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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 261    </title>
<shortdesc>INC TAX-CREDITS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins-Miguel del Valle-Ira I. Silverstein-Carole Pankau-Iris Y. Martinez, John O. Jones, Dave Sullivan and Donne E. Trotter</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>35 ILCS 5/212</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit from 5% of the federal credit to: (i) 10% of the federal tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2005; (ii) 15% of the federal tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007; and (iii) 20% of the federal tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Revenue</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Revenue</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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