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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1794   </title>
<shortdesc>PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE EXEMPT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Harry Osterman-Sidney H. Mathias and Greg Harris</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 200/15-172</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption, provides that, for taxable year 2007 and thereafter, the amount of the exemption is the equalized assessed value of the residence in the taxable year for which application is made minus the base amount (now, the amount of the exemption is based upon the applicant's household income). Increases the income limitation, in taxable year 2007 and thereafter, from $50,000 to $55,000. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Osterman</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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