---
type: "Bill"
title: "ROTA-VENDING MACHINES"
description: "Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Requires retailers to verify the total number of vending machines used in the retailer's business upon request of the Department. Requires a retailer to request an additional sub-certificate or sub-certificates if he or she increases the number of vending machines used in the business."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2991"
citation: "Illinois HB 2991 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-23"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42345bfa-5989-40d5-9bab-df125b8f805b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2991&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60331&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4695fa7e0f7b918cb7855155c5ad66b9b24ed96f48a740daedb54ba61781d5e5"
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 HB 2991 (97th) — ROTA-VENDING MACHINES

Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Requires retailers to verify the total number of vending machines used in the retailer's business upon request of the Department. Requires a retailer to request an additional sub-certificate or sub-certificates if he or she increases the number of vending machines used in the business.

## 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=09700HB2991&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60331&DocNum=2991&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2991eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60331&DocNum=2991&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2991enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60331&DocNum=2991&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2011-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2011-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Postponed - Revenue
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Revenue; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0335 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42345bfa-5989-40d5-9bab-df125b8f805b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).