Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1793 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1793 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/17-3.4a new105 ILCS 5/34-52.5 new Amends the School Code. Provides that no later than 30 days before a school district submits to the voters of that district a question on whether to issue bonds or increase the school district's property tax rate, the school district must send informational material to each resident of voting age in the school district; defines "informational material". Specifies what must be included in the informational material. Effective immediately. LRB104 04062 LNS 14086 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1793 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/17-3.4a new105 ILCS 5/34-52.5 new 105 ILCS 5/17-3.4a new 105 ILCS 5/34-52.5 new Amends the School Code. Provides that no later than 30 days before a school district submits to the voters of that district a question on whether to issue bonds or increase the school district's property tax rate, the school district must send informational material to each resident of voting age in the school district; defines "informational material". Specifies what must be included in the informational material. Effective immediately. LRB104 04062 LNS 14086 b LRB104 04062 LNS 14086 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1793 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6	6	Amends the School Code. Provides that no later than 30 days before a school district submits to the voters of that district a question on whether to issue bonds or increase the school district's property tax rate, the school district must send informational material to each resident of voting age in the school district; defines "informational material". Specifies what must be included in the informational material. Effective immediately.
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9	9	STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
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14	14	1 AN ACT concerning education.
15	15	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
16	16	3 represented in the General Assembly:
17	17	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
18	18	5 17-3.4a and 34-52.5 as follows:
19	19	6 (105 ILCS 5/17-3.4a new)
20	20	7 Sec. 17-3.4a. Tax increase; informational material.
21	21	8 (a) In this Section, "informational material" means a
22	22	9 one-page fact sheet distributed via U.S. mail to all residents
23	23	10 of a school district. A school district may determine the form
24	24	11 of the fact sheet.
25	25	12 (b) No later than 30 days before a school district submits
26	26	13 to the voters of that district a question on whether to issue
27	27	14 bonds or increase the school district's property tax rate, the
28	28	15 school district must send informational material to each
29	29	16 resident of voting age in the school district. The
30	30	17 informational material must include all of the following, if
31	31	18 applicable:
32	32	19 (1) A description of the project for which the bonds
33	33	20 will be issued.
34	34	21 (2) A description of the estimated expenditures
35	35	22 associated with the increase in the property tax rate.
36	36	23 (3) An estimate of the number of years during which
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40	40	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1793 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
41	41	105 ILCS 5/17-3.4a new105 ILCS 5/34-52.5 new 105 ILCS 5/17-3.4a new 105 ILCS 5/34-52.5 new
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43	43	105 ILCS 5/34-52.5 new
44	44	Amends the School Code. Provides that no later than 30 days before a school district submits to the voters of that district a question on whether to issue bonds or increase the school district's property tax rate, the school district must send informational material to each resident of voting age in the school district; defines "informational material". Specifies what must be included in the informational material. Effective immediately.
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47	47	STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
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79	79	1 the bonds will be outstanding.
80	80	2 (4) An estimate of the total debt service to be paid on
81	81	3 the bonds, including principal, interest, and the costs of
82	82	4 issuing the bonds.
83	83	5 (5) All potential outcomes related to the property
84	84	6 taxes of a median-priced house in the district for both if
85	85	7 the referendum passes and if the referendum fails.
86	86	8 (105 ILCS 5/34-52.5 new)
87	87	9 Sec. 34-52.5. Tax increase; informational material.
88	88	10 (a) In this Section, "informational material" means a
89	89	11 one-page fact sheet distributed via U.S. mail to all residents
90	90	12 of the school district. The school district may determine the
91	91	13 form of the fact sheet.
92	92	14 (b) No later than 30 days before the school district
93	93	15 submits to the voters of the district a question on whether to
94	94	16 issue bonds or increase the school district's property tax
95	95	17 rate, the school district must send informational material to
96	96	18 each resident of voting age in the school district. The
97	97	19 informational material must include all of the following, if
98	98	20 applicable:
99	99	21 (1) A description of the project for which the bonds
100	100	22 will be issued.
101	101	23 (2) A description of the estimated expenditures
102	102	24 associated with the increase in the property tax rate.
103	103	25 (3) An estimate of the number of years during which
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114	114	1 the bonds will be outstanding.
115	115	2 (4) An estimate of the total debt service to be paid on
116	116	3 the bonds, including principal, interest, and the costs of
117	117	4 issuing the bonds.
118	118	5 (5) All potential outcomes related to the property
119	119	6 taxes of a median-priced house in the district for both if
120	120	7 the referendum passes and if the referendum fails.
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