Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB3387

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3387

Introduced 2/4/2026, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 730/3	from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 8203
35 ILCS 5/510	from Ch. 120, par. 5-510
415 ILCS 5/55.8	from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1055.8

Amends the Illinois Coal Technology Development Assistance Act. Provides that certain amounts required to be transferred into the Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund from the General Revenue Fund shall be directly deposited into the Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund instead. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that certain tax checkoff amounts shall be deposited directly into the specified funds. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes changes concerning certain fees imposed with respect to the sale of new or used tires. Effective July 1, 2026.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning revenue.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Coal Technology Development Assistance Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

(30 ILCS 730/3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 8203)

Sec. 3. Transfers to Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund.

(a) As soon as may be practicable after the first day of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the Treasurer an amount equal to 1/64 of the revenue realized from the tax imposed by the Electricity Excise Tax Law, Section 2 of the Public Utilities Revenue Act, Section 2 of the Messages Tax Act, and Section 2 of the Gas Revenue Tax Act, during the preceding month. Upon receipt of the certification, the Treasurer shall transfer the amount shown on such certification from the General Revenue Fund to the Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund in the State treasury, except that no transfer shall be made in any month in which the Fund has reached the following balance:

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(6) Expect as otherwise provided in subsection (b), during fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the sum of $10,000,000 plus additional moneys deposited into the Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund from the Renewable Energy Resources and Coal Technology Development Assistance Charge under Section 6.5 of the Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources Development Law of 1997.

(b) During fiscal years 2019 through 2022 only, the Treasurer shall make no transfers from the General Revenue Fund to the Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund.

(c) Beginning in fiscal year 2027, those amounts required under this Section to be transferred by the Treasurer into the Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund from the General Revenue Fund shall instead be directly deposited into the Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund.

(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-636, eff. 6-10-20; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21.)

Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by changing Section 510 as follows:

(35 ILCS 5/510) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-510)

Sec. 510. Determination of amounts contributed. The Department shall determine the total amount contributed to each of the funds under this Article 5 and shall notify the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer of the amounts to be transferred from the General Revenue Fund to each fund, and upon receipt of such notification the State Treasurer and Comptroller shall transfer the amounts. Beginning on July 1, 2026, contribution amounts required to be transferred under this Article 5 shall be deposited directly into the funds.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-434, eff. 8-27-07; 95-435, eff. 8-27-07; 95-940, eff. 8-29-08; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)

Section 15. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by changing Section 55.8 as follows:

(415 ILCS 5/55.8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1055.8)

Sec. 55.8. Tire retailers.

(a) Any person selling new or used tires at retail or offering new or used tires for retail sale in this State shall:

(1) beginning on June 20, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-32) and through June 30, 2026, collect from retail customers a fee of $2 per new or used tire sold and delivered in this State, to be paid to the Department of Revenue and deposited into the Used Tire Management Fund, less a collection allowance of 10 cents per tire to be retained by the retail seller and a collection allowance of 10 cents per tire to be retained by the Department of Revenue and paid into the General Revenue Fund; the collection allowance for retail sellers, however, shall be allowed only if the return is filed timely and in the manner required by this Title XIV and only for the amount that is paid timely in accordance with this Title XIV;

(1.5) beginning on July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2026, collect from retail customers an additional 50 cents per new or used tire sold and delivered in this State; the money collected from this fee shall be deposited into the Emergency Public Health Fund;

(1.6) beginning on July 1, 2026, collect from retail customers a fee of $2.50 per new or used tire sold and delivered in this State, to be paid to the Department of Revenue, less a collection allowance of $0.10 per tire to be retained by the retail seller; the collection allowance, however, shall be allowed only if the return is filed timely and in the manner required by this Title XIV and only for the amount that is paid timely in accordance with this Title XIV; the money collected from this fee shall be deposited as follows:

(i) 4% into the General Revenue Fund;

(ii) 75% into the Used Tire Management Fund; and

(iii) 21% into the Emergency Public Health Fund

(2) accept for recycling used tires from customers, at the point of transfer, in a quantity equal to the number of new tires purchased; and

(3) post in a conspicuous place a written notice at least 8.5 by 11 inches in size that includes the universal recycling symbol and the following statements: "DO NOT put used tires in the trash."; "Recycle your used tires."; and "State law requires us to accept used tires for recycling, in exchange for new tires purchased.".

(b) A person who accepts used tires for recycling under subsection (a) shall not allow the tires to accumulate for periods of more than 90 days.

(c) The requirements of subsection (a) of this Section do not apply to mail order sales nor shall the retail sale of a motor vehicle be considered to be the sale of tires at retail or offering of tires for retail sale. Instead of filing returns, retailers of tires may remit the tire user fee to their suppliers of tires if the supplier of tires is a registered retailer of tires and agrees or otherwise arranges to collect and remit the tire fee to the Department of Revenue, notwithstanding the fact that the sale of the tire is a sale for resale and not a sale at retail. A tire supplier who enters into such an arrangement with a tire retailer shall be liable for the tax on all tires sold to the tire retailer and must (i) provide the tire retailer with a receipt that separately reflects the tire tax collected from the retailer on each transaction and (ii) accept used tires for recycling from the retailer's customers. The tire supplier shall be entitled to the collection allowance of 10 cents per tire, but only if the return is filed timely and only for the amount that is paid timely in accordance with this Title XIV.

The retailer of the tires must maintain in its books and records evidence that the appropriate fee was paid to the tire supplier and that the tire supplier has agreed to remit the fee to the Department of Revenue for each tire sold by the retailer. Otherwise, the tire retailer shall be directly liable for the fee on all tires sold at retail. Tire retailers paying the fee to their suppliers are not entitled to the collection allowance of 10 cents per tire. The collection allowance for suppliers, however, shall be allowed only if the return is filed timely and in the manner required by this Title XIV and only for the amount that is paid timely in accordance with this Title XIV.

(d) The requirements of subsection (a) of this Section shall apply exclusively to tires to be used for vehicles defined in Section 1-217 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, aircraft tires, special mobile equipment, and implements of husbandry.

(e) The requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) do not apply to the sale of reprocessed tires. For purposes of this Section, "reprocessed tire" means a used tire that has been recapped, retreaded, or regrooved and that has not been placed on a vehicle wheel rim.

(Source: P.A. 100-303, eff. 8-24-17.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.