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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1243   </title>
<shortdesc>HOTEL TAX-TOURISM FUND DISTRIB</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Thomas Holbrook-Sara Feigenholtz</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 145/6</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 481b.36</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. Increases the distribution of tax to the International Tourism Fund from 4.5% to 6% beginning in FY04. Corrects a language error. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Dept of Commerce and Community Affairs)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Based on current estimates of collections from the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax, the provisions of House Bill 1243 are estimated to result in an additional $2.16 million in receipts for the International Tourism Fund in fiscal year 2004.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Re-assigned to Tourism Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Tourism Committee;  006-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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