---
type: "Bill"
title: "TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXCISE TAX"
description: "TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXCISE TAX"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "92nd"
identifier: "HB 1273"
citation: "Illinois HB 1273 (92nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 65
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2001-02-15T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "2003-01-10T00:00:00-06:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/230cc410-f484-4347-b20f-155aa681b12e"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet92/92gatoc.html"
source_hash: "95af2848961a6eb8afffc211536b47f1264a9bc2f99650933b13cec6298ca5d5"
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 1273 (92nd) — TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXCISE TAX

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1273** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet92/hbgroups/hb/920HB1273LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BIGGINS — cosponsor (person)
- CURRIE — cosponsor (person)
- DANIELS — cosponsor (person)
- RAUSCHENBERGER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-02-15T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH CLERK `introduction`
- **2001-02-15T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **2001-02-15T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-21T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HEXC
- **2001-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2001-04-04T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **2001-04-04T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **2001-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2001-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 085-026-004 `reading-3`
- **2001-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **2001-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-04-17
- **2002-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** CHIEF SPONSOR WEAVER
- **2002-01-30T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **2002-01-30T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-18T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 006-000-000 SREV
- **2002-04-18T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 02-04-23
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **2002-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 02-05-09
- **2002-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** 3RD RDG. DEADLINE EXTENDED-RULE 2-10(E)/05-31-02
- **2002-07-03T00:00:00-05:00** REFER TO RULES/PURSUANT SEN RULE 3-9 (B) RULES SRUL
- **2002-11-19T00:00:00-06:00** APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL SRUL
- **2002-11-19T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 02-11-20
- **2002-11-19T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **2002-11-19T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-RAUSCHENBERGER
- **2002-11-19T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **2002-11-19T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-RAUSCHENBERGER
- **2002-11-19T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SREV
- **2002-11-20T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-RAUSCHENBERGER
- **2002-11-20T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SREV/008-000-000
- **2002-11-20T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **2002-11-20T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-RAUSCHENBERGER
- **2002-11-20T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **2002-11-21T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-RAUSCHENBERGER
- **2002-11-21T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL
- **2002-11-21T00:00:00-06:00** SPONSOR REMOVED WEAVER
- **2002-11-21T00:00:00-06:00** ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO RAUSCHENBERGER
- **2002-11-21T00:00:00-06:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **2002-11-21T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-RAUSCHENBERGER
- **2002-11-21T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **2002-11-21T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-RAUSCHENBERGER
- **2002-11-21T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **2002-11-21T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 02-12-03
- **2002-12-04T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 056-000-000 `reading-3`
- **2002-12-04T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **2002-12-04T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **2002-12-04T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRIE
- **2002-12-04T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BIGGINS
- **2002-12-04T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR 01,02/DANIELS
- **2002-12-04T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL
- **2002-12-04T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **2003-01-05T00:00:00-06:00** RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL
- **2003-01-06T00:00:00-06:00** APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 003-000-000 HRUL
- **2003-01-06T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION TO CONCUR/SENATE AMENDMENT NO.(S) 01,02
- **2003-01-06T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION REFERRED TO HREV
- **2003-01-06T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **2003-01-07T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION TO CONCUR/SENATE AMENDMENT NO.(S) 01,02
- **2003-01-07T00:00:00-06:00** RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HREV/008-000-000
- **2003-01-07T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/111-000-001
- **2003-01-07T00:00:00-06:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **2003-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2003-01-10T00:00:00-06:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **2003-01-10T00:00:00-06:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 04-01-01
- **2003-01-10T00:00:00-06:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0878

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/230cc410-f484-4347-b20f-155aa681b12e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).