Full Text of HB6062 96th General Assembly
HB6062ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Counties & Townships Committee
Filed: 2/25/2010
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6062
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6062 by replacing | 3 |
| everything from line 19 on page 1 through line 4 on page 2 with | 4 |
| the following:
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| " (b) Beginning on January 1, 2012, subject to compliance | 6 |
| with all applicable purchasing requirements, a county with a | 7 |
| population of
more than 3,000,000 is required to accept payment | 8 |
| by credit card for each installment of property taxes; provided | 9 |
| that all service charges or fees, as determined by the county, | 10 |
| associated with the processing or accepting of a credit card | 11 |
| payment by the county shall be paid by the taxpayer. If a | 12 |
| taxpayer elects to make a property tax payment by credit card | 13 |
| and a service charge or fee is imposed, the payment of that | 14 |
| service charge or fee shall be deemed voluntary by the taxpayer | 15 |
| and shall not be refundable. Nothing in this subsection | 16 |
| requires a county with a population of more than 3,000,000 to | 17 |
| accept payment by credit card for the payment on any | 18 |
| installment of taxes that is delinquent under Section 21-10, |
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| 21-25, or 21-30 of the Property Tax Code or for the purposes of | 2 |
| any tax sale or scavenger sale under Division 3.5, 4, or 5 of | 3 |
| Article 21 of the Property Tax Code.
A county that accepts | 4 |
| payment of property taxes by credit card in accordance with the | 5 |
| terms of this subsection shall not incur liability for or | 6 |
| associated with the collection of a property tax payment by | 7 |
| credit card. The public hearing requirement of subsection (a) | 8 |
| of Section 20 of the Local Governmental Acceptance of Credit | 9 |
| Cards Act shall not apply to this subsection. This subsection "; | 10 |
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| on page 2, immediately below line 8, by inserting the | 12 |
| following: | 13 |
| "Section 7. The Local Government Acceptance of Credit Cards | 14 |
| Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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| (50 ILCS 345/20)
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| Sec. 20. Election by local governmental entities to accept | 17 |
| credit cards.
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| (a) The decision whether to accept credit card payments for | 19 |
| any particular
type of obligation shall be made by
the | 20 |
| governing body of the local governmental entity that has | 21 |
| general
discretionary authority over the manner of
acceptance | 22 |
| of payments.
The governing body may adopt
reasonable rules | 23 |
| governing the manner of acceptance of payments by credit card.
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| Except as provided in subsection (b) of Section 20-25 of the | 2 |
| Property Tax Code, no No decision to accept credit card | 3 |
| payments under this Act shall be made until
the governing body | 4 |
| has determined, following a public hearing held not sooner
than | 5 |
| 10 nor later
than 30 days following public notice of the | 6 |
| hearing, that the acceptance of
credit card payments for the | 7 |
| types of authorized obligations specified in the
public notice | 8 |
| is in the best interests of the citizens and governmental
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| administration of the local governmental entity or community | 10 |
| college
and of the students and taxpayers thereof.
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| (b) The governing body of the entity accepting payment by | 12 |
| credit card may
enter into agreements with one or more | 13 |
| financial institutions
or other service providers to | 14 |
| facilitate the acceptance and processing of
credit card | 15 |
| payments.
Such agreements shall identify the specific services | 16 |
| to be provided,
an itemized list of the fees charged, and the | 17 |
| means by which each such fee
shall be paid. Such agreements may | 18 |
| include a discount fee to cover the costs
of
interchange, | 19 |
| assessments and authorizations, a per item processing fee for | 20 |
| the
service provider, and any other fee, including a payment of | 21 |
| a surcharge or
convenience fee, that may be applicable to | 22 |
| specific circumstances.
Any agreement for
acceptance of | 23 |
| payments by credit cards may be canceled by the governmental
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| entity upon giving reasonable notice of intent to cancel.
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| (c) An entity accepting payments by credit card may pay | 26 |
| amounts due
a financial institution or other service provider |
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| by (i) paying the
financial
institution or other service | 2 |
| provider upon
presentation
of an invoice or (ii) allowing the | 3 |
| financial institution or other service
provider to withhold the | 4 |
| amount of
the fees from the credit card payment. A discount or | 5 |
| processing fee may be
authorized whenever the governing body of | 6 |
| the entity determines that any
reduction of revenue resulting | 7 |
| from the discount or processing fee will be in
the best
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| interest of the entity.
Items that may be considered in making | 9 |
| a determination to authorize the payment
of fees or the | 10 |
| acceptance of a discount include, but are not limited to,
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| improved governmental cash flows, reduction of governmental | 12 |
| overhead, improved
governmental financial security,
a | 13 |
| combination of these items, and the benefit of increased public | 14 |
| convenience.
No payment to or withheld by a financial | 15 |
| institution or other service provider
may exceed the amounts | 16 |
| authorized under subsection (b) of Section 25.
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| (d) Unless specifically prohibited by an ordinance or rule | 18 |
| adopted by the
governing body of the local governmental entity, | 19 |
| a person may pay multiple tax
bills in a single transaction.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-518, eff. 8-22-97.)".
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