Illinois House Bill 5690 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Creates the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Syrups, and Powder Tax Law. Imposes a tax on distributors of bottled sugar-sweetened beverages, syrups, or powders. Provides that the tax is imposed at the rate of $0.01 per ounce of bottled sugar-sweetened beverages sold or offered for sale to a retailer for sale in the State to a consumer. Provides that the distributor shall add the amount of the tax to the price of sugar-sweetened beverages sold to a retailer, and the retailer shall pass the amount of the tax through to the consumer. Requires those distributors to obtain permits. Contains provisions concerning the distribution of the proceeds. Effective January 1, 2015.

SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX

Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. Esther Golar [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Linda LaVia [D]
Sen. Laura Fine [D]	Rep. Ann Williams [D]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-03-28	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2014-03-28	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2014-03-20	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
2014-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2014-03-19	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
2014-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2014-02-27	House	To Sales and Other Taxes Subcommittee
2014-02-27	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2014-02-27	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
2014-02-25	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2014-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
2014-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
2014-02-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2014-02-20	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
2014-02-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
2014-02-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2014-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2014-02-14	House	First Reading
2014-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5690&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5690.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5690ham001.htm