Illinois House Bill 596 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates a landlord pandemic relief exemption. Provides that property is entitled to the exemption if: (1) the property is an income-producing property owned by a qualified property owner; (2) the property was subject to Executive Order 2020-10 and each subsequent Executive Order issued by the Governor regarding ceasing eviction proceedings due to the COVID-19 pandemic; (3) the qualified property owner can demonstrate a financial burden due to the eviction moratorium; (4) the qualified property owner is liable for paying the real estate taxes on the property; and (5) the qualified property owner is an owner of record of the property or have a legal or equitable interest in the property, as evidenced by a written instrument. Provides that the exemption may not exceed $10,000 per property. Effective immediately.

PROP TX-LANDLORD

Rep. Charles Meier [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-11	House	To Property Tax Subcommittee
2021-03-02	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2021-02-08	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-08	House	First Reading
2021-02-03	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35	200	15-178	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=596&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0596.htm