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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2954 Introduced 1/31/2024, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/15-169 Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities, provides that the term "veteran" also includes a veteran who has received a medical discharge. LRB103 37095 HLH 67213 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2954 Introduced 1/31/2024, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/15-169 35 ILCS 200/15-169 Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities, provides that the term "veteran" also includes a veteran who has received a medical discharge. LRB103 37095 HLH 67213 b LRB103 37095 HLH 67213 b A BILL FOR
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning revenue.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 10. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
1515 5 Section 15-169 as follows:
1616 6 (35 ILCS 200/15-169)
1717 7 Sec. 15-169. Homestead exemption for veterans with
1818 8 disabilities.
1919 9 (a) Beginning with taxable year 2007, an annual homestead
2020 10 exemption, limited to the amounts set forth in subsections (b)
2121 11 and (b-3), is granted for property that is used as a qualified
2222 12 residence by a veteran with a disability.
2323 13 (b) For taxable years prior to 2015, the amount of the
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2525 15 (1) for veterans with a service-connected disability
2626 16 of at least (i) 75% for exemptions granted in taxable
2727 17 years 2007 through 2009 and (ii) 70% for exemptions
2828 18 granted in taxable year 2010 and each taxable year
2929 19 thereafter, as certified by the United States Department
3030 20 of Veterans Affairs, the annual exemption is $5,000; and
3131 21 (2) for veterans with a service-connected disability
3232 22 of at least 50%, but less than (i) 75% for exemptions
3333 23 granted in taxable years 2007 through 2009 and (ii) 70%
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6868 1 for exemptions granted in taxable year 2010 and each
6969 2 taxable year thereafter, as certified by the United States
7070 3 Department of Veterans Affairs, the annual exemption is
7171 4 $2,500.
7272 5 (b-3) For taxable years 2015 and thereafter:
7373 6 (1) if the veteran has a service connected disability
7474 7 of 30% or more but less than 50%, as certified by the
7575 8 United States Department of Veterans Affairs, then the
7676 9 annual exemption is $2,500;
7777 10 (2) if the veteran has a service connected disability
7878 11 of 50% or more but less than 70%, as certified by the
7979 12 United States Department of Veterans Affairs, then the
8080 13 annual exemption is $5,000;
8181 14 (3) if the veteran has a service connected disability
8282 15 of 70% or more, as certified by the United States
8383 16 Department of Veterans Affairs, then the property is
8484 17 exempt from taxation under this Code; and
8585 18 (4) for taxable year 2023 and thereafter, if the
8686 19 taxpayer is the surviving spouse of a veteran whose death
8787 20 was determined to be service-connected and who is
8888 21 certified by the United States Department of Veterans
8989 22 Affairs as a recipient of dependency and indemnity
9090 23 compensation under federal law, then the property is also
9191 24 exempt from taxation under this Code.
9292 25 (b-5) If a homestead exemption is granted under this
9393 26 Section and the person awarded the exemption subsequently
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104104 1 becomes a resident of a facility licensed under the Nursing
105105 2 Home Care Act or a facility operated by the United States
106106 3 Department of Veterans Affairs, then the exemption shall
107107 4 continue (i) so long as the residence continues to be occupied
108108 5 by the qualifying person's spouse or (ii) if the residence
109109 6 remains unoccupied but is still owned by the person who
110110 7 qualified for the homestead exemption.
111111 8 (c) The tax exemption under this Section carries over to
112112 9 the benefit of the veteran's surviving spouse as long as the
113113 10 spouse holds the legal or beneficial title to the homestead,
114114 11 permanently resides thereon, and does not remarry. If the
115115 12 surviving spouse sells the property, an exemption not to
116116 13 exceed the amount granted from the most recent ad valorem tax
117117 14 roll may be transferred to his or her new residence as long as
118118 15 it is used as his or her primary residence and he or she does
119119 16 not remarry.
120120 17 As used in this subsection (c):
121121 18 (1) for taxable years prior to 2015, "surviving
122122 19 spouse" means the surviving spouse of a veteran who
123123 20 obtained an exemption under this Section prior to his or
124124 21 her death;
125125 22 (2) for taxable years 2015 through 2022, "surviving
126126 23 spouse" means (i) the surviving spouse of a veteran who
127127 24 obtained an exemption under this Section prior to his or
128128 25 her death and (ii) the surviving spouse of a veteran who
129129 26 was killed in the line of duty at any time prior to the
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140140 1 expiration of the application period in effect for the
141141 2 exemption for the taxable year for which the exemption is
142142 3 sought; and
143143 4 (3) for taxable year 2023 and thereafter, "surviving
144144 5 spouse" means: (i) the surviving spouse of a veteran who
145145 6 obtained the exemption under this Section prior to his or
146146 7 her death; (ii) the surviving spouse of a veteran who was
147147 8 killed in the line of duty at any time prior to the
148148 9 expiration of the application period in effect for the
149149 10 exemption for the taxable year for which the exemption is
150150 11 sought; (iii) the surviving spouse of a veteran who did
151151 12 not obtain an exemption under this Section before death,
152152 13 but who would have qualified for the exemption under this
153153 14 Section in the taxable year for which the exemption is
154154 15 sought if he or she had survived, and whose surviving
155155 16 spouse has been a resident of Illinois from the time of the
156156 17 veteran's death through the taxable year for which the
157157 18 exemption is sought; and (iv) the surviving spouse of a
158158 19 veteran whose death was determined to be
159159 20 service-connected, but who would not otherwise qualify
160160 21 under item (i), (ii), or (iii), if the spouse (A) is
161161 22 certified by the United States Department of Veterans
162162 23 Affairs as a recipient of dependency and indemnity
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164164 25 expiration of the application period in effect for the
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176176 1 sought and (B) remains eligible for that dependency and
177177 2 indemnity compensation as of January 1 of the taxable year
178178 3 for which the exemption is sought.
179179 4 (c-1) Beginning with taxable year 2015, nothing in this
180180 5 Section shall require the veteran to have qualified for or
181181 6 obtained the exemption before death if the veteran was killed
182182 7 in the line of duty.
183183 8 (d) The exemption under this Section applies for taxable
184184 9 year 2007 and thereafter. A taxpayer who claims an exemption
185185 10 under Section 15-165 or 15-168 may not claim an exemption
186186 11 under this Section.
187187 12 (e) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (e),
188188 13 each taxpayer who has been granted an exemption under this
189189 14 Section must reapply on an annual basis. Application must be
190190 15 made during the application period in effect for the county of
191191 16 his or her residence. The assessor or chief county assessment
192192 17 officer may determine the eligibility of residential property
193193 18 to receive the homestead exemption provided by this Section by
194194 19 application, visual inspection, questionnaire, or other
195195 20 reasonable methods. The determination must be made in
196196 21 accordance with guidelines established by the Department.
197197 22 On and after May 23, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act
198198 23 102-895), if a veteran has a combined service connected
199199 24 disability rating of 100% and is deemed to be permanently and
200200 25 totally disabled, as certified by the United States Department
201201 26 of Veterans Affairs, the taxpayer who has been granted an
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212212 1 exemption under this Section shall no longer be required to
213213 2 reapply for the exemption on an annual basis, and the
214214 3 exemption shall be in effect for as long as the exemption would
215215 4 otherwise be permitted under this Section.
216216 5 (e-1) If the person qualifying for the exemption does not
217217 6 occupy the qualified residence as of January 1 of the taxable
218218 7 year, the exemption granted under this Section shall be
219219 8 prorated on a monthly basis. The prorated exemption shall
220220 9 apply beginning with the first complete month in which the
221221 10 person occupies the qualified residence.
222222 11 (e-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
223223 12 chief county assessment officer may approve this exemption for
224224 13 the 2020 taxable year, without application, for any property
225225 14 that was approved for this exemption for the 2019 taxable
226226 15 year, provided that:
227227 16 (1) the county board has declared a local disaster as
228228 17 provided in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act
229229 18 related to the COVID-19 public health emergency;
230230 19 (2) the owner of record of the property as of January
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233233 22 (3) the exemption for the 2019 taxable year has not
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236236 25 (4) the applicant for the 2019 taxable year has not
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248248 1 taxable years.
249249 2 Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a veteran whose
250250 3 service connected disability rating has changed since the 2019
251251 4 exemption was granted from applying for the exemption based on
252252 5 the subsequent service connected disability rating.
253253 6 (e-10) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
254254 7 chief county assessment officer may approve this exemption for
255255 8 the 2021 taxable year, without application, for any property
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257257 10 year, if:
258258 11 (1) the county board has declared a local disaster as
259259 12 provided in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act
260260 13 related to the COVID-19 public health emergency;
261261 14 (2) the owner of record of the property as of January
262262 15 1, 2021 is the same as the owner of record of the property
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264264 17 (3) the exemption for the 2020 taxable year has not
265265 18 been determined to be an erroneous exemption as defined by
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267267 20 (4) the taxpayer for the 2020 taxable year has not
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271271 24 service connected disability rating has changed since the 2020
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