103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3393 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 505/2 from Ch. 120, par. 418 Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that, from July 1, 2023 through July 1, 2025, the rate of tax for fuel other than diesel fuel, liquefied natural gas, or propane shall be 39.2 cents per gallon. Effective immediately. LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3393 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 505/2 from Ch. 120, par. 418 35 ILCS 505/2 from Ch. 120, par. 418 Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that, from July 1, 2023 through July 1, 2025, the rate of tax for fuel other than diesel fuel, liquefied natural gas, or propane shall be 39.2 cents per gallon. Effective immediately. LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3393 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 505/2 from Ch. 120, par. 418 35 ILCS 505/2 from Ch. 120, par. 418 35 ILCS 505/2 from Ch. 120, par. 418 Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that, from July 1, 2023 through July 1, 2025, the rate of tax for fuel other than diesel fuel, liquefied natural gas, or propane shall be 39.2 cents per gallon. Effective immediately. LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b A BILL FOR HB3393LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393 LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393 LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b 1 AN ACT concerning revenue. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Motor Fuel Tax Law is amended by changing 5 Section 2 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 505/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 418) 7 Sec. 2. A tax is imposed on the privilege of operating 8 motor vehicles upon the public highways and recreational-type 9 watercraft upon the waters of this State. 10 (a) Prior to August 1, 1989, the tax is imposed at the rate 11 of 13 cents per gallon on all motor fuel used in motor vehicles 12 operating on the public highways and recreational type 13 watercraft operating upon the waters of this State. Beginning 14 on August 1, 1989 and until January 1, 1990, the rate of the 15 tax imposed in this paragraph shall be 16 cents per gallon. 16 Beginning January 1, 1990 and until July 1, 2019, the rate of 17 tax imposed in this paragraph, including the tax on compressed 18 natural gas, shall be 19 cents per gallon. Beginning July 1, 19 2019 and until July 1, 2020, the rate of tax imposed in this 20 paragraph shall be 38 cents per gallon. Beginning July 1, 2020 21 and until July 1, 2021, the rate of tax imposed in this 22 paragraph shall be 38.7 cents per gallon. Beginning July 1, 23 2021 and until January 1, 2023, the rate of tax imposed in this 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3393 Introduced , by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 505/2 from Ch. 120, par. 418 35 ILCS 505/2 from Ch. 120, par. 418 35 ILCS 505/2 from Ch. 120, par. 418 Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that, from July 1, 2023 through July 1, 2025, the rate of tax for fuel other than diesel fuel, liquefied natural gas, or propane shall be 39.2 cents per gallon. Effective immediately. LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b A BILL FOR 35 ILCS 505/2 from Ch. 120, par. 418 LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393 LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393- 2 -LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393 - 2 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393 - 2 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b 1 paragraph shall be 39.2 cents per gallon. On January 1, 2023 2 and until July 1, 2023, the rate of tax imposed in this 3 paragraph shall be increased by an amount equal to the 4 percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for 5 All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United 6 States Department of Labor for the 12 months ending in 7 September of 2022. From July 1, 2023 through July 1, 2025, the 8 rate of tax imposed in this paragraph shall be 39.2 cents per 9 gallon. On July 1, 2025, July 1, 2023, and on July 1 of each 10 subsequent year, the rate of tax imposed in this paragraph 11 shall be increased by an amount equal to the percentage 12 increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 13 Consumers for all items published by the United States 14 Department of Labor for the 12 months ending in March of the 15 year in which the increase takes place. The rate shall be 16 rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one cent. 17 (a-5) (Blank). Beginning on July 1, 2022 and through 18 December 31, 2022, each retailer of motor fuel shall cause the 19 following notice to be posted in a prominently visible place 20 on each retail dispensing device that is used to dispense 21 motor fuel in the State of Illinois: "As of July 1, 2022, the 22 State of Illinois has suspended the inflation adjustment to 23 the motor fuel tax through December 31, 2022. The price on this 24 pump should reflect the suspension of the tax increase." The 25 notice shall be printed in bold print on a sign that is no 26 smaller than 4 inches by 8 inches. The sign shall be clearly HB3393 - 2 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393- 3 -LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393 - 3 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393 - 3 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b 1 visible to customers. Any retailer who fails to post or 2 maintain a required sign through December 31, 2022 is guilty 3 of a petty offense for which the fine shall be $500 per day per 4 each retail premises where a violation occurs. 5 (b) Until July 1, 2019, the tax on the privilege of 6 operating motor vehicles which use diesel fuel, liquefied 7 natural gas, or propane shall be the rate according to 8 paragraph (a) plus an additional 2 1/2 cents per gallon. 9 Beginning July 1, 2019, the tax on the privilege of operating 10 motor vehicles which use diesel fuel, liquefied natural gas, 11 or propane shall be the rate according to subsection (a) plus 12 an additional 7.5 cents per gallon. "Diesel fuel" is defined 13 as any product intended for use or offered for sale as a fuel 14 for engines in which the fuel is injected into the combustion 15 chamber and ignited by pressure without electric spark. 16 (c) A tax is imposed upon the privilege of engaging in the 17 business of selling motor fuel as a retailer or reseller on all 18 motor fuel used in motor vehicles operating on the public 19 highways and recreational type watercraft operating upon the 20 waters of this State: (1) at the rate of 3 cents per gallon on 21 motor fuel owned or possessed by such retailer or reseller at 22 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1989; and (2) at the rate of 3 cents 23 per gallon on motor fuel owned or possessed by such retailer or 24 reseller at 12:01 A.M. on January 1, 1990. 25 Retailers and resellers who are subject to this additional 26 tax shall be required to inventory such motor fuel and pay this HB3393 - 3 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393- 4 -LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393 - 4 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393 - 4 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b 1 additional tax in a manner prescribed by the Department of 2 Revenue. 3 The tax imposed in this paragraph (c) shall be in addition 4 to all other taxes imposed by the State of Illinois or any unit 5 of local government in this State. 6 (d) Except as provided in Section 2a, the collection of a 7 tax based on gallonage of gasoline used for the propulsion of 8 any aircraft is prohibited on and after October 1, 1979, and 9 the collection of a tax based on gallonage of special fuel used 10 for the propulsion of any aircraft is prohibited on and after 11 December 1, 2019. 12 (e) The collection of a tax, based on gallonage of all 13 products commonly or commercially known or sold as 1-K 14 kerosene, regardless of its classification or uses, is 15 prohibited (i) on and after July 1, 1992 until December 31, 16 1999, except when the 1-K kerosene is either: (1) delivered 17 into bulk storage facilities of a bulk user, or (2) delivered 18 directly into the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles and (ii) 19 on and after January 1, 2000. Beginning on January 1, 2000, the 20 collection of a tax, based on gallonage of all products 21 commonly or commercially known or sold as 1-K kerosene, 22 regardless of its classification or uses, is prohibited except 23 when the 1-K kerosene is delivered directly into a storage 24 tank that is located at a facility that has withdrawal 25 facilities that are readily accessible to and are capable of 26 dispensing 1-K kerosene into the fuel supply tanks of motor HB3393 - 4 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393- 5 -LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393 - 5 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b HB3393 - 5 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b 1 vehicles. For purposes of this subsection (e), a facility is 2 considered to have withdrawal facilities that are not "readily 3 accessible to and capable of dispensing 1-K kerosene into the 4 fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles" only if the 1-K kerosene 5 is delivered from: (i) a dispenser hose that is short enough so 6 that it will not reach the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle 7 or (ii) a dispenser that is enclosed by a fence or other 8 physical barrier so that a vehicle cannot pull alongside the 9 dispenser to permit fueling. 10 Any person who sells or uses 1-K kerosene for use in motor 11 vehicles upon which the tax imposed by this Law has not been 12 paid shall be liable for any tax due on the sales or use of 1-K 13 kerosene. 14 (Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 15 101-604, eff. 12-13-19; 102-700, eff. 4-19-22.) 16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 17 becoming law. HB3393 - 5 - LRB103 27305 HLH 53676 b