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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2689 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the tax bill shall include the dollar amount of tax due that is used to fund a Veterans Assistance Commission. |
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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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 20-15 as follows:
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| 6 | | (35 ILCS 200/20-15) |
| 7 | | Sec. 20-15. Information on bill or separate statement. |
| 8 | | There shall be printed on each bill, or on a separate slip |
| 9 | | which shall be mailed with the bill: |
| 10 | | (a) a statement itemizing the rate at which taxes have |
| 11 | | been extended for each of the taxing districts in the |
| 12 | | county in whose district the property is located, and in |
| 13 | | those counties utilizing electronic data processing |
| 14 | | equipment the dollar amount of tax due from the person |
| 15 | | assessed allocable to each of those taxing districts, |
| 16 | | including a separate statement of the dollar amount of tax |
| 17 | | due which is allocable to a tax levied under the Illinois |
| 18 | | Local Library Act or to any other tax levied by a |
| 19 | | municipality or township for public library purposes, |
| 20 | | (b) a separate statement for each of the taxing |
| 21 | | districts of the dollar amount of tax due which is |
| 22 | | allocable to a tax levied under the Illinois Pension Code |
| 23 | | or to any other tax levied by a municipality or township |
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| 1 | | for public pension or retirement purposes, |
| 2 | | (b-1) the dollar amount of tax due that is used to fund |
| 3 | | a Veterans Assistance Commission under Section 5-2006 of |
| 4 | | the Counties Code, |
| 5 | | (b-5) a list of each tax increment financing (TIF) |
| 6 | | district in which the property is located and the dollar |
| 7 | | amount of tax due that is allocable to the TIF district, |
| 8 | | (c) the total tax rate, |
| 9 | | (d) the total amount of tax due, and |
| 10 | | (e) the amount by which the total tax and the tax |
| 11 | | allocable to each taxing district differs from the |
| 12 | | taxpayer's last prior tax bill. |
| 13 | | The county treasurer shall ensure that only those taxing |
| 14 | | districts in which a parcel of property is located shall be |
| 15 | | listed on the bill for that property. |
| 16 | | In all counties the statement shall also provide: |
| 17 | | (1) the property index number or other suitable |
| 18 | | description, |
| 19 | | (2) the assessment of the property, |
| 20 | | (3) the statutory amount of each homestead exemption |
| 21 | | applied to the property, |
| 22 | | (4) the assessed value of the property after |
| 23 | | application of all homestead exemptions, |
| 24 | | (5) the equalization factors imposed by the county and |
| 25 | | by the Department, and |
| 26 | | (6) the equalized assessment resulting from the |
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| 1 | | application of the equalization factors to the basic |
| 2 | | assessment. |
| 3 | | In all counties which do not classify property for |
| 4 | | purposes of taxation, for property on which a single family |
| 5 | | residence is situated the statement shall also include a |
| 6 | | statement to reflect the fair cash value determined for the |
| 7 | | property. In all counties which classify property for purposes |
| 8 | | of taxation in accordance with Section 4 of Article IX of the |
| 9 | | Illinois Constitution, for parcels of residential property in |
| 10 | | the lowest assessment classification the statement shall also |
| 11 | | include a statement to reflect the fair cash value determined |
| 12 | | for the property. |
| 13 | | In all counties, the statement must include information |
| 14 | | that certain taxpayers may be eligible for tax exemptions, |
| 15 | | abatements, and other assistance programs and that, for more |
| 16 | | information, taxpayers should consult with the office of their |
| 17 | | township or county assessor and with the Department of |
| 18 | | Revenue. For bills mailed on or after January 1, 2026, the |
| 19 | | statement must include, in bold face type, a list of |
| 20 | | exemptions available to taxpayers and contact information for |
| 21 | | the chief county assessment officer. |
| 22 | | In counties which use the estimated or accelerated billing |
| 23 | | methods, these statements shall only be provided with the |
| 24 | | final installment of taxes due. The provisions of this Section |
| 25 | | create a mandatory statutory duty. They are not merely |
| 26 | | directory or discretionary. The failure or neglect of the |