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HB 2720
Illinois House•In House Committee
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HB 2720, “PROP TX-VETERANS-PTELL”, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2025 by Rep. Suzanne Ness (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on Mar 21, 2025: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee.
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HB 2720 has 1 co-sponsor.
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Suzanne M. NessSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:35 ILCS 200/18-185Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that special purpose levies made for the purpose of funding a Veterans Assistance Commission are not included in a taxing district's aggregate extension.LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 bA BILL FORHB2720 LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1 AN ACT concerning revenue.2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,3represented in the General Assembly:4 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing5Section 18-185 as follows:6 (35 ILCS 200/18-185)7 Sec. 18-185. Short title; definitions. This Division 58may be cited as the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. As9used in this Division 5:10 "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for11All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United12States Department of Labor.13 "Extension limitation" means (a) the lesser of 5% or the14percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the1512-month calendar year preceding the levy year or (b) the rate16of increase approved by voters under Section 18-205.17 "Affected county" means a county of 3,000,000 or more18inhabitants or a county contiguous to a county of 3,000,000 or19more inhabitants.20 "Taxing district" has the same meaning provided in Section211-150, except as otherwise provided in this Section. For the221991 through 1994 levy years only, "taxing district" includes23only each non-home rule taxing district having the majority ofHB2720 - 2 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1its 1990 equalized assessed value within any county or2counties contiguous to a county with 3,000,000 or more3inhabitants. Beginning with the 1995 levy year, "taxing4district" includes only each non-home rule taxing district5subject to this Law before the 1995 levy year and each non-home6rule taxing district not subject to this Law before the 19957levy year having the majority of its 1994 equalized assessed8value in an affected county or counties. Beginning with the9levy year in which this Law becomes applicable to a taxing10district as provided in Section 18-213, "taxing district" also11includes those taxing districts made subject to this Law as12provided in Section 18-213.13 "Aggregate extension" for taxing districts to which this14Law applied before the 1995 levy year means the annual15corporate extension for the taxing district and those special16purpose extensions that are made annually for the taxing17district, excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for18the taxing district to pay interest or principal on general19obligation bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made20for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on21general obligation bonds issued before October 1, 1991; (c)22made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on23bonds issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds24issued before October 1, 1991; (d) made for any taxing25district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to26refund or continue to refund bonds issued after October 1,HB2720 - 3 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b11991 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for any taxing2district to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued3before October 1, 1991 for payment of which a property tax levy4or the full faith and credit of the unit of local government is5pledged; however, a tax for the payment of interest or6principal on those bonds shall be made only after the7governing body of the unit of local government finds that all8other sources for payment are insufficient to make those9payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission10lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds11issued by the commission before October 1, 1991, to pay for the12building project; (g) made for payments due under installment13contracts entered into before October 1, 1991; (h) made for14payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under the15Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act to finance16construction projects initiated before October 1, 1991; (i)17made for payments of principal and interest on limited bonds,18as defined in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform19Act, in an amount not to exceed the debt service extension base20less the amount in items (b), (c), (e), and (h) of this21definition for non-referendum obligations, except obligations22initially issued pursuant to referendum; (j) made for payments23of principal and interest on bonds issued under Section 15 of24the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (k) made by a school25district that participates in the Special Education District26of Lake County, created by special education joint agreementHB2720 - 4 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1under Section 10-22.31 of the School Code, for payment of the2school district's share of the amounts required to be3contributed by the Special Education District of Lake County4to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under Article 7 of5the Illinois Pension Code; the amount of any extension under6this item (k) shall be certified by the school district to the7county clerk; (l) made to fund expenses of providing joint8recreational programs for persons with disabilities under9Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14 of10the Illinois Municipal Code; (m) made for temporary relocation11loan repayment purposes pursuant to Sections 2-3.77 and1217-2.2d of the School Code; (n) made for payment of principal13and interest on any bonds issued under the authority of14Section 17-2.2d of the School Code; (o) made for contributions15to a firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the16Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified17under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code;18(p) made for road purposes in the first year after a township19assumes the rights, powers, duties, assets, property,20liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of a road21district abolished under the provisions of Section 6-133 of22the Illinois Highway Code; [and] (q) made under Section 4 of the23Community Mental Health Act to provide the necessary funds or24to supplement existing funds for community mental health25facilities and services, including facilities and services for26the person with a developmental disability or a substance useHB2720 - 5 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1disorder; (r) [and (q)] made for the payment of principal and2interest on any bonds issued under the authority of Section317-2.11 of the School Code or to refund or continue to refund4those bonds; and (s) beginning with the 2026 levy year, made5for the purpose of funding a Veterans Assistance Commission,6as provided in Section 5-2006 of the Counties Code.7 "Aggregate extension" for the taxing districts to which8this Law did not apply before the 1995 levy year (except taxing9districts subject to this Law in accordance with Section1018-213) means the annual corporate extension for the taxing11district and those special purpose extensions that are made12annually for the taxing district, excluding special purpose13extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay interest14or principal on general obligation bonds that were approved by15referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to pay interest16or principal on general obligation bonds issued before March171, 1995; (c) made for any taxing district to pay interest or18principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to refund19those bonds issued before March 1, 1995; (d) made for any20taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued21to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after March 1,221995 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for any taxing23district to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued24before March 1, 1995 for payment of which a property tax levy25or the full faith and credit of the unit of local government is26pledged; however, a tax for the payment of interest orHB2720 - 6 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1principal on those bonds shall be made only after the2governing body of the unit of local government finds that all3other sources for payment are insufficient to make those4payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission5lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds6issued by the commission before March 1, 1995 to pay for the7building project; (g) made for payments due under installment8contracts entered into before March 1, 1995; (h) made for9payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under the10Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act to finance11construction projects initiated before October 1, 1991; (h-4)12made for stormwater management purposes by the Metropolitan13Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago under Section 1214of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act; (h-8) made15for payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under16Section 9.6a of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District17Act to make contributions to the pension fund established18under Article 13 of the Illinois Pension Code; (i) made for19payments of principal and interest on limited bonds, as20defined in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act,21in an amount not to exceed the debt service extension base less22the amount in items (b), (c), and (e) of this definition for23non-referendum obligations, except obligations initially24issued pursuant to referendum and bonds described in25subsections (h) and (h-8) of this definition; (j) made for26payments of principal and interest on bonds issued underHB2720 - 7 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (k) made2for payments of principal and interest on bonds authorized by3Public Act 88-503 and issued under Section 20a of the Chicago4Park District Act for aquarium or museum projects and bonds5issued under Section 20a of the Chicago Park District Act for6the purpose of making contributions to the pension fund7established under Article 12 of the Illinois Pension Code; (l)8made for payments of principal and interest on bonds9authorized by Public Act 87-1191 or 93-601 and (i) issued10pursuant to Section 21.2 of the Cook County Forest Preserve11District Act, (ii) issued under Section 42 of the Cook County12Forest Preserve District Act for zoological park projects, or13(iii) issued under Section 44.1 of the Cook County Forest14Preserve District Act for botanical gardens projects; (m) made15pursuant to Section 34-53.5 of the School Code, whether levied16annually or not; (n) made to fund expenses of providing joint17recreational programs for persons with disabilities under18Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14 of19the Illinois Municipal Code; (o) made by the Chicago Park20District for recreational programs for persons with21disabilities under subsection (c) of Section 7.06 of the22Chicago Park District Act; (p) made for contributions to a23firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the24Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified25under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code;26(q) made by Ford Heights School District 169 under SectionHB2720 - 8 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b117-9.02 of the School Code; (r) made for the purpose of making2employer contributions to the Public School Teachers' Pension3and Retirement Fund of Chicago under Section 34-53 of the4School Code; [and] (s) made under Section 4 of the Community5Mental Health Act to provide the necessary funds or to6supplement existing funds for community mental health7facilities and services, including facilities and services for8the person with a developmental disability or a substance use9disorder; (t) [and (s)] made for the payment of principal and10interest on any bonds issued under the authority of Section1117-2.11 of the School Code or to refund or continue to refund12those bonds; and (u) beginning with the 2026 levy year, made13for the purpose of funding a Veterans Assistance Commission,14as provided in Section 5-2006 of the Counties Code.15 "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which16this Law applies in accordance with Section 18-213, except for17those taxing districts subject to paragraph (2) of subsection18(e) of Section 18-213, means the annual corporate extension19for the taxing district and those special purpose extensions20that are made annually for the taxing district, excluding21special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing district22to pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds that23were approved by referendum; (b) made for any taxing district24to pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds25issued before the date on which the referendum making this Law26applicable to the taxing district is held; (c) made for anyHB2720 - 9 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued2to refund or continue to refund those bonds issued before the3date on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the4taxing district is held; (d) made for any taxing district to5pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or6continue to refund bonds issued after the date on which the7referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district8is held if the bonds were approved by referendum after the date9on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the10taxing district is held; (e) made for any taxing district to11pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before the12date on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the13taxing district is held for payment of which a property tax14levy or the full faith and credit of the unit of local15government is pledged; however, a tax for the payment of16interest or principal on those bonds shall be made only after17the governing body of the unit of local government finds that18all other sources for payment are insufficient to make those19payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission20lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds21issued by the commission before the date on which the22referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district23is held to pay for the building project; (g) made for payments24due under installment contracts entered into before the date25on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the26taxing district is held; (h) made for payments of principalHB2720 - 10 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the2Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed3the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),4(c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum5obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to6referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest on7bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt8Reform Act; (j) made for a qualified airport authority to pay9interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued for10the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing11airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed,12installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into13before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to such14a contract taking effect on or after that date); (k) made to15fund expenses of providing joint recreational programs for16persons with disabilities under Section 5-8 of the Park17District Code or Section 11-95-14 of the Illinois Municipal18Code; (l) made for contributions to a firefighter's pension19fund created under Article 4 of the Illinois Pension Code, to20the extent of the amount certified under item (5) of Section214-134 of the Illinois Pension Code; (m) made for the taxing22district to pay interest or principal on general obligation23bonds issued pursuant to Section 19-3.10 of the School Code;24[and] (n) made under Section 4 of the Community Mental Health Act25to provide the necessary funds or to supplement existing funds26for community mental health facilities and services, includingHB2720 - 11 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1facilities and services for the person with a developmental2disability or a substance use disorder; (o) [and (n)] made for3the payment of principal and interest on any bonds issued4under the authority of Section 17-2.11 of the School Code or to5refund or continue to refund those bonds; and (p) beginning6with the 2026 levy year, made for the purpose of funding a7Veterans Assistance Commission, as provided in Section 5-20068of the Counties Code.9 "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which10this Law applies in accordance with paragraph (2) of11subsection (e) of Section 18-213 means the annual corporate12extension for the taxing district and those special purpose13extensions that are made annually for the taxing district,14excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing15district to pay interest or principal on general obligation16bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made for any17taxing district to pay interest or principal on general18obligation bonds issued before March 7, 1997 (the effective19date of Public Act 89-718); (c) made for any taxing district to20pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or21continue to refund those bonds issued before March 7, 199722(the effective date of Public Act 89-718); (d) made for any23taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued24to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after March 7,251997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) if the bonds26were approved by referendum after March 7, 1997 (the effectiveHB2720 - 12 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1date of Public Act 89-718); (e) made for any taxing district to2pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before March37, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) for payment4of which a property tax levy or the full faith and credit of5the unit of local government is pledged; however, a tax for the6payment of interest or principal on those bonds shall be made7only after the governing body of the unit of local government8finds that all other sources for payment are insufficient to9make those payments; (f) made for payments under a building10commission lease when the lease payments are for the11retirement of bonds issued by the commission before March 7,121997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-718) to pay for the13building project; (g) made for payments due under installment14contracts entered into before March 7, 1997 (the effective15date of Public Act 89-718); (h) made for payments of principal16and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the17Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed18the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),19(c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum20obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to21referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest on22bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt23Reform Act; (j) made for a qualified airport authority to pay24interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued for25the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing26airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed,HB2720 - 13 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into2before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to such3a contract taking effect on or after that date); (k) made to4fund expenses of providing joint recreational programs for5persons with disabilities under Section 5-8 of the Park6District Code or Section 11-95-14 of the Illinois Municipal7Code; (l) made for contributions to a firefighter's pension8fund created under Article 4 of the Illinois Pension Code, to9the extent of the amount certified under item (5) of Section104-134 of the Illinois Pension Code; [and] (m) made under Section114 of the Community Mental Health Act to provide the necessary12funds or to supplement existing funds for community mental13health facilities and services, including facilities and14services for the person with a developmental disability or a15substance use disorder; (n) [and (m)] made for the payment of16principal and interest on any bonds issued under the authority17of Section 17-2.11 of the School Code or to refund or continue18to refund those bonds; and (o) beginning with the 2026 levy19year, made for the purpose of funding a Veterans Assistance20Commission, as provided in Section 5-2006 of the Counties21Code.22 "Debt service extension base" means an amount equal to23that portion of the extension for a taxing district for the241994 levy year, or for those taxing districts subject to this25Law in accordance with Section 18-213, except for those26subject to paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 18-213,HB2720 - 14 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1for the levy year in which the referendum making this Law2applicable to the taxing district is held, or for those taxing3districts subject to this Law in accordance with paragraph (2)4of subsection (e) of Section 18-213 for the 1996 levy year,5constituting an extension for payment of principal and6interest on bonds issued by the taxing district without7referendum, but not including excluded non-referendum bonds.8For park districts (i) that were first subject to this Law in91991 or 1995 and (ii) whose extension for the 1994 levy year10for the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by11the park district without referendum (but not including12excluded non-referendum bonds) was less than 51% of the amount13for the 1991 levy year constituting an extension for payment14of principal and interest on bonds issued by the park district15without referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum16bonds), "debt service extension base" means an amount equal to17that portion of the extension for the 1991 levy year18constituting an extension for payment of principal and19interest on bonds issued by the park district without20referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum bonds).21A debt service extension base established or increased at any22time pursuant to any provision of this Law, except Section2318-212, shall be increased each year commencing with the later24of (i) the 2009 levy year or (ii) the first levy year in which25this Law becomes applicable to the taxing district, by the26lesser of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer PriceHB2720 - 15 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1Index during the 12-month calendar year preceding the levy2year. The debt service extension base may be established or3increased as provided under Section 18-212. "Excluded4non-referendum bonds" means (i) bonds authorized by Public Act588-503 and issued under Section 20a of the Chicago Park6District Act for aquarium and museum projects; (ii) bonds7issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform8Act; or (iii) refunding obligations issued to refund or to9continue to refund obligations initially issued pursuant to10referendum.11 "Special purpose extensions" include, but are not limited12to, extensions for levies made on an annual basis for13unemployment and workers' compensation, self-insurance,14contributions to pension plans, and extensions made pursuant15to Section 6-601 of the Illinois Highway Code for a road16district's permanent road fund whether levied annually or not.17The extension for a special service area is not included in the18aggregate extension.19 "Aggregate extension base" means the taxing district's20last preceding aggregate extension as adjusted under Sections2118-135, 18-215, 18-230, 18-206, and 18-233. Beginning with22levy year 2022, for taxing districts that are specified in23Section 18-190.7, the taxing district's aggregate extension24base shall be calculated as provided in Section 18-190.7. An25adjustment under Section 18-135 shall be made for the 200726levy year and all subsequent levy years whenever one or moreHB2720 - 16 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1counties within which a taxing district is located (i) used2estimated valuations or rates when extending taxes in the3taxing district for the last preceding levy year that resulted4in the over or under extension of taxes, or (ii) increased or5decreased the tax extension for the last preceding levy year6as required by Section 18-135(c). Whenever an adjustment is7required under Section 18-135, the aggregate extension base of8the taxing district shall be equal to the amount that the9aggregate extension of the taxing district would have been for10the last preceding levy year if either or both (i) actual,11rather than estimated, valuations or rates had been used to12calculate the extension of taxes for the last levy year, or13(ii) the tax extension for the last preceding levy year had not14been adjusted as required by subsection (c) of Section 18-135.15 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for levy year162012, the aggregate extension base for West Northfield School17District No. 31 in Cook County shall be $12,654,592.18 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the19purpose of calculating the limiting rate for levy year 2023,20the last preceding aggregate extension base for Homewood21School District No. 153 in Cook County shall be $19,535,377.22 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for levy year232022, the aggregate extension base of a home equity assurance24program that levied at least $1,000,000 in property taxes in25levy year 2019 or 2020 under the Home Equity Assurance Act26shall be the amount that the program's aggregate extensionHB2720 - 17 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1base for levy year 2021 would have been if the program had2levied a property tax for levy year 2021.3 "Levy year" has the same meaning as "year" under Section41-155.5 "New property" means (i) the assessed value, after final6board of review or board of appeals action, of new7improvements or additions to existing improvements on any8parcel of real property that increase the assessed value of9that real property during the levy year multiplied by the10equalization factor issued by the Department under Section1117-30, (ii) the assessed value, after final board of review or12board of appeals action, of real property not exempt from real13estate taxation, which real property was exempt from real14estate taxation for any portion of the immediately preceding15levy year, multiplied by the equalization factor issued by the16Department under Section 17-30, including the assessed value,17upon final stabilization of occupancy after new construction18is complete, of any real property located within the19boundaries of an otherwise or previously exempt military20reservation that is intended for residential use and owned by21or leased to a private corporation or other entity, (iii) in22counties that classify in accordance with Section 4 of Article23IX of the Illinois Constitution, an incentive property's24additional assessed value resulting from a scheduled increase25in the level of assessment as applied to the first year final26board of review market value, and (iv) any increase inHB2720 - 18 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1assessed value due to oil or gas production from an oil or gas2well required to be permitted under the Hydraulic Fracturing3Regulatory Act that was not produced in or accounted for4during the previous levy year. In addition, the county clerk5in a county containing a population of 3,000,000 or more shall6include in the 1997 recovered tax increment value for any7school district, any recovered tax increment value that was8applicable to the 1995 tax year calculations.9 "Qualified airport authority" means an airport authority10organized under the Airport Authorities Act and located in a11county bordering on the State of Wisconsin and having a12population in excess of 200,000 and not greater than 500,000.13 "Recovered tax increment value" means, except as otherwise14provided in this paragraph, the amount of the current year's15equalized assessed value, in the first year after a16municipality terminates the designation of an area as a17redevelopment project area previously established under the18Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois19Municipal Code, previously established under the Industrial20Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code, previously21established under the Economic Development Project Area Tax22Increment Act of 1995, or previously established under the23Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, of24each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in25the redevelopment project area over and above the initial26equalized assessed value of each property in the redevelopmentHB2720 - 19 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1project area. For the taxes which are extended for the 19972levy year, the recovered tax increment value for a non-home3rule taxing district that first became subject to this Law for4the 1995 levy year because a majority of its 1994 equalized5assessed value was in an affected county or counties shall be6increased if a municipality terminated the designation of an7area in 1993 as a redevelopment project area previously8established under the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment9Act in the Illinois Municipal Code, previously established10under the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois11Municipal Code, or previously established under the Economic12Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, by an amount13equal to the 1994 equalized assessed value of each taxable14lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in the15redevelopment project area over and above the initial16equalized assessed value of each property in the redevelopment17project area. In the first year after a municipality removes a18taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property from a19redevelopment project area established under the Tax Increment20Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code,21the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal22Code, or the Economic Development Area Tax Increment23Allocation Act, "recovered tax increment value" means the24amount of the current year's equalized assessed value of each25taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property removed26from the redevelopment project area over and above the initialHB2720 - 20 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1equalized assessed value of that real property before removal2from the redevelopment project area.3 Except as otherwise provided in this Section, "limiting4rate" means a fraction the numerator of which is the last5preceding aggregate extension base times an amount equal to6one plus the extension limitation defined in this Section and7the denominator of which is the current year's equalized8assessed value of all real property in the territory under the9jurisdiction of the taxing district during the prior levy10year. For those taxing districts that reduced their aggregate11extension for the last preceding levy year, except for school12districts that reduced their extension for educational13purposes pursuant to Section 18-206, the highest aggregate14extension in any of the last 3 preceding levy years shall be15used for the purpose of computing the limiting rate. The16denominator shall not include new property or the recovered17tax increment value. If a new rate, a rate decrease, or a18limiting rate increase has been approved at an election held19after March 21, 2006, then (i) the otherwise applicable20limiting rate shall be increased by the amount of the new rate21or shall be reduced by the amount of the rate decrease, as the22case may be, or (ii) in the case of a limiting rate increase,23the limiting rate shall be equal to the rate set forth in the24proposition approved by the voters for each of the years25specified in the proposition, after which the limiting rate of26the taxing district shall be calculated as otherwise provided.HB2720 - 21 - LRB104 07520 HLH 17564 b1In the case of a taxing district that obtained referendum2approval for an increased limiting rate on March 20, 2012, the3limiting rate for tax year 2012 shall be the rate that4generates the approximate total amount of taxes extendable for5that tax year, as set forth in the proposition approved by the6voters; this rate shall be the final rate applied by the county7clerk for the aggregate of all capped funds of the district for8tax year 2012.9(Source: P.A. 102-263, eff. 8-6-21; 102-311, eff. 8-6-21;10102-519, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-707, eff.114-22-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-895, eff. 5-23-22;12103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-587, eff. 5-28-24; 103-591, eff.137-1-24; 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; revised 7-9-24.)
Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that special purpose levies made for the purpose of funding a Veterans Assistance Commission are not included in a taxing district's aggregate extension.
Sponsors
Rep. Suzanne Ness (D) sponsors HB 2720, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.
Committees
HB 2720 went before 3 committees: Rules, Revenue & Finance and Tax Policy: Other Taxes.
History
HB 2720 has taken 7 actions since Feb 4, 2025, the latest on Mar 21, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 21, 2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee | ||
Mar 6, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez | ||
Mar 6, 2025 | House | To Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee | ||
Mar 4, 2025 | House | Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee | ||
Feb 6, 2025 | House | First Reading |
Votes
HB 2720 has not gone to a roll call.
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