The Illinois $1.50 delivery tax is back! Here’s an update.

Background: In May, Illinois politicians proposed a $1.50 tax on every kind of delivery (Amazon, UPS, DoorDash, USPS)….any package that is delivered to your door.

Every Amazon, USPS and UPS package that gets delivered to your home or business would cost you an extra $1.50 under the Democrat Pritzker plan. The money would go to Brandon Johnson (D) and the City of Chicago fiscally mismanaged public transit, but the tax would be paid by the entire state of Illinois.

The Democrat controlled Illinois Senate approved the tax, but the clock ran out before the spring legislative session wrapped up and Democrats in the Illinois house did not have time to vote on the delivery tax. (Note: Zero Republicans voted for the tax, all “Y” Votes were from Democrats, locally, this includes Rockford Area State Senator Steve Stadelman (D).

Bill Status: The bill (HB3438) is still ‘alive’. It has been referred to the Rules committee and could come up again for a vote in the fall.

Transparency: The sponsors of this tax are all Democrats and include:

Senate Sponsors: Sen. Ram Villivalam – David Koehler – Mike Porfirio – Celina Villanueva – Robert Peters, Omar Aquino, Adriane Johnson, Mike Simmons, Mark L. Walker, Graciela Guzmán, Mary Edly-Allen, Robert F. Martwick, Mattie Hunter and Sara Feigenholtz

State House of Representatives Sponsors :
Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. – Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Dave Vella, Kevin John Olickal, Natalie A. Manley, Martin J. Moylan and Katie Stuart

$1.50 Illinois Delivery Tax loophole for Chicago!

Loophole: The portions City of Chicago would be ‘exempt’ from having to pay the new tax.

The Pritzker/Democrat sponsored delivery tax would apply to the entire state of Illinois to bail out the city of Chicago – many areas of the city would ‘not’ have to pay the tax.

On Monday, Illinois state senator Andrew Chesney issued a warning to Illinois residents:

“….And here’s the kicker: the tax doesn’t even apply evenly. Deliveries made by bicycle are exempt, which just so happens to benefit many areas of Chicago where bike delivery is common. So, while city residents find a convenient loophole, rural and suburban families are left paying the bill. This isn’t just bad policy, it’s targeted taxation”

Beckground: A $1.50 Delivery Tax, or what many have called the “Amazon Tax,” on nearly every package or food order delivered to your door. Groceries and medicine are supposed to be exempt, however, if your delivery order included a rotisserie chicken, roll of toilet paper, toothpaste, diapers , etc you would pay the tax.

The delivery tax bill remains alive in the Illinois state legislature, and could come back for a vote in the fall veto session.

The bill is intended to bail out the city of Chicago mismanaged public transportation system. The $1.50 per delivery/package tax would be levied throughout the entire state of Illinois to benefit Brandon Johnson and the City of Chicago.