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Bill	PROPTAX-HOUSING OPP ABATEMENT	Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides for a housing opportunity tax abatement program for the purpose of promoting access to housing near work and to alleviate the concentration of low-income households in areas of high poverty. Sets forth application procedures and requirements for obtaining an abatement. Applies in townships meeting certain requirements. Applies to tax years 2004 through 2014. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 2246	Illinois HB 2246 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	56	2	2003-02-19	2003-07-23	openstates	ocd-bill/cbb85b4a-95d5-4695-825a-8e4edd49a5fc	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2246&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=3461&SessionID=3&GA=93	66b91a0a93b68740feaef3eda39bad4754a0e34436f57c0d31eff40f1d6c8dd7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2246 (93rd) — PROPTAX-HOUSING OPP ABATEMENT

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides for a housing opportunity tax abatement program for the purpose of promoting access to housing near work and to alleviate the concentration of low-income households in areas of high poverty. Sets forth application procedures and requirements for obtaining an abatement. Applies in townships meeting certain requirements. Applies to tax years 2004 through 2014. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 42–9 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Carolyn H. Krause — primary (person)
• Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
• Miguel del Valle — cosponsor (person)
• Susan Garrett — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-19 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause filing
• 2003-02-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-19 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-21 Assigned to Revenue Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2003-02-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
• 2003-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue Committee amendment-introduction
• 2003-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote; Revenue Sub-committee amendment-passage
• 2003-02-28 Remains in Revenue Committee
• 2003-03-06 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-03-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-03-06 Fiscal Note Filed
• 2003-03-18 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
• 2003-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
• 2003-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
• 2003-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
• 2003-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2003-03-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-002 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2003-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2003 reading-1
• 2003-03-24 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
• 2003-03-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
• 2003-03-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
• 2003-03-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
• 2003-03-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-26 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-03-26 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
• 2003-03-26 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
• 2003-03-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2003-03-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2003-04-16 Assigned to Revenue referral-committee
• 2003-05-01 Do Pass Revenue; 006-001-000 committee-passage
• 2003-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
• 2003-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
• 2003-05-09 Third Reading - Passed; 042-009-002 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-09 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-06-06 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-07-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-07-23 Effective Date July 23, 2003
• 2003-07-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0316 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cbb85b4a-95d5-4695-825a-8e4edd49a5fc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).