taxable year, and (ii) the facility was vacant for a period of at least 24 continuous months prior to being occupied by the business.

## 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=09600HB4120&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46974&DocNum=4120&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4120eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46974&DocNum=4120&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4120enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46974&DocNum=4120&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **90–14** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mark L. Walker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mark L. Walker `filing`
- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **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** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue & Finance Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-014-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2009-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2009-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2009-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2009-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2009-04-24** Sponsor Removed Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2009-04-30** Held in Revenue
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- **2009-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass as Amended Revenue; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2009-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2009-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2009-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-001
- **2009-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0755 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38beb69d-6fb6-41e2-888b-fdf0c47e6798`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).