---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIGARETTE TAX-RETAILERS"
description: "Amends the Cigarette Tax Act. Provides that the definition of \"retailer\" does not include any person who transfers cigarettes to a not-for-profit research institution that conducts tests concerning the health effects of tobacco products and who does not offer the cigarettes for resale. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1433"
citation: "Illinois SB 1433 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-09"
last_action: "2007-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52ae198c-369a-4fa5-afb5-b41f5ffbb2d9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1433&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29523&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "c2f8c3d07ee6810d85fe27baf92008cd5d79257c3eeedb98ad8cd7ae5ab1e4f6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 1433 (95th) — CIGARETTE TAX-RETAILERS

Amends the Cigarette Tax Act. Provides that the definition of "retailer" does not include any person who transfers cigarettes to a not-for-profit research institution that conducts tests concerning the health effects of tobacco products and who does not offer the cigarettes for resale. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1433&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29523&DocNum=1433&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1433eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29523&DocNum=1433&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1433enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29523&DocNum=1433&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **99–17** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-02** Do Pass Revenue; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 010-000-000
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-04-20** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-04-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-04-24** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2007-04-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-017-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-27** Effective Date August 27, 2007
- **2007-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0462 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52ae198c-369a-4fa5-afb5-b41f5ffbb2d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).