Illinois Senate Bill 1794
Session 102nd
Local Gov-Utilities
Became Law
Became Law on Mar 17, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1794
State
Illinois
Session
102nd
Motion Text
Concurrence, Amendment 4
Senate Roll Call Votes
Bennett
Yes
Cervantes
Yes
Yes
Collins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Glowiak Hilton
Yes
Hall
Yes
Harris
Yes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Johnson
Yes
Jones, E.
Yes
Yes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Yes
Yes
Loughran Cappel
Yes
Mattson
Yes
Yes
Morrison
Yes
Murphy
Yes
Yes
Pacione-Zayas
Didn't Vote
Pappas
Yes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Yes
Tharp
Yes
Turner, D.
Yes
Turner, S.
Yes
Yes
Summary
Amends the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act. Provides that the statute of limitations set by a unit of local government for the determination and assessment of taxes covered by the Act may not exceed 10 years (currently, 4 years) after the end of the calendar year for which the return for the period was filed or the end of the calendar year in which the return for the period was due, whichever occurs later. Makes conforming changes concerning the tolling of this 10-year period. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In a Section concerning municipal audits of public utilities, provides that municipalities may request information from public utilities no more than annually (currently, no more than once every 2 years). Provides that, if the public utility fails to respond in a timely manner to the request for information with complete information, the public utility shall be liable to the municipality for a penalty of $1,000 for each day it fails to produce the requested information. Provides that, if a public utility is liable for any error in past tax payments in excess of $5,000 that were unknown prior to an audit from the municipality, then the public utility shall reimburse the municipality for the cost of the audit. Sets forth conditions under which the public utility may be liable for attorney's fees incurred by the municipality.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Adds reference to:
220 ILCS 5/9-224.1 new
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions amending the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act, creates a 7-year statute of limitations for utility taxes (currently, 4 years). In provisions amending the Illinois Municipal Code, provides that a public utility that is an electric utility may not provide customer-specific information. Provides that penalties for failure to respond to requests for information shall be assessed by the municipality, but may be reduced or vacated by the municipality or a court of competent jurisdiction upon demonstration by the public utility that the public utility's failure to provide the requested information resulted from excusable neglect. In provisions concerning a public utility's liability for premises that have been annexed to the municipality, provides that the utility shall only be liable beginning 60 days after the date that the municipality provided the public utility notice of the annexation. Adds provisions amending the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall not consider: (i) costs associated with a municipal audit; (ii) any court costs, attorney's fees, or other fees incurred under certain provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code; (iii) unpaid utility taxes owed to a municipality; or (iv) any penalties or interest imposed by a municipality under certain provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code to be expenses for the purpose of determining any rate or charge.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Adds reference to:
220 ILCS 5/16-122
Makes changes to the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 to provide that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall not consider: (i) any court costs, attorney's fees, or other fees incurred under certain provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code; or (ii) any penalties or interest imposed by a municipality under certain provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code to be expenses for the purpose of determining any rate or charge (Senate Amendment No. 1 also includes costs associated with a municipal audit and unpaid utility taxes owed to a municipality in the list). Further amends the Public Utilities Act to provide that customer specific billing, usage, or load shape data may be provided to a unit of local government if the unit of local government is requesting the information for the purposes of an audit under specified provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code.
House Floor Amendment No. 4
Deletes reference to:
220 ILCS 5/9-224.1 new
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. In provisions amending the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act, provides that a notice of determination of tax due or assessment (removing the limitation in the engrossed bill to utility taxes) may be issued more than 5 years (rather than 7 years in the engrossed bill) after the end of the calendar year for which the return or the period was filed or the end of the calendar year in which the return for the period was due, whichever occurs later. Provides that a timely performed audit or review shall toll the applicable 5-year period for a period of not more than 1 year. Makes other changes. In provisions amending the Illinois Municipal Code relating to a municipality's tax review of a public utility: specifies information that may be requested by the municipality related to premises-specific and other information used by the public utility to determine the amount of tax due to the municipality; revises provisions relating to information that may be collected related to the premises address for customer accounts; provides that the public utility shall attempt to resolve any questions or issues that arise in the tax review without disclosing any customer-specific information and provides that the public utility or municipality may pursue questions or issues before the Department of Revenue; modifies provisions relating to penalties that a public utility can face related to a tax review; modifies provisions relating to the public utility liability to the municipality for unpaid taxes; adds provisions relating to using a web portal rather than email to receive notice of annexations and boundary changes and provisions relating to the Department of Revenue developing and publishing a written process to be used by each public utility and each municipality that imposes a specified tax; and makes other changes. In provisions concerning the Public Utilities Act, makes changes in provisions concerning customer information. Effective immediately.
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House Amendment 003
House Amendment 002
House Amendment 001
Senate Amendment 002
Senate Amendment 001
Enrolled
Engrossed
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03/17/2023
Senate
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1144
03/17/2023
Senate
Governor Approved
01/30/2023
Senate
Sent to the Governor
01/05/2023
Senate
Passed Both Houses
01/05/2023
Senate
Senate Concurs
01/05/2023
Senate
Senate Concurs 053-000-000
01/05/2023
Senate
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 007-000-000
01/04/2023
Senate
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government
01/04/2023
Senate
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
01/04/2023
Senate
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Laura M. Murphy
01/04/2023
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 4 - January 5, 2023
01/01/2023
Senate
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
11/30/2022
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 4 - December 1, 2022
11/30/2022
Senate
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 4
11/30/2022
House
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-001
11/30/2022
House
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
11/30/2022
House
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted
11/30/2022
House
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
11/29/2022
House
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
11/29/2022
House
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
04/11/2022
House
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
04/11/2022
House
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
04/08/2022
House
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-007-000
04/08/2022
House
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
04/07/2022
House
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
04/07/2022
House
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
03/31/2022
House
Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 8, 2022
03/29/2022
House
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
03/29/2022
House
Second Reading - Short Debate
03/24/2022
House
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
03/24/2022
House
Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-007-000
03/24/2022
House
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
03/24/2022
House
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
03/24/2022
House
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
03/01/2022
House
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
03/01/2022
House
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
11/29/2021
House
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
11/29/2021
House
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
11/29/2021
House
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
10/28/2021
House
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
10/28/2021
House
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
10/28/2021
House
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
06/02/2021
House
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
06/02/2021
House
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
05/31/2021
House
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
05/30/2021
House
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
05/30/2021
House
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
05/24/2021
House
Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 073-042-000
05/24/2021
House
Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Carol Ammons
05/24/2021
House
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 28, 2021
05/24/2021
House
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
05/21/2021
House
Referred to Rules Committee
05/21/2021
House
First Reading
05/20/2021
House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
05/20/2021
House
Arrived in House
05/20/2021
Senate
Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
05/20/2021
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
05/20/2021
Senate
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Murphy
05/20/2021
Senate
Recalled to Second Reading
05/19/2021
Senate
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
05/18/2021
Senate
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government
05/17/2021
Senate
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
05/17/2021
Senate
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
05/12/2021
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2021
05/12/2021
Senate
Second Reading
05/12/2021
Senate
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Murphy
05/12/2021
Senate
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
05/11/2021
Senate
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
05/11/2021
Senate
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
05/10/2021
Senate
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
05/10/2021
Senate
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
05/07/2021
Senate
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 21, 2021
04/30/2021
Senate
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2021
04/23/2021
Senate
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021
03/24/2021
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
03/24/2021
Senate
Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
03/16/2021
Senate
Assigned to Local Government
02/26/2021
Senate
Referred to Assignments
02/26/2021
Senate
First Reading
02/26/2021
Senate
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Sources
IL Legislature
Record Created
Feb 26, 2021 11:32:23 PM
Record Updated
Mar 18, 2023 2:25:48 AM