GA96SB44 96 SB 44 CIGARETTE TAX INCREASE Amends the Cigarette Tax Act and the Cigarette Use Tax Act. Provides that an additional tax of 50 mills per cigarette shall be imposed on retailers of cigarettes. Provides that, of the proceeds of the tax, 0.57% shall be deposited into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund and 99.43% shall be deposited into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. Changes the definition of "cigarette" to exclude those with wrappers made of "whole tobacco leaf" (instead of "tobacco"). Amends the State Finance Act to create the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the purpose of making reimbursements to providers who participate in certain medical assistance programs. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=44&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40222&SessionID=76&GA=96 2010-04-22 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 0 63 2010-01-13 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 0 62 HRUL 2010-01-13 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 0 61 2009-07-14 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 0 59 HRUL 2009-12-01 00:00:00 House Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 30, 2010 0 60 2009-02-20 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks 0 7 2009-02-23 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter 0 8 2009-02-23 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 0 9 2009-03-04 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 0 10 2009-03-04 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Executive 0 11 SEXC 2009-03-10 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 0 12 2009-03-10 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 0 13 SCOA 2009-07-14 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William B. Black 0 58 2009-05-31 00:00:00 House Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2009 0 57 2009-05-30 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos 0 56 2009-05-30 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May 0 55 2009-05-29 00:00:00 House Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2009 0 54 2009-05-22 00:00:00 House Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2009 0 53 2009-05-19 00:00:00 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 1 52 2009-05-19 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 51 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 0 50 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington 0 49 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman 0 48 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard 0 47 2009-05-06 00:00:00 House Fiscal Note Filed 0 42 2009-05-07 00:00:00 House Home Rule Note Filed 0 43 2009-05-07 00:00:00 House State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed 0 44 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire 0 45 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 0 46 2009-04-02 00:00:00 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 030-026-000 1 30 2009-04-03 00:00:00 House Arrived in House 0 31 2009-04-03 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading 0 32 2009-04-30 00:00:00 House Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black 0 41 2009-04-30 00:00:00 House State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black 0 40 2009-04-30 00:00:00 House Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black 0 39 2009-04-06 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 34 2009-04-06 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 35 HRUL 2009-04-22 00:00:00 House Assigned to Human Services Committee 0 36 HHSV 2009-04-29 00:00:00 House Do Pass / Standard Debate Human Services Committee; 004-003-000 0 37 HHSV 2009-04-29 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate 0 38 2009-04-03 00:00:00 House Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 0 33 2009-04-01 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2009 0 27 2009-04-02 00:00:00 Senate Third Reading - Consideration Postponed 0 28 2009-04-02 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed 0 29 2009-04-01 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; 030-025-000; Schoenberg 0 26 2009-04-01 00:00:00 Senate Second Reading 1 25 2009-03-31 00:00:00 Senate Fiscal Note Filed as Amended by Senate Floor Amendment No. 2, from the Illinois Department of Revenue 0 24 2009-03-31 00:00:00 Senate Fiscal Note Filed as Amended by Senate Committee Amendment No. 1, from the Illinois Department of Revenue 0 23 2009-03-31 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 007-005-001 0 22 SEXC 2009-03-18 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive 0 21 SEXC 2009-03-17 00:00:00 Senate Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Dale A. Righter 0 20 2009-03-17 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 0 19 SCOA 2009-03-17 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 0 18 2009-03-12 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009 0 17 2009-03-11 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 0 15 2009-03-12 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass as Amended Executive; 007-005-001 0 16 SEXC 2009-02-13 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 0 4 2009-02-17 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon 0 5 2009-03-11 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive 0 14 SEXC 2009-02-18 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link 0 6 2009-02-11 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton 0 3 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 1 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 2 SCOA 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 0 0 2010-04-22 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee 0 64 HRUL 2010-04-30 00:00:00 House Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 8, 2010 0 65 2010-05-04 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner 0 66 2010-05-04 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee 0 67 HRUL 2010-05-04 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 0 68 2010-05-04 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee 0 69 HRUL 2010-05-05 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee 0 70 HHSV 2010-05-06 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 004-003-000 0 71 HHSV JulieHamos House Co-Sponsor IraISilverstein Senate Co-Sponsor KarenMay House Co-Sponsor CynthiaSoto House Co-Sponsor EddieWashington House Co-Sponsor MattieHunter Senate Co-Sponsor DonneETrotter Senate Co-Sponsor JamesTMeeks Senate Co-Sponsor TerryLink Senate Chief Co-Sponsor JackMcGuire House Chief Co-Sponsor DonHarmon Senate Co-Sponsor ConstanceAHoward House Chief Co-Sponsor HarryOsterman House Chief Co-Sponsor JeffreyMSchoenberg Senate Chief Sponsor BarbaraFlynnCurrie House Chief Co-Sponsor JacquelineYCollins Senate Chief Co-Sponsor JohnJCullerton Senate Chief Co-Sponsor KarenAYarbrough House Chief Sponsor