Bill Text: IL HB0184 | 2019-2020 | 101st 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 Public Health 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 - Dead) 2020-06-23 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0184 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB0184-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB0184 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 105/5.891 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-107 new
35 ILCS 5/507JJJ 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 Public Health for the purpose of making grants to providers of mental health services in the State. 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 5.891 and 6z-107 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.891 new)
Sec. 5.891. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund.
(30 ILCS 105/6z-107 new)
Sec. 6z-107. 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. Moneys in the Fund
shall be used by the Department of Public Health 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 507JJJ as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/507JJJ new)
Sec. 507JJJ. Mental Health checkoff. For taxable years
ending on or after December 31, 2019, the Department must print
on its standard individual income tax form a provision (i)

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indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the
Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund, as authorized by this
amendatory Act of the 101st 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.