republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-2918.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "USE/OCC TAX-COAL"
description: "Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that an exemption for equipment used in coal and aggregate exploration, mining, offhighway hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation applies on and after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly for taxes paid during the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2918"
citation: "Illinois HB 2918 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-25"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e15a6743-6c6f-4aae-a169-2cc77281ebf7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2918&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74764&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "37d1ab4a267369e2f838df16e1e40e42b5ce1596e11b6dddc9fe7b8dc51b3783"
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 2918 (98th) — USE/OCC TAX-COAL

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that an exemption for equipment used in coal and aggregate exploration, mining, offhighway hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation applies on and after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly for taxes paid during the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on the effective date of the amendatory Act. 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=09800HB2918&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74764&DocNum=2918&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2918eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74764&DocNum=2918&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2918enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74764&DocNum=2918&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David S. Luechtefeld — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry F. Costello, II — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2013-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2013-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2013-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2013-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Meier
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2013-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2013-04-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
- **2013-04-23** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2013-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2013-05-07** Do Pass Revenue; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2013
- **2013-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2013
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0456 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e15a6743-6c6f-4aae-a169-2cc77281ebf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).