PROP TX-SURVIVING SPOUSE House SponsorsRep. David A. Welter 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die 35 ILCS 200/15-169 Amends the Property Tax Code. With respect to the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities, makes changes to the definition of "surviving spouse" to include the surviving spouse of a veteran who did not obtain an exemption before death, but who applied for a service-connected disability certification from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Defense no earlier than January 1, 2007 and would have qualified for the exemption under this Section in the current taxable year if he or she had survived. Effective immediately. 2/19/2021HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. David A. Welter 2/19/2021HouseFirst Reading 2/19/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/16/2021HouseAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee 3/27/2021HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die