IL HB3822 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-24 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

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.

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Title

TELECOM-PREPAID WIRELESS

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2015-04-24HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-04-22HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2015-04-22HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
2015-04-21HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
2015-04-20HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-04-20HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2015-03-25HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2015-03-24HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 016-003-002
2015-03-24HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote
2015-03-24HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
2015-03-23HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-23HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2015-03-20HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan
2015-03-12HouseAssigned to Public Utilities Committee
2015-02-27HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2015-02-27HouseFirst Reading
2015-02-27HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
220513-703Amended CodeCitation Text
301056z-101New CodeSee Bill Text

Illinois State Sources


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