MOORE,ANDREA-TURNER,ART-BLACK-LEITCH. (WEAVER,S-MYERS,J) 35 ILCS 615/3 from Ch. 120, par. 467.18 35 ILCS 620/3 from Ch. 120, par. 470 35 ILCS 625/4 from Ch. 120, par. 1414 35 ILCS 630/6 from Ch. 120, par. 2006 Amends the Gas Revenue Tax Act, the Public Utilities Revenue Act, the Water Company Invested Capital Tax Act, and the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer may make the payments required under those Acts by electronic funds transfer. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall adopt rules necessary to effectuate a program of electronic funds transfer. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. of Revenue) HB709 may have a minimal positive fiscal impact due to effici- ency and timeliness of electronic funds transfer payments, as well as additional interest earned on State tax collections collected without mail delay. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/8-11-2 from Ch. 24, par. 8-11-2 220 ILCS 5/9-222.1 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-222.1 Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Public Utilities Act to provide that the provisions granting enterprise zones or Foreign Trade Zones or Sub-Zones exemptions from utility taxes in certain cases shall apply to business enterprises that make an investment of at least $200,000,000 that causes the creation of a minimum of 150 new jobs in Illinois. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Reduces the amount of the required investment by businesses in order to qualify for the exemptions to at least $175,000,000. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 615/1 from Ch. 120, par. 467.16 Further amends the Gas Revenue Tax Act. Provides that the exemption from "gross receipts" for any charge for gas or gas services to a customer who acquired contractual rights for the direct purchase of gas or gas services originating from an out-of-State supplier or source includes any charge for gas or gas service, except for those charges solely related to the local distribution of gas by a public utility, to a customer who maintained an account with a public utility for the transportation of customer-owned gas on or before March 1, 1995. Provides that these amendatory provisions are declarative of existing law. 97-02-19 H FIRST READING 97-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR TURNER,JOHN 97-02-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-20 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO TURNER,ART 97-02-20 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC UTILS 97-03-05 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HPUB 97-03-05 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-03-06 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-03-06 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-03-13 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 112-000-000 97-03-14 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 97-03-14 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-03-17 97-03-18 S SENATE SPONSOR WEAVER,S 97-03-19 S FIRST READING 97-03-19 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-03-19 S FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-03-20 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE 97-05-01 S DO PASS 010-000-000 SREV 97-05-01 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-06 97-05-06 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-06 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-MYERS,J 97-05-06 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 97-05-06 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-06 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-MYERS,J 97-05-06 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 97-05-07 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-MYERS,J 97-05-07 S RULES REFERS TO SREV 97-05-08 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-MYERS,J 97-05-08 S BE ADOPTED SREV/009-000-000 97-05-08 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-MYERS,J 97-05-08 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL 97-05-09 S SECOND READING 97-05-09 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-MYERS,J 97-05-09 S ADOPTED 97-05-09 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-MYERS,J 97-05-09 S ADOPTED 97-05-09 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-12 97-05-09 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-09 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-WEAVER,S 97-05-09 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 97-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-WEAVER,S 97-05-13 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL 97-05-14 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 97-05-14 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-WEAVER,S 97-05-14 S ADOPTED 97-05-14 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-15 97-05-15 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MYERS,J 97-05-15 S THIRD READING - PASSED 056-002-001 97-05-15 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-05-15 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02,03 97-05-17 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01,02,03/MOORE,A 97-05-17 H REFERRED TO RULES COMMITTEE/RULE 75(A) 01,02,03 97-05-17 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02,03 97-05-19 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 02,03/003-002-000 97-05-19 H MOTION REFERRED TO 01/HPUB 97-05-19 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02,03 97-05-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BLACK 97-05-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LEITCH 97-05-22 H RULES RE-REFERS 97-05-22 H THE MOTION TO 97-05-22 H CONCUR IN SA 1 97-05-22 H FROM PUBLIC 97-05-22 H UTILITIES TO RULES 97-05-22 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 01/HRUL 97-05-22 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 1,2,3/111-005-001 97-05-22 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-13 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-06-16 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-06-16 H EFFECTIVE DATE 97-06-16 97-06-16 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0016 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary