PROP TX-POLICE AND FIRE House SponsorsRep. Frances Ann Hurley 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die 35 ILCS 200/15-178 new30 ILCS 805/8.40 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates a homestead exemption for property that is owned and occupied by a qualified police officer or firefighter as his or her principal residence. Provides that the exemption shall be in the amount of $5,000. Provides that the term "qualified police officer or firefighter" means a sworn full-time employee of a municipality, county, or fire protection district who performs law enforcement, firefighting, or paramedic duties as part of his or her employment and who resides within the municipality, county, or fire protection district where he or she is employed. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. 2/11/2016HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley 2/11/2016HouseFirst Reading 2/11/2016HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die