Illinois House Bill 3497 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-12 - House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for wages paid pursuant to a qualified apprenticeship program. Provides that a "qualified apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship program in manufacturing, plastics, or construction trades that is (i) certified by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and (ii) at least 3 years in duration. Provides that the credit may not exceed the lesser of (i) 50% of the wages paid by the taxpayer to each apprentice during the taxable year or (ii) $4,800 per apprentice. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for 5 taxable years. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately.

INC TX-APPRENTICE CREDIT

Sen. John Connor [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-04-12	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-04-10	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-26	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
2019-03-25	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-25	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John Connor
2019-03-21	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-20	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 028-000-000
2019-03-05	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
2019-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-15	House	First Reading
2019-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Connor

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35	5	229	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3497&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3497.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3497ham001.htm