Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 3948 — LOCAL GOV-HOME RULE TAXES

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 96th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Amends the Home Rule County Retailers' Occupation Tax Law of the Counties Code and the Home Rule County Service Occupation Tax Law of the Counties Code. Provides that the maximum tax rate that is permitted under those Laws is 0.75%, unless a higher rate is authorized by referendum. Amends the Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act of the Illinois Municipal Code and the Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the maximum tax rate that is permitted in the City of Chicago under those Tax Acts is 1.25%, unless a higher rate is authorized by referendum. Preempts home rule powers. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill limits the maximum allowable tax rate under the Home Rule County Retailers' Occupation Tax and Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax to 0.75%, with a higher rate allowed only by referendum, while the City of Chicago may impose up to 1.25% under similar conditions.

  • 55 ILCS 5/5-1006

    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, beginning on the first day of the first month to occur not less than 30 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the maximum rate of any tax imposed under this Section is 0.75%. If the rate of tax exceeds 0.75% on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, then the rate shall be reduced to 0.75% beginning on the first day of the first month to occur not less than 30 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.

    This change establishes a maximum tax rate of 0.75% for home rule counties unless approved by referendum.

  • 55 ILCS 5/5-1007

    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, beginning on the first day of the first month to occur not less than 30 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the maximum rate of any tax imposed under this Section is 0.75%. If the rate of tax exceeds 0.75% on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, then the rate shall be reduced to 0.75% beginning on the first day of the first month to occur not less than 30 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.

    This change establishes a maximum tax rate of 0.75% for home rule counties' service occupation taxes unless approved by referendum.

  • 65 ILCS 5/8-11-1

    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, beginning on the first day of the first month to occur not less than 30 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the maximum rate of any tax imposed under this Section is 1.25%. If the rate of tax exceeds 1.25% on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, then the rate shall be reduced to 1.25% beginning on the first day of the first month to occur not less than 30 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.

    This change allows the City of Chicago to impose a tax rate up to 1.25% unless approved by referendum.

  • 65 ILCS 5/8-11-5

    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, beginning on the first day of the first month to occur not less than 30 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the maximum rate of any tax imposed under this Section is 1.25%. If the rate of tax exceeds 1.25% on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, then the rate shall be reduced to 1.25% beginning on the first day of the first month to occur not less than 30 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.

    This change allows the City of Chicago to impose a tax rate up to 1.25% for service occupation taxes unless approved by referendum.

Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Motion to Sustain the Chair - Prevailed 068-045-000

  3. Shall the Chair be Sustained

  4. Appeal Ruling of Chair Rep. Michael W. Tryon

  5. Motion Discharge Committee Lost

  6. Chair Rules Motion Lost

  7. Objects to Motion Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  8. Motion Filed to Discharge Rules Committee Rep. Michael W. Tryon

  9. Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee; (Motion to Discharge Committee)

  10. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  11. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  12. Second Reading - Short Debate

  13. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  14. Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 006-005-000

  15. Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 19, 2009

  16. Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Executive Committee; Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  17. Motion to Sustain the Chair - Prevailed 066-046-000

  18. Shall the Chair be Sustained

  19. Appeal Ruling of Chair Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  20. Motion Discharge Committee Lost by Voice Vote

  21. Chair Rules Motion Out of Order

  22. Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Executive Committee; Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  23. Assigned to Executive Committee

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins

  25. Referred to Rules Committee

  26. First Reading

  27. Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.

  28. Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin

  29. Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe

  30. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano

  31. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

  32. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi

  33. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan

  34. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

Sponsors

  • Sidney H. Mathias · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Sidney H. Mathias

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Motion

Failed 68 Yea · 45 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 564205
Democrat 11000
Republican 1300
Total 684505
% of votes cast 58%38%0%4%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Myers — Nay
Jakobsson — Yea
May — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Riley — Yea
Sente — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Turner — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leitch — Nay
Madigan — Yea
McAuliffe — Nay
Howard — Yea
Moffitt — Nay
Mulligan — Nay
Nekritz — Not Voting
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Nay
Senger — Nay
Sommer — Nay
Tryon — Nay
Brady — Nay
Wait — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
Mitchell, Jerry — Nay
Washington — Yea
Winters — Nay
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Watson — Nay
Cavaletto — Nay
Coladipietro — Nay
Cole — Nay
Connelly — Nay
Coulson — Nay
Cross — Nay
Cultra — Nay
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Durkin — Not Voting
Eddy — Nay
Fortner — Nay
Hatcher — Nay
Holbrook — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Kosel — Nay
Osmond — Nay
Osterman — Yea
Poe — Nay
Pritchard — Nay
Ramey — Nay
Reboletti — Nay
Reis — Nay
Sacia — Nay
Saviano — Nay
Schmitz — Nay
Soto — Yea
Lang — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Nay
Beaubien — Nay
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Nay
Mathias — Not Voting
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Nay
Mautino — Yea
Black — Not Voting
Boland — Yea
Bost — Nay
Brauer — Nay
Burns — Yea
Carberry — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Franks — Yea
Golar — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Not Voting
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Nay
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Nay

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Motion

Failed 66 Yea · 46 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 544305
Democrat 11000
Republican 1300
Total 664605
% of votes cast 56%39%0%4%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Holbrook — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Leitch — Nay
May — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Reboletti — Nay
Soto — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Nay
McAuliffe — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
Mitchell, Jerry — Nay
Moffitt — Nay
Myers — Nay
Watson — Nay
Senger — Nay
Sommer — Nay
Bradley, John — Not Voting
Gordon, Careen — Not Voting
Tryon — Nay
Wait — Nay
Winters — Not Voting
Cavaletto — Nay
Coladipietro — Nay
Cole — Nay
Connelly — Nay
Coulson — Nay
Cross — Nay
Cultra — Nay
Fortner — Nay
Graham — Not Voting
Hatcher — Nay
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Washington — Yea
Burke — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Howard — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Nay
Eddy — Nay
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Nay
Osmond — Nay
Pihos — Nay
Poe — Nay
Pritchard — Nay
Ramey — Nay
Reis — Nay
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Nay
Saviano — Nay
Schmitz — Nay
Lang — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Nay
Beaubien — Nay
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Nay
Mathias — Nay
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Nay
Black — Nay
Boland — Yea
Bost — Nay
Brauer — Nay
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Mulligan — Not Voting
Golar — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Nay
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3948 do?
Amends the Home Rule County Retailers' Occupation Tax Law of the Counties Code and the Home Rule County Service Occupation Tax Law of the Counties Code. Provides that the maximum tax rate that is permitted under those Laws is 0.75%, unless a higher rate is authorized by referendum. Amends the Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act of the Illinois Municipal Code and the Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the maximum tax rate that is permitted in the City of Chicago under those Tax Acts is 1.25%, unless a higher rate is authorized by referendum. Preempts home rule powers. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 3948?
HB 3948 is sponsored by Sidney H. Mathias.
What is the current status of HB 3948?
This bill died with 96th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 3948?
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