Bill Text: IL HB3702 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Promotion Act. Provides that certain transfers from the General Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion Fund must occur by the 15th of each month. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3702 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3702-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3702 Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 665/4a from Ch. 127, par. 200-24a
Amends the Illinois Promotion Act. Provides that certain transfers from the General Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion Fund must occur by the 15th of each month. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Promotion Act is amended by
changing Section 4a as follows:
(20 ILCS 665/4a) (from Ch. 127, par. 200-24a)
Sec. 4a. Funds.
(1) All moneys deposited in the Tourism Promotion Fund
pursuant to this subsection are allocated to the Department for
utilization, as appropriated, in the performance of its powers
under Section 4; except that during fiscal year 2013, the
Department shall reserve $9,800,000 of the total funds
available for appropriation in the Tourism Promotion Fund for
appropriation to the Historic Preservation Agency for the
operation of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum and State historic sites; and except that beginning in
fiscal year 2019, moneys in the Tourism Promotion Fund may also
be allocated to the Illinois Department of Agriculture, the
Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for utilization, as
appropriated, to administer their responsibilities as State
agencies promoting tourism in Illinois, and for
tourism-related purposes.

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As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
beginning July 1, 1997 and ending on the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, upon
certification of the Department of Revenue, the Comptroller
shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from
the General Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion Fund an
amount equal to 13% of the net revenue realized from the Hotel
Operators' Occupation Tax Act plus an amount equal to 13% of
the net revenue realized from any tax imposed under Section
4.05 of the Chicago World's Fair-1992 Authority Act during the
preceding month. "Net revenue realized for a month" means the
revenue collected by the State under that Act during the
previous month less the amount paid out during that same month
as refunds to taxpayers for overpayment of liability under that
Act.
(1.1) (Blank).
(2) As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
beginning July 1, 1997 and ending on the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, upon
certification of the Department of Revenue, the Comptroller
shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from
the General Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion Fund an
amount equal to 8% of the net revenue realized from the Hotel
Operators' Occupation Tax plus an amount equal to 8% of the net
revenue realized from any tax imposed under Section 4.05 of the
Chicago World's Fair-1992 Authority Act during the preceding

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month. "Net revenue realized for a month" means the revenue
collected by the State under that Act during the previous month
less the amount paid out during that same month as refunds to
taxpayers for overpayment of liability under that Act.
All monies deposited in the Tourism Promotion Fund under
this subsection (2) shall be used solely as provided in this
subsection to advertise and promote tourism throughout
Illinois. Appropriations of monies deposited in the Tourism
Promotion Fund pursuant to this subsection (2) shall be used
solely for advertising to promote tourism, including but not
limited to advertising production and direct advertisement
costs, but shall not be used to employ any additional staff,
finance any individual event, or lease, rent or purchase any
physical facilities. The Department shall coordinate its
advertising under this subsection (2) with other public and
private entities in the State engaged in similar promotion
activities. Print or electronic media production made pursuant
to this subsection (2) for advertising promotion shall not
contain or include the physical appearance of or reference to
the name or position of any public officer. "Public officer"
means a person who is elected to office pursuant to statute, or
who is appointed to an office which is established, and the
qualifications and duties of which are prescribed, by statute,
to discharge a public duty for the State or any of its
political subdivisions.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the

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contrary, amounts transferred from the General Revenue Fund to
the Tourism Promotion Fund pursuant to this Section shall not
exceed $26,300,000 in State fiscal year 2012.
(4) As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018, if the amount
of revenue deposited into the Tourism Promotion Fund under
subsection (c) of Section 6 of the Hotel Operators' Occupation
Tax Act is less than 21% of the net revenue realized from the
Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax during the preceding month,
then, upon certification of the Department of Revenue, the
State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall
transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion
Fund an amount equal to the difference between 21% of the net
revenue realized from the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax
during the preceding month and the amount of revenue deposited
into the Tourism Promotion Fund under subsection (c) of Section
6 of the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act.
(5) As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
but in no event later than the 15th of each month, beginning
July 1, 2018, if the amount of revenue deposited into the
Tourism Promotion Fund under Section 6 of the Hotel Operators'
Occupation Tax Act is less than 21% of the net revenue realized
from the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax during the preceding
month, then, upon certification of the Department of Revenue,
the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer
shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Tourism

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Promotion Fund an amount equal to the difference between 21% of
the net revenue realized from the Hotel Operators' Occupation
Tax during the preceding month and the amount of revenue
deposited into the Tourism Promotion Fund under Section 6 of
the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.