Illinois · Senate Bill 1718 · 104th General Assembly

USE/OCC TAX-SCHOOL HOLIDAY

  1. Introduced Feb 5, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 5, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Creates the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Act. Provides that no sales tax shall be imposed on eligible merchandise purchased by any individual or entity in the State of Illinois during the sales tax holiday period. Provides that the sales tax holiday period is the period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ending at 11:59 p.m. on the following Sunday. Provides that "sales tax" means the taxes imposed under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Effective immediately.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Revenue · Senate Revenue
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  7. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
  8. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
  9. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
  10. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  11. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 cosponsors

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.