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Bill	CNTY-HOTEL TAX AND BOARD	Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes Winnebago County by ordinance to impose, with the consent of the municipalities representing 67% of the population of Winnebago County, a hotel operators' occupation tax at a rate not to exceed 2% of the gross rental receipts from the renting, leasing, or letting. Sets forth requirements concerning the use of any revenues from the tax proceeds. Creates a Tourism Facility Board with weighted voting rights; requires the Board to meet not less than once per year to direct the use of revenues from the tax. Provides that any sports, arts, or entertainment facilities that receive revenue from certain taxes shall be considered to be public works within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act, and the county authorities responsible for the construction, renovation, modification, or alteration of the sports, arts, or entertainment facilities shall enter into project labor agreements with labor organizations. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	SB 1859	Illinois SB 1859 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	37	2	2013-02-15	2013-08-12	openstates	ocd-bill/fb0c15b7-6f8c-4c30-a489-6e250bb42e73	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1859&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72870&SessionID=85&GA=98	636acb16294ed2450dc1dd46492bb4da8b4d1576e21a286b4d26eb23fbefe7c4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1859 (98th) — CNTY-HOTEL TAX AND BOARD

Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes Winnebago County by ordinance to impose, with the consent of the municipalities representing 67% of the population of Winnebago County, a hotel operators' occupation tax at a rate not to exceed 2% of the gross rental receipts from the renting, leasing, or letting. Sets forth requirements concerning the use of any revenues from the tax proceeds. Creates a Tourism Facility Board with weighted voting rights; requires the Board to meet not less than once per year to direct the use of revenues from the tax. Provides that any sports, arts, or entertainment facilities that receive revenue from certain taxes shall be considered to be public works within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act, and the county authorities responsible for the construction, renovation, modification, or alteration of the sports, arts, or entertainment facilities shall enter into project labor agreements with labor organizations. 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 — 39–6 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 77–38 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Steve Stadelman — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-15 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman filing
• 2013-02-15 Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
• 2013-02-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-15 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-03-05 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2013-03-13 Postponed - Executive
• 2013-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
• 2013-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive
• 2013-03-20 Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
• 2013-03-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-10 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2013
• 2013-04-12 Third Reading - Passed; 039-006-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-12 Arrived in House introduction
• 2013-04-12 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2013-04-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-12 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-24 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
• 2013-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
• 2013-05-02 To Sales and Other Taxes Subcommittee
• 2013-05-07 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
• 2013-05-09 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-09 Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2013-05-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-038-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-16 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-14 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-08-12 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-08-12 Effective Date August 12, 2013
• 2013-08-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0313 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fb0c15b7-6f8c-4c30-a489-6e250bb42e73. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).