Bill Text: IL HB4081 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, if a taxing district is authorized by statute to levy a property tax, and if that tax is subject to a backdoor referendum, then, before the taxing district levies the tax for the first time, and before the taxing district increases the rate of tax, the taxing district shall instead submit the tax rate to direct referendum. Amends the School Code and the Public Community College Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4081 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB4081-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB4081 Introduced , by Rep. Dwight Kay SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35 ILCS 200/18-50.2 new
105 ILCS 5/17-20 new
110 ILCS 805/3-7.12 new
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, if a taxing district is authorized by statute to levy a property tax, and if that tax is subject to a backdoor referendum, then, before the taxing district levies the tax for the first time, and before the taxing district increases the rate of tax, the taxing district shall instead submit the tax rate to direct referendum. Amends the School Code and the Public Community College Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning revenue.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
Section 18-50.2 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/18-50.2 new)
Sec. 18-50.2. Backdoor referendum prohibited.
(a) For the purposes of this Section:
"Backdoor referendum" has the same meaning provided in
Section 28-2 of the Election Code.
"Taxing district" has the same meaning provided in Section
1-150 of this Code, except that the term does not include home
rule units.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a taxing
district is authorized by statute to levy a tax upon the
equalized assessed value of all taxable property in the taxing
district, and if that tax is subject to a backdoor referendum,
then, before the taxing district levies the tax for the first
time, and before the taxing district increases the rate of tax,
the taxing district shall instead submit the tax rate to direct
referendum under the provisions of this Section and of Article
28 of the Election Code.
(c) The proposition seeking to obtain referendum approval

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to levy a the tax for the first time shall be in substantially
the following form:
"Shall (name of taxing district) be authorized to levy
a new tax for ... purposes and have an additional tax of
...% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable
property therein extended for such purposes?"
Votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
(d) The proposition seeking to obtain referendum approval
to increase the tax rate shall be in substantially the
following form:
"Shall the tax rate for (name of taxing district) for
(purposes) under (name of statute) for (insert levy year of
the increase) be increased by an additional amount equal to
...% above the tax rate for (levy year)?
Votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
(e) If a majority of all ballots cast on the proposition
are in favor of the proposition, then the new tax or increased
tax rate shall be applicable to the extension of taxes for the
taxing district beginning in the first levy year after the new
rate or increase is approved.
Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Section
17-20 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/17-20 new)
Sec. 17-20. Backdoor referendum prohibited. This Act is

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subject to the provisions of Section 18-50.2 of the Property
Tax Code.
Section 15. The Public Community College Act is amended by
adding Section 3-7.12 as follows:
(110 ILCS 805/3-7.12 new)
Sec. 3-7.12. Backdoor referendum prohibited. This Act is
subject to the provisions of Section 18-50.2 of the Property
Tax Code.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.