Bill Title: Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue may furnish certain financial information to municipalities and counties (now, only municipalities) if the municipality or county agrees in writing to the Act's confidentiality provisions. Provides that the Department of Revenue is authorized to provide the information to municipalities or counties by electronic means. Provides that the Department may disclose the standard classification number assigned to a business. Provides that only the chief executive officer or chairman of the municipality or county may enter into an information-sharing agreement with the Department. Requires the chief executive officer or chairman to provide the Department with a list of municipal or county employees who may request return information, view return information, or receive related information. Contains provisions concerning the cancellation of the agreement.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 11-3)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0792 [SB2562 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Toi Hutchinson [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-040	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Chuck Weaver [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-037	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator William McCann [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-050	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Barbara Currie [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ronald Sandack [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-081	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sue Scherer [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-096	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Terri Bryant [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-058	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timothy Butler [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-087	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Leitch [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-073	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sara Jimenez [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-099	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Davidsmeyer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-100	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mike Fortner [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-049	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Reis [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-109	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael McAuliffe [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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