GA96HB663 96 HB 663 HOME RULE CNTY-TAX REFERENDUM Amends the Home Rule County Retailers' Occupation Tax Law and the Home Rule County Service Occupation Tax Law in the Counties Code. Provides that, if the tax exceeds 0.75% on the effective date of this amendatory Act, then 60 calendar days after that effective date, the rate reverts to 0.75% by operation of law. Requires referendum approval for a home rule county board to increase the tax rate above 0.75%. Specifies the referendum requirements. Preempts home rule powers. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=663&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41132&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-04-01 00:00:00 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 0 13 2009-04-03 00:00:00 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1 14 HRUL 2009-04-01 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 12 2009-03-19 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 11 2009-03-11 00:00:00 House Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 19, 2009 0 9 2009-03-19 00:00:00 House Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 006-005-000 0 10 HEXC 2009-02-20 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 0 8 2009-02-11 00:00:00 House Assigned to Executive Committee 0 7 HEXC 2009-02-10 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 0 6 2009-02-06 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 5 HRUL 2009-02-06 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 4 2009-02-05 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker 0 3 2009-02-05 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham 0 2 2009-02-05 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo 0 1 2009-02-05 00:00:00 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich 0 0 SidneyHMathias House Chief Co-Sponsor MarkLWalker House Chief Co-Sponsor KeithFarnham House Chief Co-Sponsor FredCrespo House Chief Co-Sponsor PaulDFroehlich House Chief Sponsor