Bill Text: IL SB0127 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Family Farmer Support Act. Makes a technical change concerning the definition of "family farmer".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-21 - Re-referred to Assignments [SB0127 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB0127-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB0127 Introduced 1/28/2015, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
505 ILCS 57/5
Amends the Illinois Family Farmer Support Act. Makes a technical change concerning the definition of "family farmer".
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning agriculture.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Family Farmer Support Act is
amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
(505 ILCS 57/5)
Sec. 5. Family farmer. "Family farmer" means an individual
who is a resident of Illinois and and owns or leases land in
Illinois that is used as a farm as that term is defined in
Section 1-60 of the Property Tax Code.
(Source: P.A. 91-191, eff. 7-20-99.)