Bill Text: IL HB0191 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax checkoff for the Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the Department of Public Health for the purpose of making grants to providers of mental health services in the State. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0191 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB0191-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning revenue.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 5.935 and 6z-114 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 105/5.935 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5.935. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund.
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8 | (30 ILCS 105/6z-114 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sec. 6z-114. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | creation. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Fund shall be used by the Department of Public Health for the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | purpose of making grants to providers of mental health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | services in the State.
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15 | Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | adding Section 507JJJ as follows:
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17 | (35 ILCS 5/507JJJ new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Sec. 507JJJ. Mental Health checkoff. For taxable
years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | ending on or after December 31, 2021, the Department must
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20 | print on its standard individual income tax form a provision
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1 | (i) indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to | ||||||
2 | the
Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund, as authorized by | ||||||
3 | this amendatory Act of
the 102nd General Assembly, he or she | ||||||
4 | may do so by stating the
amount of the contribution (not less | ||||||
5 | than $1) on the return and
(ii) stating that the contribution | ||||||
6 | will reduce the taxpayer's refund or
increase the amount of | ||||||
7 | payment to accompany the return. Failure
to remit any amount | ||||||
8 | of increased payment shall reduce the
contribution | ||||||
9 | accordingly. This Section does not apply to any
amended | ||||||
10 | return.
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.
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