Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB5542: PARKS-ASSESSMENT WAIVER
Status: Signed into law, July 31, 2026
Amends the Park District Code. Provides that, prior to the submission of a petition to separate territory from a park district, the governing board of the park district may, at its discretion, adopt, by ordinance, a determination to waive the full payment of any unpaid park district assessments outstanding at the time the petition is submitted. Specifies that, if this waiver is adopted by park district ordinance, the county clerk or county clerks shall certify the petition for disconnection of the property identified in the petition without requiring the payment of any assessments that have been waived.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5542Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Brad StephensSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 1205/3-6from Ch. 105, par. 3-6 70 ILCS 1205/3-6 from Ch. 105, par. 3-6 ILCS 1205/3-6 from Ch. 105, par. 3-6 Amends the Park District Code. Provides that, prior to the submissionof a petition to separate territory from a park district, the governingboard of the park district may, at its discretion, adopt, by ordinance, adetermination to waive the full payment of any unpaid park districtassessments outstanding at the time the petition is submitted…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5542Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Brad StephensSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 1205/3-6from Ch. 105, par. 3-6 70 ILCS 1205/3-6 from Ch. 105, par. 3-6 ILCS 1205/3-6 from Ch. 105, par. 3-6 Amends the Park District Code. Provides that, prior to the submissionof a petition to separate territory from a park district, the governingboard of the park district may, at its discretion, adopt, by ordinance, adetermination to waive the full payment of any unpaid park districtassessments outstanding at the time the petition is submitted. Specifiesthat, if this waiver is adopted by park district ordinance, the countyclerk or county clerks shall certify the petition for disconnection of theproperty identified in the petition without requiring the payment of anyassessments that have been waived. LRB104 18693 WRO 32136 b LRB104 18693 WRO 32136 b LRB104 18693 WRO 32136 b A BILL FOR HB5542LRB104 18693 WRO 32136 b HB5542 LRB104 18693 WRO 32136 b HB5542 LRB104 18693 WRO 32136 b AN ACT concerning local government. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Park District Code is amended by changing Section 3-6 as follows: (70 ILCS 1205/3-6)(from Ch. 105, par. 3-6) Sec. 3-6.[ ] [ADDED: waiver of assessment payment.] [ADDED: (a)]Any[ADDED: park district]territory[ADDED: that][DELETED: , within …