Bill Text: IL HB0037 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax checkoff for the Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants to providers of mental health services in the State. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0037 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB0037-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0037 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 105/5.990 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-116 new
35 ILCS 5/507MMM new
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax checkoff for the Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants to providers of mental health services in the State. Effective immediately.
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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
Section 5.990 and 6z-116 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
Sec. 5.990. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund.
(30 ILCS 105/6z-116 new)
Sec. 6z-116. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund;
creation. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund is
created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to the
appropriation of new moneys made available from the income tax
checkoff created under Section 507MMM of the Illinois Income
Tax Act, moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of
Human Services for the purpose of making grants to providers
of mental health services in the State.
Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
adding Section 507MMM as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/507MMM new)
Sec. 507MMM. Mental Health checkoff. For taxable years

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ending on or after December 31, 2023, the Department must
print on its standard individual income tax form a provision
(i) indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to
the Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund, as authorized by
this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, he or she
may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less
than $1) on the return and (ii) stating 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.