MCAULIFFE-CAPPARELLI-SAVIANO-DURKIN-BUGIELSKI, COULSON AND ROSKAM. 20 ILCS 2505/39c-7 new Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Revenue to provide for, staff, and administer an Office of the Taxpayer Defender that assesses problems taxpayers have with the Department and assists in solving them. Provides that the Office of the Taxpayer Defender shall act as a conduit between the Department and the taxpayer. Gives the Office access to any books, records, and databases of the Department of Revenue. States that the Office is subject to the same confidentiality requirements concerning those books, records, and databases. Requires the Office to submit a written report of its activities, problem resolution cases, and recommendations for improvement, if any, to the Governor and the General Assembly by February 1 of each year. Repeals the Section January 1, 2003. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the Office of the Taxpayer Defender shall assess problems between individual taxpayers (now, all taxpayers) and the Department of Revenue. 97-03-04 H FIRST READING 97-03-04 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-03-05 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE 97-03-21 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-REVENUE H 97-03-21 H ADOPTED 97-03-21 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HREV 97-03-21 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-08 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-08 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-16 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CAPPARELLI 97-04-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SAVIANO 97-04-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DURKIN 97-04-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BUGIELSKI 97-04-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COULSON 97-04-25 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 98-01-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ROSKAM 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary