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| Bill | UTILITIES-LOCAL TAX AUDITS | Amends the Electricity Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Law and the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes municipalities that impose certain taxes or fees on or collected by public utilities to conduct audits of those utilities to determine the accuracy of the taxes or fees paid to the municipality. Sets forth procedures under which a municipality may collect information from a public utility that is necessary to perform an audit. Sets forth procedures concerning the audit findings, liability for errors, penalties, confidentiality, and exemptions. Amends the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act. Limits the authority of municipalities (including home rule municipalities) to impose penalties with respect to certain taxes imposed under the Illinois Municipal Code or with respect to the municipal electricity infrastructure maintenance fee. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 82 | Illinois SB 82 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 67 | 4 | 2009-01-30 | 2010-07-28 | openstates | ocd-bill/7655dd43-64a2-4aa2-b6c7-31731ef2e634 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=82&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40388&SessionID=76&GA=96 | c0b766ff9ef40ff03c473c132b6115aa7c713007e4d29463fb0bbdb7fff0d64a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 82 (96th) — UTILITIES-LOCAL TAX AUDITS
Amends the Electricity Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Law and the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes municipalities that impose certain taxes or fees on or collected by public utilities to conduct audits of those utilities to determine the accuracy of the taxes or fees paid to the municipality. Sets forth procedures under which a municipality may collect information from a public utility that is necessary to perform an audit. Sets forth procedures concerning the audit findings, liability for errors, penalties, confidentiality, and exemptions. Amends the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act. Limits the authority of municipalities (including home rule municipalities) to impose penalties with respect to certain taxes imposed under the Illinois Municipal Code or with respect to the municipal electricity infrastructure maintenance fee. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 39–15 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–2 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 39–15 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- A. J. Wilhelmi — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-01-30 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
filing - 2009-01-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-01-30 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-02-04 Assigned to Energy
referral-committee - 2009-02-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
amendment-introduction - 2009-02-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-02-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
- 2009-03-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2009-03-06 Do Pass as Amended Energy; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2009
- 2009-03-18 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2009
- 2009-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-25 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2009-03-25 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-25 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2009-03-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-25 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-14 Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-05-05 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-05-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-05-19 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-05-22 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2009
- 2009-05-29 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2009
- 2009-05-31 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-05-03 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- 2010-05-04 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2010-05-05 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 8, 2010
- 2010-05-05 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- 2010-05-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
amendment-introduction - 2010-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2010-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2010-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-05-06 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-002-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-05-06 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- 2010-05-06 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- 2010-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 7, 2010
- 2010-05-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
filing - 2010-05-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
filing - 2010-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-05-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government
referral-committee - 2010-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government
referral-committee - 2010-05-06 Sponsor Removed Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2010-05-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 005-003-000
- 2010-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 005-003-000
- 2010-05-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 039-015-002
- 2010-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 039-015-002
- 2010-05-06 Passed Both Houses
- 2010-06-04 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2010-07-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2010-07-28 Effective Date July 28, 2010
- 2010-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1356
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7655dd43-64a2-4aa2-b6c7-31731ef2e634. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).