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Bill	IDOR-TAX PREPARERS	Creates the State Tax Preparer Oversight Act. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, the Department of Revenue shall require any income tax return preparer to include his or her PTIN on any tax return prepared by the income tax return preparer and filed under the Illinois Income Tax Act or any claim for refund of tax imposed by the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department shall develop a program using the PTIN as an oversight mechanism to assess returns, to identify high error rates, patterns of suspected fraud, and unsubstantiated basis for tax positions by income tax return preparers. Provides that the Department may bar or suspend an income tax return preparer for good cause. Contains provisions concerning penalties and enforcement. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 5527	Illinois HB 5527 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	38	2	2016-02-09	2016-07-28	openstates	ocd-bill/3afb81bc-5abc-4469-a0ca-e5b07dd6f2e6	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5527&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=94936&SessionID=88&GA=99	f0eab403860346054f52fc15dfb29dec80273ea4c3e79d589fc87a4413cb16dc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5527 (99th) — IDOR-TAX PREPARERS

Creates the State Tax Preparer Oversight Act. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, the Department of Revenue shall require any income tax return preparer to include his or her PTIN on any tax return prepared by the income tax return preparer and filed under the Illinois Income Tax Act or any claim for refund of tax imposed by the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department shall develop a program using the PTIN as an oversight mechanism to assess returns, to identify high error rates, patterns of suspected fraud, and unsubstantiated basis for tax positions by income tax return preparers. Provides that the Department may bar or suspend an income tax return preparer for good cause. Contains provisions concerning penalties and enforcement. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes.

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 — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
• Natalie A. Manley — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley filing
• 2016-02-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-23 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley amendment-introduction
• 2016-03-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-29 To Income Tax Subcommittee
• 2016-04-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2016-04-06 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-04-06 Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2016-04-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-04-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2016-04-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley amendment-introduction
• 2016-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2016-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2016-04-12 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-12 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2016-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-14 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2016-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2016 reading-1
• 2016-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
• 2016-04-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-18 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-04-27 Assigned to Revenue referral-committee
• 2016-05-10 Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2016
• 2016-05-18 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2016
• 2016-05-26 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
• 2016-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-26 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-07-28 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-07-28 Effective Date January 1, 2017
• 2016-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0641 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3afb81bc-5abc-4469-a0ca-e5b07dd6f2e6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).