Bill Text: IL SB3151 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants to Ronald McDonald House Charities. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create a tax checkoff for the Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB3151 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB3151-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB3151 Introduced 2/1/2012, by Sen. Larry K. Bomke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 105/5.811 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-93 new
35 ILCS 5/507AAA new
Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants to Ronald McDonald House Charities. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create a tax checkoff for the Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund. 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 5.811 and 6z-93 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.811 new)
Sec. 5.811. The Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund.
(30 ILCS 105/6z-93 new)
Sec. 6z-93. The Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund;
creation. The Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund is created
as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund
shall be used by the Department of Human Services for the
purpose of making grants to Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Grant moneys shall be distributed to Ronald McDonald Houses
located in Illinois.
Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
adding Section 507AAA as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/507AAA new)
Sec. 507AAA. Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund. For
taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2012, the

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Department shall print, on its standard individual income tax
form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to
contribute to the Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund, as
authorized by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly,
then he or she may do so by stating the amount of the
contribution (not less than $1) on the return and indicating
that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or
increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. The
taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the increased payment
reduces the contribution accordingly. This Section does not
apply to any amended return.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.