FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX
- Introduced Dec 19, 2022
- In committee Jan 12, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Creates the Financial Transaction Tax Act. Beginning January 1, 2024, imposes a tax on the privilege of engaging in a financial transaction on the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade, or the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Provides that the tax is imposed at a rate of $1 per transaction for all transactions for which the underlying asset is an agricultural product, a…
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Creates the Financial Transaction Tax Act. Beginning January 1, 2024, imposes a tax on the privilege of engaging in a financial transaction on the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade, or the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Provides that the tax is imposed at a rate of $1 per transaction for all transactions for which the underlying asset is an agricultural product, a financial instruments contract, or an options contract. Provides that transactions executed via open outcry that are physically filled on the exchange floor are exempt from the tax. Provides that the term "financial transaction" means a transaction involving the purchase or sale of a stock contract, futures contract, swap contract, credit default swap contract, or options contract, but does not include a transaction involving securities held in a retirement account or a transaction involving a mutual fund. Effective January 1, 2024.
Every action
7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- HouseFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- CommitteeAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee · House Revenue & Finance
- CommitteeTo Revenue-Income Tax Subcommittee · House Income Tax Subcommittee
- CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- HouseSession Sine Die
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Mary E. FlowersD Primary sponsor · District 31
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.