Bill Text: IL HB2340 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that no county employee or county official shall publicly disclose on an Internet website information concerning whether particular property has been granted a homestead exemption based on an individual's status as a person with a disability if the county receives a written request from the person with a disability or from that person's authorized agent or representative to refrain from disclosing that information. Provides that the information shall be removed from the Internet website within 5 business days after the request. Provides for an action in the circuit court seeking injunctive or declaratory relief to enforce the provisions of the amendatory Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2340 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB2340-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 adding | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 15-190 as follows:
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6 | (35 ILCS 200/15-190 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 15-190. Limitations on posting disability status. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) No county employee or county official shall publicly | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | disclose on an Internet website information concerning whether | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | a particular property has been granted a homestead exemption | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | under this Code based on an individual's status as a person | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | with a disability if the county receives a written request to | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | refrain from disclosing that information from the person with | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | a disability or from that person's authorized agent or | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | representative. Any publicly available information the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | disclosure of which is prohibited by this Section shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | removed from the Internet website within 5 business days after | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | the county receives a written request under this Section. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | After the information has been removed, no county employee or | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | county official shall publicly post or display the information | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | described in this Section unless the county receives written | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | authorization from the individual with a disability to make | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | that information available to the public. |
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1 | (b) A property owner whose homestead exemption status is | ||||||
2 | publicly disclosed in violation of this Section may bring an | ||||||
3 | action in the circuit court seeking injunctive or declaratory | ||||||
4 | relief prohibiting disclosure of information concerning the | ||||||
5 | individual's status as a person with a disability.
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