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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3782
Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Erica Harriss
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 420/3A-55 new
5 ILCS 430/99-15 new
20 ILCS 3805/36 new
Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Creates the Fairness in Property Tax Foreclosure Task Force. Sets forth the membership of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall study and make recommendations concerning issues associated with property foreclosure for failure to pay property taxes. Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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1    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 Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
5by adding Section 3A-55 as follows:
6    (5 ILCS 420/3A-55 new)
7    Sec. 3A-55. Exemption. Members of the Fairness in Property 
8Tax Foreclosure Task Force are, in their capacity as members 
9of the Fairness in Property Tax Foreclosure Task Force, exempt 
10from any training, disclosure, or filing requirements under 
11this Act.
12    Section 10. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act
13is amended by adding Section 99-15 as follows:
14    (5 ILCS 430/99-15 new)
15    Sec. 99-15. Exemption. The Fairness in Property Tax 
16Foreclosure Task Force are, in their capacity as members of 
17the Fairness in Property Tax Foreclosure Task Force, exempt 
18from any training, disclosure, or filing requirements under 
19this Act.
20    Section 15. The Illinois Housing Development Act is
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1amended by adding Section 36 as follows:
2    (20 ILCS 3805/36 new)
3    Sec. 36. The Fairness in Property Tax Foreclosure Task 
4Force.
5    (a) The General Assembly finds that:
6        (1) homeownership has long been viewed as a foundation 
7    for building wealth;
8        (2) for many Illinoisans, the equity in their home is 
9    the single greatest asset they have;
10        (3) the loss of owner-occupied homes following the 
11    annual tax sale results in a loss of home equity for 
12    impacted households and negatively impacts the ability of 
13    those households to build generational wealth; and
14        (4) the redemption process in Illinois can often be 
15    complicated, confusing, and burdensome, resulting in the 
16    loss of homeownership as well as the equity the homeowner 
17    built up over time.
18    (b) The Fairness in Property Tax Foreclosure Task Force is 
19hereby created. The Task Force shall consist of the following 
20members:
21        (1) one member, who shall serve as co-chairperson of 
22    the Task Force, appointed by the President of the Senate;
23        (2) one member, who shall serve as co-chairperson of 
24    the Task Force, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
25    Representatives;
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1        (3) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
2    Senate;
3        (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
4    House of Representatives;
5        (5) the Attorney General or his or her designee;
6        (6) one member appointed by the Governor from a 
7    statewide organization representing the interests of 
8    assessors;
9        (7) one member appointed by the Governor from a 
10    statewide organization that represents the interests of 
11    municipalities;
12        (8) one member appointed by the Governor from a 
13    statewide organization representing the interests of 
14    realtors;
15        (9) one member appointed by the Governor from a 
16    statewide organization that represents commercial bankers;
17        (10) one member appointed by the Governor from a 
18    statewide organization that represents attorneys working 
19    in the field of property title law;
20        (11) one member appointed by the Governor from a 
21    statewide organization that represents the interests of 
22    county clerks and recorders;
23        (12) one member appointed by the Governor from a 
24    statewide organization that represents the interests of 
25    county treasurers;
26        (13) one member appointed by the Governor from a 
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1    statewide organization representing the interests of 
2    circuit court clerks;
3        (14) one member appointed by the Governor from a 
4    statewide organization representing the interests of 
5    counties;
6        (15) up to 2 members, appointed by the co-chairpersons 
7    of the Task Force, representing nonprofit affordable 
8    housing organizations, housing counseling organizations, 
9    or homeownership organizations; and
10        (16) up to 3 members, appointed by the co-chairpersons 
11    of the Task Force, representing taxing districts, other 
12    than municipalities, that contain a significant number of 
13    properties that are included in the annual tax sale.
14    At the discretion of both of the co-chairpersons of the 
15Task Force, additional individuals may participate as 
16nonvoting members of the Task Force.
17    (c) Members of the Task Force shall be appointed no later 
18than 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
19the 104th General Assembly. If any members are not appointed 
20within that 30-day period, the appointing authority shall be 
21deemed to have waived the right to make that appointment. 
22Vacancies in the Task Force, other than a vacancy occurring 
23because of a waiver by the appointing authority under this 
24subsection, shall be filled by the original appointing 
25authority.
26    (d) Members of the Task Force shall serve without 
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1compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses 
2incurred in connection with the Task Force. The Illinois 
3Housing Development Authority shall provide administrative 
4support to the Task Force as needed.
5    (e) The members of the Task Force are, in their capacity as 
6members of the Fairness in Property Tax Foreclosure Task 
7Force, exempt from any training, disclosure, or filing 
8requirements under the State Officials and Employees Ethics 
9Act, the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, or any other 
10applicable State law or rule imposing training, disclosure, or 
11filing requirements.
12    (f) Once all of the members of the Task Force have been 
13appointed, other than members appointed under items (15) or 
14(16) of subsection (b) or members whose appointments have been 
15waived under subsection (c), the Task Force shall meet not 
16less than 4 times at the call of one or both of the 
17co-chairpersons to carry out the duties prescribed in this 
18Section. Members of the Task Force may attend those meetings 
19virtually.
20    (g) The Task Force shall study and make recommendations 
21concerning issues associated with property foreclosures due to 
22failure of the owner to pay property taxes. Those issues shall 
23include, but shall not be limited to:
24        (1) the recent decision of the United States Supreme 
25    Court in Tyler v. Hennepin County, 598 U.S. 631, regarding 
26    the retention of excess revenue by a government entity 
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1    after the sale of property acquired following a tax sale 
2    and foreclosure;
3        (2) the requirements of the Illinois and United States 
4    Constitutions, especially with respect to due process and 
5    takings, and the impact of those provisions on the 
6    property tax sale process, including the sufficiency of 
7    notice requirements to delinquent taxpayers and related 
8    entities, such as lienholders and mortgagees, and 
9    conditions under which the holder of the tax deed or any 
10    subsequent owner is or should be entitled to retain excess 
11    funds acquired through the sale of property that has been 
12    acquired during a tax sale;
13        (3) the role of land bank authorities, mortgage 
14    holders, and other lienholders and the rights of each in 
15    the tax sale and foreclosure process;
16        (4) whether the tax lien foreclosure process is or 
17    should be the same for both residential property and 
18    commercial property or whether differences are necessary 
19    or desirable;
20        (5) the rights of former owners, commercial lenders or 
21    lienholders, and government entities when property has 
22    been acquired for nonpayment of property taxes and the tax 
23    deed grantee does not intend to sell the property; and
24        (6) the sufficiency of any current redemption periods 
25    or statutes of limitations with respect to property tax 
26    sales.
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1    The recommendations of the Task Force may, but need not 
2be, in the form of proposed legislation.
3    (g) A report detailing the Task Force's findings, 
4conclusions, and recommendations shall be filed with the 
5General Assembly, in accordance with Section 3.1 of the 
6General Assembly Organization Act, by no later than December 
730, 2026. The Task Force is dissolved upon submission of the 
8report.
9    (h) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027.
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.