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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3279   </title>
<shortdesc>PROP TX-DISABLED VET-ABATEMENT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Ron Stephens-Ed Sullivan, Jr. and Pam Roth</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 200/18-179 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the county board may direct the county clerk to abate a percentage of the property taxes levied on each parcel of property that is owned and used exclusively as a home by a disabled veteran awarded the Purple Heart, or the spouse or unmarried surviving spouse of the veteran. Provides that the percentage of taxes to be abated is equal to the percentage of disability of the veteran. Provides that the amendatory Act shall be known as the Purple Heart Fair Share Law within the Property Tax Code. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/24/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue &amp; Finance Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue &amp; Finance Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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