HB2972eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2972 Engrossed LRB097 10867 HLH 51376 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing Section 10.1a as follows:

(20 ILCS 1605/10.1a) (from Ch. 120, par. 1160.1a)

Sec. 10.1a. In addition to other grounds specified in this Act, the Division shall refuse to issue and may shall suspend the license of any lottery sales agency who fails to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Department, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied, unless the agency is contesting, in accordance with the procedures established by the appropriate revenue Act, its liability for the tax or the amount of tax. The Division shall affirmatively verify the tax status of every sales agency before issuing or renewing a license. For purposes of this Section, a sales agency shall not be considered delinquent in the payment of a tax if the agency (a) has entered into an agreement with the Department for the payment of all such taxes that are due and (b) is in compliance with the agreement.

(Source: P.A. 94-776, eff. 5-19-06.)

Section 10. The Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2505-255 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2505/2505-255 new)

Sec. 2505-255. Payment by credit card. The Department may adopt rules and regulations for payment by credit card of any amount due under any Act administered by the Department only when the Department is not required to pay a discount fee charged by the credit card issuer.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.