Illinois House Bill 3159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Property Tax Code. In the Special Service Area Tax Law, provides that the term "special services" means certain specified infrastructure projects (instead of all forms of services) pertaining to the government and affairs of the municipality or county. Provides that a list of the names and addresses of the individuals and entities to whom notice of the public hearing concerning the establishment of a special service area was sent by mail shall be published at the time notice was given and made available at the public hearing. Provides that no special service area may be created or enlarged; no special service area tax may be levied, imposed, or increased; and no bonds may be issued in connection with a special service area, unless an authorization petition is filed with the municipal clerk or county clerk. Effective immediately.

PROP TX-SPECIAL SERVICES

Rep. Jeanne Ives [R]	Rep. Bill Mitchell [R]	Rep. David McSweeney [R]	Rep. Thomas Morrison [R]
Rep. Cynthia Soto [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-01-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
2013-03-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-21	House	Remains in Property Tax Subcommittee
2013-03-21	House	Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
2013-03-21	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 002-003-000; LOST
2013-03-20	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
2013-03-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jeanne M Ives
2013-03-11	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2013-03-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
2013-03-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
2013-03-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
2013-02-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-26	House	First Reading
2013-02-26	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jeanne M Ives

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35	200	27-30	Amended Code	Citation Text
35	200	27-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
35	200	27-55	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3159&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB3159.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB3159ham001.htm