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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2546   </title>
<shortdesc>INC TX-HOSPITAL PAYMENTS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Mary E. Flowers</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<reference>35 ILCS 5/205</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 2-205</aliasreference><reference>35 ILCS 5/205.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the base income of a hospital that is exempt from the federal income tax by reason of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code is the aggregate of: (i) its unrelated business taxable income, without certain deductions; and (ii) an amount equal to the payments for goods and services made to the hospital by patients and not reimbursed by public or private insurance less the amount that the State Medicaid program would have paid for those same goods and services. Provides that the standard exemption shall not be allowed in determining the net income of a not-for-profit hospital. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Based on a review of House Bill 2546 it has been determined that the legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Pension Note (Commission on Gov't Forecasting and Accountability)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>House Bill 2546 would not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>No fiscal effect on a single-family residence.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>This legislation will have no effect on constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. </SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Department of Revenue)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>House Bill 2546 would increase State income tax receipts, but the Department of Revenue cannot determine the amount of the increase without actually auditing the not-for-profit hospitals. If House Bill 2546 becomes law, the Department of Revenue would incur undetermined expenses associates with auditing the not-for-profit hospitals and changing its forms and computer systems. </SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Department of Revenue)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>This would increase State income tax receipts, but the Department of Revenue cannot determine the amount of the increase without actually auditing the not-for-profit hospitals. If this becomes law, the Department of Revenue would incur undetermined expenses associated with auditing the not-for profit hospitals and changing its forms and computer systems.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the state.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Dept of Corrections)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Corrections Population Impact: None; Fiscal Impact: None.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Correctional Note (Dept of Corrections)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Corrections Population Impact: None; Fiscal Impact: None.There is no corrections pop</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Home Rule Note (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>In the opinion of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, House Bill 2546 does not pre-empt home rule authority.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>State Mandates Fiscal Note (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>In the opinion of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, this legislation does not create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted Sub-committee/ Revenue Committee;  002-001-000</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Standard Debate Revenue Committee;  007-005-000</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Pension Note Requested by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Judicial Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Pension Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Judicial Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Correctional Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Home Rule Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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