Bill Text: IL HB5831 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax checkoff for the Homeless Veterans Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the purpose of making grants to not-for-profit organizations that assist homeless veterans throughout the State. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-15 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5831 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB5831-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB5831 Introduced 2/10/2010, by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 105/5.756 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-82 new
35 ILCS 5/507UU new
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax checkoff for the Homeless Veterans Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the purpose of making grants to not-for-profit organizations that assist homeless veterans throughout the State. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning revenue.
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-82 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.756 new)
Sec. 5.756. The Homeless Veterans Fund.
(30 ILCS 105/6z-82 new)
Sec. 6z-82. The Homeless Veterans Fund; creation. The
Homeless Veterans Fund is created as a special fund in the
State treasury. Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund
shall be used by the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity for the purpose of making grants to not-for-profit
organizations that assist homeless veterans throughout the
State.
Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
adding Section 507UU as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/507UU new)
Sec. 507UU. Homeless Veterans Fund checkoff. For taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2010, the Department must

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print on its standard individual income tax form a provision
indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the
Homeless Veterans 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 payment to accompany the return. Failure
to remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the
contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to any
amended return.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.