Bill Title: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2018 and thereafter: (1) the maximum reduction under the senior citizens homestead exemption is $8,000 in Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties and $5,000 in all other counties (currently, $8,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $5,000 in all other counties); and (2) the maximum reduction under the general homestead exemption is $10,000 in Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties and $6,000 in all other counties (currently, $10,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $6,000 in all other counties). Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5779 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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