100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5638

 

Introduced , by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 110/3-5
35 ILCS 110/3-10  from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10
35 ILCS 115/3-5

    Amends the Service Use Tax Act and the Service Occupation Tax Act. Provides that exemptions concerning food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold apply when the food is purchased for use by a person living in an establishment as defined in the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act or in a supportive living facility under the supportive living facilities program of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the 1% tax rate for food prepared for immediate consumption and transferred incident to sale applies to entities licensed under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, or the supportive living facilities program of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Amends the Service Occupation Tax Act. Provides that exemptions concerning food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold apply when the food is purchased for use by a person living in an establishment as defined in the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act or in a supportive living facility under the supportive living facilities program of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by changing
5Sections 3-5 and 3-10 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 110/3-5)
7    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
8personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
9    (1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
10society, association, foundation, institution, or
11organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
12organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
13for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
14personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
15purpose of resale by the enterprise.
16    (2) Personal property purchased by a non-profit Illinois
17county fair association for use in conducting, operating, or
18promoting the county fair.
19    (3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts or
20cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
21the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
22Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
23organized and operated primarily for the presentation or

 

 

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1support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
2services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
3music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
4orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
5organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
6and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
7of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
8an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
9tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
10number issued by the Department.
11    (4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
12coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
13United States of America, or the government of any foreign
14country, and bullion.
15    (5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
162004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
17equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
18used, and including that manufactured on special order or
19purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
20primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
21chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
22chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
23immediate change upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on July
241, 2017, graphic arts machinery and equipment is included in
25the manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
26exemption under Section 2 of this Act.

 

 

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1    (6) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
2student organization affiliated with an elementary or
3secondary school located in Illinois.
4    (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
5including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
6purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
7State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
8replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
9machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
10implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
11Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
12chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
13be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
14but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
15under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
16hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
17plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
18this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
19shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
20required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
21vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
22tender is separately stated.
23    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
24farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
25installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
26limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,

 

 

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1or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
2limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
3software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
4such equipment.
5    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
6sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
7computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
8facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
9to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
10crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
11agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
12provisions of Section 3-75.
13    (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
14to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
15to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
16of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
17for or returning from a location or locations outside the
18United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
19stopovers.
20    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
21or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
22for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
23business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
24engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
25United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
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1origination to the city of final destination on the same
2aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
3that aircraft.
4    (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
5stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
6food and beverages acquired as an incident to the purchase of a
7service from a serviceman, to the extent that the proceeds of
8the service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
9substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
10in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
11beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
12imposed.
13    (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
14and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
15rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
16tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
17and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
18individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
19drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
20equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
21required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
22    (11) Proceeds from the sale of photoprocessing machinery
23and equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new
24and used, including that manufactured on special order,
25certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for
26photoprocessing, and including photoprocessing machinery and

 

 

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1equipment purchased for lease.
2    (12) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
3hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
4including replacement parts and equipment, and including
5equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
6required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
7changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
8after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
9allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
10Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
11beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
12effective date of Public Act 98-456).
13    (13) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
14for direct agricultural production.
15    (14) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
16meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
17Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
18Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
19Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
20racing for prizes. This item (14) is exempt from the provisions
21of Section 3-75, and the exemption provided for under this item
22(14) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
23claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after the effective
24date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly for
25such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and
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1General Assembly.
2    (15) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
3any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
4analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
5lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
6longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
7otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
8hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
9identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
10Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
11manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
12any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
13tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
14be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
15the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
16attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
17to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
18Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
19the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
20from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
21refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
22is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
23liable to pay that amount to the Department.
24    (16) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases the
25property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
26effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to the

 

 

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1tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has been
2issued an active tax exemption identification number by the
3Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
4Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not
5qualify for this exemption or is used in any other non-exempt
6manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
7this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the
8fair market value of the property at the time the
9non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
10to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
11reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
12Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
13the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
14from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
15refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
16is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
17liable to pay that amount to the Department.
18    (17) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
19December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
20before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
21disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
22disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
23manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
24corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
25that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
26number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster

 

 

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1who reside within the declared disaster area.
2    (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
3December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
4before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
5performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
6but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
7bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
8line extensions, water distribution and purification
9facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
10sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
11federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
12when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
13declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
14    (19) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
15at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
16used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
17provisions of Section 3-75.
18    (20) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
191-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
20corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
21foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
22to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
23purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
24limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
25or institution organized and operated exclusively for
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1private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
2branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
3that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
4course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
5vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
6operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
7than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
8follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
9industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
10    (21) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
11including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
12benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
13a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
14the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
15district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
16parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
17does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
18private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
19entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
20another individual or entity that sold the property for the
21purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
22from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
23exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
24    (22) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
252001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
26serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other

 

 

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1items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
2January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
3for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
4vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
5gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
6coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
7is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
8    (23) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
9food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
10premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
11drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
12consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
13drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
14materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
15use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
16assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
17resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
18the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
19in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
20Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, in an
21establishment as defined in the Assisted Living and Shared
22Housing Act, or in a supportive living facility under the
23supportive living facilities program of the Illinois Public Aid
24Code.
25    (24) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
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1equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
2in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
3purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
4of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
5lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
6Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
7identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
8Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
9manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
10any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
11tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
12be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
13the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
14attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
15to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
16Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
17the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
18from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
19refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
20is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
21liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is
22exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
23    (25) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
24of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property purchased by a
25lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
26longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would

 

 

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1otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
2governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
3identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
4Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased in a
5manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
6any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
7tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
8be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
9the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
10attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
11to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
12Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
13the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
14from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
15refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
16is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
17liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is
18exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
19    (26) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
20used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
21supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
22Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
23corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
24Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
25exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
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1equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
2upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
3completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
4aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
5the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
6repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
7materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
8supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
9maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
10engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
11such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
12limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
13lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
14films. This exemption applies only to the use of qualifying
15tangible personal property transferred incident to the
16modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,
17or maintenance of aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air
18Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
19repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
20have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
21accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
22The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
23commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
24service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
25of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
26paragraph (27) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing

 

 

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1law.
2    (28) Tangible personal property purchased by a
3public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
411-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
5constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
6only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
7transferred to the municipality without any further
8consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
9of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
10retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
11issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
12the development of the municipal convention hall. This
13exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
14provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
15This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
16    (29) Beginning January 1, 2017, menstrual pads, tampons,
17and menstrual cups.
18(Source: P.A. 99-180, eff. 7-29-15; 99-855, eff. 8-19-16;
19100-22, eff. 7-6-17.)
 
20    (35 ILCS 110/3-10)  (from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10)
21    Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
22Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
23the selling price of tangible personal property transferred as
24an incident to the sale of service, but, for the purpose of
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1than the cost price of the property to the serviceman.
2    Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
3with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
4Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
5the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
6    With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
7tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the selling price
8of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
9on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80%
10of the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
11the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
12July 1, 2017, and (iii) 100% of the selling price thereafter.
13If, at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
14gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at the rate
15of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
16the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
17    With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
18in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
19to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
20the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
21December 31, 2023 but applies to 100% of the selling price
22thereafter.
23    With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax
24Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel, the
25tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling price
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1on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2018 and
2(ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price thereafter. If,
3at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
4biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
5than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
6of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
7the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
8and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
9    With respect to 100% biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax
10Act, and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with
11more than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed
12by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the selling price
13of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
14on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023 but
15applies to 100% of the selling price thereafter.
16    At the election of any registered serviceman made for each
17fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual
18cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an
19incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in
20the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or
21servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the aggregate
22annual total gross receipts from all sales of service, the tax
23imposed by this Act shall be based on the serviceman's cost
24price of the tangible personal property transferred as an
25incident to the sale of those services.
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1for immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
2service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act
3by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the
4Nursing Home Care Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD
5Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013,
6or the Child Care Act of 1969, the Assisted Living and Shared
7Housing Act, or the supportive living facilities program of the
8Illinois Public Aid Code. The tax shall also be imposed at the
9rate of 1% on food for human consumption that is to be consumed
10off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic
11beverages, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
12immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
13paragraph) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
14drugs, medical appliances, products classified as Class III
15medical devices by the United States Food and Drug
16Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to a
17prescription, as well as any accessories and components related
18to those devices, modifications to a motor vehicle for the
19purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a disability,
20and insulin, urine testing materials, syringes, and needles
21used by diabetics, for human use. For the purposes of this
22Section, until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means
23any complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink,
24whether carbonated or not, including but not limited to soda
25water, cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water,
26and all other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of

 

 

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1whatever kind or description that are contained in any closed
2or sealed bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of
3size; but "soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea,
4non-carbonated water, infant formula, milk or milk products as
5defined in the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act,
6or drinks containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable
7juice.
8    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
9beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
10beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
11drinks" do not include beverages that contain milk or milk
12products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
13than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
14    Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
15provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
16be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
17food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
18food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
19regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
20August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
21this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
22off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
23through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
24products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
25regardless of the location of the vending machine.
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1beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
2is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
3include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
4preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
5sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or other
6ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
7pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
8flour or requires refrigeration.
9    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
10beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
11drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For
12purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
13includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
14shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
15lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
16prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
17definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
18this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
19use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
20as required by 21 C.F.R. § 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
21label includes:
22        (A) A "Drug Facts" panel; or
23        (B) A statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
24    list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
25    substance or preparation.
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1Act 98-122), "prescription and nonprescription medicines and
2drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered
3dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical
4Cannabis Pilot Program Act.
5    If the property that is acquired from a serviceman is
6acquired outside Illinois and used outside Illinois before
7being brought to Illinois for use here and is taxable under
8this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is computed
9shall be reduced by an amount that represents a reasonable
10allowance for depreciation for the period of prior out-of-state
11use.
12(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-180, eff. 7-29-15;
1399-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-858, eff. 8-19-16; 100-22, eff.
147-6-17.)
 
15    Section 10. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
16changing Section 3-5 as follows:
 
17    (35 ILCS 115/3-5)
18    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. The following tangible personal
19property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
20    (1) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
21association, foundation, institution, or organization, other
22than a limited liability company, that is organized and
23operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the benefit
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1was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose of resale
2by the enterprise.
3    (2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
4Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
5operating, or promoting the county fair.
6    (3) Personal property purchased by any not-for-profit arts
7or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
8the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
9Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
10organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
11support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
12services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
13music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
14orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
15organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
16and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
17of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
18an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
19tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
20number issued by the Department.
21    (4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
22coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
23United States of America, or the government of any foreign
24country, and bullion.
25    (5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
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1equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
2used, and including that manufactured on special order or
3purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
4primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
5chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
6chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
7immediate change upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on July
81, 2017, graphic arts machinery and equipment is included in
9the manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
10exemption under Section 2 of this Act.
11    (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student
12organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
13located in Illinois.
14    (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
15including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
16purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
17State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
18replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
19machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
20implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
21Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
22chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
23be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
24but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
25under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
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1plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
2this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
3shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
4required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
5vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
6tender is separately stated.
7    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
8farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
9installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
10limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
11or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
12limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
13software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
14such equipment.
15    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
16sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
17computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
18facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
19to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
20crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
21agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
22provisions of Section 3-55.
23    (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
24to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
25to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
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1for or returning from a location or locations outside the
2United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
3stopovers.
4    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
5or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
6for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
7business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
8engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
9United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
10least one individual or package for hire from the city of
11origination to the city of final destination on the same
12aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
13that aircraft.
14    (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
15stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
16food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the
17service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
18substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
19in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
20beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
21imposed.
22    (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
23and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
24rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
25tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
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1individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
2drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
3equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
4required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
5    (11) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
6repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
7manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
8used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
9photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
10    (12) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
11hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
12including replacement parts and equipment, and including
13equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
14required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
15changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
16after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
17allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
18Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
19beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
20effective date of Public Act 98-456).
21    (13) Beginning January 1, 1992 and through June 30, 2016,
22food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
23premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
24drinks and food that has been prepared for immediate
25consumption) and prescription and non-prescription medicines,
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1materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
2use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
3assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
4resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
5the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
6in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
7Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, in an
8establishment as defined in the Assisted Living and Shared
9Housing Act, or in a supportive living facility under the
10supportive living facilities program of the Illinois Public Aid
11Code.
12    (14) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
13for direct agricultural production.
14    (15) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
15meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
16Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
17Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
18Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
19racing for prizes. This item (15) is exempt from the provisions
20of Section 3-55, and the exemption provided for under this item
21(15) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
22claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
232008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes
24paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on
25January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88).
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1any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
2analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor
3who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
4executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
5hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
6identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
7Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
8    (17) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
9property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
10effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that
11has been issued an active tax exemption identification number
12by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation
13Tax Act.
14    (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
15December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
16before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
17disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
18disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
19manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
20corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
21that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
22number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
23who reside within the declared disaster area.
24    (19) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
25December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
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1performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
2but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
3bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
4line extensions, water distribution and purification
5facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
6sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
7federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
8when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
9declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
10    (20) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a
11"game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used
12in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
13provisions of Section 3-55.
14    (21) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
151-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
16corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
17foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
18to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
19purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
20limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
21or institution organized and operated exclusively for
22educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
23private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
24branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
25that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
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1vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
2operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
3than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
4follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
5industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
6    (22) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
7including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
8benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
9a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
10the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
11district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
12parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
13does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
14private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
15entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
16another individual or entity that sold the property for the
17purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
18from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
19exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
20    (23) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
212001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
22serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
23items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
24January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
25for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
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1gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
2coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
3is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
4    (24) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
5of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
6equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
7in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
8sold to a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one
9year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the
10purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax
11exemption identification number by the Department under
12Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph
13is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
14    (25) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
15of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property sold to a
16lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
17longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
18governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
19identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
20Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from
21the provisions of Section 3-55.
22    (26) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
232016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois
24retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing
25activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property
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1the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this State
2for use or consumption thereafter solely outside this State or
3(ii) for the purpose of being processed, fabricated, or
4manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other
5tangible personal property to be transported outside this State
6and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The
7Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in
8accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
9issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing with the
10Department who is eligible for the exemption under this
11paragraph (26). The permit issued under this paragraph (26)
12shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the manner
13specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to purchase
14tangible personal property from a retailer exempt from the
15taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain all
16necessary books and records to substantiate the use and
17consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of
18the State of Illinois.
19    (27) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
20used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
21supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
22Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
23corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
24Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
25exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
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1public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
211-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
3constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
4only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
5transferred to the municipality without any further
6consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
7of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
8retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
9issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
10the development of the municipal convention hall. This
11exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
12provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
13This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
14    (29) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
15equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
16upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
17completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
18aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
19the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
20repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
21materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
22supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
23maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
24engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
25such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
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1lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
2films. This exemption applies only to the transfer of
3qualifying tangible personal property incident to the
4modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,
5or maintenance of an aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air
6Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
7repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
8have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
9accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
10The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
11commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
12service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
13of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
14paragraph (29) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
15law.
16    (30) Beginning January 1, 2017, menstrual pads, tampons,
17and menstrual cups.
18(Source: P.A. 99-180, eff. 7-29-15; 99-855, eff. 8-19-16;
19100-22, eff. 7-6-17.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.