Bills › 89th General Assembly
Modifying the additional township annual property tax levy rate and including applicability provisions
Topics:Cities & countiesPublic safety & emergenciesTaxesProperty taxes
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 31, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeApril 6, 2021
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Township trustees currently have a limit on how much extra tax they can collect to pay for fire and emergency medical services. This bill would allow them to increase that extra tax limit to match their original tax rate. This change applies to trustees and the people living in townships that need these services.1
Read the official explanation
5 cents per $1,000 of assessed value of the taxable property in the township, excluding property within a benefited fire district or within the corporate limits of a city, for the purpose of providing fire protection service and emergency medical service for the township.25 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.5 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.385, assumed the exercise of the powers and duties of township trustees relating to fire protection service and emergency medical service for any township located in the unincorporated area of the county. The bill applies to fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2022.
Senate subcommittee
Named April 6, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
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