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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 159    </title>
<shortdesc>INC TX-CREDIT-MODIFY RESIDENCE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Matt Murphy and Mike Jacobs-Linda Holmes</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 5/221 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for individual taxpayers in an amount equal to the total amount of expenditures made by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the purpose of modifying the taxpayer's primary residence to accommodate a person with a disability. Provides that the amount of the credit may not exceed $500 in any taxable year. Provides that the credit may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Provides that, if the amount of the credit exceeds the taxpayer's liability for the taxable year, the excess credit may not be carried forward or back and shall not be refunded to the taxpayer. Exempts the credit from the Act's automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Matt Murphy</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Revenue Subcommittee on Tax Credits</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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