Illinois Senate Bill 2559 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-12-31 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for the 2015 taxable year and thereafter, the exemption for veterans with disabilities also carries over to the surviving spouse of a veteran who was killed in the line of duty in the current taxable year or any preceding taxable year. Provides that, for the 2021 taxable year and thereafter, the exemption for veterans with disabilities also carries over to (i) the surviving spouse of a veteran who did not obtain the exemption before death, but who would have qualified for the exemption in the current taxable year if he or she had survived and (ii) the surviving spouse of a veteran whose death was determined to be service-connected and who is certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being a current recipient of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation. Provides that, in the case of a surviving spouse who is certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being a current recipient of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, the property is exempt. Effective immediately.

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Sen. Don Harmon [D]

Sen. Susan Rezin [R]

Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-12-31	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
2021-04-16	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-03-26	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2021-03-23	Senate	Assigned to Revenue
2021-03-12	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
2021-02-26	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-26	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-26	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35	200	15-169	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2559&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2559.htm