REVENUE-VACANCY FRAUD Senate SponsorsSen. Laura M. Murphy 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die New ActCreates the Vacancy Fraud Act. Provides that the board of review in a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants has the power to review complaints of vacancy fraud related to property in that county. Provides that a property owner, or the agent of a property owner, commits vacancy fraud when he or she knowingly makes one or more false statements or representations to a chief county assessment officer, the board of review, or any other trier of fact, for the purpose of obtaining an enhanced vacancy reduction. Provides that an enhanced vacancy reduction means an enhanced abatement of taxes or a reduction in property taxes by a chief county assessment officer, the board of review, or a taxing district, based on full or partial vacancy of the property, under an ordinance of the county or taxing district, a resolution of the county or taxing district, or a policy of the county or taxing district. Effective immediately. 2/9/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy 2/9/2023SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 2/21/2023SenateAssigned to Judiciary 3/8/2023SenateTo Subcommittee on Property 3/10/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023 3/23/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023 3/31/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die