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  <canonical_name>GA96SB2579</canonical_name>
  <ga>96</ga>
  <type>SB</type>
  <number>2579</number>
  <short_description>ESTATE TAX-WAIVE PENALTIES</short_description>
  <synopsis_as_introduced>Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that the State Treasurer may waive penalties imposed against a county treasurer for late payment under the Act on a case-by-case basis if the State Treasurer finds that imposing penalties would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome because the delay in payment was due to an incident caused by the operation of an extraordinary force, including, but not limited to, the occurrence of a natural disaster, that cannot be foreseen, that cannot be avoided by the exercise of due care, and for which no person can be held liable. Effective immediately.</synopsis_as_introduced>
  <ilga_url>http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2579&amp;GAID=10&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=49424&amp;SessionID=76&amp;GA=96</ilga_url>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-22 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>21</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-15 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue &amp; Finance Committee;  003-000-000</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>17</order_number>
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    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-22 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue &amp; Finance Committee;  009-000-000</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>20</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HREF</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-20 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>19</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-15 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Remains in Revenue &amp; Finance Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>18</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HREF</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-22 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Assigned to Revenue &amp; Finance Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>16</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HREF</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-10 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Referred to Rules Committee</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>15</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>HRUL</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-10 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>First Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>14</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-10 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>12</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-10 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>13</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-09 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>10</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-10 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Arrived in House</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>11</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-02 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>9</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-02-25 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>8</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-02-18 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2010</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>7</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-02-18 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Second Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>6</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-02-17 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2010</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>5</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-02-17 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Do Pass Revenue;  010-000-000</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>4</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SREV</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-02-10 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Assigned to Revenue</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>3</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SREV</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-01-21 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Referred to Assignments</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>2</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SCOA</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-01-21 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>First Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>1</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-01-21 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>0</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-23 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Second Reading - Short Debate</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>22</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-23 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>23</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-27 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>24</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-27 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Passed Both Houses</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>25</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <sponsors>
    <sponsor>
      <member_canonical_name>DanRutherford</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <type>Chief Co-Sponsor</type>
    </sponsor>
    <sponsor>
      <member_canonical_name>MikeBost</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <type>Chief Co-Sponsor</type>
    </sponsor>
    <sponsor>
      <member_canonical_name>DanReitz</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <type>Chief Sponsor</type>
    </sponsor>
    <sponsor>
      <member_canonical_name>DavidKoehler</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <type>Chief Sponsor</type>
    </sponsor>
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