Date	Chamber	Action
4/11/2025	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

35 ILCS 120/2-13 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Creates the Remote Retailer Amnesty Program. Requires the Department of Revenue to establish the Remote Retailer Amnesty Program for remote retailers owing State and local retailers' occupation taxes that are administered by the Department. Provides that the Program shall operate for a period from August 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Provides that the Program shall include a simplified retailers' occupation tax rate designed to allow a remote retailer who participates in the Program to report and remit at the authorized simplified retailers' occupation tax rate in lieu of the retailers' occupation tax rate otherwise due on sales made to Illinois customers. Provides that, upon payment by a remote retailer of all taxes due from that remote retailer using the simplified retailers' occupation tax rate for the eligible period, the Department shall abate and not seek to collect any interest or penalties that may be applicable, and the Department shall not seek civil or criminal prosecution against the remote retailer for the period of time for which amnesty has been granted to the taxpayer. Creates conditions for the provision of amnesty and remittance of local retailers' occupation tax under the Program. Provides conditions for the depositing of the net revenue realized under the Program. Provides that the Department shall have exclusive responsibility for reviewing and accepting applications for participation in the Program, as well as reviewing the eligibility of participants in the Program. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2025	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
2/6/2025	House	First Reading
2/6/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/4/2025	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
3/6/2025	House	To Sales Tax Subcommittee
3/13/2025	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 006-000-000
3/13/2025	House	Reported Back To Revenue & Finance Committee; 006-000-000
3/13/2025	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-007-000
3/13/2025	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2025	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
3/26/2025	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/11/2025	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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