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SB2163 • 2026
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Re-assigned to Revenue
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Assigned to Revenue
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
PROP TX-ASSESSORS
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Full Text of SB2163 Home Legislation Full Text SB2163 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2163 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/2-5 35 ILCS 200/2-10 Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, on and after the publication of population data from the 2030 federal decennial census, provisions concerning multi-township assessors apply to qualified townships with less than 3,000 inhabitants (currently 1,000 inhabitants). Effective immediately. LRB104 05626 HLH 15656 b A BILL FOR SB2163 LRB104 05626 HLH 15656 b 1 AN ACT concerning revenue. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing 5 Sections 2-5 and 2-10 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 200/2-5) 7 Sec. 2-5. Multi-township assessors. 8 (a) Qualified townships Townships with less than 1,000 9 inhabitants shall not elect assessors for each township but 10 shall elect multi-township assessors. 11 (1) If 2 or more qualified townships with less than 12 1,000 inhabitants are contiguous, one multi-township 13 assessor shall be elected to assess the property in as 14 many of the townships as are contiguous and whose combined 15 population equals or exceeds the maximum population amount 16 is 1,000 or more inhabitants . 17 (2) If any qualified township of less than 1,000 18 inhabitants is not contiguous to another qualified 19 township of less than 1,000 inhabitants , one 20 multi-township assessor shall be elected to assess the 21 property of that township and any other township to which 22 it is contiguous. 23 (b) If a qualified township is not subject to this Section SB2163 - 2 - LRB104 05626 HLH 15656 b 1 before the publication of population data from the 2030 2 federal decennial census, but becomes subject to this Section 3 as a result of its population as reflected in 2030 federal 4 decennial census, then the provisions of this Section shall 5 apply to that qualified township beginning with the first 6 general election to occur on or after the publication of 7 population data from the 2030 federal decennial census. 8 (c) As used in this Section: 9 "Maximum population amount" means: 10 (1) before the publication of population data from the 11 2030 federal decennial census, 1,000 inhabitants; and 12 (2) on and after the publication of population data 13 from the 2030 federal decennial census, 3,000 inhabitants. 14 "Qualified township" means a township with a population 15 that does not exceed the maximum population amount. 16 (Source: P.A. 87-818; 88-455.) 17 (35 ILCS 200/2-10) 18 Sec. 2-10. Mandatory establishment of multi-township 19 assessment districts. Before August 1, 2002 and every 10 20 years thereafter, the supervisor of assessments shall prepare 21 maps, by county, of the townships, indicating the number of 22 inhabitants and the equalized assessed valuation of each 23 township for the preceding year, within the counties under 24 township organization, and shall distribute a copy of that map 25 to the county board and to each township supervisor, board of SB2163 - 3 - LRB104 05626 HLH 15656 b 1 trustees, sitting township or multi-township assessor, and to 2 the Department. The map shall contain suggested multi-township 3 assessment districts for purposes of assessment. Upon receipt 4 of the maps, the boards of trustees shall determine 5 separately, by majority vote, if the suggested multi-township 6 districts are acceptable. 7 The township boards of trustees may meet as a body to 8 discuss the suggested districts of which they would be a part. 9 Upon request of the township supervisor of any township, the 10 township supervisor of the township containing the most 11 population shall call the meeting, designating the time and 12 place, and shall act as temporary chairperson of the meeting 13 until a permanent chairperson is chosen from among the 14 township officials included in the call to the meeting. The 15 township assessors and supervisor of assessments may 16 participate in the meeting. Notice of the meeting shall be 17 given in the same manner as notice is required for township 18 meetings in the Township Code. The meeting shall be open to the 19 public and may be recessed from time to time. 20 If a multi-township assessment district is not acceptable 21 to any board of trustees, they shall so determine and further 22 determine an alternative multi-township assessment district. 23 The suggested or alternative multi-township assessment 24 district shall contain at least 2 qualified townships , as 25 defined in Section 2-5, and 1,000 or more inhabitants, shall 26 contain no less than the total area of any one township, shall SB2163 - 4 - LRB104 05626 HLH 15656 b 1 be contiguous to at least one other township in the 2 multi-township assessment district, and shall be located 3 within one county. For purposes of this Section only, 4 townships are contiguous if they share a common boundary line 5 or meet at any point. This amendatory Act of 1996 is not a new 6 enactment, but is declarative of existing law. 7 Before September 15, 2002 and every 10 years thereafter, 8 the respective boards of town trustees shall notify the 9 supervisor of assessments and the Department whether they have 10 accepted the suggested multi-township assessment district or 11 whether they have adopted an alternative district, and, in the 12 latter case, they shall include in the notification a 13 description or map, by township, of the alternative district. 14 Before October 1, 2002 and every 10 years thereafter, the 15 supervisor of assessments shall determine whether any 16 suggested or alternative multi-township assessment district 17 meets the conditions of this Section and Section 2-5. If any 18 township board of trustees fails to so notify the supervisor 19 of assessments and the Department as provided in this Section, 20 the township shall be part of the original suggested 21 multi-township assessment district. In any dispute between 2 22 or more townships as to inclusion or exclusion of a township in 23 any one multi-township assessment district, the county board 24 shall hold a public hearing in the county seat and, as soon as 25 practicable thereafter, make a final determination as to the 26 composition of the district. It shall notify the Department of SB2163 - 5 - LRB104 05626 HLH 15656 b 1 the final determination before November 15, 2002 and every 10 2 years thereafter. The Department shall promulgate the 3 multi-township assessment districts, file the same with the 4 Secretary of State as provided in the Illinois Administrative 5 Procedure Act and so notify the township supervisors, boards 6 of trustees and county clerks of the townships and counties 7 subject to this Section and Section 2-5. If the Department's 8 promulgation removes a township from a prior multi-township 9 assessment district, that township shall, within 30 days after 10 the effective date of the removal, receive a distribution of a 11 portion of the assets of the prior multi-township assessment 12 district according to the ratio of the total equalized 13 assessed valuation of all the taxable property in the township 14 to the total equalized assessed valuation of all the taxable 15 property in the prior multi-township assessment district. If a 16 township is removed from one multi-township assessment 17 district and made a part of another multi-township assessment 18 district, the district from which the township is removed 19 shall, within 30 days after the effective date of the removal, 20 cause the township's distribution under this paragraph to be 21 paid directly to the district of which the township is made a 22 part. A township receiving such a distribution (or a 23 multi-township assessment district receiving such a 24 distribution on behalf of a township that is made a part of 25 that district) shall use the proceeds from the distribution 26 only in connection with assessing real estate in the township SB2163 - 6 - LRB104 05626 HLH 15656 b 1 for tax purposes. 2 (Source: P.A. 88-455; incorporates 88-221; 88-670, eff. 3 12-2-94; 89-502, eff. 6-28-96; 89-695, eff. 12-31-96.) 4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 5 becoming law. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. 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