HB1582
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What this bill does
Amends the Tobacco Products Manufacturers' Escrow Enforcement Act of 2003. Provides that, upon a distributor's failure to submit certain information, the Attorney General may send a notice of violation to the distributor and provide 10 days to cure the violation. Provides that, if the distributor does not cure the violation, the Attorney General may notify the Director of Revenue of the violation, and, upon receiving the Attorney General's notice, the Director of Revenue shall revoke the distributor's license. Amends the Tobacco Product Manufacturers' Escrow Act. Provides that a tobacco product manufacturer that elects to place funds into escrow may make an irrevocable assignment of its interest in the funds to the benefit of the State.
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Current stage: Crossed Chambers · Last action 499 days ago
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
Bills sponsored by Margaret Croke advance 6% more often than the chamber average.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Croke | Chief sponsor | 821 | $2,491,864.69 | Michael Sacks ($307,300.00); Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee ($145,600.00); LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC ($140,600.00) |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Sponsor | 127 | $206,174.77 | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($9,500.00); Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee ($8,000.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($7,500.00) |
| Bob Morgan | Sponsor | 275 | $400,474.94 | Health Care Council of Illinois PAC ($50,000.00); IPACE ($15,000.00); Illinois State Medical Society PAC ($12,000.00) |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Sponsor | 0 | $0.00 | — |
| Janet Yang Rohr | 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) |
| Abdelnasser Rashid | Sponsor | 529 | $483,325.62 | ALLH LLC ($24,600.00); Tax Pros Inc ($14,600.00); Hamza Properties LLC ($14,600.00) |
| Kevin John Olickal | Sponsor | 59 | $141,415.00 | Friends of Ram ($70,000.00); Health Care Council of Illinois PAC ($10,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($6,500.00) |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Sponsor | 321 | $1,472,929.23 | Democrats for the Illinois House ($683,723.61); Illinois Laborers' Legislative Comm ($72,800.00); IL Political Action Committee for Education (I.P.A.C.E.) ($72,800.00) |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Sponsor | 0 | $0.00 | — |
| Barbara Hernandez | Sponsor | 149 | $182,021.82 | Superior Ambulance ($9,736.00); Realtor PAC ($8,500.00); IPACE ($7,500.00) |
| Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez | Sponsor | 319 | $691,284.67 | Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund ($82,800.00); AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC ($38,600.00); SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC HCII PAC ($26,400.00) |
| Jay Hoffman | Sponsor | 596 | $1,347,336.12 | IBEW Illinois PAC ($77,800.00); Illinois Pipe Trades PEF ($72,800.00); Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee ($72,800.00) |
| Kam Buckner | Sponsor | 408 | $870,738.21 | Democratic Party of Illinois ($73,633.20); Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund ($58,500.00); IPACE ($50,000.00) |
| Mary Beth Canty | Sponsor | 245 | $462,733.10 | Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund ($73,800.00); LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC ($72,800.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($64,800.00) |
| Tracy Katz Muhl | Sponsor | 171 | $195,021.68 | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($11,000.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($10,000.00); Michael Sacks ($7,300.00) |
| Daniel Didech | Sponsor | 228 | $458,909.70 | JPMC ($108,803.32); Sports Betting Alliance ($14,200.00); Health Care Council of Illinois PAC ($11,000.00) |
| Lilian Jiménez | Sponsor | 0 | $0.00 | — |
| Carol Ammons | Sponsor | 67 | $84,689.85 | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($11,000.00); Laborers Local 703 ($10,000.00); I.P.A.C.E ($6,000.00) |
| Joyce Mason | Sponsor | 90 | $97,369.38 | IPACE ($16,950.00); Abbvie PAC ($8,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($6,500.00) |
| Anne Stava | Sponsor | 43 | $73,423.65 | Democrats for the Illinois House ($32,521.44); Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management PAC ($6,500.00); West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571 COPE/PAC Fund ($5,115.21) |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Sponsor | 272 | $183,769.33 | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($14,500.00); Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) ($10,000.00); SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC ($9,000.00) |
| 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) |
| Martha Deuter | Sponsor | 86 | $81,322.80 | Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($9,000.00); Democrats for the Illinois House ($6,722.80); IPACE ($6,000.00) |
| Nicolle Grasse | Sponsor | 109 | $337,169.54 | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC ($75,800.00); Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund ($73,800.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($52,500.00) |
| Robert F. Martwick | Sponsor | 126 | $222,820.29 | I.P.A.C.E. ($72,800.00); Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge, #7 ($10,000.00); Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee ($10,000.00) |
Overlapping donors
Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.
Top donors across these members
| Donor | Occupation | Employer | Receipts | Total |
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| Democrats for the Illinois House | — | — | 97 | $778,341.91 |
| Michael Sacks | Executive | GCM Grosvenor | 9 | $343,800.00 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC | — | — | 9 | $300,200.00 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | — | — | 20 | $275,900.00 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund | — | — | 26 | $232,100.00 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | — | — | 61 | $226,000.00 |
| I.P.A.C.E. | — | — | 13 | $212,600.00 |
| Democratic Party of Illinois | — | — | 15 | $138,248.66 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC | — | — | 14 | $130,250.00 |
| IPACE | — | — | 14 | $110,450.00 |
| JPMC | — | — | 1 | $108,803.32 |
| SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC | — | — | 12 | $108,050.00 |
| AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC | — | — | 8 | $105,200.00 |
| Jewish Caucus PAC | — | — | 4 | $102,800.00 |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PAC | — | — | 3 | $90,600.00 |
| Health Care Council of IL PAC | — | — | 4 | $89,999.90 |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund | — | — | 15 | $83,800.00 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC | — | — | 10 | $79,300.00 |
| Friends of Ram | — | — | 3 | $77,000.00 |
| JB for Governor | — | — | 1 | $72,800.00 |
| IL Political Action Committee for Education (I.P.A.C.E.) | — | — | 1 | $72,800.00 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Comm | — | — | 2 | $72,800.00 |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PEF | — | — | 2 | $72,800.00 |
| Ameren Illinois | — | — | 27 | $60,418.39 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers Dist. Cncl PAC | — | — | 2 | $60,000.00 |
Witness slips
5 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
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| Carlos Arnaldo | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-02-26 |
| Katherine Johnson | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-02-26 |
| Stephanie Farley | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-02-26 |
| Steve Walsh | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-02-26 |
| Alec Laird | Illinois Retail Merchants Association | Illinois Retail Merchants Association | No Position On Merits | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-02-26 |
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 |
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| H | Committee | Judiciary - Civil | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 7 | — | |
| 2025-05-29 | H | Floor | Third Reading | 78 | 36 | 0 | 4 | Passed | 42 | — |
Action History
41 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-05-29 — Referred toAssignments. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-22 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Margaret Croke House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-28 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Assigned toJudiciary - Civil Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Aarón M. Ortíz Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Janet Yang Rohr Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Abdelnasser Rashid Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Kevin John Olickal Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Edgar González, Jr. Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Barbara Hernandez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Jay Hoffman Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Kam Buckner Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Mary Beth Canty Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Tracy Katz Muhl Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Daniel Didech Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateJudiciary - Civil Committee; 013-006-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Lilian Jiménez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-02-26 | 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 |
| 2025-03-18 | 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 |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Carol Ammons Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Joyce Mason Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Anne Stava Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Bob Morgan Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Kelly M. Cassidy Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 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 − |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Approved for ConsiderationRules Committee; 005-000-000 Rule 3-8(b) | Committee Assignment | Positive |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2025 Rule 2-10(d) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed078-036-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Martha Deuter Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Nicolle Grasse Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Chief Senate SponsorSen. Robert F. Martwick Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |