103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2165 Introduced , by Rep. Margaret Croke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/21-295 Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that in counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the holder of a tax lien certificate on property sold under the Code shall pay to the County Collector an additional 2.5% of the subsequent taxes, interest, and penalties paid by the tax purchaser and posted to the tax judgment, sale, redemption, and forfeiture record. Effective immediately. LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2165 Introduced , by Rep. Margaret Croke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/21-295 35 ILCS 200/21-295 Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that in counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the holder of a tax lien certificate on property sold under the Code shall pay to the County Collector an additional 2.5% of the subsequent taxes, interest, and penalties paid by the tax purchaser and posted to the tax judgment, sale, redemption, and forfeiture record. Effective immediately. LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2165 Introduced , by Rep. Margaret Croke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/21-295 35 ILCS 200/21-295 35 ILCS 200/21-295 Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that in counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the holder of a tax lien certificate on property sold under the Code shall pay to the County Collector an additional 2.5% of the subsequent taxes, interest, and penalties paid by the tax purchaser and posted to the tax judgment, sale, redemption, and forfeiture record. Effective immediately. LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b A BILL FOR HB2165LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b HB2165 LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b HB2165 LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b 1 AN ACT concerning revenue. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing 5 Section 21-295 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 200/21-295) 7 Sec. 21-295. Creation of indemnity fund. 8 (a) In counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, each 9 person purchasing any property at a sale under this Code shall 10 pay to the County Collector, prior to the issuance of any 11 certificate of purchase, an indemnity fee set by the county 12 collector of not more than $20 for each item purchased. A like 13 sum shall be paid for each year that all or a portion of 14 subsequent taxes are paid by the tax purchaser and posted to 15 the tax judgment, sale, redemption and forfeiture record where 16 the underlying certificate of purchase is recorded. 17 (a-5) In counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, each 18 person purchasing property at a sale under this Code shall pay 19 to the County Collector a nonrefundable fee of $80 for each 20 item purchased plus an additional sum equal to 5% of the taxes, 21 interest, and penalties paid under Section 21-240. In these 22 counties, the certificate holder shall also pay to the County 23 Collector a fee of $80 for each year that all or a portion of 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2165 Introduced , by Rep. Margaret Croke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/21-295 35 ILCS 200/21-295 35 ILCS 200/21-295 Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that in counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the holder of a tax lien certificate on property sold under the Code shall pay to the County Collector an additional 2.5% of the subsequent taxes, interest, and penalties paid by the tax purchaser and posted to the tax judgment, sale, redemption, and forfeiture record. Effective immediately. LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b A BILL FOR 35 ILCS 200/21-295 LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b HB2165 LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b HB2165- 2 -LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b HB2165 - 2 - LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b HB2165 - 2 - LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b 1 subsequent taxes are paid by the tax purchaser and posted to 2 the tax judgment, sale, redemption, and forfeiture record 3 together with an additional 2.5% of the subsequent taxes, 4 interest, and penalties paid by the tax purchaser and posted 5 to the tax judgment, sale, redemption, and forfeiture record. 6 The changes to this subsection made by this amendatory Act of 7 the 91st General Assembly are not a new enactment, but 8 declaratory of existing law. 9 (b) The amount paid prior to issuance of the certificate 10 of purchase pursuant to subsection (a) or (a-5) shall be 11 included in the purchase price of the property in the 12 certificate of purchase and all amounts paid under this 13 Section shall be included in the amount required to redeem 14 under Section 21-355, except for the nonrefundable $80 fee for 15 each item purchased at the tax sale as provided in this 16 Section. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of 17 Section 21-300, all money received under subsection (a) or 18 (a-5) shall be paid by the Collector to the County Treasurer of 19 the County in which the land is situated, for the purpose of an 20 indemnity fund. The County Treasurer, as trustee of that fund, 21 shall invest all of that fund, principal and income, in his or 22 her hands from time to time, if not immediately required for 23 payments of indemnities under subsection (a) of Section 24 21-305, in investments permitted by the Illinois State Board 25 of Investment under Article 22A of the Illinois Pension Code. 26 The county collector shall report annually to the county clerk HB2165 - 2 - LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b HB2165- 3 -LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b HB2165 - 3 - LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b HB2165 - 3 - LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b 1 on the condition and income of the fund. The indemnity fund 2 shall be held to satisfy judgments obtained against the County 3 Treasurer, as trustee of the fund. No payment shall be made 4 from the fund, except upon a judgment of the court which 5 ordered the issuance of a tax deed. 6 (Source: P.A. 100-1070, eff. 1-1-19; 101-659, eff. 3-23-21.) 7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 8 becoming law. HB2165 - 3 - LRB103 06056 HLH 51086 b