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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-MAXIMUM TAX RATE"
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description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that no elementary or high school district established pursuant to the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article may levy taxes for educational purposes at a rate greater than 2.0% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue or for operations and maintenance purposes at a rate greater than 0.375% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. Provides that in districts maintaining grades 1 through 8 or grades 9 through 12, the maximum rate for educational purposes shall not exceed 3.5% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for taxes levied for 2013 or prior years, shall not exceed 3.2% for taxes levied for 2014, shall not exceed 2.9% for taxes levied for 2015, shall not exceed 2.6% for taxes levied for 2016, shall not exceed 2.3% for taxes levied for 2017, and shall not exceed 2.0% for taxes levied for 2018 or thereafter (now, the maximum rate is 3.5%). Provides that in districts maintaining grades 1 through 8 or grades 9 through 12, the maximum rate for operations and maintenance purposes shall not exceed 0.55% for taxes levied for 2013 or prior years, shall not exceed 0.475% for taxes levied for 2014, shall not exceed 0.45% for taxes levied for 2015, shall not exceed 0.425% for taxes levied for 2016, shall not exceed 0.40% for taxes levied for 2017, and shall not exceed 0.375% for taxes levied for 2018 or thereafter (now, the maximum rate is 0.55%)."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "SB 3252"
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citation: "Illinois SB 3252 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2012-02-01"
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last_action: "2012-08-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7e49be2-0f9d-4500-a0d0-cb87fee2a93e"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3252&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=64308&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "4a5e1c3da757a597df9ed4d83834e32ce5ae14343bb458e196ae973e0800f08f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 3252 (97th) — SCH CD-MAXIMUM TAX RATE
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Amends the School Code. Provides that no elementary or high school district established pursuant to the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article may levy taxes for educational purposes at a rate greater than 2.0% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue or for operations and maintenance purposes at a rate greater than 0.375% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. Provides that in districts maintaining grades 1 through 8 or grades 9 through 12, the maximum rate for educational purposes shall not exceed 3.5% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for taxes levied for 2013 or prior years, shall not exceed 3.2% for taxes levied for 2014, shall not exceed 2.9% for taxes levied for 2015, shall not exceed 2.6% for taxes levied for 2016, shall not exceed 2.3% for taxes levied for 2017, and shall not exceed 2.0% for taxes levied for 2018 or thereafter (now, the maximum rate is 3.5%). Provides that in districts maintaining grades 1 through 8 or grades 9 through 12, the maximum rate for operations and maintenance purposes shall not exceed 0.55% for taxes levied for 2013 or prior years, shall not exceed 0.475% for taxes levied for 2014, shall not exceed 0.45% for taxes levied for 2015, shall not exceed 0.425% for taxes levied for 2016, shall not exceed 0.40% for taxes levied for 2017, and shall not exceed 0.375% for taxes levied for 2018 or thereafter (now, the maximum rate is 0.55%).
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3252&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64308&DocNum=3252&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3252eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64308&DocNum=3252&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3252enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64308&DocNum=3252&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **72–41** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2012-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
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- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-02-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-24** Do Pass Revenue; 007-000-003 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2012
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- **2012-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2012
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- **2012-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
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- **2012-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
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- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 010-000-000
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- **2012-03-28** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2012-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
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- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2012-05-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2012-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-05-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-05-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 18, 2012
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- **2012-05-09** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
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- **2012-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-003-002 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2012-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-041-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-05-25** Passed Both Houses
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- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2012-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2013
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- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1022 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7e49be2-0f9d-4500-a0d0-cb87fee2a93e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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