Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

30 ILCS 105/5.719 new

30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new

35 ILCS 143/10-10

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. Increases the rate of the tax from 18% to 40% beginning on September 1, 2009. Provides that, beginning on October 15, 2009, 45% of the moneys received by the Department under the Act shall be paid into the Long-Term Care Provider Fund and 55% of the moneys received by the Department under the Act shall be paid into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund (now, all of the moneys are paid into the Long-Term Care Provider Fund). 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 only for the purpose of making reimbursements to providers of goods or services under certain medical assistance programs. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that moneys received under the Tobacco Products Tax Act shall be distributed as follows: 45% shall be paid into the Long-Term Care Provider Fund; 27.5% shall be paid into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund; and 27.5% shall be remitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health for support of tobacco prevention, cessation, and control programs (instead of 45% paid into the Long-Term Care Provider Fund and 55% paid into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund). Provides that the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund is not subject to administrative charges or charge-backs (instead of sweeps, administrative charges or charge-backs, or other fiscal or budgetary maneuvers).

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/11/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
2/11/2009	House	First Reading
2/11/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/18/2009	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2/20/2009	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
3/11/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
3/11/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
3/11/2009	House	Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Human Services Committee; 004-003-000
3/11/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
3/17/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
3/17/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/18/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
3/25/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
3/26/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
3/26/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
3/30/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
4/1/2009	House	Second Reading - Standard Debate
4/1/2009	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate
4/3/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

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