093_HB1591 LRB093 04510 SJM 04563 b 1 AN ACT concerning taxation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act is 5 amended by changing Section 9 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 145/9) (from Ch. 120, par. 481b.39) 7 Sec. 9. Exemptions. Persons engaged in the business of 8 renting, leasing or letting rooms in a hotel only to 9 permanent residents are exempt from the provisions of this 10 Act. 11 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1728.)