104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1829 Introduced , by Rep. William "Will" Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 140/735 ILCS 200/Art. 9 Div. 6 heading new35 ILCS 200/9-280 new35 ILCS 200/9-290 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties in which the county board so provides, by ordinance or resolution, owners of income-producing properties in the county shall file physical descriptions of their properties with the chief county assessment officer upon request of the chief county assessment officer. Sets forth the period of time during which those provisions apply. Provides that the request for information shall include an individualized statement specifying all physical description information that the assessor's office has on record or recorded against the property and shall contain a statement that the owner may confirm the information if no changes are required. Imposes certain penalties if the property owner fails to respond to a request for information. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide that financial records and data related to real estate income, expenses, and occupancy submitted by or on behalf of a property owner to a chief county assessment officer, except if submitted as part of an assessment appeal, are exempt from disclosure. Effective immediately. LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1829 Introduced , by Rep. William "Will" Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 140/735 ILCS 200/Art. 9 Div. 6 heading new35 ILCS 200/9-280 new35 ILCS 200/9-290 new 5 ILCS 140/7 35 ILCS 200/Art. 9 Div. 6 heading new 35 ILCS 200/9-280 new 35 ILCS 200/9-290 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties in which the county board so provides, by ordinance or resolution, owners of income-producing properties in the county shall file physical descriptions of their properties with the chief county assessment officer upon request of the chief county assessment officer. Sets forth the period of time during which those provisions apply. Provides that the request for information shall include an individualized statement specifying all physical description information that the assessor's office has on record or recorded against the property and shall contain a statement that the owner may confirm the information if no changes are required. Imposes certain penalties if the property owner fails to respond to a request for information. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide that financial records and data related to real estate income, expenses, and occupancy submitted by or on behalf of a property owner to a chief county assessment officer, except if submitted as part of an assessment appeal, are exempt from disclosure. Effective immediately. LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1829 Introduced , by Rep. William "Will" Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 140/735 ILCS 200/Art. 9 Div. 6 heading new35 ILCS 200/9-280 new35 ILCS 200/9-290 new 5 ILCS 140/7 35 ILCS 200/Art. 9 Div. 6 heading new 35 ILCS 200/9-280 new 35 ILCS 200/9-290 new 5 ILCS 140/7 35 ILCS 200/Art. 9 Div. 6 heading new 35 ILCS 200/9-280 new 35 ILCS 200/9-290 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties in which the county board so provides, by ordinance or resolution, owners of income-producing properties in the county shall file physical descriptions of their properties with the chief county assessment officer upon request of the chief county assessment officer. Sets forth the period of time during which those provisions apply. Provides that the request for information shall include an individualized statement specifying all physical description information that the assessor's office has on record or recorded against the property and shall contain a statement that the owner may confirm the information if no changes are required. Imposes certain penalties if the property owner fails to respond to a request for information. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide that financial records and data related to real estate income, expenses, and occupancy submitted by or on behalf of a property owner to a chief county assessment officer, except if submitted as part of an assessment appeal, are exempt from disclosure. Effective immediately. LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b A BILL FOR HB1829LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 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 Freedom of Information Act is amended by 5 changing Section 7 as follows: 6 (5 ILCS 140/7) 7 Sec. 7. Exemptions. 8 (1) When a request is made to inspect or copy a public 9 record that contains information that is exempt from 10 disclosure under this Section, but also contains information 11 that is not exempt from disclosure, the public body may elect 12 to redact the information that is exempt. The public body 13 shall make the remaining information available for inspection 14 and copying. Subject to this requirement, the following shall 15 be exempt from inspection and copying: 16 (a) Information specifically prohibited from 17 disclosure by federal or State law or rules and 18 regulations implementing federal or State law. 19 (b) Private information, unless disclosure is required 20 by another provision of this Act, a State or federal law, 21 or a court order. 22 (b-5) Files, documents, and other data or databases 23 maintained by one or more law enforcement agencies and 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1829 Introduced , by Rep. William "Will" Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 140/735 ILCS 200/Art. 9 Div. 6 heading new35 ILCS 200/9-280 new35 ILCS 200/9-290 new 5 ILCS 140/7 35 ILCS 200/Art. 9 Div. 6 heading new 35 ILCS 200/9-280 new 35 ILCS 200/9-290 new 5 ILCS 140/7 35 ILCS 200/Art. 9 Div. 6 heading new 35 ILCS 200/9-280 new 35 ILCS 200/9-290 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in counties in which the county board so provides, by ordinance or resolution, owners of income-producing properties in the county shall file physical descriptions of their properties with the chief county assessment officer upon request of the chief county assessment officer. Sets forth the period of time during which those provisions apply. Provides that the request for information shall include an individualized statement specifying all physical description information that the assessor's office has on record or recorded against the property and shall contain a statement that the owner may confirm the information if no changes are required. Imposes certain penalties if the property owner fails to respond to a request for information. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide that financial records and data related to real estate income, expenses, and occupancy submitted by or on behalf of a property owner to a chief county assessment officer, except if submitted as part of an assessment appeal, are exempt from disclosure. Effective immediately. LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b A BILL FOR 5 ILCS 140/7 35 ILCS 200/Art. 9 Div. 6 heading new 35 ILCS 200/9-280 new 35 ILCS 200/9-290 new LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 2 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 2 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 2 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 specifically designed to provide information to one or 2 more law enforcement agencies regarding the physical or 3 mental status of one or more individual subjects. 4 (c) Personal information contained within public 5 records, the disclosure of which would constitute a 6 clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, unless 7 the disclosure is consented to in writing by the 8 individual subjects of the information. "Unwarranted 9 invasion of personal privacy" means the disclosure of 10 information that is highly personal or objectionable to a 11 reasonable person and in which the subject's right to 12 privacy outweighs any legitimate public interest in 13 obtaining the information. The disclosure of information 14 that bears on the public duties of public employees and 15 officials shall not be considered an invasion of personal 16 privacy. 17 (d) Records in the possession of any public body 18 created in the course of administrative enforcement 19 proceedings, and any law enforcement or correctional 20 agency for law enforcement purposes, but only to the 21 extent that disclosure would: 22 (i) interfere with pending or actually and 23 reasonably contemplated law enforcement proceedings 24 conducted by any law enforcement or correctional 25 agency that is the recipient of the request; 26 (ii) interfere with active administrative HB1829 - 2 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 3 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 3 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 3 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 enforcement proceedings conducted by the public body 2 that is the recipient of the request; 3 (iii) create a substantial likelihood that a 4 person will be deprived of a fair trial or an impartial 5 hearing; 6 (iv) unavoidably disclose the identity of a 7 confidential source, confidential information 8 furnished only by the confidential source, or persons 9 who file complaints with or provide information to 10 administrative, investigative, law enforcement, or 11 penal agencies; except that the identities of 12 witnesses to traffic crashes, traffic crash reports, 13 and rescue reports shall be provided by agencies of 14 local government, except when disclosure would 15 interfere with an active criminal investigation 16 conducted by the agency that is the recipient of the 17 request; 18 (v) disclose unique or specialized investigative 19 techniques other than those generally used and known 20 or disclose internal documents of correctional 21 agencies related to detection, observation, or 22 investigation of incidents of crime or misconduct, and 23 disclosure would result in demonstrable harm to the 24 agency or public body that is the recipient of the 25 request; 26 (vi) endanger the life or physical safety of law HB1829 - 3 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 4 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 4 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 4 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 enforcement personnel or any other person; or 2 (vii) obstruct an ongoing criminal investigation 3 by the agency that is the recipient of the request. 4 (d-5) A law enforcement record created for law 5 enforcement purposes and contained in a shared electronic 6 record management system if the law enforcement agency 7 that is the recipient of the request did not create the 8 record, did not participate in or have a role in any of the 9 events which are the subject of the record, and only has 10 access to the record through the shared electronic record 11 management system. 12 (d-6) Records contained in the Officer Professional 13 Conduct Database under Section 9.2 of the Illinois Police 14 Training Act, except to the extent authorized under that 15 Section. This includes the documents supplied to the 16 Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board from the 17 Illinois State Police and Illinois State Police Merit 18 Board. 19 (d-7) Information gathered or records created from the 20 use of automatic license plate readers in connection with 21 Section 2-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. 22 (e) Records that relate to or affect the security of 23 correctional institutions and detention facilities. 24 (e-5) Records requested by persons committed to the 25 Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services 26 Division of Mental Health, or a county jail if those HB1829 - 4 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 5 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 5 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 5 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 materials are available in the library of the correctional 2 institution or facility or jail where the inmate is 3 confined. 4 (e-6) Records requested by persons committed to the 5 Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services 6 Division of Mental Health, or a county jail if those 7 materials include records from staff members' personnel 8 files, staff rosters, or other staffing assignment 9 information. 10 (e-7) Records requested by persons committed to the 11 Department of Corrections or Department of Human Services 12 Division of Mental Health if those materials are available 13 through an administrative request to the Department of 14 Corrections or Department of Human Services Division of 15 Mental Health. 16 (e-8) Records requested by a person committed to the 17 Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services 18 Division of Mental Health, or a county jail, the 19 disclosure of which would result in the risk of harm to any 20 person or the risk of an escape from a jail or correctional 21 institution or facility. 22 (e-9) Records requested by a person in a county jail 23 or committed to the Department of Corrections or 24 Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health, 25 containing personal information pertaining to the person's 26 victim or the victim's family, including, but not limited HB1829 - 5 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 6 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 6 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 6 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 to, a victim's home address, home telephone number, work 2 or school address, work telephone number, social security 3 number, or any other identifying information, except as 4 may be relevant to a requester's current or potential case 5 or claim. 6 (e-10) Law enforcement records of other persons 7 requested by a person committed to the Department of 8 Corrections, Department of Human Services Division of 9 Mental Health, or a county jail, including, but not 10 limited to, arrest and booking records, mug shots, and 11 crime scene photographs, except as these records may be 12 relevant to the requester's current or potential case or 13 claim. 14 (f) Preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations, 15 memoranda, and other records in which opinions are 16 expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, except 17 that a specific record or relevant portion of a record 18 shall not be exempt when the record is publicly cited and 19 identified by the head of the public body. The exemption 20 provided in this paragraph (f) extends to all those 21 records of officers and agencies of the General Assembly 22 that pertain to the preparation of legislative documents. 23 (g) Trade secrets and commercial or financial 24 information obtained from a person or business where the 25 trade secrets or commercial or financial information are 26 furnished under a claim that they are proprietary, HB1829 - 6 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 7 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 7 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 7 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 privileged, or confidential, and that disclosure of the 2 trade secrets or commercial or financial information would 3 cause competitive harm to the person or business, and only 4 insofar as the claim directly applies to the records 5 requested. 6 The information included under this exemption includes 7 all trade secrets and commercial or financial information 8 obtained by a public body, including a public pension 9 fund, from a private equity fund or a privately held 10 company within the investment portfolio of a private 11 equity fund as a result of either investing or evaluating 12 a potential investment of public funds in a private equity 13 fund. The exemption contained in this item does not apply 14 to the aggregate financial performance information of a 15 private equity fund, nor to the identity of the fund's 16 managers or general partners. The exemption contained in 17 this item does not apply to the identity of a privately 18 held company within the investment portfolio of a private 19 equity fund, unless the disclosure of the identity of a 20 privately held company may cause competitive harm. 21 Nothing contained in this paragraph (g) shall be 22 construed to prevent a person or business from consenting 23 to disclosure. 24 (h) Proposals and bids for any contract, grant, or 25 agreement, including information which if it were 26 disclosed would frustrate procurement or give an advantage HB1829 - 7 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 8 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 8 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 8 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 to any person proposing to enter into a contractor 2 agreement with the body, until an award or final selection 3 is made. Information prepared by or for the body in 4 preparation of a bid solicitation shall be exempt until an 5 award or final selection is made. 6 (i) Valuable formulae, computer geographic systems, 7 designs, drawings, and research data obtained or produced 8 by any public body when disclosure could reasonably be 9 expected to produce private gain or public loss. The 10 exemption for "computer geographic systems" provided in 11 this paragraph (i) does not extend to requests made by 12 news media as defined in Section 2 of this Act when the 13 requested information is not otherwise exempt and the only 14 purpose of the request is to access and disseminate 15 information regarding the health, safety, welfare, or 16 legal rights of the general public. 17 (j) The following information pertaining to 18 educational matters: 19 (i) test questions, scoring keys, and other 20 examination data used to administer an academic 21 examination; 22 (ii) information received by a primary or 23 secondary school, college, or university under its 24 procedures for the evaluation of faculty members by 25 their academic peers; 26 (iii) information concerning a school or HB1829 - 8 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 9 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 9 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 9 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 university's adjudication of student disciplinary 2 cases, but only to the extent that disclosure would 3 unavoidably reveal the identity of the student; and 4 (iv) course materials or research materials used 5 by faculty members. 6 (k) Architects' plans, engineers' technical 7 submissions, and other construction related technical 8 documents for projects not constructed or developed in 9 whole or in part with public funds and the same for 10 projects constructed or developed with public funds, 11 including, but not limited to, power generating and 12 distribution stations and other transmission and 13 distribution facilities, water treatment facilities, 14 airport facilities, sport stadiums, convention centers, 15 and all government owned, operated, or occupied buildings, 16 but only to the extent that disclosure would compromise 17 security. 18 (l) Minutes of meetings of public bodies closed to the 19 public as provided in the Open Meetings Act until the 20 public body makes the minutes available to the public 21 under Section 2.06 of the Open Meetings Act. 22 (m) Communications between a public body and an 23 attorney or auditor representing the public body that 24 would not be subject to discovery in litigation, and 25 materials prepared or compiled by or for a public body in 26 anticipation of a criminal, civil, or administrative HB1829 - 9 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 10 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 10 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 10 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 proceeding upon the request of an attorney advising the 2 public body, and materials prepared or compiled with 3 respect to internal audits of public bodies. 4 (n) Records relating to a public body's adjudication 5 of employee grievances or disciplinary cases; however, 6 this exemption shall not extend to the final outcome of 7 cases in which discipline is imposed. 8 (o) Administrative or technical information associated 9 with automated data processing operations, including, but 10 not limited to, software, operating protocols, computer 11 program abstracts, file layouts, source listings, object 12 modules, load modules, user guides, documentation 13 pertaining to all logical and physical design of 14 computerized systems, employee manuals, and any other 15 information that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the 16 security of the system or its data or the security of 17 materials exempt under this Section. 18 (p) Records relating to collective negotiating matters 19 between public bodies and their employees or 20 representatives, except that any final contract or 21 agreement shall be subject to inspection and copying. 22 (q) Test questions, scoring keys, and other 23 examination data used to determine the qualifications of 24 an applicant for a license or employment. 25 (r) The records, documents, and information relating 26 to real estate purchase negotiations until those HB1829 - 10 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 11 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 11 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 11 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 negotiations have been completed or otherwise terminated. 2 With regard to a parcel involved in a pending or actually 3 and reasonably contemplated eminent domain proceeding 4 under the Eminent Domain Act, records, documents, and 5 information relating to that parcel shall be exempt except 6 as may be allowed under discovery rules adopted by the 7 Illinois Supreme Court. The records, documents, and 8 information relating to a real estate sale shall be exempt 9 until a sale is consummated. 10 (s) Any and all proprietary information and records 11 related to the operation of an intergovernmental risk 12 management association or self-insurance pool or jointly 13 self-administered health and accident cooperative or pool. 14 Insurance or self-insurance (including any 15 intergovernmental risk management association or 16 self-insurance pool) claims, loss or risk management 17 information, records, data, advice, or communications. 18 (t) Information contained in or related to 19 examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, 20 on behalf of, or for the use of a public body responsible 21 for the regulation or supervision of financial 22 institutions, insurance companies, or pharmacy benefit 23 managers, unless disclosure is otherwise required by State 24 law. 25 (u) Information that would disclose or might lead to 26 the disclosure of secret or confidential information, HB1829 - 11 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 12 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 12 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 12 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 codes, algorithms, programs, or private keys intended to 2 be used to create electronic signatures under the Uniform 3 Electronic Transactions Act. 4 (v) Vulnerability assessments, security measures, and 5 response policies or plans that are designed to identify, 6 prevent, or respond to potential attacks upon a 7 community's population or systems, facilities, or 8 installations, but only to the extent that disclosure 9 could reasonably be expected to expose the vulnerability 10 or jeopardize the effectiveness of the measures, policies, 11 or plans, or the safety of the personnel who implement 12 them or the public. Information exempt under this item may 13 include such things as details pertaining to the 14 mobilization or deployment of personnel or equipment, to 15 the operation of communication systems or protocols, to 16 cybersecurity vulnerabilities, or to tactical operations. 17 (w) (Blank). 18 (x) Maps and other records regarding the location or 19 security of generation, transmission, distribution, 20 storage, gathering, treatment, or switching facilities 21 owned by a utility, by a power generator, or by the 22 Illinois Power Agency. 23 (y) Information contained in or related to proposals, 24 bids, or negotiations related to electric power 25 procurement under Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power 26 Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities HB1829 - 12 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 13 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 13 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 13 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 Act that is determined to be confidential and proprietary 2 by the Illinois Power Agency or by the Illinois Commerce 3 Commission. 4 (z) Information about students exempted from 5 disclosure under Section 10-20.38 or 34-18.29 of the 6 School Code, and information about undergraduate students 7 enrolled at an institution of higher education exempted 8 from disclosure under Section 25 of the Illinois Credit 9 Card Marketing Act of 2009. 10 (aa) Information the disclosure of which is exempted 11 under the Viatical Settlements Act of 2009. 12 (bb) Records and information provided to a mortality 13 review team and records maintained by a mortality review 14 team appointed under the Department of Juvenile Justice 15 Mortality Review Team Act. 16 (cc) Information regarding interments, entombments, or 17 inurnments of human remains that are submitted to the 18 Cemetery Oversight Database under the Cemetery Care Act or 19 the Cemetery Oversight Act, whichever is applicable. 20 (dd) Correspondence and records (i) that may not be 21 disclosed under Section 11-9 of the Illinois Public Aid 22 Code or (ii) that pertain to appeals under Section 11-8 of 23 the Illinois Public Aid Code. 24 (ee) The names, addresses, or other personal 25 information of persons who are minors and are also 26 participants and registrants in programs of park HB1829 - 13 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 14 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 14 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 14 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 districts, forest preserve districts, conservation 2 districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation 3 associations. 4 (ff) The names, addresses, or other personal 5 information of participants and registrants in programs of 6 park districts, forest preserve districts, conservation 7 districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation 8 associations where such programs are targeted primarily to 9 minors. 10 (gg) Confidential information described in Section 11 1-100 of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of 12 2012. 13 (hh) The report submitted to the State Board of 14 Education by the School Security and Standards Task Force 15 under item (8) of subsection (d) of Section 2-3.160 of the 16 School Code and any information contained in that report. 17 (ii) Records requested by persons committed to or 18 detained by the Department of Human Services under the 19 Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act or committed to 20 the Department of Corrections under the Sexually Dangerous 21 Persons Act if those materials: (i) are available in the 22 library of the facility where the individual is confined; 23 (ii) include records from staff members' personnel files, 24 staff rosters, or other staffing assignment information; 25 or (iii) are available through an administrative request 26 to the Department of Human Services or the Department of HB1829 - 14 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 15 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 15 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 15 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 Corrections. 2 (jj) Confidential information described in Section 3 5-535 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. 4 (kk) The public body's credit card numbers, debit card 5 numbers, bank account numbers, Federal Employer 6 Identification Number, security code numbers, passwords, 7 and similar account information, the disclosure of which 8 could result in identity theft or impression or defrauding 9 of a governmental entity or a person. 10 (ll) Records concerning the work of the threat 11 assessment team of a school district, including, but not 12 limited to, any threat assessment procedure under the 13 School Safety Drill Act and any information contained in 14 the procedure. 15 (mm) Information prohibited from being disclosed under 16 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 15 of the Student 17 Confidential Reporting Act. 18 (nn) Proprietary information submitted to the 19 Environmental Protection Agency under the Drug Take-Back 20 Act. 21 (oo) Records described in subsection (f) of Section 22 3-5-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections. 23 (pp) Any and all information regarding burials, 24 interments, or entombments of human remains as required to 25 be reported to the Department of Natural Resources 26 pursuant either to the Archaeological and Paleontological HB1829 - 15 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 16 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 16 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 16 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 Resources Protection Act or the Human Remains Protection 2 Act. 3 (qq) Reports described in subsection (e) of Section 4 16-15 of the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Act. 5 (rr) Information obtained by a certified local health 6 department under the Access to Public Health Data Act. 7 (ss) For a request directed to a public body that is 8 also a HIPAA-covered entity, all information that is 9 protected health information, including demographic 10 information, that may be contained within or extracted 11 from any record held by the public body in compliance with 12 State and federal medical privacy laws and regulations, 13 including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance 14 Portability and Accountability Act and its regulations, 45 15 CFR Parts 160 and 164. As used in this paragraph, 16 "HIPAA-covered entity" has the meaning given to the term 17 "covered entity" in 45 CFR 160.103 and "protected health 18 information" has the meaning given to that term in 45 CFR 19 160.103. 20 (tt) Proposals or bids submitted by engineering 21 consultants in response to requests for proposal or other 22 competitive bidding requests by the Department of 23 Transportation or the Illinois Toll Highway Authority. 24 (uu) Financial records and data related to real estate 25 income, expenses, and occupancy submitted by or on behalf 26 of a property owner to a chief county assessment officer, HB1829 - 16 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 17 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 17 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 17 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 except if submitted as part of an assessment appeal. 2 However, nothing in this paragraph (uu) prohibits a chief 3 county assessment officer from disclosing compiled and 4 anonymized data, and nothing in this paragraph (uu) shall 5 be construed to permit the chief county assessment officer 6 to withhold from public disclosure methodologies and 7 compiled and anonymized data used by any assessing 8 official in the valuation of property for assessment 9 purposes. 10 (1.5) Any information exempt from disclosure under the 11 Judicial Privacy Act shall be redacted from public records 12 prior to disclosure under this Act. 13 (2) A public record that is not in the possession of a 14 public body but is in the possession of a party with whom the 15 agency has contracted to perform a governmental function on 16 behalf of the public body, and that directly relates to the 17 governmental function and is not otherwise exempt under this 18 Act, shall be considered a public record of the public body, 19 for purposes of this Act. 20 (3) This Section does not authorize withholding of 21 information or limit the availability of records to the 22 public, except as stated in this Section or otherwise provided 23 in this Act. 24 (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 25 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-752, eff. 5-6-22; 102-753, eff. 26 1-1-23; 102-776, eff. 1-1-23; 102-791, eff. 5-13-22; 102-982, HB1829 - 17 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 18 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 18 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 18 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 eff. 7-1-23; 102-1055, eff. 6-10-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 2 103-423, eff. 1-1-24; 103-446, eff. 8-4-23; 103-462, eff. 3 8-4-23; 103-540, eff. 1-1-24; 103-554, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, 4 eff. 7-1-24; 103-865, eff. 1-1-25.) 5 Section 10. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding 6 Division 6 to Article 9 as follows: 7 (35 ILCS 200/Art. 9 Div. 6 heading new) 8 Division 6. Physical Descriptions of Income-Producing Property 9 (35 ILCS 200/9-280 new) 10 Sec. 9-280. Definitions. As used in this Division: 11 "Income" means revenue generated by the real property and 12 directed to or received by the property owner in the form of 13 rent from unrelated persons or entities and ancillary revenue 14 payable to the owner from unrelated persons or entities and 15 generated exclusively from the operation of the real property. 16 "Income" includes revenue from parking or other amenities 17 provided to or for the benefit of the property's tenants. 18 "Income" does not include revenue generated from personal 19 property, including, but not limited to, revenue from a 20 business enterprise that is operated on the real property or 21 improvements made to the property by a tenant. 22 "Income-producing property" means property that is not 23 owner-occupied property, as defined in this Section, and that HB1829 - 18 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 19 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 19 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 19 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 is owned for the purpose of generating income from the 2 property itself, regardless of whether the property actually 3 generates income in a particular year. "Income-producing 4 property" does not include: 5 (1) property with a market value of $500,000 or less 6 in the most recent assessment year for which an assessment 7 is certified; 8 (2) residential property containing fewer than 7 9 residential units; 10 (3) property assessed under Article 10 of this Code 11 and stadiums that are not qualified property under Section 12 10-215 that have a seating capacity of 20,000 or more and 13 host major professional sporting events; 14 (4) property assessed by the Department under Article 15 11 of this Code; 16 (5) property that is owned or leased by a hospital 17 licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act or operated 18 under the University of Illinois Hospital Act, including 19 any hospital affiliate that directly or indirectly 20 controls, is controlled by, or is under common control 21 with a hospital; and 22 (6) property that is owned or leased by a facility 23 licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act that is an 24 intermediate or skilled facility. 25 "Owner-occupied property" means real property that is used 26 or occupied by its owner or by a related person or entity as HB1829 - 19 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 20 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 20 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 20 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 described in subsection (b) of Section 267 of the Internal 2 Revenue Code. 3 "Physical description" means the land size and information 4 about the construction type, year built, total development 5 size, number of buildings, number of stories in each building, 6 and the capacity of structured parking garages, measured in 7 the number of parking spaces. "Physical description" also 8 includes the following: 9 (1) for residential property of 7 or more units: 10 (A) whether any rented area is below grade; 11 (B) the number of studio, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, 12 3-bedroom, and larger units; 13 (C) whether or not the property offers tenants 14 access to a pool area; 15 (D) whether or not the property offers tenants 16 access to an exercise area; and 17 (E) whether any units in the building are enrolled 18 in any government-administered affordable housing 19 program. 20 (2) for office properties, a description of the net 21 rentable area of the property and a statement indicating 22 whether the owner represents to actual or prospective 23 tenants that the office space can accommodate x-ray or 24 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment or surgical 25 procedures; 26 (3) for retail properties, a description of the net HB1829 - 20 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 21 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 21 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 21 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 rentable area; 2 (4) for industrial properties: 3 (A) the size and location of any office area or 4 areas on the property; 5 (B) the number of loading bay doors; 6 (C) whether the clear ceiling height on the first 7 floor is at least 18 feet but less than 24 feet, at 8 least 24 feet but less than 30 feet, or at least 30 9 feet; 10 (D) whether the property provides refrigerated 11 storage; and 12 (E) if the property is a data center, whether the 13 total electrical capacity in the property is: (i) less 14 than 250 megawatts; (ii) at least 250 megawatts but 15 less than 500 megawatts; (iii) at least 500 megawatts 16 but less than one gigawatt; (iv) at least one gigawatt 17 but less than 5 gigawatts; or (v) 5 or more gigawatts; 18 and 19 (5) for hospitality properties, a statement indicating 20 whether the property has more than 10,000 square feet of 21 conference area and the room count. 22 "Property" has the meaning set forth in Section 1-130 of 23 this Code and includes contiguous parcels or property index 24 numbers that comprise one functional property location. 25 (35 ILCS 200/9-290 new) HB1829 - 21 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 22 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 22 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 22 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 Sec. 9-290. Real property descriptions. 2 (a) This Section applies to all counties in which the 3 county board provides, by ordinance or resolution, that owners 4 of income-producing properties must comply with this Section. 5 Any ordinance or resolution providing that owners of 6 income-producing properties must comply with this Section 7 shall be adopted no later than December 31, 2029. 8 (b) In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the 9 provisions of this Section apply as follows: 10 (1) if the general assessment year for the property is 11 2027, this Section applies from the effective date of the 12 ordinance or resolution adopted by the county board under 13 subsection (a) until December 31, 2029; 14 (2) if the general assessment year for the property is 15 2028, this Section applies from the effective date of the 16 ordinance or resolution adopted by the county board under 17 subsection (a) until December 31, 2030; and 18 (3) if the general assessment year for the property is 19 2029, this Section applies from the effective date of the 20 ordinance or resolution adopted by the county board under 21 subsection (a) until December 31, 2031. 22 In counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the 23 provisions of this Section apply on and after the effective 24 date of the ordinance or resolution adopted by the county 25 board under subsection (a) and until December 31 of the fourth 26 year following the adoption of the ordinance or resolution. HB1829 - 22 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 23 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 23 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 23 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 (c) For the applicable period set forth in subsection (b), 2 owners of income-producing properties in the county shall file 3 physical descriptions of their properties with the chief 4 county assessment officer in the form and manner determined by 5 the chief county assessment officer. Such a filing by the 6 owner is required only after the chief county assessment 7 officer notifies the owner of the property of the request for 8 information. That notice shall include an individualized 9 statement specifying all physical description information that 10 the assessor's office has on record or recorded against the 11 property and shall contain a statement that the owner may 12 confirm the information if no changes are required. A filing 13 by the owner that no changes are required is compliance with 14 the request for information. The notice shall include 15 description records or a link to an Internet resource of 16 description records for that property. 17 (d) A request for information under subsection (c) may be 18 issued with respect to a property only once during one general 19 reassessment cycle for the property. A response to the request 20 for information shall be submitted to the chief county 21 assessment officer within 90 days after the chief county 22 assessment officer mails the notice to the property owner 23 under subsection (c). 24 (e) If, upon receiving a request for information under 25 this Section, the owner of a property fails to submit the 26 required physical description within 90 days after the chief HB1829 - 23 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 24 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 24 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 24 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 county assessment officer mails the notice to the property 2 owner and fails to adequately explain why no submission is 3 required, the owner shall pay a penalty to the chief county 4 assessment officer as determined by the chief county 5 assessment officer of up to 0.025% of the prior year's market 6 value for the property at issue, as indicated by the most 7 recent certified assessed value, but in no case shall the 8 owner be required to pay more than a maximum penalty of $1,000 9 per property. All penalties under this Section shall be 10 deposited into the county's general fund or as otherwise 11 allocated by the county board. The penalty under this Section 12 shall be waived if, upon notice of failure to file and the 13 imposition of the penalty, the owner provides the requested 14 physical descriptions within 30 days after the postmark date 15 of the notice of failure to file and the imposition of the 16 penalty. An owner who responds to a request for information 17 received under this Section with good faith efforts based on 18 reasonable information and belief, or who, upon diligent 19 investigation, is unable to provide specific requested 20 information and provides an answer to this effect, shall be 21 determined to be in substantial compliance with this Section 22 and shall not be subject to a penalty. Responses to requests 23 for information under this Section consistent with documents 24 from the sale or transfer of the property to the current owner 25 or with published advertisements made by the owner to current 26 or prospective tenants, unless the owner has modified those HB1829 - 24 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 25 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 25 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 25 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b 1 particular aspects of the property since the sale, transfer, 2 lease, or lease proffer, shall be deemed to be made in good 3 faith. The owner may explain the reasons for any 4 inconsistencies and be deemed to have responded in good faith, 5 and any inconsistencies related to documents from the sale or 6 transfer of the property prepared by a prior owner shall not be 7 attributable to the current owner. The chief county assessment 8 officer shall review all submissions and determine whether the 9 owner provided sufficient evidence that the owner was not 10 required to report a property description or that the 11 submission complies based on available documentation. 12 (f) If a party is dissatisfied with a decision of the chief 13 county assessment officer, the party may request review of 14 that decision. Upon such a request, at least 30 days' notice 15 shall be provided to the party of a hearing to be conducted by 16 a hearing officer designated by the chief county assessment 17 officer. If a party is dissatisfied with a hearing officer's 18 decision, the party may appeal that decision to the circuit 19 court of the county in which the property is located as a final 20 administrative decision under the Administrative Review Law. 21 If a party is unsuccessful at hearing, the penalty imposed 22 under this Section shall bear interest at 0.05% per month 23 thereafter, beginning 21 days after the date of the decision 24 or 21 days after the date of the issuance of a final decision 25 on administrative review, as applicable. 26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon HB1829 - 25 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829- 26 -LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 26 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 26 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b HB1829 - 26 - LRB104 03521 HLH 13544 b