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HB1074

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What this bill does

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that it is unlawful for an income tax return preparer or a software company to charge a separate fee for the electronic filing of returns under the Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a software company to offer for sale a version of its tax software that charges a separate fee for the electronic filing of returns under the Act and a version of the same tax software that does not. Sets forth penalties for violations of the provisions of the amendatory Act.

Sponsor: Janet Yang Rohr Chamber: House Introduced: 2024-12-20
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).
Confidence: 67%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 235 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.

$107,494.54 Across sponsors / voters
1 Members with trails
0 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Janet Yang Rohr Chief sponsor 47 $107,494.54 Democrats for the Illinois House ($28,951.66); IPACE ($15,000.00); Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC ($10,000.00)

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Democrats for the Illinois House — — 3 $28,951.66
IPACE — — 2 $15,000.00
Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC — — 1 $10,000.00
Michael Sacks CEO Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P 1 $7,300.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 1 $6,500.00
Illinois Venture Capital Association IVCA PAC — — 2 $5,000.00
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31, Political Action Committee — — 1 $3,000.00
IUOE Local 399 — — 3 $2,500.00
Illinois Hospital Association PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
Teamsters Volunteers in Politics — — 2 $2,000.00
Vision Management Services — — 1 $2,000.00
UFCW Local 881 Political Action Committee — — 1 $2,000.00
SUAAction — — 2 $1,500.00
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Fund — — 1 $1,500.00
West Suburban Teachers Union, Local 571 COPE Fund — — 2 $1,092.88
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE — — 1 $1,000.00
Illinois Professional Firefighters Assn PEC — — 1 $1,000.00
IBEW Local 701 Political Action Committee — — 1 $1,000.00
Illinois Soybean Growers — — 1 $1,000.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund — — 1 $1,000.00
Friends of Nick Smith — — 1 $1,000.00
Team Welch for 7th District — — 1 $1,000.00
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 1 $1,000.00
Health Care Council of Illinois — — 1 $1,000.00
Illinois State Medical Society PAC — — 1 $1,000.00

Public Engagement

10 witness slips filed 6 proponents / 4 opponents 5 organizations

Witness slips

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

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
Nik Hunder Self Self Proponent Revenue & Finance 2025-03-13
David Schwartz Self Self Proponent Income Tax Subcommittee 2025-03-11
Matthew Slade Myself Myself Proponent Income Tax Subcommittee 2025-03-11
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
Martin Green ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY Opponent Revenue & Finance 2025-03-20
Martin Green ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY Opponent Revenue & Finance 2025-03-20
Richard Sgro Illinois Department of Revenue Illinois Department of Revenue Opponent Revenue & Finance 2025-03-11
Susan Culbertson Stop stealing our freedoms Stop corruption in Illinois Opponent Revenue & Finance 2025-04-08

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 Revenue & Finance 13 7 0 0 Passed 6 —
H Committee Income Tax Subcommittee 4 2 0 0 Passed 2 —

Action History

19 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-02-17 — Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2024-12-20 Introduction & Filing
Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Janet Yang Rohr 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
ToIncome Tax Subcommittee Rule 3-3(b)
Referred to a subcommittee for more focused review (e.g., 'To Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee').
2025-03-11 Committee Action Positive
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/Revenue & Finance Committee; 004-002-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1)
Committee formally recommends the bill for passage.
2025-03-11 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 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.
2025-04-02 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Janet Yang Rohr
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-04-02 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee
[Amendment] 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.
2025-04-07 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toRevenue & Finance Committee
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
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.
2025-04-11 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred toRules Committee
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2026-02-17 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toRevenue & Finance Committee
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2026-02-17 Committee Assignment Positive
Approved for ConsiderationRules Committee; 003-002-000 Rule 3-8(b)
Senate Assignments Committee approves the bill for committee consideration — a positive gate.
2026-02-17 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.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2024-12-20 House Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Janet Yang Rohr 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 ToIncome Tax Subcommittee Rule 3-3(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-11 House Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/Revenue & Finance Committee; 004-002-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1) Committee Action Positive
2025-03-11 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 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 —
2025-04-02 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Janet Yang Rohr Amendment Actions —
2025-04-02 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee Amendment Actions —
2025-04-07 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toRevenue & Finance Committee Amendment Actions —
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 −
2025-04-11 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred toRules Committee Amendment Actions —
2026-02-17 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toRevenue & Finance Committee Amendment Actions —
2026-02-17 House Approved for ConsiderationRules Committee; 003-002-000 Rule 3-8(b) Committee Assignment Positive
2026-02-17 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