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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4289   </title>
<shortdesc>PROP TX-TIMBERLAND VALUATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Ron Stephens, Harry R. Ramey, Jr., David Reis, Bill Mitchell, Mike Boland and David R. Leitch</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 200/10-148 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2005 assessment year, qualified timberland shall be assessed at 33 1/3% of the lesser of: (i) its value for forestry-production purposes; or (ii) $500 per acre. Defines "qualified timberland" as any parcel of unimproved real property that is timberland and that: (1) does not qualify as cropland, permanent pasture, other farmland, or wasteland; and (2) is not managed under a forestry management plan so as to be considered as "other farmland". Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/20/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens</action>
<statusdate>1/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/18/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>1/18/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis</action>
<statusdate>1/18/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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