PETERSON-GEO-KARIS. 35 ILCS 105/3b new 35 ILCS 120/2-75 new 30 ILCS 805/8.24 new Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, no tax shall be imposed under those Acts upon the privilege of using in this State (for the Use Tax Act) or persons engaged in the business of selling at retail (for the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act) an individual item of clothing or footwear designed to be worn about the human body that (i) is purchased for a selling price of $200 or less and (ii) is purchased from 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August through midnight of the Sunday that follows 9 days later. Provides that a unit of local government may, by ordinance adopted by that unit of local government, opt out of the tax holiday and continue to collect and remit the tax imposed under those Acts during the tax holiday period. Provides that articles that are normally sold as a unit cannot be priced separately and sold as individual items in order to be subject to the holiday. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. 00-01-13 S FIRST READING 00-01-13 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-09 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE 00-02-16 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR GEO-KARIS 00-02-17 S HELD IN COMMITTEE 00-02-17 S COMMITTEE REVENUE 00-02-18 S RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES 01-01-09 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary