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Bill	REVENUE-ELECTRONIC FILING	Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act, the Public Utilities Act, and the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that certain tax returns filed under those Acts must be filed electronically. Provides that vendor discounts under those Acts are allowed only for returns that are filed electronically. Provides that the electronic return requirement does not apply to the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 821	Illinois HB 821 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	44	2	2017-01-30	2017-08-24	openstates	ocd-bill/62e811e3-6777-4ce7-aa14-47242605772e	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=821&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=101279&SessionID=91&GA=100	19bdb19e4878037bf4c1155d9da1f5851b6f9f3a02a98117090d11c90c4cca33	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 821 (100th) — REVENUE-ELECTRONIC FILING

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act, the Public Utilities Act, and the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that certain tax returns filed under those Acts must be filed electronically. Provides that vendor discounts under those Acts are allowed only for returns that are filed electronically. Provides that the electronic return requirement does not apply to the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 110–2 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-30 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie filing
• 2017-01-31 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-01-31 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-08 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie amendment-introduction
• 2017-02-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2017-02-24 To Sales and Other Taxes Subcommittee
• 2017-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie amendment-introduction
• 2017-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-15 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2017-03-16 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-16 Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2017-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2017-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2017-03-16 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie amendment-introduction
• 2017-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-28 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-04-07 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-04-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-002-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-04-25 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
• 2017-04-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2017-04-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2017-04-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-25 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-05-02 Assigned to Revenue referral-committee
• 2017-05-12 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
• 2017-05-16 Do Pass Revenue; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2017
• 2017-05-24 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2017
• 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
• 2017-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-24 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-24 Effective Date August 24, 2017
• 2017-08-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0303 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/62e811e3-6777-4ce7-aa14-47242605772e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).