Bill Text: IL HB4803 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax checkoff for the Habitat for Humanity Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the Department of Human Services for grants supporting Habitat for Humanity projects in Illinois. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-18 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith [HB4803 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB4803-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB4803 Introduced 1/12/2010, by Rep. Kay Hatcher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 105/5.756 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new
35 ILCS 5/507UU new
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax checkoff for the Habitat for Humanity Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the Department of Human Services for grants supporting Habitat for Humanity projects in Illinois. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning finance.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Sections 5.756 and 6z-76 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.756 new)
Sec. 5.756. The Habitat for Humanity Fund.
(30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new)
Sec. 6z-76. The Habitat for Humanity Fund; creation. The
Habitat for Humanity Fund is created as a special fund in the
State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the
Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants
to Habitat for Humanity of Illinois, Inc., for the purpose of
supporting Habitat for Humanity projects in Illinois.
Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
adding Section 507UU as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/507UU new)
Sec. 507UU. Habitat for Humanity fund checkoff. For taxable
years beginning on and after January 1, 2010, the Department
shall print on its standard individual income tax form a

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provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute
to the Habitat for Humanity Fund as authorized by this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, he or she may do
so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1)
on the return and that the contribution will reduce the
taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of the payment to
accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of increased
payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. This
Section shall not apply to an amended return.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.