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
Dec 2014
Senate Passage
Dec 2014
House Passage
Dec 2014
Signed into Law
Jan 2015
Introduced Apr 10, 2014
Signed Jan 12, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Dec 3, 2014 · House Dec 3, 2014
How they voted
51–2
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 58
Dec 3, 2014
D
Democratic39
94% Yea
R
Republican19
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
80
Key actions
12
Committee
16
Amendments
14
Jan 12, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Dec 3, 2014
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Dec 3, 2014
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-002-001
upper
Dec 3, 2014
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 014-000-000
upper
Dec 3, 2014
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
upper
Dec 3, 2014
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Dec 3, 2014
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - December 3, 2014
upper
Dec 3, 2014
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
Dec 3, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Dec 3, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 007-002-001
lower
Dec 3, 2014
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (104-7-6)
house
Dec 2, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
lower
Dec 2, 2014
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Dec 2, 2014
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
lower
Nov 25, 2014
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 30, 2014
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000
lower
May 16, 2014
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2014
lower
May 8, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2014
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 9, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link
upper
Apr 9, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 7, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Apr 1, 2014
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 1, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
upper
Mar 6, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link
upper
Mar 6, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 5, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Mar 3, 2014
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 3, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
upper
Feb 20, 2014
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 11, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Jan 30, 2014
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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