TOBACCO TAX-INCREASE RATE House SponsorsRep. Barbara Flynn Currie-Karen A. Yarbrough 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die 30 ILCS 105/5.719 new30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new35 ILCS 143/10-10 Amends the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. Increases the rate of the tax from 18% to 40% beginning on September 1, 2009. Provides that, beginning on October 15, 2009, 45% of the moneys received by the Department under the Act shall be paid into the Long-Term Care Provider Fund and 55% of the moneys received by the Department under the Act shall be paid into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund (now, all of the moneys are paid into the Long-Term Care Provider Fund). Amends the State Finance Act to create the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services only for the purpose of making reimbursements to providers of goods or services under certain medical assistance programs. Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that moneys received under the Tobacco Products Tax Act shall be distributed as follows: 45% shall be paid into the Long-Term Care Provider Fund; 27.5% shall be paid into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund; and 27.5% shall be remitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health for support of tobacco prevention, cessation, and control programs (instead of 45% paid into the Long-Term Care Provider Fund and 55% paid into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund). Provides that the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund is not subject to administrative charges or charge-backs (instead of sweeps, administrative charges or charge-backs, or other fiscal or budgetary maneuvers). 2/11/2009HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 2/11/2009HouseFirst Reading 2/11/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/18/2009HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 2/20/2009HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 3/11/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee 3/11/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote 3/11/2009HouseDo Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Human Services Committee; 004-003-000 3/11/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate 3/17/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 3/17/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 3/18/2009HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 3/25/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 3/26/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 3/26/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee 3/30/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 4/1/2009HouseSecond Reading - Standard Debate 4/1/2009HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate 4/3/2009HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die