Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that not less than 75% of the amounts collected by a municipality within DuPage County pursuant to the municipal hotel operators' occupation tax and municipal hotel use tax shall be used to promote tourism within that municipality. Requires that the municipality belong to a not-for-profit organization headquartered in DuPage County that is recognized by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as a certified local tourism and convention bureau entitled to receive State tourism grant funds. Provides that the remainder of the amounts collected may be used by the municipality for economic development or capital infrastructure. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2021. Effectively immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0204 [SB1217 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Third Reading in House	2019-05-21	98	17	1	0	116	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2019-03-28	49	0	10	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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