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| Bill | PROP TAX-SENIOR HOMESTD EXMPTN | Amends the senior citizens homestead exemption provisions in the Property Tax Code. Provides that beginning with assessment year 2003, for taxes payable in 2004, property that is first occupied as a residence after January 1 of any assessment year by a person who is eligible for the senior citizens homestead exemption must be granted a pro-rata exemption for the assessment year. The amount of the pro-rata exemption is the senior citizens homestead exemption allowed in the county divided by 365 and multiplied by the number of days during the year the property is occupied as a residence by a person eligible for the exemption. The chief county assessment officer must adopt reasonable procedures to establish eligibility for the pro-rata exemption. Amends the State Mandates Act to restate that the senior citizens homestead exemption is exempt from the requirements of the State Mandates Act and further amends the Property Tax Code to state that the senior citizens homestead exemption is exempt from the requirements of the State Mandates Act. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 93rd | SB 505 | Illinois SB 505 (93rd) |
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Illinois SB 505 (93rd) — PROP TAX-SENIOR HOMESTD EXMPTN
Amends the senior citizens homestead exemption provisions in the Property Tax Code. Provides that beginning with assessment year 2003, for taxes payable in 2004, property that is first occupied as a residence after January 1 of any assessment year by a person who is eligible for the senior citizens homestead exemption must be granted a pro-rata exemption for the assessment year. The amount of the pro-rata exemption is the senior citizens homestead exemption allowed in the county divided by 365 and multiplied by the number of days during the year the property is occupied as a residence by a person eligible for the exemption. The chief county assessment officer must adopt reasonable procedures to establish eligibility for the pro-rata exemption. Amends the State Mandates Act to restate that the senior citizens homestead exemption is exempt from the requirements of the State Mandates Act and further amends the Property Tax Code to state that the senior citizens homestead exemption is exempt from the requirements of the State Mandates Act. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — primary (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Lovana Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Mary K. O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Munson — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Holbrook — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2003-02-18 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
filing - 2003-02-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2003-02-18 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2003-02-19 Assigned to Revenue
referral-committee - 2003-02-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- 2003-02-26 Sponsor Removed Sen. Bill Brady
- 2003-02-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- 2003-02-27 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
- 2003-02-27 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wendell E. Jones
- 2003-02-27 Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Chris Lauzen; Board of Education
- 2003-02-27 Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2003-02-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2003
- 2003-02-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2003-03-05 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2003-03-13 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2003-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 18, 2003
- 2003-03-18 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2003-03-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- 2003-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2003-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- 2003-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
- 2003-03-25 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2003-03-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- 2003-03-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry D. Woolard
- 2003-03-25 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2003-03-26 Arrived in House
introduction - 2003-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2003-03-28 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2003-03-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2003-03-28 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2003-04-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- 2003-04-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- 2003-04-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
- 2003-05-01 Assigned to Revenue Committee
referral-committee - 2003-05-02 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- 2003-05-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- 2003-05-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage - 2003-05-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2003-05-13 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2003-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2003-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2003-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2003-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- 2003-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2003-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2003-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- 2003-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2003-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- 2003-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2003-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2003-05-20 Passed Both Houses
- 2003-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2003-06-18 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2003-08-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2003-08-11 Effective Date August 11, 2003
- 2003-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0511
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6ab4dfa7-e4ef-4b2c-8439-976ce4355708. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).