Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes Lake County to establish an affordable housing trust fund. Provides that Lake County may, by ordinance or resolution, provide for an affordable housing trust fund surcharge in the amount of $3 for the recordation of any real estate-related document to fund the affordable housing trust fund. Defines "affordable housing trust fund" and "real estate-related document". Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1244 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Terry Link [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Melinda Bush [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Pamela Althoff [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-032	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Dan Kotowski [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Julie Morrison [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Heather Steans [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative JoAnn Osmond [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-061	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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