Curtis J. Tarver II, State House of Representatives 25th District. | https://www.facebook.com/friendsofcurtistarver
Curtis J. Tarver II, State House of Representatives 25th District. | https://www.facebook.com/friendsofcurtistarver
According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Creates the Remote Retailer Amnesty Program. Requires the Department of Revenue to establish the Remote Retailer Amnesty Program for remote retailers owing State and local retailers' occupation taxes that are administered by the Department. Provides that the Program shall operate for a period from August 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Provides that the Program shall include a simplified retailers' occupation tax rate designed to allow a remote retailer who participates in the Program to report and remit at the authorized simplified retailers' occupation tax rate in lieu of the retailers' occupation tax rate otherwise due on sales made to Illinois customers. Provides that, upon payment by a remote retailer of all taxes due from that remote retailer using the simplified retailers' occupation tax rate for the eligible period, the Department shall abate and not seek to collect any interest or penalties that may be applicable, and the Department shall not seek civil or criminal prosecution against the remote retailer for the period of time for which amnesty has been granted to the taxpayer. Creates conditions for the provision of amnesty and remittance of local retailers' occupation tax under the Program. Provides conditions for the depositing of the net revenue realized under the Program. Provides that the Department shall have exclusive responsibility for reviewing and accepting applications for participation in the Program, as well as reviewing the eligibility of participants in the Program. Effective immediately."
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill establishes the Remote Retailer Amnesty Program under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act in Illinois, effective immediately. It requires the Department of Revenue to offer an amnesty program from Aug. 1, 2026, through Oct. 31, 2026, allowing remote retailers to report and remit taxes at a simplified rate for sales made to Illinois customers from Jan. 1, 2021, through June 30, 2026. The program offers tax, interest, and penalty abatement for remote retailers who comply with the conditions, including electronic filing and full payment during the amnesty period. It excludes participants in ongoing investigations or litigation. The bill sets deposit protocols for net revenue realized and limits remittance rates to 9% or 1.75%. The Department will oversee the program and can adopt rules to aid its implementation and administration.
Curtis J. Tarver, II has proposed another 33 bills since the beginning of the 104th session.
Tarver graduated from Iowa State University in 2003 with a BS and again in 2006 from University of Iowa College of Law with a JD.
Curtis J. Tarver Jr. is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 25th House District. He replaced previous state representative Barbara Flynn Currie in 2019.
Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.
You can read more about bills and other measures here.
Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
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HB2899 | 02/05/2025 | Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Creates the Remote Retailer Amnesty Program. Requires the Department of Revenue to establish the Remote Retailer Amnesty Program for remote retailers owing State and local retailers' occupation taxes that are administered by the Department. Provides that the Program shall operate for a period from August 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Provides that the Program shall include a simplified retailers' occupation tax rate designed to allow a remote retailer who participates in the Program to report and remit at the authorized simplified retailers' occupation tax rate in lieu of the retailers' occupation tax rate otherwise due on sales made to Illinois customers. Provides that, upon payment by a remote retailer of all taxes due from that remote retailer using the simplified retailers' occupation tax rate for the eligible period, the Department shall abate and not seek to collect any interest or penalties that may be applicable, and the Department shall not seek civil or criminal prosecution against the remote retailer for the period of time for which amnesty has been granted to the taxpayer. Creates conditions for the provision of amnesty and remittance of local retailers' occupation tax under the Program. Provides conditions for the depositing of the net revenue realized under the Program. Provides that the Department shall have exclusive responsibility for reviewing and accepting applications for participation in the Program, as well as reviewing the eligibility of participants in the Program. Effective immediately. |
HB2585 | 02/04/2025 | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes the requirement that cannabis within any area of a motor vehicle must be in an odor-proof container. Provides that if a motor vehicle is driven or occupied by an individual 21 years of age or over, a law enforcement officer may not stop or detain the motor vehicle or its driver nor inspect or search the motor vehicle, the contents of the motor vehicle, or the operator or passenger of the motor vehicle solely based on the odor of burnt or raw cannabis. |
HB2592 | 02/04/2025 | Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any taxing district may, after the determination of the assessed valuation of its property, order the county clerk to abate any portion of its taxes on any qualified condominium property. Provides that the amount of the abatement may not exceed the special assessments imposed against the property by the condominium association during the taxable year. Provides that "qualified condominium property" means a condominium that is located in a low-income community and with respect to which the condominium association has imposed a special assessment for repairs during the taxable year. Effective immediately. |
HB2593 | 02/04/2025 | Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Provides that nothing in the Act may be construed to apply to companies registered with the Department of Transportation to conduct testing of autonomous vehicles. |
HB2594 | 02/04/2025 | Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Instead of requiring consumer education to be taught and studied, provides that, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2028-2029 school year, pupils in the public schools in grade 11 or 12 shall be taught and be required to complete a stand-alone, one-semester or equivalent course covering personal finance. Sets forth what topics must be included. Provides that the State Board of Education shall devise or approve the personal finance education standards for the course. Provides that the school board shall oversee implementation of the course for each high school student prior to graduation. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a Financial Literacy Implementation Committee no later than June 30, 2025 to make recommendations to the State Superintendent of Education concerning the implementation of the course for each high school student prior to graduation. Sets forth provisions concerning Committee members, meetings, and support. Provides that the State Board of Education shall present regular and timely reports to the Committee regarding the implementation of the course. Requires a pupil to successfully complete a course on personal finance education as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma (rather than allowing a financial literacy course to be included as part of the social studies requirement). Makes other changes. Effective immediately. |
HB2595 | 02/04/2025 | Creates the Small Business Financing Transparency Act. Sets forth provisions concerning registration requirements for persons providing commercial financing; additional registration information; registration expiration; functions, power, and duties; subpoena power of the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation; disclosure requirements; commercial financing disclosure forms approved for use in other states; violation of disclosure requirements; notification; suspension of registrations, civil penalties, and other discipline; investigation of complaints; confidentiality; appeal and review; registration fees; cease and desist orders; injunctions; exemptions; complaint disclosure; rules; violations; limitations on liability; beginning of registration; beginning of disclosure requirements; severability; and a commercial financing database. Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. |
HB2596 | 02/04/2025 | Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that an oral, written, or sign language confession of a person made as a result of a custodial interrogation conducted at a police station or other place of detention on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act is presumed to be inadmissible as evidence against the person making the confession in a criminal proceeding for an act that would be a misdemeanor offense under the Sex Offenses Article of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a felony offense under the Criminal Code of 2012 if, during the custodial interrogation, a law enforcement officer knowingly engages in deception. Provides that the presumption of inadmissibility of a confession of a person at a custodial interrogation at a police station or other place of detention, when such confession is procured through the knowing use of deception, may be overcome by a preponderance of the evidence that the confession was voluntarily given, based on the totality of the circumstances. Provides that the burden of going forward with the evidence and the burden of proving that a confession was voluntary is on the State. Provides that objection to the failure of the State to call all material witnesses on the issue of whether the confession was voluntary must be made in the trial court. Defines terms. |
HB2652 | 02/04/2025 | Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Provides that beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Human Services shall not approve any initial or renewal application for the licensure of a facility where substance use treatment or intervention services will be provided within 1,000 feet of: (i) any building or buildings or real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary school, community college, college, or university, including any adjacent school yard, school playing field, or school playground; (ii) a public playground; or (iii) any public park building or real property comprising any public park. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to invalidate any initial or renewal application for licensure approved prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. |
HB2697 | 02/04/2025 | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. In provisions concerning the estimated tax, provides that the required annual payment is the lesser of: (i) 90% of the tax shown on the return for the taxable year, or if no return is filed, 90% of the tax for the year; (ii) 100% of the tax shown on the return of the taxpayer for the preceding taxable year if a return showing a liability for tax was filed by the taxpayer for the preceding taxable year and the preceding year was a taxable year of 12 months; or (iii) 90% of the tax for the taxable year that would have been due based on the Act as it exists on the first day of the taxable year. Effective immediately. |
HB2702 | 02/04/2025 | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Removes provisions providing that the pass-through entity level election applies only for tax years beginning prior to January 1, 2026. Effective immediately. |
HB2721 | 02/04/2025 | Amends the Downstate Teacher and Chicago Teacher Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that none of the benefits provided for in those Articles shall be paid to any person who is convicted of any crime under the Sex Offenses Article of the Criminal Code of 2012 or of a crime that requires registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that none of the benefits shall be paid to a person during a criminal investigation for acts that constitute a crime under the Sex Offenses Article of the Criminal Code of 2012 or to a person during a criminal proceeding for a violation of Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012. If criminal charges under the Sex Offenses Article of the Criminal Code of 2012 are dismissed with prejudice or the person is acquitted of those criminal charges, then the right to benefit payments shall resume. Provides that none of the benefits shall be paid to a person during an investigation by an inspector general in connection with acts of sexual misconduct committed against a student. Provides that, if the inspector general finds that the allegations of sexual misconduct are substantiated, then none of the benefits shall be paid to that person. Provides that, if the inspector general finds that the allegations of sexual misconduct against a student are without merit, unsubstantiated, or unfounded, then the right to benefit payments shall resume. Specifies that provisions concerning the forfeiture of benefits apply without regard to whether the person resigned or was terminated from employment. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply only to a person who first becomes a teacher on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes other changes. |
HB2485 | 02/03/2025 | Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. In a provision requiring certain licensees to file a bond with the Department of Revenue, provides an exception for a manufacturer or importing distributor who is applying for a manufacturer's or importing distributor's license for the first time. Provides that the bond may be required as a condition to renew a license for subsequent annual license terms if a manufacturer or importing distributor exceeds $50,000 in tax liability. Provides that the Illinois Liquor Control Commission shall not renew a license for any applicant for a manufacturer's or importing distributor's license if the State Commission has received a notification from the Department showing that the applicant is required to file and has not filed a satisfactory bond with the Department and that the bond has not been approved by the Department. Removes language providing that the State Commission shall not issue a license to any applicant for a manufacturer's or importing distributor's license unless the Commission has received a notification from the Department showing that such applicant has filed a satisfactory bond with the Department and that such bond has been approved by the Department. |
HB1885 | 01/29/2025 | Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that transfers among line item appropriations to a State agency from the same State treasury fund shall not exceed 1% of the aggregate amount appropriated to that State agency for the same category of appropriation. Provides that moneys appropriated to a State agency as a result of grants, reimbursements, or matching funds received from an outside party may not be transferred to a different line item appropriation or to a different State agency. Effective immediately. |
HB1886 | 01/29/2025 | Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, beginning in 2026, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall, at the time set forth for the submission of the State budget under the State Budget Law, provide to the Chairperson and the Minority Spokesperson of each of the appropriations committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, a report of (i) all full fiscal year transfers made among line-item appropriations under a specified provision of the Act in the previous fiscal year and during the current fiscal year to date, and (ii) all projected full fiscal year transfers to be made among line-item appropriations under that provision for the remainder of the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year, based on estimates prepared by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Provides that the report shall include a detailed summary of estimates upon which projected line-item transfers are based. Effective immediately. |
HB1896 | 01/29/2025 | Amends the Electricity Excise Tax Law. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, the tax under the Act is imposed on the operator of an electric vehicle charging station for the electric power transferred for the purpose of charging an electric vehicle. Provides that the tax is not imposed on a person who purchases electricity at an electric vehicle charging station to charge or recharge the battery or other energy storage device of an electric vehicle or on a person who acquires such electricity for free. Provides that the term "purchase price" includes consideration paid by an operator of an electric vehicle charging station to its supplier for the electrical power transferred to the operator's customers for the purpose of charging or recharging the battery or other energy storage device of an electric vehicle. Provides that the term "purchase price" does not include the consideration paid to an operator of an electric vehicle charging station by its customer for the electrical power transferred to charge or recharge the battery or other energy storage device of an electric vehicle. Effective immediately. |
HB1815 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the juvenile law enforcement records of a person who before his or her 21st birthday has committed an act which if committed by an adult would constitute a criminal violation under the Cannabis Control Act or a criminal violation of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act with respect to cannabis are subject to automatic expungement. Provides that the law enforcement agency who initiated the violation shall automatically expunge, on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the juvenile law enforcement records of a person eligible under this provision. Provides that the law enforcement agency shall provide by rule the process for access, review, and confirmation of the automatic expungement by the law enforcement agency. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the juvenile court records of a person who before his or her 21st birthday has committed an act which if committed by an adult would constitute a criminal violation under the Cannabis Control Act or a criminal violation of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act with respect to cannabis in the clerk's possession or control and which contains the final satisfactory disposition which pertain to a person eligible under this provision. Effective immediately. |
HB1816 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, in addition to any other requirements set forth by law, each member of the board of review in a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants must be an attorney licensed to practice law in Illinois. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. |
HB1817 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that specified in-servicing training for law enforcement officers must be completed every 2 years (rather than 3 years) and must include at least 30 hours of training. |
HB1818 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, where assessment records are presently maintained in electronic format, the township assessor, multi-township assessor, or chief county assessment officer shall make those records available for immediate public inspection through Internet access. Provides that where assessment records, or some of them, are not presently maintained in electronic format, the township assessor, multi-township assessor, or chief county assessment officer shall convert all assessment records into electronic format and maintain those records in that format. Provides that those records shall be made available for immediate public inspection, preferably through Internet access. Contains provisions concerning requests for assessment records. In provisions providing that property records shall contain the elements (or basis) of valuation and computations that are taken into consideration by the chief county assessment officer in determining the fair cash value of property, provides that those elements include, but are not limited to, capitalization rates and tax loads, rental income data and any adjustments thereto, ratios of expenses to income, net income, vacancy and collection loss, reproduction or replacement cost calculators or manuals, physical, functional, and economic depreciation or obsolescence, and comparable sales and sales adjustment factors. Contains provisions concerning tax objections in the circuit court. Repeals provisions providing that the circuit court shall consider tax objections concerning valuation without regard to the correctness of any practice, procedure, or method of valuation followed by the assessor, board of appeals, or board of review in making or reviewing the assessment, and without regard to the intent or motivation of any assessing official. Effective immediately. |
HB1819 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act. Renews the program for incentive periods beginning on or after July 1, 2018 and ending on or before June 30, 2025. Removes language concerning the Put Illinois to Work Program for the second series of incentive periods. Provides that the term "full-time employee" means an individual who is employed for a basic wage for at least 35 hours each week (currently, employed for a basic wage for at least 35 hours each week or renders any other standard of service generally accepted by industry custom or practice as full-time employment). Provides that a net increase in the number of full-time Illinois employees shall be treated as continuous if a different new employee is hired as a replacement within 8 weeks after the position becomes vacant (currently, a reasonable time). Effective immediately. |
HB1837 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the Property Tax Code. Increases the maximum reduction for the general homestead exemption to $50,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants. Provides that for taxable years 2025 through 2027, the property tax liability for homestead property in Cook County that contains a single-family home or a multi-unit residential dwelling with fewer than 3 units shall not exceed the adjusted property tax liability for the property for the applicable tax year. Effective immediately. |
HB1838 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board of a school district with 275,000 students or more shall prohibit any school of the district that has selective admission requirements from requiring a student in a pre-kindergarten program of the district to take a standardized test in order to be admitted to that school. Effective immediately. |
HB1839 | 01/28/2025 | Creates the Safe Autonomous Vehicle Act. Provides definitions. Provides that upon notification to the Secretary of State, a Motor Vehicle Manufacturer may commence a safe autonomous vehicle project with a vehicle installed with an Automated Driving System after providing notification to the Secretary of State and after self-certification under certain conditions. Provides that the Manufacturer shall determine the geographical boundaries of the project and shall maintain incident records and provide periodic summaries to the Secretary of State and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Provides that the Participating Fleet in the program shall be insured by the Manufacturer who shall assume liability for incidents where the automated driving system technology is at fault for that incident. Provides that any person operates a vehicle with automated driving system technology without first satisfying the eligibility requirements in the Act shall be fined $10,000 for a first violation and a second or subsequent violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Preempts home rule powers. Effective immediately. |
HB1840 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Secretary of State to accept forms and documents that are manually signed and scanned or signed with a digital signature as an alternative to physical hard copies when processing applications for vehicle registration. |
HB1841 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that none of the benefits provided for in the Code shall be paid to any person who first becomes a member or participant under any Article of the Code on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and is convicted of a disqualifying offense. Provides that with respect to benefits attributable to a member or participant who first becomes a member or participant on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, none of the benefits provided for in the Code shall be paid to any person who otherwise would receive a survivor benefit who is convicted of a disqualifying offense. Specifies that the provisions are an additional cause for forfeiture of benefits under the Code and does not limit the causes for forfeiting pension benefits in any Article of the Code. Defines "disqualifying offense". Makes other changes. Effective immediately. |
HB1853 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that the State Treasurer shall establish and administer the Invest in Illinois Higher Education Program for the purposes of expanding access to higher education through scholarships awarded from the Invest in Illinois Higher Education Fund. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Invest in Illinois Higher Education Fund. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to any donations made by the taxpayer to the Invest in Illinois Higher Education Fund. Effective immediately. |
HB1854 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that if a defendant is found guilty of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof where the violation has resulted in the death of another, the court shall order the defendant to pay an amount reasonable and necessary for support of any child of the victim. Sets forth factors the court shall consider when determining a reasonable and necessary amount of child support. Allows the Office of the Attorney General to enforce a child support order issued under the provisions. Makes a corresponding change in the Illinois Vehicle Code. |
HB1855 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, for purposes of the Act, "public body" includes the judicial branch and components of the judicial branch of the State. Exempts records that pertain to the preparation of judicial opinions and orders. Excludes denials of requests of records from the judicial branch or components of the judicial branch from the jurisdiction of the Public Access Counselor. |
HB1856 | 01/28/2025 | Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, for purposes of the Act, "public body" includes judicial bodies of the State. Exempts preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations, memoranda and other records in which opinions are expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, that pertain to the preparation of judicial opinions and orders. Exempts judicial records already subject to fees imposed under the Clerks of Courts Act. |
HB1763 | 01/27/2025 | Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a social club shall not charge a member who is delinquent or in poor standing with the club for the time the member is not allowed in the club or is unable to access the club's services. Provides that a contract that violates the provision is void and unenforceable. Provides that the provision shall not apply to any contract entered into prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that a violation constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act. Effective immediately. |
HB1772 | 01/27/2025 | Amends the State Finance Act. Modifies the allocation of moneys from the Cannabis Regulation Fund. Provides that, of the 8% of funds transferred to the Local Government Distributive Fund, 2% shall be used to fund law enforcement training programs that include (i) the use of de-escalation techniques to prevent or reduce the need for force whenever safe and feasible, (ii) specific training on officer safety techniques including cover, concealment, and time, and (iii) training focused on high risk traffic stops; 2% shall be used for the purchase of body cameras; 2% shall be for law enforcement to use at their discretion; 1% shall be allocated to counties for costs associated with pretrial services; and 1% shall be allocated to counties for costs associated with juvenile expungements. |
HB1373 | 01/15/2025 | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that upon recovering a firearm that was (i) unlawfully possessed, (ii) used for any unlawful purpose, (iii) recovered from the scene of a crime, (iv) reasonably believed to have been used or associated with the commission of a crime, or (v) acquired by the law enforcement agency as an abandoned, lost, or discarded firearm, a law enforcement agency shall use the best available information, including a firearms trace (deletes when necessary), to determine how and from whom the person gained possession of the firearm and to determine prior ownership of the firearm. Provides that law enforcement shall use the National Tracing Center of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' eTrace platform or successor platform in complying with this provision. Provides that law enforcement shall participate in the National Tracing Center of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' eTrace platform or successor platform's collective data sharing program for the purpose of sharing firearm trace reports among all law enforcement agencies in this State on a reciprocal basis. Defines "peace officer" for the purpose of the investigation of specified offenses shall include investigators of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Effective immediately. |
HB1396 | 01/15/2025 | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that provisions concerning a credit for foreign taxes shall be applied without regard to provisions concerning distributions of investment partnership income to nonresident partners. Effective immediately. |
HB1303 | 01/13/2025 | Creates the Kratom Consumer Protection Act. Provides that no person shall sell, offer for sale, provide, or distribute kratom leaf or a kratom product to a person under 21 years of age, with requirements for online age verification. Provides that no person shall sell, offer for sale, provide, or distribute a kratom product that contains certain chemical compositions. Provides that an individual, business, or other entity shall not produce, sell, or distribute a kratom product that is attractive to children. Provides that no person shall sell, offer for sale, provide, or distribute a kratom product that is adulterated with a dangerous non-kratom substance. Provides that no person shall offer for sale any kratom product that contains synthesized or semi-synthesized kratom alkaloids or kratom constituents. Requires federal compliance for kratom products and processors. Imposes a tax of 5% on the retail sale of kratom products. Requires quarterly returns for the tax. Provides that a person who knowingly files a false or incomplete return is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides for rulemaking and other powers for the Department of Revenue. Incorporates certain provisions of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. Provides that any person who sells a kratom product in violation of this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty up to $5,000 for the first violation, and up to $10,000 for a second violation. Provides that, for a third violation and each subsequent violation, the person shall be fined a minimum of $10,000, up to a maximum of $20,000, and shall be prohibited from selling kratom products in this State for 3 years. Defines terms. Limits home rule powers. Repeals the Kratom Control Act. |