Illinois House Bill 1547 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. In a Section concerning a credit for wages paid to ex-felons, removes a provision providing that the credit may not exceed $600 for each qualified ex-offender. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset. Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that each Agreement entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall contain a provision stating that the Applicant shall establish a goal of hiring qualified ex-offenders so that no less than 10% of the Applicant's workforce is comprised of qualified ex-offenders. Effective immediately.

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Rep. Arthur Turner [D]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]
Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Derrick Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-03-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-05	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Rita Mayfield
2013-03-05	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2013-03-01	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2013-03-01	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2013-02-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
2013-02-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2013-02-19	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2013-02-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2013-02-13	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-13	House	First Reading
2013-02-11	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35	10	5-47	New Code	See Bill Text
35	5	216	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1547&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB1547.htm