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Full Text of HB2972  97th General Assembly

HB2972eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing
5Section 10.1a as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1605/10.1a)  (from Ch. 120, par. 1160.1a)
7    Sec. 10.1a. In addition to other grounds specified in this
8Act, the Division shall refuse to issue and may shall suspend
9the license of any lottery sales agency who fails to file a
10return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed
11return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or
12interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the
13Department, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
14Act are satisfied, unless the agency is contesting, in
15accordance with the procedures established by the appropriate
16revenue Act, its liability for the tax or the amount of tax.
17The Division shall affirmatively verify the tax status of every
18sales agency before issuing or renewing a license. For purposes
19of this Section, a sales agency shall not be considered
20delinquent in the payment of a tax if the agency (a) has
21entered into an agreement with the Department for the payment
22of all such taxes that are due and (b) is in compliance with
23the agreement.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 94-776, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
2    Section 10. The Department of Revenue Law of the Civil
3Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
42505-255 as follows:
 
5    (20 ILCS 2505/2505-255 new)
6    Sec. 2505-255. Payment by credit card. The Department may
7adopt rules and regulations for payment by credit card of any
8amount due under any Act administered by the Department only
9when the Department is not required to pay a discount fee
10charged by the credit card issuer.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.