INC TAX-PARENT CARE House SponsorsRep. Keith Farnham-Lou Lang, Carol A. Sente, Deborah Mell, Eddie Washington and Robert F. Flider 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die 35 ILCS 5/218 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Authorizes a credit to each individual taxpayer for providing care for a parent who lived in the taxpayer's home for 180 days or more during the tax year equal to $1,000 for each parent. "Parent" means the birth or adoptive mother, father, stepmother, or stepfather of the taxpayer or of either of the taxpayers if the taxpayers file a joint return. Provides that the credit may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero and may not be carried back or carried forward. Exempts the credit from the Act's sunset provisions. Effective immediately. 2/25/2009HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Keith Farnham 2/25/2009HouseFirst Reading 2/25/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/3/2009HouseAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee 3/5/2009HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 3/13/2009HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 10/30/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente 1/27/2010HouseAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee 2/16/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell 3/15/2010HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/26/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington 5/4/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die