96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0536

Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35 ILCS 5/250

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the sunset of exemptions, credits, and deductions.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning revenue.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
5 changing Section 250 as follows:
6 (35 ILCS 5/250)
7 Sec. 250. Sunset of exemptions, credits, and deductions.
8 The The application of every exemption, credit, and deduction
9 against tax imposed by this Act that becomes law after the
10 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1994 shall be limited
11 by a reasonable and appropriate sunset date. A taxpayer is not
12 entitled to take the exemption, credit, or deduction for tax
13 years beginning on or after the sunset date. If a reasonable
14 and appropriate sunset date is not specified in the Public Act
15 that creates the exemption, credit, or deduction, a taxpayer
16 shall not be entitled to take the exemption, credit, or
17 deduction for tax years beginning on or after 5 years after the
18 effective date of the Public Act creating the exemption,
19 credit, or deduction and thereafter; provided, however, that in
20 the case of any Public Act authorizing the issuance of
21 tax-exempt obligations that does not specify a sunset date for
22 the exemption or deduction of income derived from the
23 obligations, the exemption or deduction shall not terminate

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1 until after the obligations have been paid by the issuer.
2 (Source: P.A. 88-660, eff. 9-16-94; 89-460, eff. 5-24-96.)