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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2549   </title>
<shortdesc>INC TX-PHYSICIAN DEDUCTION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Christine Radogno-Carole Pankau</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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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 taxpayers who provide physician services to an uninsured patient at a reduced rate, and provides that the amount of the deduction is equal to any difference between the taxpayer's physician fee schedule and that reduced rate. Creates a deduction for taxpayers who provide physician services to Medicaid patients, and provides that the amount of the deduction is equal to any difference between the taxpayer's Medicare physician's fee schedule and the taxpayer's Medicaid physician's fee schedule. Exempts the deductions from the Act's sunset provisions. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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