11/25/03-Lawmakers sympathetic to trucking were unable to pass several bills during a veto session that ended Nov. 20 designed to reverse parts of SB841 – a recently imposed Commercial Distribution Fee and tax on rolling stock exemption.
One of those bills – HB3854 – would have allowed truckers to pay the Commercial Distribution Fee in six monthly installments each year. The bill was before the House Rules Committee as the session ended.
It is likely to be reconsidered when legislators convene in mid-January.

10/29/03-As the General Assembly prepared for its veto session in November, lawmakers sympathetic to trucking introduced several bills designed to reverse parts of SB841 – a recently imposed Commercial Distribution Fee and tax on rolling stock.
One of those bills is HB3854, introduced by Reps. Timothy Schmitz, R-Geneva, and John Millner, R-Carol Stream. It would allow truckers to pay the Commercial Distribution Fee in six monthly installments each year, from Dec. 1 through May 1.
The bill, filed Oct. 17, is now before the House Rules Committee. For bill status, call (217) 782-3944.