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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6959   </title>
<shortdesc>INCOME TAX-ETHANOL CREDITS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. William B. Black-Patricia Reid Lindner-Sidney H. Mathias-Ronald A. Wait-Raymond Poe, Rich Brauer, Richard P. Myers and Chapin Rose</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 5/216 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>35 ILCS 5/217 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a $2,000 tax credit for each taxpayer who purchases a new E85 ethanol powered motor vehicle for each vehicle purchased during the taxable year. Creates a $10,000 tax credit for each motor fuel retailer who installs one or more new E85 ethanol fuel dispensing pumps at his or her motor fuel retail store in Illinois during the taxable year. Provides that each of the credits applies to taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2004 and on or before December 30, 2009. Provides that the credits may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Effective January 1, 2005.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/29/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Rep. William B. Black</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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