TAX RETURN PREPARER-REGULATION
Summary
Amends the Illinois Public Accounting Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall convene a task force in order to prepare a report that determines the appropriate scope of a program for regulating tax return preparers, addresses the appropriate qualifications for tax return preparers, and considers any other matters that the task force determines to be necessary or appropriate. Requires that the report be submitted no later than September 1, 2015 to the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2014
Committee Review
May 2014
House Passage
May 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
Signed into Law
Aug 2014
Introduced Apr 2, 2014
Signed Aug 25, 2014
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2014 · House May 28, 2014
How they voted
40–4
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
May 21, 2014
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican17
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
16
Committee
18
Amendments
7
Aug 25, 2014
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 28, 2014
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 28, 2014
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 083-030-000
lower
May 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
lower
May 22, 2014
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 22, 2014
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
lower
May 21, 2014
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 21, 2014
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 21, 2014
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-4-3)
senate
May 8, 2014
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000
upper
May 7, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 1, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Apr 29, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Apr 25, 2014
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 25, 2014
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
upper
Apr 23, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Apr 3, 2014
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 2, 2014
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Mar 21, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 21, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 13, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2014
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2014
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
lower
Mar 6, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2014
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2014
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
lower
Feb 19, 2014
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Feb 11, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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