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HB1061

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PROP TX-CREDIT CARD PAYMENT

What this bill does

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that redemption payments may be made by credit card.

Sponsor: Dave Vella Chamber: House Introduced: 2024-12-17
Stuck
P(Advance)
32.8%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
1.1%
Low P(law) at intro — sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 67%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 547 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. 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.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

$586,978.20 Across sponsors / voters
2 Members with trails
16 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Dave Vella Chief sponsor 201 $400,169.99 UAW Illinois State PAC ($35,000.00); IBEW Local 364 Political Action Fund ($35,000.00); Plumbers & Pipefitters UA Local 23 PAC ($30,000.00)
Dagmara Avelar Sponsor 151 $186,808.21 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($10,500.00); LIUNA CHICAGO LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL ($10,000.00); Save Our Local Businesses IL PAC ($10,000.00)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor Members Total
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $21,500.00
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $9,750.00
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $8,666.88
Ameren Illinois Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $8,000.00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $6,000.00
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $6,000.00
Ben Lazare Consulting Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $3,500.00
CAR of Illinois Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $3,300.00
IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $3,000.00
Community Banc PAC Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $3,000.00
Illinois State Medical Society PAC Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $2,500.00
Manufacturers PAC Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $2,500.00
PhRMA Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $2,500.00
Nicor Gas Company Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $1,750.00
Peoples Energy PAC Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $1,000.00
Matthew O'Shea Dave Vella, Dagmara Avelar $500.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
IBEW Local 364 Political Action Fund — — 3 $35,000.00
UAW Illinois State PAC — — 4 $35,000.00
Plumbers & Pipefitters UA Local 23 PAC — — 2 $30,000.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 9 $21,500.00
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 2 $20,000.00
Barbara Vella Attorney Vella and Lund, PC. 2 $15,000.00
Laborers' Intl Union of NA Local 32 — — 3 $11,000.00
Working Families PAC - N.W.I.B.C.T.C. — — 4 $11,000.00
IL Manufactured Housing Assc — — 1 $10,000.00
Save Our Local Businesses IL PAC — — 1 $10,000.00
LIUNA CHICAGO LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL — — 3 $10,000.00
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC — — 4 $9,750.00
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC — — 4 $8,666.88
Ironworkers Local 498 PAC Fund — — 3 $8,500.00
AFT Local 604 COPE II — — 2 $8,333.00
Ameren Illinois — — 6 $8,000.00
J&J Ventures Gaming, LLC. — — 3 $8,000.00
IPACE — — 2 $7,500.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC — — 5 $7,500.00
Michael Sacks Chairman and CEO CGM Grosvenor 1 $7,300.00
Democrats for the Illinois House — — 4 $7,274.99
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC. — — 2 $7,000.00
Sheet Metal Workers Local 219 PAC Fund — — 3 $6,000.00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC — — 3 $6,000.00
Realtor PAC — — 2 $6,000.00

Witness slips

5 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
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
Matthew Slade Myself Myself Proponent Revenue & Finance 2025-02-20
Holly Kim Lake County Opponent Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommitte 2025-03-20

Roll-call votes

Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.

Date Chamber Type Description Yea Nay Present NV Outcome Margin Deciding voters
H Committee Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommitte 5 0 0 0 Passed 5 —
H Committee Revenue & Finance 13 7 0 0 Passed 6 —

Action History

13 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-04-11 — Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2024-12-17 Introduction & Filing
Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Dave Vella Senate Rule 5-1(d); House Rule 37(d)
Bill submitted before the legislative session officially begins. No impact on outcome yet.
2025-01-09 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-01-09 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-02-04 Committee Assignment
Assigned toRevenue & Finance Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-02-25 Committee Assignment
ToTax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee Rule 3-3(b)
Referred to a subcommittee for more focused review (e.g., 'To Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee').
2025-03-20 Committee Action Positive
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1)
Committee formally recommends the bill for passage.
2025-03-20 Committee Assignment
Reported Back ToRevenue & Finance Committee; Rule 3-10
Subcommittee sends the bill back to the parent committee after review.
2025-03-20 Committee Action Positive
Do Pass / Short DebateRevenue & Finance Committee; 013-007-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b)
Committee recommends passage and places it on the Short Debate calendar (limited floor discussion time). Strong positive signal — committee believes bill has broad support.
2025-03-20 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill placed on the Second Reading calendar. Positive — bill is queued for floor action.
2025-03-26 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-26 Floor Process Positive
Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage on Short Debate calendar. Major milestone — bill has passed committee and is on the floor.
2025-03-26 Floor Process
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill was ready for Second Reading but was paused/held by the sponsor. Usually indicates the sponsor is still negotiating amendments or gathering votes. NOT a negative signal — the sponsor controls the pace.
2025-04-11 Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a)
MISSED COMMITTEE DEADLINE — bill did not get a committee vote before the deadline and is re-referred to Rules/Assignments. The bill is NOT dead but faces an uphill battle to be reassigned. Most bills that hit Rule 19(a) do not advance.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2024-12-17 House Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Dave Vella 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: Other Taxes Subcommittee Rule 3-3(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-20 House Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1) Committee Action Positive
2025-03-20 House Reported Back ToRevenue & Finance Committee; Rule 3-10 Committee Assignment —
2025-03-20 House Do Pass / Short DebateRevenue & Finance Committee; 013-007-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) Committee Action Positive
2025-03-20 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 Floor Process Positive
2025-03-26 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-03-26 House Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) Floor Process Positive
2025-03-26 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 Floor Process —
2025-04-11 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −