Illinois House Bill 2846 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Counties Code. Requires the imposition of a school facility occupation tax in a county if the electors of the county have approved a proposition for the tax. Provides that a school facility occupation tax imposed by approval of the electors may be reduced or discontinued if the electors have voted to reduce or discontinue the tax. Provides that the State will not limit or alter rights and powers so as to impair the rights and remedies of holders of bonds secured by proceeds of a school facility occupation tax. Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Removes a sentence providing that a backdoor referendum is not required for alternate bonds if the proceeds backing the alternate bonds are realized from revenues obtained from a school facility occupation tax. Amends the School Code. Provides that a referendum shall not be required if the purchase, construction, or building of a school building is paid from funds received from the County School Facility Occupation Tax Law or from the proceeds of bonds secured by revenues obtained from that Law. Effective immediately.

CNTY CD-FACILITY OCCUPATION TX

Rep. Patrick Verschoore [D]

Rep. Roger Eddy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2011-03-17	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-17	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2011-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
2011-03-02	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-02	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
2011-02-24	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2011-02-22	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-22	House	First Reading
2011-02-22	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
2011-02-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-22.36	Amended Code	Citation Text
30	350	15	Amended Code	Citation Text
55	5	5-1006.7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2846&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2846.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2846ham001.htm