Rep. Jack D. Franks

Filed: 3/4/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5161

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5161 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing Section
53-5 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 105/3-5)
7    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
8personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
9    (1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
10society, association, foundation, institution, or
11organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
12organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
13for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
14personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
15purpose of resale by the enterprise.
16    (2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit

 

 

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1Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
2operating, or promoting the county fair.
3    (3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts or
4cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
5the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
6Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
7organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
8support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
9services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
10music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
11orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
12organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
13and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
14of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
15an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
16tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
17number issued by the Department.
18    (4) Personal property purchased by a governmental body, by
19a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
20institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable,
21religious, or educational purposes, or by a not-for-profit
22corporation, society, association, foundation, institution, or
23organization that has no compensated officers or employees and
24that is organized and operated primarily for the recreation of
25persons 55 years of age or older. A limited liability company
26may qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the

 

 

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1limited liability company is organized and operated
2exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
31987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
4shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active exemption
5identification number issued by the Department.
6    (5) Until July 1, 2003, a passenger car that is a
7replacement vehicle to the extent that the purchase price of
8the car is subject to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
9    (6) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
102004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
11equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
12used, and including that manufactured on special order,
13certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for graphic
14arts production, and including machinery and equipment
15purchased for lease. Equipment includes chemicals or chemicals
16acting as catalysts but only if the chemicals or chemicals
17acting as catalysts effect a direct and immediate change upon a
18graphic arts product.
19    (7) Farm chemicals.
20    (8) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
21coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
22United States of America, or the government of any foreign
23country, and bullion.
24    (9) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
25student organization affiliated with an elementary or
26secondary school located in Illinois.

 

 

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1    (10) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile renting,
2as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax
3Act.
4    (11) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
5including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
6purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
7State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
8replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
9machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
10implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
11Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
12chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
13be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
14but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
15under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
16hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
17plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
18this item (11). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry
19boxes shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
20required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
21vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
22tender is separately stated.
23    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
24farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
25installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
26limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,

 

 

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1or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
2limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
3software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
4such equipment.
5    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
6sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
7computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
8facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
9to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
10crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
11agricultural chemicals. This item (11) is exempt from the
12provisions of Section 3-90.
13    (12) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
14to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
15to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
16of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
17for or returning from a location or locations outside the
18United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
19stopovers.
20    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
21or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
22for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
23business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
24engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
25United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
26least one individual or package for hire from the city of

 

 

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1origination to the city of final destination on the same
2aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
3that aircraft.
4    (13) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
5stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
6food and beverages purchased at retail from a retailer, to the
7extent that the proceeds of the service charge are in fact
8turned over as tips or as a substitute for tips to the
9employees who participate directly in preparing, serving,
10hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function with
11respect to which the service charge is imposed.
12    (14) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
13and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
14rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
15tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
16and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
17individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
18drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
19equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
20required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
21    (15) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
22repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
23manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
24used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
25photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
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1hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
2including replacement parts and equipment, and including
3equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
4required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
5changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
6after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
7allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
8Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
9beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
10effective date of Public Act 98-456).
11    (17) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
12equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the
13retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
14production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption
15as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal
16use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale.
17    (18) Manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
18used primarily in the process of manufacturing or assembling
19tangible personal property for wholesale or retail sale or
20lease, whether that sale or lease is made directly by the
21manufacturer or by some other person, whether the materials
22used in the process are owned by the manufacturer or some other
23person, or whether that sale or lease is made apart from or as
24an incident to the seller's engaging in the service occupation
25of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or
26other similar items of no commercial value on special order for

 

 

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1a particular purchaser. The exemption provided by this
2paragraph (18) does not include machinery and equipment used in
3(i) the generation of electricity for wholesale or retail sale;
4(ii) the generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas
5for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers
6through pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment of
7water for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to
8customers through pipes, pipelines, or mains. The provisions of
9Public Act 98-583 are declaratory of existing law as to the
10meaning and scope of this exemption.
11    (19) Personal property delivered to a purchaser or
12purchaser's donee inside Illinois when the purchase order for
13that personal property was received by a florist located
14outside Illinois who has a florist located inside Illinois
15deliver the personal property.
16    (20) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
17for direct agricultural production.
18    (21) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
19meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
20Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
21Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
22Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
23racing for prizes. This item (21) is exempt from the provisions
24of Section 3-90, and the exemption provided for under this item
25(21) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
26claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,

 

 

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12008 for such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30,
22000 and ending on January 1, 2008.
3    (22) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
4any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
5analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
6lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
7longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
8otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
9hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
10identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
11Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
12manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
13any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
14tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
15case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at
16the time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect
17or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
18purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
19Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
20has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
21collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have
22a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor.
23If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any
24reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
25Department.
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1property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
2effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to the
3tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has been
4issued an active sales tax exemption identification number by
5the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation
6Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not
7qualify for this exemption or used in any other non-exempt
8manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
9this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based
10on the fair market value of the property at the time the
11non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
12to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
13reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
14Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been
15paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such
16amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to
17claim a refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however,
18that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the
19lessor is liable to pay that amount to the Department.
20    (24) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
21December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
22before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
23disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
24disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
25manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
26corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution

 

 

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1that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
2number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
3who reside within the declared disaster area.
4    (25) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
5December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
6before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
7performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
8but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
9bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
10line extensions, water distribution and purification
11facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
12sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
13federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
14when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
15declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
16    (26) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
17at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
18used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
19provisions of Section 3-90.
20    (27) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
211-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
22corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
23foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
24to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
25purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
26limited liability company, society, association, foundation,

 

 

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1or institution organized and operated exclusively for
2educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
3private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
4branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
5that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
6course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
7vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
8operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
9than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
10follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
11industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
12    (28) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
13including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
14benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
15a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
16the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
17district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
18parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
19does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
20private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
21entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
22another individual or entity that sold the property for the
23purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
24from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
25exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
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12001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
2serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
3items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
4January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
5for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
6vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
7gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
8coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
9is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
10    (30) Beginning January 1, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
11food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
12premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
13drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
14consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
15drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
16materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
17use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
18assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
19resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
20the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
21in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
22Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
23    (31) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
24of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
25equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
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1purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
2of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
3lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
4Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
5identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
6Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
7manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
8any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
9tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
10case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at
11the time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect
12or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
13purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
14Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
15has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
16collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have
17a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor.
18If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any
19reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
20Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
21Section 3-90.
22    (32) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
23of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property purchased by a
24lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
25longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
26otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a

 

 

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1governmental body that has been issued an active sales tax
2exemption identification number by the Department under
3Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the
4property is leased in a manner that does not qualify for this
5exemption or used in any other nonexempt manner, the lessor
6shall be liable for the tax imposed under this Act or the
7Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the fair
8market value of the property at the time the nonqualifying use
9occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt to collect an amount
10(however designated) that purports to reimburse that lessor for
11the tax imposed by this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
12case may be, if the tax has not been paid by the lessor. If a
13lessor improperly collects any such amount from the lessee, the
14lessee shall have a legal right to claim a refund of that
15amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount is not
16refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is liable to
17pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is exempt
18from the provisions of Section 3-90.
19    (33) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
20the use in this State of motor vehicles of the second division
21with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds and that
22are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed under
23Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July
241, 2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of
25motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross vehicle
26weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are subject

 

 

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1to the commercial distribution fee imposed under Section
23-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that are
3primarily used for commercial purposes. Through June 30, 2005,
4this exemption applies to repair and replacement parts added
5after the initial purchase of such a motor vehicle if that
6motor vehicle is used in a manner that would qualify for the
7rolling stock exemption otherwise provided for in this Act. For
8purposes of this paragraph, the term "used for commercial
9purposes" means the transportation of persons or property in
10furtherance of any commercial or industrial enterprise,
11whether for-hire or not.
12    (34) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
13used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
14supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
15Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
16corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
17Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
18exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
19    (35) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
20equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
21upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
22completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
23aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
24the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
25repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
26materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable

 

 

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1supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
2maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
3engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
4such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
5limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
6lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
7films. This exemption applies only to the use of qualifying
8tangible personal property by persons who modify, refurbish,
9complete, repair, replace, or maintain aircraft and who (i)
10hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an
11approved repair station by the Federal Aviation
12Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct
13operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation
14Regulations. The exemption does not include aircraft operated
15by a commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
16service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
17of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
18paragraph (35) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
19law.
20    (36) Tangible personal property purchased by a
21public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
2211-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
23constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
24only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
25transferred to the municipality without any further
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1of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
2retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
3issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
4the development of the municipal convention hall. This
5exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
6provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
7This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
8    (37) Beginning January 1, 2017, feminine hygiene products,
9including sanitary napkins, tampons, menstrual cups,
10pantiliners, and feminine wipes. This paragraph is exempt from
11the provisions of Section 3-90.
12(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13;
1398-456, eff. 8-16-13; 98-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-574, eff.
141-1-14; 98-583, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-180, eff.
157-29-15.)
 
16    Section 10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by changing
17Section 3-5 as follows:
 
18    (35 ILCS 110/3-5)
19    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
20personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
21    (1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
22society, association, foundation, institution, or
23organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
24organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise

 

 

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1for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
2personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
3purpose of resale by the enterprise.
4    (2) Personal property purchased by a non-profit Illinois
5county fair association for use in conducting, operating, or
6promoting the county fair.
7    (3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts or
8cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
9the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
10Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
11organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
12support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
13services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
14music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
15orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
16organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
17and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
18of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
19an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
20tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
21number issued by the Department.
22    (4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
23coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
24United States of America, or the government of any foreign
25country, and bullion.
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12004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
2equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
3used, and including that manufactured on special order or
4purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
5primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
6chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
7chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
8immediate change upon a graphic arts product.
9    (6) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
10student organization affiliated with an elementary or
11secondary school located in Illinois.
12    (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
13including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
14purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
15State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
16replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
17machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
18implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
19Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
20chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
21be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
22but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
23under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
24hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
25plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
26this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes

 

 

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1shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
2required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
3vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
4tender is separately stated.
5    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
6farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
7installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
8limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
9or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
10limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
11software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
12such equipment.
13    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
14sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
15computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
16facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
17to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
18crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
19agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
20provisions of Section 3-75.
21    (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
22to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
23to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
24of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
25for or returning from a location or locations outside the
26United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic

 

 

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1stopovers.
2    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
3or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
4for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
5business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
6engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
7United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
8least one individual or package for hire from the city of
9origination to the city of final destination on the same
10aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
11that aircraft.
12    (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
13stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
14food and beverages acquired as an incident to the purchase of a
15service from a serviceman, to the extent that the proceeds of
16the service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
17substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
18in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
19beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
20imposed.
21    (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
22and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
23rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
24tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
25and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
26individual replacement part for oil field exploration,

 

 

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1drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
2equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
3required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
4    (11) Proceeds from the sale of photoprocessing machinery
5and equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new
6and used, including that manufactured on special order,
7certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for
8photoprocessing, and including photoprocessing machinery and
9equipment purchased for lease.
10    (12) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
11hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
12including replacement parts and equipment, and including
13equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
14required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
15changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
16after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
17allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
18Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
19beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
20effective date of Public Act 98-456).
21    (13) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
22for direct agricultural production.
23    (14) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
24meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
25Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
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1Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
2racing for prizes. This item (14) is exempt from the provisions
3of Section 3-75, and the exemption provided for under this item
4(14) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
5claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after the effective
6date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly for
7such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and
8ending on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
9General Assembly.
10    (15) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
11any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
12analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
13lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
14longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
15otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
16hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
17identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
18Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
19manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
20any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
21tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
22be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
23the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
24attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
25to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
26Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by

 

 

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1the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
2from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
3refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
4is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
5liable to pay that amount to the Department.
6    (16) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases the
7property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
8effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to the
9tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has been
10issued an active tax exemption identification number by the
11Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
12Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not
13qualify for this exemption or is used in any other non-exempt
14manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
15this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the
16fair market value of the property at the time the
17non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
18to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
19reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
20Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
21the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
22from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
23refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
24is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
25liable to pay that amount to the Department.
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1December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
2before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
3disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
4disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
5manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
6corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
7that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
8number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
9who reside within the declared disaster area.
10    (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
11December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
12before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
13performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
14but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
15bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
16line extensions, water distribution and purification
17facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
18sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
19federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
20when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
21declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
22    (19) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
23at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
24used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
25provisions of Section 3-75.
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11-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
2corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
3foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
4to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
5purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
6limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
7or institution organized and operated exclusively for
8educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
9private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
10branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
11that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
12course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
13vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
14operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
15than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
16follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
17industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
18    (21) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
19including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
20benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
21a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
22the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
23district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
24parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
25does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
26private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising

 

 

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1entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
2another individual or entity that sold the property for the
3purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
4from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
5exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
6    (22) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
72001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
8serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
9items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
10January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
11for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
12vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
13gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
14coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
15is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
16    (23) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
17food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
18premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
19drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
20consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
21drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
22materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
23use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
24assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
25resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
26the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined

 

 

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1in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
2Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
3    (24) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
4of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
5equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
6in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
7purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
8of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
9lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
10Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
11identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
12Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
13manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
14any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
15tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
16be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
17the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
18attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
19to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
20Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
21the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
22from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
23refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
24is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
25liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is
26exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.

 

 

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1    (25) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
2of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property purchased by a
3lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
4longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
5otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
6governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
7identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
8Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased in a
9manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
10any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
11tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
12be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
13the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
14attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
15to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
16Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
17the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
18from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
19refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
20is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
21liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is
22exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
23    (26) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
24used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
25supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
26Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit

 

 

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1corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
2Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
3exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
4    (27) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
5equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
6upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
7completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
8aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
9the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
10repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
11materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
12supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
13maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
14engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
15such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
16limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
17lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
18films. This exemption applies only to the use of qualifying
19tangible personal property transferred incident to the
20modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,
21or maintenance of aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air
22Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
23repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
24have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
25accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
26The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a

 

 

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1commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
2service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
3of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
4paragraph (27) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
5law.
6    (28) Tangible personal property purchased by a
7public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
811-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
9constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
10only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
11transferred to the municipality without any further
12consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
13of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
14retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
15issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
16the development of the municipal convention hall. This
17exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
18provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
19This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
20    (29) Beginning January 1, 2017, feminine hygiene products,
21including sanitary napkins, tampons, menstrual cups,
22pantiliners, and feminine wipes. This paragraph is exempt from
23the provisions of Section 3-75.
24(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13;
2598-456, eff. 8-16-13; 98-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-756, eff.
267-16-14; 99-180, eff. 7-29-15.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
2changing Section 3-5 as follows:
 
3    (35 ILCS 115/3-5)
4    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. The following tangible personal
5property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
6    (1) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
7association, foundation, institution, or organization, other
8than a limited liability company, that is organized and
9operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the benefit
10of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal property
11was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose of resale
12by the enterprise.
13    (2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
14Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
15operating, or promoting the county fair.
16    (3) Personal property purchased by any not-for-profit arts
17or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
18the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
19Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
20organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
21support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
22services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
23music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
24orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service

 

 

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1organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
2and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
3of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
4an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
5tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
6number issued by the Department.
7    (4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
8coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
9United States of America, or the government of any foreign
10country, and bullion.
11    (5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
122004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
13equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
14used, and including that manufactured on special order or
15purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
16primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
17chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
18chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
19immediate change upon a graphic arts product.
20    (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student
21organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
22located in Illinois.
23    (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
24including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
25purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
26State or federal agricultural programs, including individual

 

 

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1replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
2machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
3implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
4Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
5chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
6be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
7but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
8under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
9hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
10plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
11this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
12shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
13required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
14vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
15tender is separately stated.
16    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
17farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
18installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
19limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
20or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
21limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
22software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
23such equipment.
24    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
25sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
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1facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
2to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
3crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
4agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
5provisions of Section 3-55.
6    (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
7to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
8to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
9of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
10for or returning from a location or locations outside the
11United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
12stopovers.
13    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
14or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
15for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
16business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
17engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
18United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
19least one individual or package for hire from the city of
20origination to the city of final destination on the same
21aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
22that aircraft.
23    (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
24stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
25food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the
26service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a

 

 

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1substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
2in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
3beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
4imposed.
5    (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
6and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
7rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
8tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
9and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
10individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
11drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
12equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
13required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
14    (11) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
15repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
16manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
17used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
18photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
19    (12) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
20hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
21including replacement parts and equipment, and including
22equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
23required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
24changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
25after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
26allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of

 

 

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1Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
2beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
3effective date of Public Act 98-456).
4    (13) Beginning January 1, 1992 and through June 30, 2016,
5food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
6premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
7drinks and food that has been prepared for immediate
8consumption) and prescription and non-prescription medicines,
9drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
10materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
11use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
12assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
13resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
14the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
15in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
16Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
17    (14) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
18for direct agricultural production.
19    (15) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
20meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
21Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
22Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
23Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
24racing for prizes. This item (15) is exempt from the provisions
25of Section 3-55, and the exemption provided for under this item
26(15) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no

 

 

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1claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
22008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes
3paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on
4January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88).
5    (16) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
6any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
7analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor
8who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
9executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
10hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
11identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
12Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
13    (17) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
14property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
15effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that
16has been issued an active tax exemption identification number
17by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation
18Tax Act.
19    (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
20December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
21before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
22disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
23disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
24manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
25corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
26that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification

 

 

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1number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
2who reside within the declared disaster area.
3    (19) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
4December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
5before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
6performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
7but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
8bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
9line extensions, water distribution and purification
10facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
11sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
12federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
13when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
14declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
15    (20) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a
16"game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used
17in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
18provisions of Section 3-55.
19    (21) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
201-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
21corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
22foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
23to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
24purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
25limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
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1educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
2private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
3branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
4that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
5course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
6vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
7operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
8than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
9follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
10industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
11    (22) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
12including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
13benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
14a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
15the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
16district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
17parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
18does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
19private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
20entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
21another individual or entity that sold the property for the
22purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
23from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
24exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
25    (23) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
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1serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
2items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
3January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
4for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
5vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
6gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
7coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
8is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
9    (24) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
10of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
11equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
12in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
13sold to a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one
14year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the
15purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax
16exemption identification number by the Department under
17Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph
18is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
19    (25) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
20of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property sold to a
21lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
22longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
23governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
24identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
25Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from
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1    (26) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
22016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois
3retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing
4activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property
5in Illinois, temporarily store the property in Illinois (i) for
6the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this State
7for use or consumption thereafter solely outside this State or
8(ii) for the purpose of being processed, fabricated, or
9manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other
10tangible personal property to be transported outside this State
11and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The
12Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in
13accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
14issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing with the
15Department who is eligible for the exemption under this
16paragraph (26). The permit issued under this paragraph (26)
17shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the manner
18specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to purchase
19tangible personal property from a retailer exempt from the
20taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain all
21necessary books and records to substantiate the use and
22consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of
23the State of Illinois.
24    (27) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
25used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
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1Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
2corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
3Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
4exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
5    (28) Tangible personal property sold to a
6public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
711-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
8constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
9only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
10transferred to the municipality without any further
11consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
12of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
13retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
14issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
15the development of the municipal convention hall. This
16exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
17provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
18This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
19    (29) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
20equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
21upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
22completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
23aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
24the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
25repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
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1supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
2maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
3engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
4such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
5limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
6lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
7films. This exemption applies only to the transfer of
8qualifying tangible personal property incident to the
9modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,
10or maintenance of an aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air
11Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
12repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
13have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
14accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
15The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
16commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
17service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
18of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
19paragraph (29) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
20law.
21    (30) Beginning January 1, 2017, feminine hygiene products,
22including sanitary napkins, tampons, menstrual cups,
23pantiliners, and feminine wipes. This paragraph is exempt from
24the provisions of Section 3-55.
25(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13;
2698-456, eff. 8-16-13; 98-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-756, eff.

 

 

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17-16-14; 99-180, eff. 7-29-15.)
 
2    Section 20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended by
3changing Section 2-5 as follows:
 
4    (35 ILCS 120/2-5)
5    Sec. 2-5. Exemptions. Gross receipts from proceeds from the
6sale of the following tangible personal property are exempt
7from the tax imposed by this Act:
8    (1) Farm chemicals.
9    (2) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
10including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
11purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
12State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
13replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
14machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
15implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
16Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
17chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
18be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
19but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
20under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
21hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
22plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
23this item (2). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
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1required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
2vehicle required to be licensed, if the selling price of the
3tender is separately stated.
4    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
5farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
6installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
7limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
8or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
9limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
10software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
11such equipment.
12    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
13sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
14computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
15facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
16to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
17crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
18agricultural chemicals. This item (2) is exempt from the
19provisions of Section 2-70.
20    (3) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
21equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the
22retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
23production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption
24as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal
25use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale.
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12004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
2equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
3used, and including that manufactured on special order or
4purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
5primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
6chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
7chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
8immediate change upon a graphic arts product.
9    (5) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile renting, as
10defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act.
11This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
12    (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student
13organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
14located in Illinois.
15    (7) Until July 1, 2003, proceeds of that portion of the
16selling price of a passenger car the sale of which is subject
17to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
18    (8) Personal property sold to an Illinois county fair
19association for use in conducting, operating, or promoting the
20county fair.
21    (9) Personal property sold to a not-for-profit arts or
22cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
23the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
24Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
25organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
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1services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
2music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
3orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
4organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
5and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
6of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
7an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
8tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
9number issued by the Department.
10    (10) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
11association, foundation, institution, or organization, other
12than a limited liability company, that is organized and
13operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the benefit
14of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal property
15was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose of resale
16by the enterprise.
17    (11) Personal property sold to a governmental body, to a
18corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
19organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious,
20or educational purposes, or to a not-for-profit corporation,
21society, association, foundation, institution, or organization
22that has no compensated officers or employees and that is
23organized and operated primarily for the recreation of persons
2455 years of age or older. A limited liability company may
25qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the
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1exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
21987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
3shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active
4identification number issued by the Department.
5    (12) Tangible personal property sold to interstate
6carriers for hire for use as rolling stock moving in interstate
7commerce or to lessors under leases of one year or longer
8executed or in effect at the time of purchase by interstate
9carriers for hire for use as rolling stock moving in interstate
10commerce and equipment operated by a telecommunications
11provider, licensed as a common carrier by the Federal
12Communications Commission, which is permanently installed in
13or affixed to aircraft moving in interstate commerce.
14    (12-5) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
15motor vehicles of the second division with a gross vehicle
16weight in excess of 8,000 pounds that are subject to the
17commercial distribution fee imposed under Section 3-815.1 of
18the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July 1, 2004 and
19through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of motor vehicles
20of the second division: (i) with a gross vehicle weight rating
21in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are subject to the
22commercial distribution fee imposed under Section 3-815.1 of
23the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that are primarily used
24for commercial purposes. Through June 30, 2005, this exemption
25applies to repair and replacement parts added after the initial
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1in a manner that would qualify for the rolling stock exemption
2otherwise provided for in this Act. For purposes of this
3paragraph, "used for commercial purposes" means the
4transportation of persons or property in furtherance of any
5commercial or industrial enterprise whether for-hire or not.
6    (13) Proceeds from sales to owners, lessors, or shippers of
7tangible personal property that is utilized by interstate
8carriers for hire for use as rolling stock moving in interstate
9commerce and equipment operated by a telecommunications
10provider, licensed as a common carrier by the Federal
11Communications Commission, which is permanently installed in
12or affixed to aircraft moving in interstate commerce.
13    (14) Machinery and equipment that will be used by the
14purchaser, or a lessee of the purchaser, primarily in the
15process of manufacturing or assembling tangible personal
16property for wholesale or retail sale or lease, whether the
17sale or lease is made directly by the manufacturer or by some
18other person, whether the materials used in the process are
19owned by the manufacturer or some other person, or whether the
20sale or lease is made apart from or as an incident to the
21seller's engaging in the service occupation of producing
22machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or other similar
23items of no commercial value on special order for a particular
24purchaser. The exemption provided by this paragraph (14) does
25not include machinery and equipment used in (i) the generation
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1generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas for
2wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers through
3pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment of water for
4wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers through
5pipes, pipelines, or mains. The provisions of Public Act 98-583
6are declaratory of existing law as to the meaning and scope of
7this exemption.
8    (15) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
9stated on customers' bills for purchase and consumption of food
10and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the service
11charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a substitute for
12tips to the employees who participate directly in preparing,
13serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function
14with respect to which the service charge is imposed.
15    (16) Petroleum products sold to a purchaser if the seller
16is prohibited by federal law from charging tax to the
17purchaser.
18    (17) Tangible personal property sold to a common carrier by
19rail or motor that receives the physical possession of the
20property in Illinois and that transports the property, or
21shares with another common carrier in the transportation of the
22property, out of Illinois on a standard uniform bill of lading
23showing the seller of the property as the shipper or consignor
24of the property to a destination outside Illinois, for use
25outside Illinois.
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1coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
2United States of America, or the government of any foreign
3country, and bullion.
4    (19) Until July 1 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
5and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
6rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
7tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
8and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
9individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
10drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
11equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
12required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
13    (20) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
14repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
15manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
16used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
17photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
18    (21) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
19hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
20including replacement parts and equipment, and including
21equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
22required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
23changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
24after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
25allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
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1beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
2effective date of Public Act 98-456).
3    (22) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
4to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be
5used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of
6its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
7for or returning from a location or locations outside the
8United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
9stopovers.
10    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
11or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
12for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
13business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
14engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
15United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
16least one individual or package for hire from the city of
17origination to the city of final destination on the same
18aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
19that aircraft.
20    (23) A transaction in which the purchase order is received
21by a florist who is located outside Illinois, but who has a
22florist located in Illinois deliver the property to the
23purchaser or the purchaser's donee in Illinois.
24    (24) Fuel consumed or used in the operation of ships,
25barges, or vessels that are used primarily in or for the
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1hire on rivers bordering on this State if the fuel is delivered
2by the seller to the purchaser's barge, ship, or vessel while
3it is afloat upon that bordering river.
4    (25) Except as provided in item (25-5) of this Section, a
5motor vehicle sold in this State to a nonresident even though
6the motor vehicle is delivered to the nonresident in this
7State, if the motor vehicle is not to be titled in this State,
8and if a drive-away permit is issued to the motor vehicle as
9provided in Section 3-603 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or if
10the nonresident purchaser has vehicle registration plates to
11transfer to the motor vehicle upon returning to his or her home
12state. The issuance of the drive-away permit or having the
13out-of-state registration plates to be transferred is prima
14facie evidence that the motor vehicle will not be titled in
15this State.
16    (25-5) The exemption under item (25) does not apply if the
17state in which the motor vehicle will be titled does not allow
18a reciprocal exemption for a motor vehicle sold and delivered
19in that state to an Illinois resident but titled in Illinois.
20The tax collected under this Act on the sale of a motor vehicle
21in this State to a resident of another state that does not
22allow a reciprocal exemption shall be imposed at a rate equal
23to the state's rate of tax on taxable property in the state in
24which the purchaser is a resident, except that the tax shall
25not exceed the tax that would otherwise be imposed under this
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1statement, signed under penalty of perjury, of his or her
2intent to title the vehicle in the state in which the purchaser
3is a resident within 30 days after the sale and of the fact of
4the payment to the State of Illinois of tax in an amount
5equivalent to the state's rate of tax on taxable property in
6his or her state of residence and shall submit the statement to
7the appropriate tax collection agency in his or her state of
8residence. In addition, the retailer must retain a signed copy
9of the statement in his or her records. Nothing in this item
10shall be construed to require the removal of the vehicle from
11this state following the filing of an intent to title the
12vehicle in the purchaser's state of residence if the purchaser
13titles the vehicle in his or her state of residence within 30
14days after the date of sale. The tax collected under this Act
15in accordance with this item (25-5) shall be proportionately
16distributed as if the tax were collected at the 6.25% general
17rate imposed under this Act.
18    (25-7) Beginning on July 1, 2007, no tax is imposed under
19this Act on the sale of an aircraft, as defined in Section 3 of
20the Illinois Aeronautics Act, if all of the following
21conditions are met:
22        (1) the aircraft leaves this State within 15 days after
23    the later of either the issuance of the final billing for
24    the sale of the aircraft, or the authorized approval for
25    return to service, completion of the maintenance record
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1    for inspection, as required by 14 C.F.R. 91.407;
2        (2) the aircraft is not based or registered in this
3    State after the sale of the aircraft; and
4        (3) the seller retains in his or her books and records
5    and provides to the Department a signed and dated
6    certification from the purchaser, on a form prescribed by
7    the Department, certifying that the requirements of this
8    item (25-7) are met. The certificate must also include the
9    name and address of the purchaser, the address of the
10    location where the aircraft is to be titled or registered,
11    the address of the primary physical location of the
12    aircraft, and other information that the Department may
13    reasonably require.
14    For purposes of this item (25-7):
15    "Based in this State" means hangared, stored, or otherwise
16used, excluding post-sale customizations as defined in this
17Section, for 10 or more days in each 12-month period
18immediately following the date of the sale of the aircraft.
19    "Registered in this State" means an aircraft registered
20with the Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division,
21or titled or registered with the Federal Aviation
22Administration to an address located in this State.
23    This paragraph (25-7) is exempt from the provisions of
24Section 2-70.
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1    (27) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
2meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
3Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
4Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
5Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
6racing for prizes. This item (27) is exempt from the provisions
7of Section 2-70, and the exemption provided for under this item
8(27) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
9claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
102008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes
11paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on
12January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88).
13    (28) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
14any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
15analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor
16who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
17executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
18hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
19identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
20this Act.
21    (29) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
22property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
23effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that
24has been issued an active tax exemption identification number
25by the Department under Section 1g of this Act.
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1December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
2before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
3disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
4disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
5manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
6corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
7that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
8number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
9who reside within the declared disaster area.
10    (31) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
11December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
12before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
13performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
14but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
15bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
16line extensions, water distribution and purification
17facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
18sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
19federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
20when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
21declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
22    (32) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a
23"game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used
24in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
25provisions of Section 2-70.
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11-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
2corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
3foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
4to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
5purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
6limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
7or institution organized and operated exclusively for
8educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
9private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
10branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
11that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
12course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
13vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
14operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
15than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
16follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
17industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
18    (34) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
19including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
20benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
21a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
22the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
23district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
24parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
25does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
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1entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
2another individual or entity that sold the property for the
3purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
4from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
5exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
6    (35) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
72001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
8serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
9items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
10January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
11for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
12vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
13gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
14coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
15is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
16    (35-5) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
17food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
18premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
19drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
20consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
21drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
22materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
23use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
24assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
25resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
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1the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the Specialized
2Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
3    (36) Beginning August 2, 2001, computers and
4communications equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and
5equipment used in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of
6hospital patients sold to a lessor who leases the equipment,
7under a lease of one year or longer executed or in effect at
8the time of the purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an
9active tax exemption identification number by the Department
10under Section 1g of this Act. This paragraph is exempt from the
11provisions of Section 2-70.
12    (37) Beginning August 2, 2001, personal property sold to a
13lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
14longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
15governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
16identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
17this Act. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
18Section 2-70.
19    (38) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
202016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois
21retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing
22activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property
23in Illinois, temporarily store the property in Illinois (i) for
24the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this State
25for use or consumption thereafter solely outside this State or
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1manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other
2tangible personal property to be transported outside this State
3and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The
4Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in
5accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
6issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing with the
7Department who is eligible for the exemption under this
8paragraph (38). The permit issued under this paragraph (38)
9shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the manner
10specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to purchase
11tangible personal property from a retailer exempt from the
12taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain all
13necessary books and records to substantiate the use and
14consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of
15the State of Illinois.
16    (39) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
17used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
18supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
19Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
20corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
21Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
22exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
23    (40) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
24equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
25upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
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1aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
2the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
3repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
4materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
5supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
6maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
7engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
8such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
9limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
10lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
11films. This exemption applies only to the sale of qualifying
12tangible personal property to persons who modify, refurbish,
13complete, replace, or maintain an aircraft and who (i) hold an
14Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
15repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
16have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
17accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
18The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
19commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
20service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
21of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
22paragraph (40) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
23law.
24    (41) Tangible personal property sold to a
25public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
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1constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
2only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
3transferred to the municipality without any further
4consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
5of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
6retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
7issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
8the development of the municipal convention hall. This
9exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
10provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
11This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
12    (42) Beginning January 1, 2017, feminine hygiene products,
13including sanitary napkins, tampons, menstrual cups,
14pantiliners, and feminine wipes. This paragraph is exempt from
15the provisions of Section 2-70.
16(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13;
1798-456, eff. 8-16-13; 98-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-574, eff.
181-1-14; 98-583, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-180, eff.
197-29-15.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.".