Bill
HB 1896
A bill proposes shifting EV charging tax to station operators in Illinois starting July 1, 2025, changing who pays the tax and updating related terms.
Note on source material and scope
- The provided document appears to combine text and amendment language from multiple, different bills and jurisdictions (Arkansas, Illinois, and Mississippi), while the Bill Information header names an Oklahoma bill (“Schools; Oklahoma Tourniquet Availability Act of 2025”). Because of these conflicts, the summary below separates and describes the distinct bill components found in the provided text. Verify with the official legislative website for the relevant state to confirm which language applies to the HB 1896 you intend to review.
Summary — Components found in the provided text
1) Arkansas — “Junk Fee Eliminating Act of 2025” / Abolish Information Network of Arkansas
- Purpose: To eliminate the Information Network of Arkansas (INA), transfer its functions to the Division of Information Systems, and enact related statutory changes as part of a broader “Junk Fee Eliminating Act of 2025.”
- Key provisions:
- Abolishes the INA and transfers its authority, duties, records, contracts, personnel, property, and unexpended funds to the Division of Information Systems.
- Preserves INA rules, orders, directives, registrations, licensing, and standards until amended or repealed under existing authority.
- Amends Arkansas Code sections to reference the Division of Information Systems in places where INA had been referenced (examples in criminal background check administration and electronic court fine collection provisions).
- Repeals the INA fund statute and INA Act statutory sections (explicit repeals listed).
- Committee Amendment No. 1 (adopted) inserts a clause that the act “shall stand repealed on June 30, 2025.”
- Who is affected:
- State IT governance (Division of Information Systems), agencies that used INA services, vendors under INA contracts, employees associated with INA, and entities using criminal background check and court payment gateways.
- Procedural note: Text shows committee adoption of amendments; however, the June 30, 2025, repeal date suggests this abolition may be time-limited or that the amendment was intended as a temporary/technical provision.
2) Illinois — Electricity Excise Tax Law changes (EV charging)
- Purpose: Amend the State’s Electricity Excise Tax Law to change how the electricity excise tax applies to electric vehicle (EV) charging.
- Key provisions:
- Beginning July 1, 2025, the tax is imposed on the operator of an EV charging station for the electrical power transferred to charge EVs (shifts tax incidence from customer to station operator).
- Clarifies that the tax is not imposed on a person who purchases electricity at an EV charging station to charge an EV, or on a person who acquires such electricity for free.
- Expands the definition of “purchase price” to include consideration paid by an operator of a charging station to its supplier for power transferred to customers; excludes consideration paid by customers to charging-station operators from “purchase price.”
- Changes definitions of “purchaser,” “delivering supplier,” and related terms to account for EV charging operators and self-assessing purchasers.
- Who is affected:
- Operators of EV charging stations, electric suppliers, customers who charge EVs, and the Department of Revenue for tax administration.
- Effective date: Provisions apply beginning July 1, 2025 (per text).
3) Mississippi — Tobacco excise / cigarette stamp procedures (Senate amendment)
- Purpose: Amend state cigarette/tobacco tax administration and reporting provisions.
- Key provisions:
- Clarifies obligations for wholesalers to affix cigarette tax stamps and keep records; includes penalty for wholesalers who refuse to affix stamps on timely request.
- Imposes reporting/remittance duties for persons in-state who purchase “other tobacco products” (cigars, smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, etc.) from out-of-state suppliers when the Mississippi excise tax was not imposed:
- Businesses selling such products to Mississippi customers must remit the Mississippi tobacco excise tax by the 20th of the month following the sale.
- Individuals making retail purchases for personal use from out-of-state must remit the tax within 48 hours of purchase.
- Clarifies that the chapter does not require tax on tobacco already taxed.
- Who is affected:
- Tobacco product wholesalers, retailers, consumers who import tobacco, and the Mississippi Department of Revenue.
Procedural & status notes (conflicting record)
- The legislative actions list contains many entries (readings, committee referrals, enrollment, governor approval, Act number, etc.) that appear inconsistent across jurisdictions and possibly combine histories from separate bills. Committee amendments referenced (Adopted, Voice Vote) were recorded.
- Given the mixed-source file, confirm the final enacted language and status with the official legislative records in the specific state (Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, or Oklahoma) for HB 1896 relevant to your interests.
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