Bill Text: IL SR1348 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Senator Win Stoller on his retirement from the Illinois General Assembly and commends him for his years of dedicated service to the people of Illinois.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2025-01-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR1348 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR1348-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Senator Win Stoller has served the people of the
37th Senate District of Illinois with honor and distinction
during his tenure in the Illinois Senate, which began in 2021;
and
WHEREAS, Senator Stoller is a lifelong resident of
Germantown Hills and a proud alumnus of the University of
Illinois, where he earned both his degree in accounting and an
MBA in Business; and
WHEREAS, Prior to his service in the Illinois Senate,
Senator Stoller built a successful career in the private
sector, working as an auditor for Price Waterhouse Coopers
before dedicating over 25 years to Widmer Interiors in Peoria,
where he currently serves as CEO; and
WHEREAS, Senator Stoller's strong commitment to community
service is exemplified by his leadership as past Board Chair
of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, as past Treasurer of
the Business PAC of Central Illinois, and as a 23-year
Advisory Board Member and Past President of The Salvation
Army; and
WHEREAS, Senator Stoller also served as President of the

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Rotary Club of Peoria and contributed as a Church Elder and
Campus Outreach Board Member at Grace Presbyterian Church for
over a decade; and
WHEREAS, As a legislator, Senator Stoller served on task
forces and commissions focused on issues such as economic
development, public accountability, and technology while
holding key positions on Senate committees, including
Agriculture, Appropriations, Health and Human Services,
Insurance, Revenue, State Government, the Special Committee on
Pensions, and State Government Special Issues; and
WHEREAS, Senator Stoller's legislative achievements
include the passage of his innovative State and Local Tax
(SALT) workaround bill, which created the Pass-through Entity
(PTE) tax to provide significant tax relief to Illinois small
businesses; and
WHEREAS, Through his SALT Bill, Senator Stoller enabled
partnerships and S-corporations to elect to pay State income
taxes at the entity level, effectively bypassing the SALT cap
and providing financial relief to small business owners, a
measure that has positively impacted the State's business
climate; and
WHEREAS, Senator Stoller was a key negotiator for the

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Senate Republicans on the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund,
advocating for responsible fiscal policies to address the
State's $4.5 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit
brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, As a business owner and proponent of pro-business
policies, Senator Stoller has consistently championed a
common-sense and results-driven approach to policymaking to
address the challenges faced by Illinois' residents and
businesses; and
WHEREAS, Senator Stoller has been a steadfast advocate for
fiscal responsibility, business development, and economic
growth in Central and Northwestern Illinois and has
represented his constituents with integrity, thoughtfulness,
and dedication; and
WHEREAS, Senator Stoller's leadership and service have
earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues in the
General Assembly and his constituents, who have benefited from
his unwavering commitment to improving the lives of the people
of Illinois; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate
Senator Win Stoller on his retirement from the Illinois

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General Assembly and commend him for his years of dedicated
service to the people of Illinois; and be it further