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1
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
4 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Use and
5 Occupation Tax Task Force, consisting of 12 members as follows:
6 (i) 3 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
7 Representatives; (ii) 3 members appointed by the Minority
8 Leader of the House of Representatives; (iii) 3 members
9 appointed by the President of the Senate; and (iv) 3 members
10 appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and the members
11 shall elect a chairperson from among the task force members;
12 and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That the Commission on Government Forecasting
14 and Accountability shall provide staff and administrative
15 support services to the task force; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That the task force shall gather information and
17 make recommendations to the Governor and to the General
18 Assembly regarding the reformation of the use and occupation
19 tax procedures and policies in Illinois in such a manner that
20 Illinois' tax system:
21         (1) takes account of progress nationwide towards the
22     Streamlined Sales Tax Initiative that is overseen by the
23     Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, Inc.;

 

 

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1         (2) avoids taxes on goods and services that are used
2     primarily or solely as workplace inputs; and
3         (3) has the lowest possible overall rates; and be it
4     further
 
5     RESOLVED, That the task force must submit a report to the
6 Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2009 concerning
7 its findings and recommendations.