103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4083 Introduced , by Rep. John Egofske SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each taxing district shall continuously monitor its cash and cash-equivalent assets. Provides that if, on the last day of the taxing district's fiscal year, the taxing district has an amount in cash or cash-equivalent assets that is more than 5 times its average annual revenue from all sources for the 3 immediately preceding calendar years, then the taxing district shall review its property tax levy and extension with the goal of granting an abatement to its taxpayers. Provides for notification to taxpayers. LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4083 Introduced , by Rep. John Egofske SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new 35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each taxing district shall continuously monitor its cash and cash-equivalent assets. Provides that if, on the last day of the taxing district's fiscal year, the taxing district has an amount in cash or cash-equivalent assets that is more than 5 times its average annual revenue from all sources for the 3 immediately preceding calendar years, then the taxing district shall review its property tax levy and extension with the goal of granting an abatement to its taxpayers. Provides for notification to taxpayers. LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4083 Introduced , by Rep. John Egofske SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new 35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new 35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each taxing district shall continuously monitor its cash and cash-equivalent assets. Provides that if, on the last day of the taxing district's fiscal year, the taxing district has an amount in cash or cash-equivalent assets that is more than 5 times its average annual revenue from all sources for the 3 immediately preceding calendar years, then the taxing district shall review its property tax levy and extension with the goal of granting an abatement to its taxpayers. Provides for notification to taxpayers. LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b A BILL FOR HB4083LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b HB4083 LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b HB4083 LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 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 adding 5 Section 18-184.25 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new) 7 Sec. 18-184.25. Cash monitoring and abatement review. 8 (a) Each taxing district shall continuously monitor its 9 cash and cash-equivalent assets. If, on the last day of the 10 taxing district's fiscal year, the taxing district has an 11 amount in cash or cash-equivalent assets that is more than 5 12 times its average annual revenue from all sources, the taxing 13 district shall be subject to subsection (b) of this Section. 14 (b) If a taxing district meets the criteria of subsection 15 (a), the taxing district shall review its property tax levy 16 and extension with the goal of granting an abatement to its 17 taxpayers. In addition, the taxing district shall notify its 18 taxpayers that it meets the requirements of subsection (a). 19 The notification shall be in substantially the following form: 20 NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS: On [insert date], the [name of 21 taxing body] had cash assets, or cash-equivalent assets, 22 greater than or equal to 5 times the average annual 23 revenue enjoyed by the [name of taxing body]. Pursuant to 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4083 Introduced , by Rep. John Egofske SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new 35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new 35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each taxing district shall continuously monitor its cash and cash-equivalent assets. Provides that if, on the last day of the taxing district's fiscal year, the taxing district has an amount in cash or cash-equivalent assets that is more than 5 times its average annual revenue from all sources for the 3 immediately preceding calendar years, then the taxing district shall review its property tax levy and extension with the goal of granting an abatement to its taxpayers. Provides for notification to taxpayers. LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b A BILL FOR 35 ILCS 200/18-184.25 new LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b HB4083 LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b HB4083- 2 -LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b HB4083 - 2 - LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b HB4083 - 2 - LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b 1 the requirements of State law, the [name of taxing body] 2 is undergoing an internal review that will determine the 3 advisability of returning some of this surplus to local 4 taxpayers in the form of an abatement on the property 5 taxes to be extended and completed in the next tax 6 collection cycle scheduled to commence after the 7 publication of this Notice. This internal review shall 8 conclude on [insert date]. The result of this 9 determination shall be a public record under Section 3 of 10 the Local Records Act. 11 The mandatory notification contained in this subsection 12 (b) shall be: (1) posted on the primary website of the taxing 13 district within 3 business days after the taxing district 14 determines that it meets the requirements of subsection (a); 15 and (2) published in at least 2 newspapers of general 16 circulation within the taxing district within 30 days after 17 the taxing district determines that it meets the requirements 18 of subsection (a). 19 (c) As used in this Section: 20 "Average annual revenue from all sources" means one-third 21 of the taxing district's total annual revenue collected from 22 all sources during the 3 calendar years immediately preceding 23 the calendar year in which the determination under subsection 24 (a) is made. HB4083 - 2 - LRB103 32063 HLH 61570 b