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| Bill | PROP TX-GENERAL HOMESTEAD | Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, when homestead property is sold or transferred, the new owner of the property shall notify the chief county assessment officer of the sale or transfer and, if qualified, shall reapply for the general homestead exemption. Provides that, upon notification or application, the chief county assessment officer shall remove any previously granted homestead exemptions for which the property is no longer eligible. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | SB 780 | Illinois SB 780 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 56 | 2 | 2015-02-04 | 2015-07-28 | openstates | ocd-bill/577b9443-aea3-43aa-b382-437b8d495fd2 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=780&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=85975&SessionID=88&GA=99 | a77d6cc72be76b2089b23c6d988ab190f5824ecec4a56185f47bce2996748cb5 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 780 (99th) — PROP TX-GENERAL HOMESTEAD
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, when homestead property is sold or transferred, the new owner of the property shall notify the chief county assessment officer of the sale or transfer and, if qualified, shall reapply for the general homestead exemption. Provides that, upon notification or application, the chief county assessment officer shall remove any previously granted homestead exemptions for which the property is no longer eligible. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 52–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-04 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III
filing - 2015-02-04 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-04 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-02-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- 2015-02-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2015-02-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- 2015-03-03 Assigned to Revenue
referral-committee - 2015-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III
amendment-introduction - 2015-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- 2015-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III
amendment-introduction - 2015-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-03-19 Postponed - Revenue
- 2015-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Revenue
- 2015-03-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- 2015-03-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-03-26 Do Pass as Amended Revenue; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- 2015-03-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III
amendment-introduction - 2015-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-04-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- 2015-04-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 009-000-000
- 2015-04-16 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-04-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Jones
amendment-passage - 2015-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
- 2015-04-21 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2015-04-21 Arrived in House
introduction - 2015-04-21 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2015-04-21 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2015-04-21 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-21 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-27 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2015-04-29 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- 2015-04-29 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- 2015-05-07 Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-05-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-12 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Al Riley
amendment-introduction - 2015-05-12 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-13 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Al Riley
amendment-introduction - 2015-05-13 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-14 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Al Riley
amendment-introduction - 2015-05-14 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-05-19 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-22 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- 2015-05-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2015-05-27 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-25 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-07-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-07-28 Effective Date July 28, 2015
- 2015-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0164
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/577b9443-aea3-43aa-b382-437b8d495fd2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).