Illinois House Bill 5028

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-17 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that the Board of the Kendall County Forest Preserve District may impose a tax upon all persons engaged in the business of selling, including leasing, tangible personal property, other than personal property titled or registered with an agency of this State's government, at retail in the county on the gross receipts from the sales made in the course of business to provide revenue to be used by the forest preserve district in that county for general forest preserve district purposes. Provides that the tax may not be imposed on tangible personal property taxed at the 1% rate under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the tax shall not be imposed on sales of aviation fuel for so long as the revenue use requirements are binding on the board. Provides that the tax and all civil penalties that may be assessed as an incident of the tax shall be collected and enforced by the Department of Revenue. Amends the State Finance Act. Designates the Special Forest Preserve District Retailers and Service Occupation Tax Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

FOREST PRESERVE-REVENUE

Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]

2026-03-26 - House - House Revenue & Finance Committee (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-17	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-04-10	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2026-03-26	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2026-03-26	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 020-000-000
2026-03-12	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2026-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-10	House	First Reading
2026-02-04	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.1038	New Code	See Bill Text
70	805	13.10	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5028&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=166473&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=207819&DocName=10400HB5028&DocNum=5028&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=166473&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/votehistory/104/house/committeevotes/10400HB5028_46041.pdf