PROP TX-VARIOUS Senate SponsorsSen. Steve Stadelman House Sponsors(Rep. Maurice A. West, II) 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die 35 ILCS 200/18-16535 ILCS 200/21-9035 ILCS 200/21-35035 ILCS 200/22-35Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a taxing district may abate taxes on residential property that qualifies for an abatement under any program adopted by the governing authority of the taxing district for the purpose of revitalizing or stabilizing neighborhoods. Provides that, if a county purchases delinquent property, the county may take steps to maintain the property, including, but not limited to, the mowing of grass or removal of nuisance greenery, the removal of garbage, waste, debris, or other materials, or the demolition, repair, or remediation of unsafe structures. In a Section concerning sales in error granted because a county, city, village or incorporated town has an interest in the property because of advancements made from public funds, provides that no petition for a sale in error may be brought unless the party seeking the sale in error has submitted a request in writing to the county, city, village, or town to waive the amounts owed, and that request has been (i) denied or (ii) not acted upon for a period of at least 90 days from the date on which the request was made. Provides that the redemption period for property that has been declared abandoned or blighted is 6 months (currently, 2 years) from: (1) the date of sale, if the holder of the certificate of purchase is a unit of local government; or (2) the date the property was declared abandoned or blighted, if the holder of the certificate of purchase is not a unit of local government.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Removes references to blighted property from provisions of the introduced bill concerning the period of redemption. Provides that, if the property is abandoned and the holder of the certificate of purchase is a unit of local government, then the court may order that the property may be redeemed at any time on or before the expiration of 6 months from the date of sale (currently, 2 years).Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to:35 ILCS 200/21-350Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: (1) removes provisions concerning the redemption period for abandoned or blighted property; (2) in provisions concerning the purchase of delinquent property by the county, provides that the county may take steps to maintain the property, mow the grass or remove nuisance greenery, remove garbage, waste, debris, or other materials, or demolish, repair, or remediate unsafe structures (in the introduced bill, those activities were listed as components of "maintaining the property"); and (3) in provisions concerning sales in error, removes provisions providing that the request to waive amounts owed to a county, city, village, or town must be denied or not acted upon for a period of 90 days, and provides that court may not grant a sale in error for the property if the liens owed to a county, city, village, or town have been released within 60 days of the purchaser's request. 2/15/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman 2/15/2019SenateFirst Reading 2/15/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 3/5/2019SenateAssigned to Judiciary 3/12/2019SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 3/12/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019 3/15/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman 3/15/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/19/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 3/20/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000 4/5/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman 4/5/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/9/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 4/9/2019SenateSecond Reading 4/9/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Stadelman 4/9/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2019 4/9/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000 4/10/2019SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/10/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Stadelman 4/10/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/10/2019SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 4/11/2019HouseArrived in House 4/11/2019HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II 4/11/2019HouseFirst Reading 4/11/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/30/2019HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 5/10/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die