103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2512 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Burke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/12-55 Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, when a revision is made by the county assessor and that revision is not made on complaint of the property owner, the county assessor shall continue to accept appeals from the taxpayer for a period of not less than 35 business days from the later of the date the assessment notice is mailed or is published on the assessor's website. LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2512 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Burke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/12-55 35 ILCS 200/12-55 Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, when a revision is made by the county assessor and that revision is not made on complaint of the property owner, the county assessor shall continue to accept appeals from the taxpayer for a period of not less than 35 business days from the later of the date the assessment notice is mailed or is published on the assessor's website. LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2512 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Burke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/12-55 35 ILCS 200/12-55 35 ILCS 200/12-55 Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, when a revision is made by the county assessor and that revision is not made on complaint of the property owner, the county assessor shall continue to accept appeals from the taxpayer for a period of not less than 35 business days from the later of the date the assessment notice is mailed or is published on the assessor's website. LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b A BILL FOR HB2512LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b HB2512 LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b HB2512 LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 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 12-55 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 200/12-55) 7 Sec. 12-55. Notice requirement if assessment is increased; 8 counties of 3,000,000 or more. 9 (a) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, a 10 revision by the county assessor, except where such revision is 11 made on complaint of the owner, shall not increase an 12 assessment without notice to the person to whom the most 13 recent tax bill was mailed and an opportunity to be heard 14 before the assessment is verified. The county assessor shall 15 continue to accept appeals from the taxpayer for a period of 16 not less than 35 business days from the later of the date the 17 assessment notice is mailed as provided in this subsection or 18 is published on the assessor's website. When a notice is 19 mailed by the county assessor to the address of a mortgagee, 20 the mortgagee, within 7 business days after the mortgagee 21 receives the notice, shall forward a copy of the notice to each 22 mortgagor of the property referred to in the notice at the last 23 known address of each mortgagor as shown on the records of the 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2512 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Burke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/12-55 35 ILCS 200/12-55 35 ILCS 200/12-55 Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, when a revision is made by the county assessor and that revision is not made on complaint of the property owner, the county assessor shall continue to accept appeals from the taxpayer for a period of not less than 35 business days from the later of the date the assessment notice is mailed or is published on the assessor's website. LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b A BILL FOR 35 ILCS 200/12-55 LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b HB2512 LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b HB2512- 2 -LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b HB2512 - 2 - LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b HB2512 - 2 - LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b 1 mortgagee. There shall be no liability for the failure of the 2 mortgagee to forward the notice to each mortgagor. The 3 assessor may provide for the filing of complaints and make 4 revisions at times other than those dates published under 5 Section 14-35. When the county assessor has completed the 6 revision and correction and entered the changes and revision 7 in the assessment books, an affidavit shall be attached to the 8 assessment books in the form required by law, signed by the 9 county assessor. 10 (b) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, for 11 parcels, other than parcels in the class that includes the 12 majority of the single-family residential parcels under a 13 county ordinance adopted in accordance with Section 4 of 14 Article IX of the Illinois Constitution, located in the 15 assessment district for which the current assessment year is a 16 general assessment year, within 30 days after sending the 17 required notices under this Section, the county assessor shall 18 file with the board of appeals (until the first Monday in 19 December 1998, and the board of review beginning the first 20 Monday in December 1998 and thereafter) a list of the parcels 21 for which the notices under this Section were sent, showing 22 the following information for each such parcel: the parcel 23 index number, the township in which the parcel is located, the 24 class for the current year, the previous year's final total 25 assessed value, the total assessed value proposed by the 26 county assessor, and the name of the person to whom the notice HB2512 - 2 - LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b HB2512- 3 -LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b HB2512 - 3 - LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b HB2512 - 3 - LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b 1 required under this Section was sent. The list shall be 2 available for public inspection at the office of the board 3 during the regular office hours of the board. The list shall be 4 retained by the board for at least 10 years after the date it 5 is initially filed by the county assessor. 6 (c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this Section shall 7 be applicable beginning with the assessment for the 1997 tax 8 year. 9 (Source: P.A. 90-4, eff. 3-7-97; 91-751, eff. 6-2-00.) HB2512 - 3 - LRB103 26974 HLH 53341 b