PROP TX-FALLEN OFFICER ABATE Senate SponsorsSen. Kwame Raoul House Sponsors(Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe) 1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die 35 ILCS 200/18-178 newAmends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a home rule municipality with 1,000,000 or more inhabitants, by ordinance, may order the county clerk to abate any percentage of the taxes levied by the municipality and any other taxing district on each parcel of certain qualified residential property within the corporate limits of the municipality that is owned by the surviving spouse of a fallen police officer or rescue worker. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Deletes the provision that the abatement applies only in municipalities with 1,000,000 or more inhabitants. Provides that the abatement applies to property that was acquired after the surviving spouse qualified for an abatement for a former qualified property only if that qualified property was located in the same municipality, and deletes a provision that, in such a case, the abatement applies only to the extent of the previous abatement. Provides that the term "fallen police officer or rescue worker" does not include any individual (now, to rescue workers) whose death was the result of that individual's own willful misconduct or abuse of alcohol or drugs. Provides that the municipality (instead of the county clerk) must notify affected taxing districts of the abatement. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. 2/9/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul 2/9/2007SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2007SenateReferred to Rules 2/21/2007SenateAssigned to Revenue 3/2/2007SenatePostponed - Revenue 3/8/2007SenatePostponed - Revenue 3/15/2007SenateDo Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 3/15/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007 3/22/2007SenateSecond Reading 3/22/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007 3/23/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul 3/23/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/27/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue 3/28/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 009-000-000 3/30/2007SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 4/20/2007SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/20/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Raoul 4/20/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/20/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 053-002-001 4/23/2007HouseArrived in House 4/23/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/23/2007HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe 4/24/2007HouseFirst Reading 4/24/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/30/2007HouseAssigned to Revenue Committee 5/18/2007HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007 5/25/2007HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007 5/31/2007HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die