Budget-related, transit bills finally start to move
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller * The House has approved the appropriations bill… ![]() Democratic Reps. Kifowit and Walsh voted against the budget. Rep. Ammons is excused. Rep. Crespo, who was ejected from the House Democratic caucus, voted for it. In case you somehow missed it, our end of session “cheat sheet” is here. * Senate narrowly passes revenue bill (without the digital ad tax)… ![]() According to Brenden, Democratic Sens. Belt, Glowiak Hilton, Halpin, Joyce, Loughran Cappel and Turner voted against it, and Sens. Fine, Lightford (excused) and Ellman didn’t vote. * Senate narrowly passes the BIMP… ![]() * Senate approves appropriations bill on final passage… ![]() * House approves revenue omnibus on final passage… ![]() * Senate passes transit bill that is doomed in the House… ![]() * House approves BIMP on final passage… ![]() * Senate passes bond authorization bill… ![]() * House approves bond authorization bill on final passage… ![]()
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Even more session updates (Updated x5)
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller
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UPDATE: Digital ad tax deleted in proposed amendment - Digital ad tax revived in revenue omnibus (Updated x3)
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller *** UPDATE *** I told this to subscribers a bit ago: The Senate has introduced amendment 3 to the revenue bill (HB2755). The amendment deletes Article 92, the digital ad tax, and then removes it from the effective date section. So, if they adopt amendments 2 and 3, there will be no digital ad tax. Adding: Senate Assignments has moved amendments 2 and 3 to the floor. The tax appears dead. Adding: The Senate narrowly approved the revenue bill without the ad tax. It now moves to the House. * As of late yesterday, the Democrats were saying that they’d dropped the idea of taxing digital ads on big corporations. But a slightly broader Digital Advertisement Tax Act is included in today’s omnibus revenue bill…
There’s other language requiring companies that have at least $25 million in sales to file tax returns, but it doesn’t look like they have to pay anything. Anyway, Mark Zuckerberg et al ain’t gonna be happy. …Adding… The revenue estimate on the original digital ad tax was $725 million. So, if they’re estimating a billion dollars in increased revenue (as Sen. Elgie Sims said yesterday), it seems unlikely that this money is included, perhaps because a raft of lawsuits are expected. …Adding… Ah, OK. A group of progressive Senators working with some House members apparently pushed for this tax. I’d heard earlier today that they were trying to bolster health spending. …Adding… OK, things are more clear now. If you scroll down to the very end of the revenue bill, you’ll see effective dates. The digital ad tax (Article 92) doesn’t take effect until January 1, 2027. * Here are a few other items. The dollar estimates come from House Revenue Committee Chair Curtis Tarver during this evening’s hearing…
* Delays final payment from sales tax on motor fuel to Road Fund. $171 million. * Sports wagering tax: The tax shall be $0.25 per wager for the first 20,000,000 annual combined Tier 1 and Tier 2 wagers. The tax shall be $0.50 per wager for each wager in excess of 20,000,000 annual combined Tier 1 and Tier 2 wagers. $36 million. * Removes hotel exemption for short-term rental hosting platforms. $15 million. * Adds nicotine analogs (click here) to the tax rolls, as well as “any form of the chemical nicotine,” except for smoking cessation products. Increase tobacco tax to 44 cents. * “Joyce v. Finnegan” change, which is explained here: $72 million.
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Villivalam lays out transit plan to reporters (Updated x4)
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller * Click here to read the new transit reform and funding proposal. The Senate sponsor, Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) talked to reporters shortly before the language surfaced… Summary of Villivalam’s remarks about funding…
* $50 million fare increases * $113 million in efficiencies * Package/delivery tax, which they’re calling an “environmental impact fee” [groceries, medications will be exempt] * Rideshare tax …Adding… Regarding the delivery tax…
There’s lots more in the bill than what he talked about. * Transcript…
Please pardon all transcription errors. A top union official said this afternoon that organized labor is “full speed ahead” on the plan. …Adding… More revenue…
…Adding… Two letters sent to legislators against the proposed delivery tax. Faith leaders, Latino leaders. …Adding… We’ve talked about this before, but here is some of the real estate transfer tax language…
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - More session updates (Updated x3)
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Live coverage
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller * We’ll see if this works…
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*** 2025 end of session cheat sheet ***
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - Posted by Isabel Miller Substantive: * Election omnibus - HB 1832 | SA2 * House transit bill - SB 2111 | HA1 * Energy omnibus - SB 0040 | HA5 | HA6 | HA7 * Tier 2 Pensions - SB1937 | HA1 | HA 2 * Classroom mobile phone ban - SB 2427 (Second Reading) * Senate transit bill - HB3438 | SA2 | SA3 | SA4 | SA5 * Statewide Innovation Development and Economy Act - SB2008 * 340B program expansion: HB 2371 * Medical Aid in Dying - SB 1950 | HA2 * Clean Slate Act - SB1784 | HA1 * Procurement omnibus - SB26 | HA2 * Trial lawyer’s bill (click here for background)- SB328 * Bond Authorization Act - HB 3374 | SA2 * Revenue omnibus - Now HB 2755 | SA2 | SA3 * FY26 Appropriations bill SB2510 | HA1 | HA2 [technical cleanup] | HA3 * Medicaid omnibus - SB2437 | HA1 | HA2 * Police and fire omnibus - HB 3657 | SFA * Prescription Drug Affordability Act - HB 1697 | SA2 | SA3 | SA4 | SA5 * Safe Gun Storage Act - SB8 * FAIR Act - HB 3363 [If you know of anything that should be added, or isn’t properly updated, please let us know in comments ASAP. Thanks!]
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All hands on deck! (Updated x2)
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller * Isabel and I both received this earlier today. Did you?… ![]() * Regarding the delivery tax…
* Let’s move to a completely different topic…
This post will likely be updated. …Adding… Transit…
…Adding… On the Digital wager tax, which would tax a fraction of online sports betting… ![]()
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Session updates (Updated x3)
Saturday, May 31, 2025 - Posted by Isabel Miller
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