republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-5781.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "REVENUE-COLLECTIONS"
description: "Creates the Reciprocal Tax Collection Act. Authorizes the Department of Revenue to collect taxes for other states that have a reciprocal law. Creates the Reciprocal Tax Collection Fund and provides for a continuing appropriation. Amends the State Finance Act and the Department of Revenue Law to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that, in the case of any liability referred to a collection agency, any fee charged to the State by the collection agency is considered an additional liability owed to the State. Authorizes the Department to recover costs of collection from State agencies. Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to allow collection actions and assessments to be filed within 6 years (instead of 2 years). Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Authorizes the Secretary of State to disclose or otherwise make available to the Department of Revenue social security numbers for use by the Department in the administration of any tax administered by the Department of Revenue or in the collection of any tax or debt that the Department of Revenue is authorized or required by law to collect. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5781"
citation: "Illinois HB 5781 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-09"
last_action: "2010-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a07cc51f-8ce5-4c85-bbb3-618e921f360f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5781&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=51216&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "70f79acdd1cab682310ef223ec33f8ea1500dd553eed681c640a765d601739e4"
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 5781 (96th) — REVENUE-COLLECTIONS

Creates the Reciprocal Tax Collection Act. Authorizes the Department of Revenue to collect taxes for other states that have a reciprocal law. Creates the Reciprocal Tax Collection Fund and provides for a continuing appropriation. Amends the State Finance Act and the Department of Revenue Law to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that, in the case of any liability referred to a collection agency, any fee charged to the State by the collection agency is considered an additional liability owed to the State. Authorizes the Department to recover costs of collection from State agencies. Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to allow collection actions and assessments to be filed within 6 years (instead of 2 years). Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Authorizes the Secretary of State to disclose or otherwise make available to the Department of Revenue social security numbers for use by the Department in the administration of any tax administered by the Department of Revenue or in the collection of any tax or debt that the Department of Revenue is authorized or required by law to collect. 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=09600HB5781&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51216&DocNum=5781&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5781eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51216&DocNum=5781&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5781enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51216&DocNum=5781&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **108–6** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **89–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2010-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-04** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2010-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue & Finance Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-024-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2010-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Held in Revenue
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- **2010-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass as Amended Revenue; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2010
- **2010-04-30** Third Reading - Passed; 051-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 108-006-001
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-29** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1383 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a07cc51f-8ce5-4c85-bbb3-618e921f360f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).