Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

30 ILCS 105/6z-101 new

220 ILCS 5/13-703

from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-703

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that sellers of prepaid wireless telecommunications service and providers of other wireless telecommunications services in Illinois shall collect and remit assessments in a competitively neutral manner in the same manner as a telecommunications carrier providing local exchange service. Provides that the assessment imposed on consumers of prepaid wireless telecommunications service shall be imposed per retail transaction as a percentage of that retail transaction. Requires sellers of prepaid wireless telecommunications service to remit the assessments to the Department of Revenue on the same form upon which they remit the fee collected under the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act. Provides that the rates of the fee collected under the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act and the assessment may be combined on the consumers' receipts. Provides that the fees collected from prepaid wireless telecommunication services under the assessment shall be deposited into the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation Fund. Makes other changes. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation Fund as a nonappropriated trust fund to be held outside the State treasury, with the State Treasurer as ex officio custodian. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be remitted quarterly to the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation. Effective July 1, 2015.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes language requiring the Department of Revenue to deposit the fees collected from prepaid wireless communications services into the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation Fund and requiring that moneys in the Fund shall be remitted quarterly to the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation. Instead, requires that the Department pay to the State Treasurer the assessments and penalties collected for deposit into the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation Fund. Requires that, on or before the 25th day of each calendar month, the Department shall prepare and certify to the Comptroller the amount available to the Illinois Commerce Commission for distribution out of the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation Fund. Sets forth provisions concerning the certification and the amount paid to the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation Fund. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall distribute all the funds to the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation and the funds may only be used in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Allows the Department to deduct an amount, not to exceed 2%, during every year of remitted assessments to be transferred into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund to reimburse the Department for its direct costs of administering the collection and remittance of the assessment. Changes the definition of "wireless telecommunications service". Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2015.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2/27/2015	House	First Reading
2/27/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/12/2015	House	Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
3/20/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan
3/23/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
3/23/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/24/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
3/24/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote
3/24/2015	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 016-003-002
3/25/2015	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/20/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
4/20/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/21/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/22/2015	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/22/2015	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/24/2015	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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