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type: "Bill"
title: "MOBILE HOME TAX-CERTIFY ERROR"
description: "Amends the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Enforcement Act. Provides that at any time before a judgment and order of sale is entered in any proceeding to collect or to enjoin the collection of taxes, the owner may file an affidavit with the board of review that the tax bill is in error as to the square footage or as to the rate of tax. The board, with the consent of the chief county assessment officer, may issue the person erroneously assessed a certificate of error. The certificate may be used in evidence in any court of competent jurisdiction. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 1137"
citation: "Illinois HB 1137 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-11"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d466dc73-858d-41a2-9f91-4422c9379976"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1137&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42828&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "06c5181e8988ba0559342088b23259e6d9b0e69a242dc9efb82ed6d2ec1c0b4c"
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 1137 (96th) — MOBILE HOME TAX-CERTIFY ERROR
Amends the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Enforcement Act. Provides that at any time before a judgment and order of sale is entered in any proceeding to collect or to enjoin the collection of taxes, the owner may file an affidavit with the board of review that the tax bill is in error as to the square footage or as to the rate of tax. The board, with the consent of the chief county assessment officer, may issue the person erroneously assessed a certificate of error. The certificate may be used in evidence in any court of competent jurisdiction. 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=09600HB1137&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42828&DocNum=1137&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1137eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42828&DocNum=1137&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1137enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42828&DocNum=1137&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **500** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jim Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson `filing`
- **2009-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** 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 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-001 `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`
- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000 `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
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0254 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d466dc73-858d-41a2-9f91-4422c9379976`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).