104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2686 Introduced , by Rep. William "Will" Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 105/6z-17 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-1730 ILCS 115/1 from Ch. 85, par. 61130 ILCS 115/2 from Ch. 85, par. 612 Amends the State Finance Act and the State Revenue Sharing Act. Provides that certain provisions concerning distributions from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund and from the Local Government Distributive Fund constitute an irrevocable and continuing appropriation. Effective immediately. LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2686 Introduced , by Rep. William "Will" Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 105/6z-17 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-1730 ILCS 115/1 from Ch. 85, par. 61130 ILCS 115/2 from Ch. 85, par. 612 30 ILCS 105/6z-17 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-17 30 ILCS 115/1 from Ch. 85, par. 611 30 ILCS 115/2 from Ch. 85, par. 612 Amends the State Finance Act and the State Revenue Sharing Act. Provides that certain provisions concerning distributions from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund and from the Local Government Distributive Fund constitute an irrevocable and continuing appropriation. Effective immediately. LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2686 Introduced , by Rep. William "Will" Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 105/6z-17 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-1730 ILCS 115/1 from Ch. 85, par. 61130 ILCS 115/2 from Ch. 85, par. 612 30 ILCS 105/6z-17 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-17 30 ILCS 115/1 from Ch. 85, par. 611 30 ILCS 115/2 from Ch. 85, par. 612 30 ILCS 105/6z-17 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-17 30 ILCS 115/1 from Ch. 85, par. 611 30 ILCS 115/2 from Ch. 85, par. 612 Amends the State Finance Act and the State Revenue Sharing Act. Provides that certain provisions concerning distributions from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund and from the Local Government Distributive Fund constitute an irrevocable and continuing appropriation. Effective immediately. LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b A BILL FOR HB2686LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 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 State Finance Act is amended by changing 5 Section 6z-17 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 105/6z-17) (from Ch. 127, par. 142z-17) 7 Sec. 6z-17. State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund. 8 (a) After deducting the amount transferred to the Tax 9 Compliance and Administration Fund under subsection (b), of 10 the money paid into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund: 11 (i) subject to appropriation to the Department of Revenue, 12 Municipalities having 1,000,000 or more inhabitants shall 13 receive 20% and may expend such amount to fund and establish a 14 program for developing and coordinating public and private 15 resources targeted to meet the affordable housing needs of 16 low-income and very low-income households within such 17 municipality, (ii) 10% shall be transferred into the Regional 18 Transportation Authority Occupation and Use Tax Replacement 19 Fund, a special fund in the State treasury which is hereby 20 created, (iii) until July 1, 2013, subject to appropriation to 21 the Department of Transportation, the Madison County Mass 22 Transit District shall receive .6%, and beginning on July 1, 23 2013, subject to appropriation to the Department of Revenue, 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2686 Introduced , by Rep. William "Will" Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 105/6z-17 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-1730 ILCS 115/1 from Ch. 85, par. 61130 ILCS 115/2 from Ch. 85, par. 612 30 ILCS 105/6z-17 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-17 30 ILCS 115/1 from Ch. 85, par. 611 30 ILCS 115/2 from Ch. 85, par. 612 30 ILCS 105/6z-17 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-17 30 ILCS 115/1 from Ch. 85, par. 611 30 ILCS 115/2 from Ch. 85, par. 612 Amends the State Finance Act and the State Revenue Sharing Act. Provides that certain provisions concerning distributions from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund and from the Local Government Distributive Fund constitute an irrevocable and continuing appropriation. Effective immediately. LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b A BILL FOR 30 ILCS 105/6z-17 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-17 30 ILCS 115/1 from Ch. 85, par. 611 30 ILCS 115/2 from Ch. 85, par. 612 LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686- 2 -LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 2 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 2 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b 1 0.6% shall be distributed by the Department of Revenue each 2 month out of the Fund to the Madison County Mass Transit 3 District, (iv) the following amounts, plus any cumulative 4 deficiency in such transfers for prior months, shall be 5 transferred monthly into the Build Illinois Fund and credited 6 to the Build Illinois Bond Account therein: 7Fiscal YearAmount81990$2,700,000919911,850,0001019922,750,0001119932,950,000 7 Fiscal Year Amount 8 1990 $2,700,000 9 1991 1,850,000 10 1992 2,750,000 11 1993 2,950,000 7 Fiscal Year Amount 8 1990 $2,700,000 9 1991 1,850,000 10 1992 2,750,000 11 1993 2,950,000 12 From Fiscal Year 1994 through Fiscal Year 2025 the 13 transfer shall total $3,150,000 monthly, plus any cumulative 14 deficiency in such transfers for prior months, and (v) the 15 remainder of the money paid into the State and Local Sales Tax 16 Reform Fund shall be transferred into the Local Government 17 Distributive Fund and, except for municipalities with 18 1,000,000 or more inhabitants which shall receive no portion 19 of such remainder, shall be distributed, subject to 20 appropriation, in the manner provided by Section 2 of the 21 State Revenue Sharing Act "An Act in relation to State revenue 22 sharing with local government entities", approved July 31, 23 1969, as now or hereafter amended. Municipalities with more 24 than 50,000 inhabitants according to the 1980 U.S. Census and 25 located within the Metro East Mass Transit District receiving 26 funds pursuant to provision (v) of this paragraph may expend HB2686 - 2 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b 7 Fiscal Year Amount 8 1990 $2,700,000 9 1991 1,850,000 10 1992 2,750,000 11 1993 2,950,000 HB2686- 3 -LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 3 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 3 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b 1 such amounts to fund and establish a program for developing 2 and coordinating public and private resources targeted to meet 3 the affordable housing needs of low-income and very low-income 4 households within such municipality. 5 Moneys transferred from the Grocery Tax Replacement Fund 6 to the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund under Section 7 6z-130 shall be treated under this Section in the same manner 8 as if they had been remitted with the return on which they were 9 reported. 10 (b) Beginning on the first day of the first calendar month 11 to occur on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act 12 of the 98th General Assembly, each month the Department of 13 Revenue shall certify to the State Comptroller and the State 14 Treasurer, and the State Comptroller shall order transferred 15 and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the State and 16 Local Sales Tax Reform Fund to the Tax Compliance and 17 Administration Fund, an amount equal to 1/12 of 5% of 20% of 18 the cash receipts collected during the preceding fiscal year 19 by the Audit Bureau of the Department of Revenue under the Use 20 Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax 21 Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and associated local 22 occupation and use taxes administered by the Department. The 23 amount distributed under subsection (a) each month shall first 24 be reduced by the amount transferred to the Tax Compliance and 25 Administration Fund under this subsection (b). Moneys 26 transferred to the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund HB2686 - 3 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686- 4 -LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 4 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 4 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b 1 under this subsection (b) shall be used, subject to 2 appropriation, to fund additional auditors and compliance 3 personnel at the Department of Revenue. 4 (c) The provisions of this Section directing the 5 distributions from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund, 6 including, but not limited to, amounts that are distributed in 7 the manner provided by Section 2 of the State Revenue Sharing 8 Act, shall constitute an irrevocable and continuing 9 appropriation of all amounts as provided in this Section. The 10 State Treasurer and State Comptroller are hereby authorized to 11 make distributions as provided in this Section. 12 (Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22.) 13 Section 10. The State Revenue Sharing Act is amended by 14 changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows: 15 (30 ILCS 115/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 611) 16 Sec. 1. Local Government Distributive Fund. Through June 17 30, 1994, as soon as may be after the first day of each month 18 the Department of Revenue shall certify to the Treasurer an 19 amount equal to 1/12 of the net revenue realized from the tax 20 imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the 21 Illinois Income Tax Act during the preceding month. Beginning 22 July 1, 1994, and continuing through June 30, 1995, as soon as 23 may be after the first day of each month, the Department of 24 Revenue shall certify to the Treasurer an amount equal to 1/11 HB2686 - 4 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686- 5 -LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 5 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 5 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b 1 of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by 2 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income 3 Tax Act during the preceding month. Beginning July 1, 1995, as 4 soon as may be after the first day of each month, the 5 Department of Revenue shall certify to the Treasurer an amount 6 equal to the amounts calculated pursuant to subsection (b) of 7 Section 901 of the Illinois Income Tax Act based on the net 8 revenue realized from the tax imposed by subsections (a) and 9 (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act during the 10 preceding month. Net revenue realized for a month shall be 11 defined as the revenue from the tax imposed by subsections (a) 12 and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act which is 13 deposited in the General Revenue Fund, the Education 14 Assistance Fund and the Income Tax Surcharge Local Government 15 Distributive Fund during the month minus the amount paid out 16 of the General Revenue Fund in State warrants during that same 17 month as refunds to taxpayers for overpayment of liability 18 under the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 19 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. Upon receipt of such 20 certification, the Treasurer shall transfer from the General 21 Revenue Fund to a special fund in the State treasury, to be 22 known as the "Local Government Distributive Fund", the amount 23 shown on such certification. 24 Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 25 the 98th General Assembly, the Comptroller shall perform the 26 transfers required by this Section no later than 60 days after HB2686 - 5 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686- 6 -LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 6 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 6 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b 1 he or she receives the certification from the Treasurer. 2 This Section constitutes an irrevocable and continuing 3 appropriation of all All amounts that are paid into the Local 4 Government Distributive Fund in accordance with this Section 5 or from any other other source and that are allocated pursuant 6 to this Act are appropriated on a continuing basis. The State 7 Treasurer and State Comptroller are hereby authorized to make 8 distributions as provided in this Act. 9 (Source: P.A. 98-1052, eff. 8-26-14.) 10 (30 ILCS 115/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 612) 11 Sec. 2. Allocation and Disbursement. 12 (a) As soon as may be after the first day of each month, 13 the Department of Revenue shall allocate among the several 14 municipalities and counties of this State the amount available 15 in the Local Government Distributive Fund and in the Income 16 Tax Surcharge Local Government Distributive Fund, determined 17 as provided in Sections 1 and 1a above. Except as provided in 18 Sections 13 and 13.1 of this Act, the Department shall then 19 certify such allocations to the State Comptroller, who shall 20 pay over to the several municipalities and counties the 21 respective amounts allocated to them. The amount of such Funds 22 allocable to each such municipality and county shall be in 23 proportion to the number of individual residents of such 24 municipality or county to the total population of the State, 25 determined in each case on the basis of the latest census of HB2686 - 6 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686- 7 -LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 7 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 7 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b 1 the State, municipality or county conducted by the Federal 2 government and certified by the Secretary of State and for 3 annexations to municipalities, the latest Federal, State or 4 municipal census of the annexed area which has been certified 5 by the Department of Revenue. Allocations to the City of 6 Chicago under this Section are subject to Section 6 of the 7 Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. For the purpose of this 8 Section, the number of individual residents of a county shall 9 be reduced by the number of individuals residing therein in 10 municipalities, but the number of individual residents of the 11 State, county and municipality shall reflect the latest census 12 of any of them. The amounts transferred into the Local 13 Government Distributive Fund pursuant to Section 9 of the Use 14 Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the 15 Service Occupation Tax Act, and Section 3 of the Retailers' 16 Occupation Tax Act, each as now or hereafter amended, pursuant 17 to the amendments of such Sections by Public Act 85-1135, 18 shall be distributed as provided in said Sections. 19 (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that 20 allocations made under this Section shall be made in a fair and 21 equitable manner. Accordingly, the clerk of any municipality 22 to which territory has been annexed, or from which territory 23 has been disconnected, shall notify the Department of Revenue 24 in writing of that annexation or disconnection and shall (1) 25 state the number of residents within the territory that was 26 annexed or disconnected, based on the last census conducted by HB2686 - 7 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686- 8 -LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 8 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 8 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b 1 the federal, State, or municipal government and certified by 2 the Illinois Secretary of State, and (2) furnish therewith a 3 certified copy of the plat of annexation or, in the case of 4 disconnection, the ordinance, final judgment, or resolution of 5 disconnection together with an accurate depiction of the 6 territory disconnected. The county in which the annexed or 7 disconnected territory is located shall verify that the number 8 of residents stated on the written notice that is to be sent to 9 the Department of Revenue is true and accurate. The verified 10 statement of the county shall accompany the written notice. 11 However, if the county does not respond to the municipality's 12 request for verification within 30 days, this verification 13 requirement shall be waived. The written notice shall be 14 provided to the Department of Revenue (1) within 30 days after 15 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General 16 Assembly for disconnections occurring after January 1, 2007 17 and before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 18 96th General Assembly or (2) within 30 days after the 19 annexation or disconnection for annexations or disconnections 20 occurring on or after the effective date of this amendatory 21 Act of the 96th General Assembly. For purposes of this 22 Section, a disconnection or annexation through court order is 23 deemed to be effective 30 days after the entry of a final 24 judgment order, unless stayed pending appeal. Thereafter, the 25 monthly allocation made to the municipality and to any other 26 municipality or county affected by the annexation or HB2686 - 8 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686- 9 -LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 9 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b HB2686 - 9 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b 1 disconnection shall be adjusted in accordance with this 2 Section to reflect the change in residency of the residents of 3 the territory that was annexed or disconnected. The adjustment 4 shall be made no later than 30 days after the Department of 5 Revenue's receipt of the written notice of annexation or 6 disconnection described in this Section. 7 (Source: P.A. 96-1040, eff. 7-14-10.) HB2686 - 9 - LRB104 03444 HLH 13467 b