HB4082 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB100 13742 HLH 28453 b

100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4082

Introduced , by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe - Christine Winger - Peter Breen - Grant Wehrli - Keith R. Wheeler

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/5-1009

from Ch. 34, par. 5-1009

Amends the Counties Code. Prohibits a home rule county from imposing a tax on sweetened beverages based on volume sold. Provides that any county ordinance adopted on or before the effective date of the amendatory Act that imposes such a tax is void. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section 5-1009 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1009) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1009)

Sec. 5-1009. Limitation on home rule powers.

(a) Except as provided in Sections 5-1006, 5-1006.5, 5-1007 and 5-1008, on and after September 1, 1990, no home rule county has the authority to impose, pursuant to its home rule authority, a retailer's occupation tax, service occupation tax, use tax, sales tax or other tax on the use, sale or purchase of tangible personal property based on the gross receipts from such sales or the selling or purchase price of said tangible personal property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section does not preempt any home rule imposed tax such as the following: (1) a tax on alcoholic beverages, whether based on gross receipts, volume sold or any other measurement; (2) a tax based on the number of units of cigarettes or tobacco products; (3) a tax, however measured, based on the use of a hotel or motel room or similar facility; (4) a tax, however measured, on the sale or transfer of real property; (5) a tax, however measured, on lease receipts; (6) a tax on food prepared for immediate consumption and on alcoholic beverages sold by a business which provides for on premise consumption of said food or alcoholic beverages; or (7) other taxes not based on the selling or purchase price or gross receipts from the use, sale or purchase of tangible personal property.

(b) In addition, no home rule county may impose, pursuant to its home rule authority, a tax on sweetened beverages based on volume sold. Any county ordinance adopted on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly that imposes a tax described in this subsection (b) is hereby void beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.

(c) This Section does not preempt a home rule county from imposing a tax, however measured, on the use, for consideration, of a parking lot, garage, or other parking facility.

(d) This Section is a limitation, pursuant to subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, on the power of home rule units to tax.

(Source: P.A. 97-1168, eff. 3-8-13; 97-1169, eff. 3-8-13.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.