HB1050
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What this bill does
Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2026, hearing aids are exempt from the taxes under those Acts. Effective immediately.
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Current stage: In Committee · Last action 568 days ago · STAGNANT
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Campaign finance
This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.
Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.
Sponsor and voter funding
| Member | Role | Receipts | Total received | Top donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Didech | Chief sponsor | 228 | $458,909.70 | JPMC ($108,803.32); Sports Betting Alliance ($14,200.00); Health Care Council of Illinois PAC ($11,000.00) |
Top donors across these members
| Donor | Occupation | Employer | Receipts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMC | — | — | 1 | $108,803.32 |
| Sports Betting Alliance | — | — | 2 | $14,200.00 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC | — | — | 2 | $11,000.00 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | — | — | 5 | $10,500.00 |
| Illinois Bankers PAC | — | — | 2 | $10,331.48 |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC | — | — | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| VGW Luckyland Inc. | — | — | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| J & J Ventures Gaming LLC | — | — | 3 | $8,000.00 |
| I.P.A.C.E | — | — | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| Michael Sacks | CEO | Grosvenor Capital Management | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| Todor Markov | Technical Staff | Anthropic | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| Tao Lin | Technical Staff | Anthropic | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| Benjamin West | CTO | Trajectory Labs, PBC | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| Peter Lofgren | — | — | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| William Saunders | AI Researcher | Anthropic | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| Lauren Foster | Not Employed | Not Employed | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| Matthew Fisher | Research Scientist | Adobe | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| Andrew Callahan | Member of Technical Staff | Anthropic, PBC | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| Evan Hubinger | Research Scientist | Anthropic | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| AbbVie PAC | — | — | 3 | $5,000.00 |
| Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC | — | — | 3 | $5,000.00 |
| Underdog Sports Holdings, Inc. | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| IVCA-PAC | — | — | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Midwest Gaming & Entertainment, LLC | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Allwyn North America Inc. | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
Public Engagement
Hearings
This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.
Witness slips
18 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
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| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Tax Policy: Sales Tax Subcommittee | 2025-03-20 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Jim Morphew | Sorling Northrup | Illinois Academy of Audiology | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Tax Policy: Sales Tax Subcommittee | 2025-03-20 |
| Freya Knarr | - | - | Proponent | Tax Policy: Sales Tax Subcommittee | 2025-03-20 |
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Tax Policy: Sales Tax Subcommittee | 2025-03-20 |
| Garth Reynolds | Illinois Pharmacists Association | Illinois Pharmacists Association | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Jim Morphew | Sorling Northrup | Illinois Academy of Audiology | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Lori Hendren | AARP IL | AARP IL | Proponent | Tax Policy: Sales Tax Subcommittee | 2025-03-13 |
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Tax Policy: Sales Tax Subcommittee | 2025-03-11 |
| Garth Reynolds | Illinois Pharmacists Association | Illinois Pharmacists Association | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-11 |
| Jim Morphew | Sorling Northrup | Illinois Speech Language Hearing Association | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-11 |
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-06 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-02-27 |
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-02-27 |
| Carlos I Gutierrez | Consumer Healthcare Products Association | Consumer Healthcare Products Association | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-02-20 |
| Christine Seitz | International Hearing Society | International Hearing Society | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-02-20 |
| James Sherwood | McGuireWoods Consulting | Illinois Hearing Society | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-02-20 |
Action History
6 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-03-21 — Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2024-12-17 | House | Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Daniel Didech Senate Rule 5-1(d); House Rule 37(d) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-09 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-09 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Assigned toRevenue & Finance Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-25 | House | ToTax Policy: Sales Tax Subcommittee Rule 3-3(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |