Illinois House Bill 1037 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will county may levy an annual tax for farmland preservation easement and green redevelopment purposes. Provides that the tax may not exceed 0.05% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property in the county. Provides that the tax must be approved by referendum and that it may be discontinued by referendum. Provides that a referendum to levy or discontinue the tax may be initiated by a petition signed by a number of electors equal to at least 0.5% of the total number of votes cast in the county during the last preceding gubernatorial election. Provides that the proceeds of the tax shall be paid into two separate funds, the county farmland preservation easement fund and the green redevelopment fund. Sets forth the ways in which the proceeds of the funds shall be used.

CNTY CD-FARMLAND PRESERVATION

Rep. Michael Tryon [R]

Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-03-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2013-02-13	House	Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
2013-01-30	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-01-30	House	First Reading
2013-01-30	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	5	5-1009.5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1037&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB1037.htm