IL SB2199 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on December 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-13 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Creates the Financial Transaction Tax Act. Beginning January 1, 2016, imposes a tax on the privilege of engaging in a financial transaction on any of the following exchanges or boards of trade: the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade, and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Provides that the tax is imposed at a rate of $1 per contract for all transactions for which the underlying asset is an agricultural product and $2 per contract for all other transactions. Provides that the term "financial transaction" means a transaction involving the purchase or sale of a stock contract, futures contract, futures option contract, swap contract, credit default swap contract, or options contract, but does not include a transaction involving securities held in a retirement account or a transaction involving a mutual fund. Effective immediately.

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Title

REVENUE-FINANCIAL TRANSACTION

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2016-05-13SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2016-05-04SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2016-04-22SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016
2016-04-14SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Daniel Biss
2016-04-13SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2016-04-13SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
2016-04-08SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 22, 2016
2016-02-18SenateTo Subcommittee on Special Issues (RV)
2016-01-27SenateAssigned to Revenue
2016-01-14SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2015-12-04SenateReferred to Assignments
2015-12-04SenateFirst Reading
2015-12-04SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland

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