republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-3666.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-DISABLED VETERANS"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, if a taxpayer has been awarded a disabled veterans standard homestead exemption, and that taxpayer subsequently becomes a resident of a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or a facility operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, then the exemption shall continue (i) so long as the residence continues to be occupied by the qualifying person's spouse or (ii) if the residence remains unoccupied but is still owned by the person who qualified for the homestead exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3666"
citation: "Illinois SB 3666 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fc29ca8-6e51-4488-b6a1-a770463884ac"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3666&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51854&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "2e9f0b5dee0daf6723755a9192e0910efe8a43c86f4fec7a2e81aee1d336093e"
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 SB 3666 (96th) — PROP TX-DISABLED VETERANS

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, if a taxpayer has been awarded a disabled veterans standard homestead exemption, and that taxpayer subsequently becomes a resident of a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or a facility operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, then the exemption shall continue (i) so long as the residence continues to be occupied by the qualifying person's spouse or (ii) if the residence remains unoccupied but is still owned by the person who qualified for the homestead exemption.

## 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=09600SB3666&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51854&DocNum=3666&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3666eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51854&DocNum=3666&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3666enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51854&DocNum=3666&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan A. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — primary (person)
- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-08** Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2010-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2010-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-03-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2010-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2010-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2010-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2010-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2010-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-26** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1298 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fc29ca8-6e51-4488-b6a1-a770463884ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).