House Sponsors: SCOTT-CLAYTON. Short description: MUNI CD-CAPITAL PROJECTS TAX Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the State Finance Act and the Illinois Municipal Code. Allows the corporate authorities of non-home rule municipalities, upon approval of the electors, to impose, by ordinance or resolution, a retailers' occupation tax, service occupation tax, and use tax at a rate of up to 1% in 1/4 of 1% increments for expenditure on capital projects. Allows the municipality to discontinue the tax by ordinance or resolution. Requires the ordinance or resolution to be filed with the Department of Revenue on or before the first day of July and the Department to administer and enforce the additional tax, or discontinue the tax, as of the first day of October following the adoption and filing. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Requires a question asking the voters if a tax to impose or increase a retailers' occupation tax, service occupation tax, or use tax for expenditure on capital projects be placed on the ballot. Requires the ordinance or resolution imposing, increasing, or discontinuing the tax (now, imposing or discontinuing the tax) to be filed with the Department of Revenue. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the resolution or ordinance imposing the tax shall be filed with Department on or before the first day of October (now July). Provides that the Department shall start to enforce the tax as of the first day of January (now October). Provides that "food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine, regardless of the location of the vending machine. FISCAL NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 (Dept. of Revenue) HB318 will have negative administrative impact on the Dpt. for enforcement and collection of the local taxes without an off- setting increase in revenue for the State, or a cost of collec- for the department. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 HB318, with H-am 2, fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 2 HB318, with H-am 2, does not preempt home rule authority. Last action on Bill: THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/LOST 034-078-002 Last action date: 97-04-15 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status