104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3179 Introduced , by Rep. Ryan Spain SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 105/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-1035 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-1035 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-1035 ILCS 120/2-10 from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Reduces the rate of tax on diapers and baby wipes to 1% (currently, 6.25%). Makes various formatting changes. LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3179 Introduced , by Rep. Ryan Spain SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 105/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-1035 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-1035 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-1035 ILCS 120/2-10 from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 35 ILCS 105/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10 35 ILCS 120/2-10 from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Reduces the rate of tax on diapers and baby wipes to 1% (currently, 6.25%). Makes various formatting changes. LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3179 Introduced , by Rep. Ryan Spain SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 105/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-1035 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-1035 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-1035 ILCS 120/2-10 from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 35 ILCS 105/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10 35 ILCS 120/2-10 from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 35 ILCS 105/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10 35 ILCS 120/2-10 from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Reduces the rate of tax on diapers and baby wipes to 1% (currently, 6.25%). Makes various formatting changes. LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b A BILL FOR HB3179LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 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 Use Tax Act is amended by changing Section 5 3-10 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 105/3-10) from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 7 Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this 8 Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of 9 either the selling price or the fair market value, if any, of 10 the tangible personal property, which, on and after January 1, 11 2025, includes leases of tangible personal property. In all 12 cases where property functionally used or consumed is the same 13 as the property that was purchased at retail, then the tax is 14 imposed on the selling price of the property. In all cases 15 where property functionally used or consumed is a by-product 16 or waste product that has been refined, manufactured, or 17 produced from property purchased at retail, then the tax is 18 imposed on the lower of the fair market value, if any, of the 19 specific property so used in this State or on the selling price 20 of the property purchased at retail. For purposes of this 21 Section "fair market value" means the price at which property 22 would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing 23 seller, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell and 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3179 Introduced , by Rep. Ryan Spain SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 105/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-1035 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-1035 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-1035 ILCS 120/2-10 from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 35 ILCS 105/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10 35 ILCS 120/2-10 from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 35 ILCS 105/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10 35 ILCS 120/2-10 from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Reduces the rate of tax on diapers and baby wipes to 1% (currently, 6.25%). Makes various formatting changes. LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b A BILL FOR 35 ILCS 105/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 110/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10 35 ILCS 115/3-10 from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10 35 ILCS 120/2-10 from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 2 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 2 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 2 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 both having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts. The 2 fair market value shall be established by Illinois sales by 3 the taxpayer of the same property as that functionally used or 4 consumed, or if there are no such sales by the taxpayer, then 5 comparable sales or purchases of property of like kind and 6 character in Illinois. 7 Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000, 8 with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the 9 Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of 10 the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%. 11 Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, and 12 beginning again on August 5, 2022 through August 14, 2022, 13 with respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section 14 3-6 of this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%. 15 With respect to gasohol, the tax imposed by this Act 16 applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of sales made on or after 17 January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80% of the 18 proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or 19 before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made 20 after July 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of 21 the proceeds of sales made on or after January 1, 2024 and on 22 or before December 31, 2028, and (v) 100% of the proceeds of 23 sales made after December 31, 2028. If, at any time, however, 24 the tax under this Act on sales of gasohol is imposed at the 25 rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% 26 of the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time. HB3179 - 2 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 3 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 3 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 3 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, the tax imposed 2 by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on 3 or after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and 4 (ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made thereafter. If, at any 5 time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range 6 ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax 7 imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of 8 mid-range ethanol blends made during that time. 9 With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, the tax 10 imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales 11 made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 12 2028 but applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales made 13 thereafter. 14 With respect to biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and 15 no more than 10% biodiesel, the tax imposed by this Act applies 16 to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 17 2003 and on or before December 31, 2018 and (ii) 100% of the 18 proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2018 and before 19 January 1, 2024. On and after January 1, 2024 and on or before 20 December 31, 2030, the taxation of biodiesel, renewable 21 diesel, and biodiesel blends shall be as provided in Section 22 3-5.1. If, at any time, however, the tax under this Act on 23 sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and no more than 24 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax 25 imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of 26 biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and no more than 10% HB3179 - 3 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 4 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 4 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 4 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 biodiesel made during that time. 2 With respect to biodiesel and biodiesel blends with more 3 than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by 4 this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or 5 after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On and 6 after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the 7 taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends 8 shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1. 9 With respect to the following items, the tax is imposed at 10 the rate of 1%: 11 (1) food for human consumption that is to be consumed 12 off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic 13 beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult use 14 cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for 15 immediate consumption); 16 (2) prescription and nonprescription medicines, drugs, 17 and medical appliances; 18 (3) products classified as Class III medical devices 19 by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are 20 used for cancer treatment pursuant to a prescription, as 21 well as any accessories and components related to those 22 devices; 23 (4) modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose 24 of rendering it usable by a person with a disability; 25 (5) insulin, blood sugar testing materials, syringes, 26 and needles used by human diabetics; and HB3179 - 4 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 5 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 5 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 5 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 (6) diapers and baby wipes. 2 Until July 1, 2022 and from July 1, 2023 through December 3 31, 2025, with respect to food for human consumption that is to 4 be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than 5 alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult 6 use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for 7 immediate consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%. 8 Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, with respect 9 to food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the 10 premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, 11 food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft 12 drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate 13 consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 0%. On and 14 after January 1, 2026, food for human consumption that is to be 15 consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than 16 alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult 17 use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food that has been 18 prepared for immediate consumption) is exempt from the tax 19 imposed by this Act. 20 With respect to prescription and nonprescription 21 medicines, drugs, medical appliances, products classified as 22 Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug 23 Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to 24 a prescription, as well as any accessories and components 25 related to those devices, modifications to a motor vehicle for 26 the purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a HB3179 - 5 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 6 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 6 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 6 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 disability, and insulin, blood sugar testing materials, 2 syringes, and needles used by human diabetics, the tax is 3 imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of this Section, 4 until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any 5 complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether 6 carbonated or not, including, but not limited to, soda water, 7 cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all 8 other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever 9 kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed 10 bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but 11 "soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated 12 water, infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the 13 Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks 14 containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice. 15 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 16 beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic 17 beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft 18 drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk 19 products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater 20 than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume. 21 Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other 22 provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to 23 be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all 24 food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and 25 food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine, 26 regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning HB3179 - 6 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 7 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 7 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 7 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of 2 this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed 3 off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold 4 through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food 5 products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine, 6 regardless of the location of the vending machine. 7 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 8 beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that 9 is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not 10 include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a 11 preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial 12 sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or 13 other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or 14 pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains 15 flour or requires refrigeration. 16 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 17 beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and 18 drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For 19 purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products" 20 includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions, 21 shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan 22 lotions and screens, unless those products are available by 23 prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the 24 definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of 25 this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human 26 use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug HB3179 - 7 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 8 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 8 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 8 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug" 2 label includes: 3 (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or 4 (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a 5 list of those ingredients contained in the compound, 6 substance or preparation. 7 Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public 8 Act 98-122), "prescription and nonprescription medicines and 9 drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered 10 dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical 11 Cannabis Program Act. 12 As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means 13 cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation 14 Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law 15 and does not include cannabis subject to tax under the 16 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. 17 If the property that is purchased at retail from a 18 retailer is acquired outside Illinois and used outside 19 Illinois before being brought to Illinois for use here and is 20 taxable under this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is 21 computed shall be reduced by an amount that represents a 22 reasonable allowance for depreciation for the period of prior 23 out-of-state use. No depreciation is allowed in cases where 24 the tax under this Act is imposed on lease receipts. 25 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-700, Article 20, 26 Section 20-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 60, Section HB3179 - 8 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 9 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 9 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 9 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 60-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 65, Section 65-5, eff. 2 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-592, 3 eff. 1-1-25; 103-781, eff. 8-5-24; revised 11-26-24.) 4 Section 10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by changing 5 Section 3-10 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 110/3-10) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10) 7 Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this 8 Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of 9 the selling price of tangible personal property transferred, 10 including, on and after January 1, 2025, transferred by lease, 11 as an incident to the sale of service, but, for the purpose of 12 computing this tax, in no event shall the selling price be less 13 than the cost price of the property to the serviceman. 14 Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000, 15 with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the 16 Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of 17 the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%. 18 With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the 19 tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the selling price 20 of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service 21 on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80% 22 of the selling price of property transferred as an incident to 23 the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before 24 July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the selling price of property HB3179 - 9 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 10 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 10 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 10 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 transferred as an incident to the sale of service after July 1, 2 2017 and before January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of the selling price 3 of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service 4 on or after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028, 5 and (v) 100% of the selling price of property transferred as an 6 incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at 7 any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of gasohol, 8 as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, 9 then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the 10 proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time. 11 With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in 12 Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act 13 applies to (i) 80% of the selling price of property 14 transferred as an incident to the sale of service on or after 15 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii) 16 100% of the selling price of property transferred as an 17 incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at 18 any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range 19 ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax 20 imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the selling price of 21 mid-range ethanol blends transferred as an incident to the 22 sale of service during that time. 23 With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined 24 in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply 25 to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to 26 the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before HB3179 - 10 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 11 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 11 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 11 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the selling price 2 thereafter. 3 With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use 4 Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel, 5 the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling 6 price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of 7 service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 8 2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price after 9 December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and after 10 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the 11 taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends 12 shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If, 13 at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of 14 biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less 15 than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate 16 of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of 17 the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1% 18 and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time. 19 With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act, 20 and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more 21 than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by 22 this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the selling price of 23 property transferred as an incident to the sale of service on 24 or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On 25 and after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, 26 the taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel HB3179 - 11 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 12 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 12 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 12 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 blends shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax 2 Act. 3 At the election of any registered serviceman made for each 4 fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual 5 cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an 6 incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in 7 the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or 8 servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the 9 aggregate annual total gross receipts from all sales of 10 service, the tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the 11 serviceman's cost price of the tangible personal property 12 transferred as an incident to the sale of those services. 13 Until July 1, 2022 and from July 1, 2023 through December 14 31, 2025, the tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food 15 prepared for immediate consumption and transferred incident to 16 a sale of service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation 17 Tax Act by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing 18 Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared 19 Housing Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the 20 Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the 21 Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued 22 pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Until July 1, 2022 23 and from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025, the tax shall 24 also be imposed at the rate of 1% on food for human consumption 25 that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other 26 than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with HB3179 - 12 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 13 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 13 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 13 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 adult use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been 2 prepared for immediate consumption and is not otherwise 3 included in this paragraph). 4 Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax 5 shall be imposed at the rate of 0% on food prepared for 6 immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of 7 service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act 8 by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the 9 Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing 10 Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the 11 Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the 12 Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued 13 pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Beginning on July 1, 14 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed at 15 the rate of 0% on food for human consumption that is to be 16 consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than 17 alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult 18 use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for 19 immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this 20 paragraph). 21 On and an after January 1, 2026, food prepared for 22 immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of 23 service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act 24 by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the 25 Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing 26 Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the HB3179 - 13 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 14 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 14 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 14 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the 2 Child Care Act of 1969, or by an entity that holds a permit 3 issued pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act is exempt from 4 the tax under this Act. On and after January 1, 2026, food for 5 human consumption that is to be consumed off the premises 6 where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, food 7 consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft drinks, 8 candy, and food that has been prepared for immediate 9 consumption and is not otherwise included in this paragraph) 10 is exempt from the tax under this Act. 11 With respect to the following items, the tax is imposed at 12 the rate of 1%: 13 (1) food prepared for immediate consumption and 14 transferred incident to a sale of service subject to this 15 Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act by an entity 16 licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing 17 Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, 18 the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the 19 Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or 20 the Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a 21 permit issued pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act; 22 (2) food for human consumption that is to be consumed 23 off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic 24 beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult use 25 cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for 26 immediate consumption); HB3179 - 14 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 15 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 15 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 15 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 (3) prescription and nonprescription medicines, drugs, 2 and medical appliances; 3 (4) products classified as Class III medical devices 4 by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are 5 used for cancer treatment pursuant to a prescription, as 6 well as any accessories and components related to those 7 devices; 8 (5) modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose 9 of rendering it usable by a person with a disability; 10 (6) insulin, blood sugar testing materials, syringes, 11 and needles used by human diabetics; and 12 (7) diapers and baby wipes. 13 The tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on prescription 14 and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances, 15 products classified as Class III medical devices by the United 16 States Food and Drug Administration that are used for cancer 17 treatment pursuant to a prescription, as well as any 18 accessories and components related to those devices, 19 modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering 20 it usable by a person with a disability, and insulin, blood 21 sugar testing materials, syringes, and needles used by human 22 diabetics. For the purposes of this Section, until September 23 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any complete, finished, 24 ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether carbonated or not, 25 including, but not limited to, soda water, cola, fruit juice, 26 vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all other preparations HB3179 - 15 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 16 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 16 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 16 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 commonly known as soft drinks of whatever kind or description 2 that are contained in any closed or sealed bottle, can, 3 carton, or container, regardless of size; but "soft drinks" 4 does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated water, infant 5 formula, milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A 6 Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks containing 7 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice. 8 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 9 beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic 10 beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft 11 drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk 12 products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater 13 than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume. 14 Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other 15 provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to 16 be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all 17 food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and 18 food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine, 19 regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning 20 August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of 21 this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed 22 off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold 23 through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food 24 products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine, 25 regardless of the location of the vending machine. 26 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, HB3179 - 16 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 17 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 17 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 17 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that 2 is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not 3 include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a 4 preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial 5 sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or 6 other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or 7 pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains 8 flour or requires refrigeration. 9 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 10 beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and 11 drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For 12 purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products" 13 includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions, 14 shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan 15 lotions and screens, unless those products are available by 16 prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the 17 definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of 18 this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human 19 use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug 20 as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug" 21 label includes: 22 (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or 23 (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a 24 list of those ingredients contained in the compound, 25 substance or preparation. 26 Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public HB3179 - 17 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 18 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 18 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 18 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 Act 98-122), "prescription and nonprescription medicines and 2 drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered 3 dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical 4 Cannabis Program Act. 5 As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means 6 cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation 7 Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law 8 and does not include cannabis subject to tax under the 9 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. 10 If the property that is acquired from a serviceman is 11 acquired outside Illinois and used outside Illinois before 12 being brought to Illinois for use here and is taxable under 13 this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is computed 14 shall be reduced by an amount that represents a reasonable 15 allowance for depreciation for the period of prior 16 out-of-state use. No depreciation is allowed in cases where 17 the tax under this Act is imposed on lease receipts. 18 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 19 102-700, Article 20, Section 20-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, 20 Article 60, Section 60-20, eff. 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23; 21 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-592, eff. 1-1-25; 103-781, eff. 22 8-5-24; revised 11-26-24.) 23 Section 15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by 24 changing Section 3-10 as follows: HB3179 - 18 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 19 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 19 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 19 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 (35 ILCS 115/3-10) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10) 2 Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this 3 Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of 4 the "selling price", as defined in Section 2 of the Service Use 5 Tax Act, of the tangible personal property, including, on and 6 after January 1, 2025, tangible personal property transferred 7 by lease. For the purpose of computing this tax, in no event 8 shall the "selling price" be less than the cost price to the 9 serviceman of the tangible personal property transferred. The 10 selling price of each item of tangible personal property 11 transferred as an incident of a sale of service may be shown as 12 a distinct and separate item on the serviceman's billing to 13 the service customer. If the selling price is not so shown, the 14 selling price of the tangible personal property is deemed to 15 be 50% of the serviceman's entire billing to the service 16 customer. When, however, a serviceman contracts to design, 17 develop, and produce special order machinery or equipment, the 18 tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the serviceman's cost 19 price of the tangible personal property transferred incident 20 to the completion of the contract. 21 Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000, 22 with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the 23 Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of 24 the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%. 25 With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the 26 tax imposed by this Act shall apply to (i) 70% of the cost HB3179 - 19 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 20 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 20 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 20 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of 2 service on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, 3 (ii) 80% of the selling price of property transferred as an 4 incident to the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on 5 or before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the selling price of 6 property transferred as an incident to the sale of service 7 after July 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of 8 the selling price of property transferred as an incident to 9 the sale of service on or after January 1, 2024 and on or 10 before December 31, 2028, and (v) 100% of the selling price of 11 property transferred as an incident to the sale of service 12 after December 31, 2028. If, at any time, however, the tax 13 under this Act on sales of gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax 14 Act, is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by 15 this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of gasohol 16 made during that time. 17 With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in 18 Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act 19 applies to (i) 80% of the selling price of property 20 transferred as an incident to the sale of service on or after 21 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii) 22 100% of the selling price of property transferred as an 23 incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at 24 any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range 25 ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax 26 imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the selling price of HB3179 - 20 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 21 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 21 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 21 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 mid-range ethanol blends transferred as an incident to the 2 sale of service during that time. 3 With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined 4 in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply 5 to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to 6 the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before 7 December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the selling price 8 thereafter. 9 With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use 10 Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel, 11 the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling 12 price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of 13 service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 14 2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price after 15 December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and after 16 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the 17 taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends 18 shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If, 19 at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of 20 biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less 21 than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate 22 of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of 23 the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1% 24 and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time. 25 With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act, 26 and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more HB3179 - 21 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 22 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 22 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 22 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel material, the tax 2 imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the 3 selling price of property transferred as an incident to the 4 sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before 5 December 31, 2023. On and after January 1, 2024 and on or 6 before December 31, 2030, the taxation of biodiesel, renewable 7 diesel, and biodiesel blends shall be as provided in Section 8 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. 9 At the election of any registered serviceman made for each 10 fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual 11 cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an 12 incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in 13 the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or 14 servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the 15 aggregate annual total gross receipts from all sales of 16 service, the tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the 17 serviceman's cost price of the tangible personal property 18 transferred incident to the sale of those services. 19 Until July 1, 2022 and from July 1, 2023 through December 20 31, 2025, the tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food 21 prepared for immediate consumption and transferred incident to 22 a sale of service subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax 23 Act by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, 24 the Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared 25 Housing Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the 26 Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the HB3179 - 22 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 23 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 23 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 23 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued 2 pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Until July 1, 2022 3 and from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025, the tax shall 4 also be imposed at the rate of 1% on food for human consumption 5 that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other 6 than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with 7 adult use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been 8 prepared for immediate consumption and is not otherwise 9 included in this paragraph). 10 Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax 11 shall be imposed at the rate of 0% on food prepared for 12 immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of 13 service subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax Act by an 14 entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing 15 Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the 16 ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized 17 Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care 18 Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant 19 to the Life Care Facilities Act. Beginning July 1, 2022 and 20 until July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed at the rate 21 of 0% on food for human consumption that is to be consumed off 22 the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, 23 food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft 24 drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate 25 consumption and is not otherwise included in this paragraph). 26 On and after January 1, 2026, food prepared for immediate HB3179 - 23 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 24 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 24 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 24 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 consumption and transferred incident to a sale of service 2 subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax Act by an entity 3 licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing Home 4 Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the 5 ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized 6 Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care 7 Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant 8 to the Life Care Facilities Act is exempt from the tax imposed 9 by this Act. On and after January 1, 2026, food for human 10 consumption that is to be consumed off the premises where it is 11 sold (other than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or 12 infused with adult use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food 13 that has been prepared for immediate consumption and is not 14 otherwise included in this paragraph) is exempt from the tax 15 imposed by this Act. 16 With respect to the following items, the tax is imposed at 17 the rate of 1%: 18 (1) food prepared for immediate consumption and 19 transferred incident to a sale of service subject to this 20 Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act by an entity 21 licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing 22 Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, 23 the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the 24 Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or 25 the Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a 26 permit issued pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act; HB3179 - 24 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 25 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 25 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 25 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 (2) food for human consumption that is to be consumed 2 off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic 3 beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult use 4 cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for 5 immediate consumption); 6 (3) prescription and nonprescription medicines, drugs, 7 and medical appliances; 8 (4) products classified as Class III medical devices 9 by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are 10 used for cancer treatment pursuant to a prescription, as 11 well as any accessories and components related to those 12 devices; 13 (5) modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose 14 of rendering it usable by a person with a disability; 15 (6) insulin, blood sugar testing materials, syringes, 16 and needles used by human diabetics; and 17 (7) diapers and baby wipes. 18 The tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on prescription 19 and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances, 20 products classified as Class III medical devices by the United 21 States Food and Drug Administration that are used for cancer 22 treatment pursuant to a prescription, as well as any 23 accessories and components related to those devices, 24 modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering 25 it usable by a person with a disability, and insulin, blood 26 sugar testing materials, syringes, and needles used by human HB3179 - 25 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 26 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 26 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 26 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 diabetics. For the purposes of this Section, until September 2 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any complete, finished, 3 ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether carbonated or not, 4 including, but not limited to, soda water, cola, fruit juice, 5 vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all other preparations 6 commonly known as soft drinks of whatever kind or description 7 that are contained in any closed or sealed can, carton, or 8 container, regardless of size; but "soft drinks" does not 9 include coffee, tea, non-carbonated water, infant formula, 10 milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A Pasteurized 11 Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks containing 50% or more 12 natural fruit or vegetable juice. 13 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 14 beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic 15 beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft 16 drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk 17 products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater 18 than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume. 19 Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other 20 provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to 21 be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all 22 food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and 23 food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine, 24 regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning 25 August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of 26 this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed HB3179 - 26 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 27 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 27 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 27 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold 2 through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food 3 products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine, 4 regardless of the location of the vending machine. 5 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 6 beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that 7 is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not 8 include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a 9 preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial 10 sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or 11 other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or 12 pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains 13 flour or requires refrigeration. 14 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 15 beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and 16 drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For 17 purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products" 18 includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions, 19 shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan 20 lotions and screens, unless those products are available by 21 prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the 22 definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of 23 this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human 24 use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug 25 as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug" 26 label includes: HB3179 - 27 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 28 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 28 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 28 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or 2 (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a 3 list of those ingredients contained in the compound, 4 substance or preparation. 5 Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public 6 Act 98-122), "prescription and nonprescription medicines and 7 drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered 8 dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical 9 Cannabis Program Act. 10 As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means 11 cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation 12 Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law 13 and does not include cannabis subject to tax under the 14 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. 15 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 16 102-700, Article 20, Section 20-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, 17 Article 60, Section 60-25, eff. 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23; 18 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-592, eff. 1-1-25; 103-781, eff. 19 8-5-24; revised 11-26-24.) 20 Section 20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended 21 by changing Section 2-10 as follows: 22 (35 ILCS 120/2-10) from Ch. 120, par. 441-10 23 Sec. 2-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this 24 Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of HB3179 - 28 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 29 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 29 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 29 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 gross receipts from sales, which, on and after January 1, 2 2025, includes leases, of tangible personal property made in 3 the course of business. 4 Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000, 5 with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the 6 Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of 7 the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%. 8 Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, and 9 beginning again on August 5, 2022 through August 14, 2022, 10 with respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section 11 2-8 of this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%. 12 Within 14 days after July 1, 2000 (the effective date of 13 Public Act 91-872), each retailer of motor fuel and gasohol 14 shall cause the following notice to be posted in a prominently 15 visible place on each retail dispensing device that is used to 16 dispense motor fuel or gasohol in the State of Illinois: "As of 17 July 1, 2000, the State of Illinois has eliminated the State's 18 share of sales tax on motor fuel and gasohol through December 19 31, 2000. The price on this pump should reflect the 20 elimination of the tax." The notice shall be printed in bold 21 print on a sign that is no smaller than 4 inches by 8 inches. 22 The sign shall be clearly visible to customers. Any retailer 23 who fails to post or maintain a required sign through December 24 31, 2000 is guilty of a petty offense for which the fine shall 25 be $500 per day per each retail premises where a violation 26 occurs. HB3179 - 29 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 30 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 30 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 30 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the 2 tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of 3 sales made on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 4 2003, (ii) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July 5 1, 2003 and on or before July 1, 2017, (iii) 100% of the 6 proceeds of sales made after July 1, 2017 and prior to January 7 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of the proceeds of sales made on or after 8 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028, and (v) 9 100% of the proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2028. If, 10 at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of 11 gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at the rate 12 of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of 13 the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time. 14 With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in 15 Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act 16 applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after 17 January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii) 18 100% of the proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2028. If, 19 at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of 20 mid-range ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then 21 the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of 22 sales of mid-range ethanol blends made during that time. 23 With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined 24 in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply 25 to the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on 26 or before December 31, 2028 but applies to 100% of the proceeds HB3179 - 30 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 31 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 31 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 31 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 of sales made thereafter. 2 With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use 3 Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel, 4 the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds 5 of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before 6 December 31, 2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made 7 after December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and 8 after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the 9 taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends 10 shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If, 11 at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of 12 biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less 13 than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate 14 of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of 15 the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1% 16 and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time. 17 With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act, 18 and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more 19 than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by 20 this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or 21 after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On and 22 after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the 23 taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends 24 shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. 25 With respect to the following items, the tax is imposed at 26 the rate of 1%: HB3179 - 31 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 32 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 32 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 32 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 (1) food for human consumption that is to be consumed 2 off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic 3 beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult use 4 cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for 5 immediate consumption); 6 (2) prescription and nonprescription medicines, drugs, 7 and medical appliances; 8 (3) products classified as Class III medical devices 9 by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are 10 used for cancer treatment pursuant to a prescription, as 11 well as any accessories and components related to those 12 devices; 13 (4) modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose 14 of rendering it usable by a person with a disability; 15 (5) insulin, blood sugar testing materials, syringes, 16 and needles used by human diabetics; and 17 (6) diapers and baby wipes. 18 Until July 1, 2022 and from July 1, 2023 through December 19 31, 2025, with respect to food for human consumption that is to 20 be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than 21 alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult 22 use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for 23 immediate consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%. 24 Beginning July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, with respect to 25 food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the 26 premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, HB3179 - 32 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 33 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 33 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 33 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft 2 drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate 3 consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 0%. On and 4 after January 1, 2026, food for human consumption that is to be 5 consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than 6 alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult 7 use cannabis, soft drinks, candy, and food that has been 8 prepared for immediate consumption) is exempt from the tax 9 imposed by this Act. 10 With respect to prescription and nonprescription 11 medicines, drugs, medical appliances, products classified as 12 Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug 13 Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to 14 a prescription, as well as any accessories and components 15 related to those devices, modifications to a motor vehicle for 16 the purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a 17 disability, and insulin, blood sugar testing materials, 18 syringes, and needles used by human diabetics, the tax is 19 imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of this Section, 20 until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any 21 complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether 22 carbonated or not, including, but not limited to, soda water, 23 cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all 24 other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever 25 kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed 26 bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but HB3179 - 33 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 34 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 34 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 34 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 "soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated 2 water, infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the 3 Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks 4 containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice. 5 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 6 beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic 7 beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft 8 drinks" does not include beverages that contain milk or milk 9 products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater 10 than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume. 11 Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other 12 provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to 13 be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all 14 food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and 15 food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine, 16 regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning 17 August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of 18 this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed 19 off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold 20 through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food 21 products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine, 22 regardless of the location of the vending machine. 23 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 24 beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that 25 is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not 26 include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a HB3179 - 34 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 35 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 35 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 35 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b 1 preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial 2 sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or 3 other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or 4 pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains 5 flour or requires refrigeration. 6 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, 7 beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and 8 drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For 9 purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products" 10 includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions, 11 shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan 12 lotions and screens, unless those products are available by 13 prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the 14 definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of 15 this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human 16 use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug 17 as required by 21 CFR 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug" 18 label includes: 19 (A) a "Drug Facts" panel; or 20 (B) a statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a 21 list of those ingredients contained in the compound, 22 substance or preparation. 23 Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public 24 Act 98-122), "prescription and nonprescription medicines and 25 drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered 26 dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical HB3179 - 35 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179- 36 -LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 36 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 36 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b HB3179 - 36 - LRB104 10134 HLH 20206 b