Illinois House Bill 4871 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the credit for ex-felons is renamed the credit for returning citizens. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, if the qualified returning citizen is employed by the taxpayer primarily at a job site in an underserved area, the amount of the credit for the returning citizen is equal to 25% (currently, 5%) of the qualified wages paid by the taxpayer. Provides that the total credit allowed with respect to each qualified returning citizen may not exceed $5,000 (currently, $1,500), except that, if the qualified returning citizen is employed by the taxpayer primarily at a job site in an underserved area, the credit may not exceed $10,000. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

INC TX-RETURNING CITIZEN

Rep. William Davis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	House	Session Sine Die
2024-04-05	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-03-08	House	To Revenue-Income Tax Subcommittee
2024-02-28	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2024-02-07	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2024-02-07	House	First Reading
2024-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35	5	216	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4871&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB4871.htm