INC TX-AUTOIMMUNE-CHECKOFF House SponsorsRep. Gary Hannig-Barbara Flynn Currie-Michael Tryon Senate Sponsors(Sen. Deanna Demuzio) 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 2310/2310-361 new30 ILCS 105/5.675 new35 ILCS 5/507OO new35 ILCS 5/509from Ch. 120, par. 5-50935 ILCS 5/510from Ch. 120, par. 5-510 Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax checkoff for the Autoimmune Disease Research Fund. Makes changes to references concerning funds subject to the Act's tax checkoff provisions. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, from appropriations to the Department from the Fund, the Department shall make grants to public and private entities in the State for the purpose of funding research for the treatment and cure of autoimmune diseases. Effective immediately.House Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:35 ILCS 5/509.1 newFurther amends the Income Tax Act. Provides that there may be no more than 15 tax-checkoff funds contained on the individual tax return form at any one time. Requires the Department of Revenue to determine, each year, whether the sum of (i) the number of new tax-checkoff funds created by the General Assembly during that year plus (ii) the number of tax-checkoff funds that collected at least $100,000 during the previous year exceeds 15 and, if so, to reduce that number to 15 starting with those funds that received the least amounts of contributions. 2/14/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig 2/15/2007HouseFirst Reading 2/15/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/20/2007HouseAssigned to Revenue Committee 3/8/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 3/23/2007HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/29/2007HouseAssigned to Revenue Committee 3/29/2007HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule April 30, 2007 4/19/2007HouseRecommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue Committee; 003-000-000 4/19/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue Committee 4/19/2007HouseRecommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue Committee; 003-000-000 4/19/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue Committee; by Voice Vote 4/19/2007HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 011-001-000 4/19/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/25/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/25/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 4/27/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon 5/1/2007SenateArrive in Senate 5/1/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading May 2, 2007 5/3/2007SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio 5/8/2007SenateFirst Reading 5/8/2007SenateReferred to Rules 5/15/2008SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die