Key Votes
HB 5440 - Establishes a 5 Percent Fee on Satellite TV Companies - Key Vote
Illinois Key Votes
Heather Steans voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Jan. 8, 2013 Referred to Committee
- May 31, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- March 22, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 15, 2012 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Referred to Committee (House) - Jan. 8, 2013
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (30-27) - May 31, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Establishes a 5 Percent Fee on Satellite TV Companies
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a 5 percent fee based on gross revenue for satellite broadcast providers.
- Requires direct broadcast satellite service providers to pay a 5 percent fee based on the provider’s gross revenues received from customers or subscribers in Illinois (Sec. 10).
- Defines “gross revenue” as payment collected by providers from their subscribers or customers as compensation for providing broadcast satellite television service (Sec. 5).
- Specifies that “direct broadcast satellite service” does not include satellite or subscription radio service through which the radio signal is broadcast without related video programming or services (Sec. 5).
- Authorizes the provider to pass on the fee to their customers in the state (Sec. 10).
- Requires the proceeds from the fee to be deposited into the Education Assistance Fund in the State Treasury (Sec. 25).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (110-0) - March 22, 2012 (Key vote)
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 15, 2012
Title: Establishes a 5 Percent Fee on Satellite TV Companies
Committee Sponsors
- Rules (Sponsor)
