Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for taxpayers who make a purchase of green power during the taxable year. Provides that the credit shall be in an amount equal to 5% of the amount expended if the taxpayer is a purchaser of Illinois-based green power and 3% of the amount expended if the taxpayer is a purchaser of green power from a source outside of Illinois. Defines "green power" as electricity or natural gas produced from renewable or non-polluting technologies including, but not limited to, air turbines (windmills), geothermal power plants, hydropower plants, solar cells or biomass. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB3723 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Don Harmon [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-039	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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