Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2543 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/Art. 18 Div. 5.2 heading new35 ILCS 200/18-249.6 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides for a non-binding, advisory referendum on the question of whether a taxing district should reduce its aggregate extension by up to 10% from its aggregate extension for the previous taxable year. Provides that the referendum shall be initiated by a petition signed by a number of registered voters of the taxing district that is equal to or greater than 1% but less than 5% of the total number of votes cast in the taxing district in the preceding general election. Provides for a binding referendum on the question of whether a taxing district shall reduce its aggregate extension by up to 10% from its aggregate extension for the previous taxable year. Provides that the referendum shall be initiated by a petition signed by a number of registered voters of a taxing district that is equal to or greater than 5% of the total number of votes cast in the taxing district in the preceding general election. Preempts the power of home rule units to tax. Effective immediately. LRB104 08609 HLH 18661 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2543 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/Art. 18 Div. 5.2 heading new35 ILCS 200/18-249.6 new 35 ILCS 200/Art. 18 Div. 5.2 heading new 35 ILCS 200/18-249.6 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides for a non-binding, advisory referendum on the question of whether a taxing district should reduce its aggregate extension by up to 10% from its aggregate extension for the previous taxable year. Provides that the referendum shall be initiated by a petition signed by a number of registered voters of the taxing district that is equal to or greater than 1% but less than 5% of the total number of votes cast in the taxing district in the preceding general election. Provides for a binding referendum on the question of whether a taxing district shall reduce its aggregate extension by up to 10% from its aggregate extension for the previous taxable year. Provides that the referendum shall be initiated by a petition signed by a number of registered voters of a taxing district that is equal to or greater than 5% of the total number of votes cast in the taxing district in the preceding general election. Preempts the power of home rule units to tax. Effective immediately. LRB104 08609 HLH 18661 b LRB104 08609 HLH 18661 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2543 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	35 ILCS 200/Art. 18 Div. 5.2 heading new35 ILCS 200/18-249.6 new 35 ILCS 200/Art. 18 Div. 5.2 heading new 35 ILCS 200/18-249.6 new
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5	5	35 ILCS 200/18-249.6 new
6	6	Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides for a non-binding, advisory referendum on the question of whether a taxing district should reduce its aggregate extension by up to 10% from its aggregate extension for the previous taxable year. Provides that the referendum shall be initiated by a petition signed by a number of registered voters of the taxing district that is equal to or greater than 1% but less than 5% of the total number of votes cast in the taxing district in the preceding general election. Provides for a binding referendum on the question of whether a taxing district shall reduce its aggregate extension by up to 10% from its aggregate extension for the previous taxable year. Provides that the referendum shall be initiated by a petition signed by a number of registered voters of a taxing district that is equal to or greater than 5% of the total number of votes cast in the taxing district in the preceding general election. Preempts the power of home rule units to tax. Effective immediately.
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning revenue.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
16	16	5 Division 5.2 to Article 18 as follows:
17	17	6 (35 ILCS 200/Art. 18 Div. 5.2 heading new)
18	18	7 Division 5.2. Taxpayer Empowerment Law
19	19	8 (35 ILCS 200/18-249.6 new)
20	20	9 Sec. 18-249.6. Referenda to decrease the taxing district's
21	21	10 aggregate extension.
22	22	11 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon
23	23	12 submission of a petition signed by a number of registered
24	24	13 voters of a taxing district that is equal to or greater than 1%
25	25	14 but less than 5% of the total number of votes cast in the
26	26	15 taxing district in the preceding general election, a
27	27	16 non-binding, advisory referendum on the question of whether
28	28	17 the taxing district should reduce its aggregate extension by
29	29	18 up to 10% from its aggregate extension for the previous
30	30	19 taxable year shall be submitted to the voters of the taxing
31	31	20 district at the next regularly scheduled general or
32	32	21 consolidated election in accordance with the Election Code;
33	33	22 however, in no event shall a question under this Section be
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37	37	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2543 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
38	38	35 ILCS 200/Art. 18 Div. 5.2 heading new35 ILCS 200/18-249.6 new 35 ILCS 200/Art. 18 Div. 5.2 heading new 35 ILCS 200/18-249.6 new
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40	40	35 ILCS 200/18-249.6 new
41	41	Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides for a non-binding, advisory referendum on the question of whether a taxing district should reduce its aggregate extension by up to 10% from its aggregate extension for the previous taxable year. Provides that the referendum shall be initiated by a petition signed by a number of registered voters of the taxing district that is equal to or greater than 1% but less than 5% of the total number of votes cast in the taxing district in the preceding general election. Provides for a binding referendum on the question of whether a taxing district shall reduce its aggregate extension by up to 10% from its aggregate extension for the previous taxable year. Provides that the referendum shall be initiated by a petition signed by a number of registered voters of a taxing district that is equal to or greater than 5% of the total number of votes cast in the taxing district in the preceding general election. Preempts the power of home rule units to tax. Effective immediately.
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70	70	1 submitted at a primary election.
71	71	2 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon
72	72	3 submission of a petition signed by a number of registered
73	73	4 voters of a taxing district that is equal to or greater than 5%
74	74	5 of the total number of votes cast in the taxing district in the
75	75	6 preceding general election, a binding referendum on the
76	76	7 question of whether the taxing district shall reduce its
77	77	8 aggregate extension by up to 10% from its aggregate extension
78	78	9 for the previous taxable year shall be submitted to the voters
79	79	10 of the taxing district at the next regularly scheduled general
80	80	11 or consolidated election in accordance with the Election Code;
81	81	12 however, in no event shall a question under this Section be
82	82	13 submitted at a primary election.
83	83	14 (c) Petitions under subsection (a) or (b) may be
84	84	15 circulated no earlier than 12 months prior to the date the
85	85	16 petition is filed under this subsection. A petition under
86	86	17 subsection (a) or (b) shall be filed with the applicable
87	87	18 election authority, as defined in Section 1-3 of the Election
88	88	19 Code, or, in the case of multiple election authorities, with
89	89	20 the State Board of Elections, in the time and manner specified
90	90	21 in Article 28 of the Election Code. The validity of petitions
91	91	22 under subsections (a) or (b) shall be determined as provided
92	92	23 by Article 28 of the Election Code. The election authority or
93	93	24 Board, as applicable, shall certify the question and the
94	94	25 proper election authority or authorities shall submit the
95	95	26 question to the voters. Except as otherwise provided in this
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106	106	1 Section, this referendum shall be subject to all other general
107	107	2 election law requirements.
108	108	3 (d) The proposition seeking to reduce the taxing
109	109	4 district's aggregate extension shall be in substantially the
110	110	5 following form:
111	111	6 "Should the aggregate extension for (taxing district)
112	112	7 be reduced from (previous levy year's extension) to
113	113	8 (proposed extension, which may be up to 10% less than the
114	114	9 previous levy year's extension) for (levy year)?"
115	115	10 Votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
116	116	11 If the referendum is a binding referendum as provided in
117	117	12 subsection (b), and a majority of all votes cast on the
118	118	13 proposition are in favor of the proposition, then, for the
119	119	14 levy year immediately after the levy year in which the
120	120	15 election is held, the taxing district's aggregate extension
121	121	16 shall be reduced as provided in the referendum.
122	122	17 (e) As used in this Section:
123	123	18 "Aggregate extension" means the annual corporate extension
124	124	19 for the taxing district and those special purpose extensions
125	125	20 that are made annually for the taxing district.
126	126	21 "Taxing district" has the same meaning provided in Section
127	127	22 1-150.
128	128	23 (f) This Section is a limitation on the power of home rule
129	129	24 units to tax under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII
130	130	25 of the Illinois Constitution.
131	131	26 (g) If there is a conflict between a provision of this
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142	142	1 Section and another law of this State, including, but not
143	143	2 limited to, the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law and the
144	144	3 Election Code, this Section controls.
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