MUNICIPAL GAS USE TAX House SponsorsRep. Michael J. Zalewski-Mark L. Walker 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die 65 ILCS 5/8-11-2.7 new Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Creates the Municipal Gas Use Tax Law. Provides that beginning January 1, 2020, a municipality may impose a self-assessing purchaser tax rate of the lower of 2.4 cents per therm or 5% of the purchase price for the privilege of using in the municipality gas obtained in a purchase of out-of-state gas. Provides that, in the alternative, a purchaser may elect for a tax of 2.4 cents per therm that a delivering supplier maintaining a place of business in the State collects from the purchaser. Provides for registration requirements for self-assessing purchasers and delivering suppliers. Includes procedures for self-assessing purchasers and delivering suppliers to submit returns and to remit the tax to the Department of Revenue. Effective January 1, 2020. 1/22/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke 1/22/2019HouseFirst Reading 1/22/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/5/2019HouseAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee 2/7/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker 2/14/2019HouseTo Sales, Amusement & Other Taxes Subcommittee 2/14/2019HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Zalewski 3/27/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski 3/27/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die