Bill Text: IL HB4144 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the proceeds from a tax levied for ambulance services may be used for the payment of other emergency purposes not paid for from general funds. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4144 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4144-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB4144 Introduced , by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/5-1028 from Ch. 34, par. 5-1028
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the proceeds from a tax levied for ambulance services may be used for the payment of other emergency purposes not paid for from general funds. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
5-1028 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/5-1028) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1028)
Sec. 5-1028. Tax for emergency ambulance service;
referendum. In any county which is not a home rule county, a
county board may levy and collect, annually, a tax of not to
exceed .25% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue, of all the taxable property in the
county not included within the territory of a fire protection
district which levies a tax for ambulance service, for the
payment of expenses not paid for from general funds which are
incurred in providing emergency ambulance service under the
provisions of Section 5-1053 or other emergency purposes. Such
tax shall not be included within any statutory limitation of
rate or amount for other county purposes, but shall be excluded
therefrom and be in addition thereto and in excess thereof.
This tax shall not be levied in any county until the
question of its adoption is submitted to the electors of the
county not residing within the territory of a fire protection
district which levies a tax for ambulance service and approved

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by a majority of those voting on the question. Upon the
adoption of a resolution by the county board providing for the
submission of the question of the adoption to the electors of
the county the board shall certify the resolution and the
proposition to the proper election officials who shall submit
the proposition at an election in accordance with the general
election law. If a majority of the votes cast on the question
is in favor of the levy of such tax, it may thereafter be
levied in such county for each succeeding year.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.