Bill Text: IL HB3580 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax checkoff for the Illinois Hunger Coalition Income Tax Checkoff Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may only be used by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants to the Illinois Hunger Coalition to alleviate hunger for children and families in Illinois. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3580 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB3580-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning revenue.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 5.878 and 6z-102 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 105/5.878 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5.878. The Illinois Hunger Coalition Income Tax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Checkoff Fund.
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9 | (30 ILCS 105/6z-102 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Sec. 6z-102. The Illinois Hunger Coalition Income Tax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Checkoff Fund; creation. The Illinois Hunger Coalition Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Tax Checkoff Fund is created as a special fund in the State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Human Services for the purpose of making grants to the Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Hunger Coalition to alleviate hunger for children and families | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | in this State.
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17 | Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | adding Section 507GGG as follows:
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19 | (35 ILCS 5/507GGG new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Sec. 507GGG. Illinois Hunger Coalition Checkoff. For |
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1 | taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2017, the | ||||||
2 | Department must
print on its standard individual income tax | ||||||
3 | form a provision
(i) indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to | ||||||
4 | contribute to the
Illinois Hunger Coalition Income Tax Checkoff | ||||||
5 | Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of
the 100th General | ||||||
6 | Assembly, he or she may do so by stating the
amount of the | ||||||
7 | contribution (not less than $1) on the return and
(ii) stating | ||||||
8 | that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or
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9 | increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. Failure
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10 | to remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the
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11 | contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to any
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12 | amended return.
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.
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