Bill Text: IL HB0269 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning a public hearing held prior to the establishment of a special service area, provides that a list of the names and addresses of the individuals and entities to whom notice of the public hearing was sent by mail shall be made available at the public hearing. Provides that a special service area district may not be created or enlarged, a tax may not be levied or imposed nor the rate increased, nor may bonds be issued unless that action is authorized by a petition that is signed by at least 51% of the electors residing within the special service area and by at least 51% of the owners of record of the land included within the boundaries of the special service area (currently, the action may be taken unless a petition objecting to the action is filed). Provides that, if a person who is registered to vote has died or has permanently moved from the special service area, and if certified documentation is submitted along with the authorization petition, then that person shall not be counted as an elector for purposes of the authorization petition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0269 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB0269-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning revenue.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 27-30 and 27-55 as follows:
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6 | (35 ILCS 200/27-30)
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7 | Sec. 27-30. Manner of notice. Prior to or within 60 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | after the adoption
of the ordinance proposing the establishment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | of a special service area the
municipality or county shall fix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | a time and a place for a public hearing.
Notice of the hearing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | shall be given by publication and mailing, except that
notice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | of a public hearing to propose the establishment of a special | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | service
area for weather modification purposes may be given by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | publication only.
Notice by publication shall be given by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | publication at least once not less than
15 days prior to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the
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17 | municipality or county. Notice by mailing shall be given by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | depositing the
notice in the United States mails addressed to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | the person or persons in whose
name the general taxes for the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | last preceding year were paid on each property
lying within the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | special service area. A notice
shall be mailed not less than 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | days prior to the time set for the public
hearing. In the event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | taxes for the last preceding year were not paid, the
notice |
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1 | shall be sent to the person last listed on the tax rolls prior | ||||||
2 | to
that year as the owner of the property. A list of the names | ||||||
3 | and addresses of the individuals and entities to whom the | ||||||
4 | notice by mail was sent shall be made available at the public | ||||||
5 | hearing.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 82-282; 88-455.)
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7 | (35 ILCS 200/27-55)
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8 | Sec. 27-55. Authorization Objection petition. Unless If a | ||||||
9 | petition that is signed by at least 51% of the
electors | ||||||
10 | residing within the special service area and by at least 51% of | ||||||
11 | the
owners of record of the land included within the boundaries | ||||||
12 | of the special
service area is filed with the municipal clerk | ||||||
13 | or county clerk, as the case may
be, within 60 days following | ||||||
14 | the final adjournment of the public hearing,
authorizing | ||||||
15 | objecting to the creation of the special service district, the | ||||||
16 | enlargement of
the area, the levy or imposition of a tax or the | ||||||
17 | issuance of bonds for the
provision of special services to the | ||||||
18 | area, or to a proposed increase in the tax
rate, the district | ||||||
19 | shall not be created or enlarged, or the tax shall not be
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20 | levied or imposed nor the rate increased, or no bonds may be | ||||||
21 | issued. The
subject matter of the petition shall not be | ||||||
22 | proposed relative to any
signatories of the petition within the | ||||||
23 | next 2 years. Each resident of the
special service area | ||||||
24 | registered to vote at the time of the public hearing held
with | ||||||
25 | regard to the special service area shall be considered an |
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1 | elector. However, if certified documentation or a sworn | ||||||
2 | affidavit is submitted along with an authorization petition | ||||||
3 | filed pursuant to this Section evidencing that an individual | ||||||
4 | who is registered to vote has died or has permanently moved | ||||||
5 | from the special service area and is no longer a resident of | ||||||
6 | the special service area, then that individual shall not be | ||||||
7 | counted as an elector for purposes of determining whether or | ||||||
8 | not at least 51% of the electors residing within the special | ||||||
9 | service area have signed the authorization petition. Each
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10 | person in whose name legal title to land included within the | ||||||
11 | boundaries of the
special service area is held according to the | ||||||
12 | records of the county in which
the land is located shall be | ||||||
13 | considered an owner of record. Owners of record
shall be | ||||||
14 | determined at the time of the public hearing held with regard | ||||||
15 | to a
special service area. Land owned in the name of a land | ||||||
16 | trust, corporation,
estate or partnership shall be considered | ||||||
17 | to have a single owner of record.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 82-640; 88-455.)
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