Bill Title: Amends the Cigarette Tax Act and the Cigarette Use Tax Act. Provides that an additional tax of 50 mills per cigarette shall be imposed on retailers of cigarettes. Provides that, of the proceeds of the tax, 0.57% shall be deposited into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund and 99.43% shall be deposited into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. Changes the definition of "cigarette" to exclude those with wrappers made of "whole tobacco leaf" (instead of "tobacco"). Amends the State Finance Act to create the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the purpose of making reimbursements to providers who participate in certain medical assistance programs. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-11-10 - Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate [SB0044 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Don Harmon [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-039	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Donne Trotter [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Ira Silverstein [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator James Meeks [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jeffrey Schoenberg [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Cullerton [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-006	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mattie Hunter [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Terry Link [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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