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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6208         </title>
<shortdesc>ROTA-PLANTS AND SEEDS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Carol Ammons and Camille Y. Lilly</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 120/1t new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, when a person who is engaged in the business of selling seeds or plants sells those seeds or plants to a purchaser who uses the seeds or starter plants in raising lawn grass, vegetables, fruits, nuts, crops, or other plants which they will use or consume and not resell, those retailers are engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property to purchasers for use or consumption and are required to remit the tax imposed under the Act on those gross receipts. Provides that a person who sells seeds or plants to a purchaser who uses those seeds or plants in raising vegetables, fruits, nuts, crops, or other plants for sale is selling those seeds or plants to purchasers for purposes of resale and is not required to remit the tax imposed under the Act on those gross receipts.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue &amp; Finance Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Sales and Other Taxes Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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