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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 477    </title>
<shortdesc>PROP TX-SENIOR HOMESTEAD</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Matt Murphy-Chris Lauzen, Dan Rutherford and William E. Peterson</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 200/15-170</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Property Tax Code. In a Section concerning the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, provides that in all counties (now, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants), the county board may by resolution provide that if a person has been granted a homestead exemption under this Section, the person qualifying need not reapply for the exemption.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Matt Murphy</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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