Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

50 ILCS 345/15

50 ILCS 345/20

50 ILCS 345/25

30 ILCS 805/8.31 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Local Government Acceptance of Credit Cards Act. Provides that any unit of local government and any community college district that has the authority to accept the payment of funds for any purpose shall (now, is authorized, but not required to) accept payment by credit card. Makes corresponding changes. Preempts home rule. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

House Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	50 ILCS 345/20

50 ILCS 345/25

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Local Government Acceptance of Credit Cards Act. Provides that a county with a population of more than 3,000,000 is required to accept property tax payments by credit card. Provides that the county is not required to accept late payments or payments for delinquent charges by credit card. Preempts the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.

House Amendment No. 2

	Deletes reference to:
	50 ILCS 345/15

	Adds reference to:
	35 ILCS 200/20-25

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a county with a population of more than 3,000,000 is required to accept payment by credit card for each installment of property taxes. Provides that the county is not required to accept payment by credit card for the payment on any installment of taxes that is delinquent under certain provisions of the Property Tax Code or for the purposes of any tax sale or scavenger sale. Preempts the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/22/2007	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2/22/2007	House	First Reading
2/22/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/27/2007	House	Assigned to Local Government Committee
3/14/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee
3/14/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote
3/14/2007	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 009-000-000
3/15/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/15/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
3/15/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
3/27/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/27/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2007	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2007	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/5/2007	House	House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
4/5/2007	House	House Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/17/2007	House	House Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
4/17/2007	House	House Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/17/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/20/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
4/24/2007	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/24/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/24/2007	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
4/24/2007	Senate	First Reading
4/24/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
5/15/2008	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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