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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1543</title>
<shortdesc>INC TX-UNION DUES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Ram Villivalam-Christopher Belt</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue</action>
</lastaction>
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<reference>35 ILCS 5/203</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 2-203</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for the full amount of union dues paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year if the taxpayer was not allowed a federal deduction under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that, if any amount of union dues representing federal miscellaneous itemized deductions was allowed as a federal deduction, then the amount allowed as an Illinois deduction shall be a specified percentage of the union dues disallowed under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that the deduction is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2026</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026</action>
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