TWP CD-DISCONNECT-OFFCR-TAXES Senate SponsorsSen. William R. Haine and Martin A. Sandoval House Sponsors(Rep. Daniel V. Beiser) 8/10/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0529 10 ILCS 5/25-2from Ch. 46, par. 25-260 ILCS 1/15-17 new60 ILCS 1/15-30Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township officer of a township from which territory is disconnected shall continue in office until the end of his or her term and until a successor is elected or appointed and qualified, regardless of whether the officer resides in the township or the territory disconnected from the township. Provides that whenever territory is disconnected from a township and connected to a coterminous township on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the coterminous city shall provide to the township from which the territory was disconnected, for a period of 10 years, no later than 60 days after the first due date for real estate taxes in that county for that tax year, an amount equal to at least 50% of the real estate tax that was collected on the property in the tax year immediately preceding the disconnection and shall provide the remaining 50% on or before December 31. Amends the Election Code. Provides that the office of a township officer whose township boundaries are changed when territory is disconnected from a township and connected to a coterminous township is not vacant upon disconnection. Effective immediately. 2/16/2005SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 2/16/2005SenateFirst Reading 2/16/2005SenateReferred to Rules 2/17/2005SenateAssigned to Local Government 2/24/2005SenateDo Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 2/24/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2005 3/1/2005SenateSecond Reading 3/1/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2005 4/7/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 4/7/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 4/7/2005HouseArrived in House 4/7/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/4/2005HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser 5/4/2005HouseFirst Reading 5/4/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/5/2005HouseAssigned to Local Government Committee 5/11/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 010-000-000 5/12/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/19/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 5/19/2005SenatePassed Both Houses 6/17/2005SenateSent to the Governor 8/10/2005SenateGovernor Approved 8/10/2005SenateEffective Date August 10, 2005 8/10/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0529