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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1554   </title>
<shortdesc>INC TAX-LANGUAGE CREDIT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Kirk W. Dillard-William Delgado</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/12/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>35 ILCS 5/218 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit in an amount equal to all amounts paid by the taxpayer on behalf of the taxpayer's employees for the purpose of learning a second language. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's sunset provisions. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/18/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kirk W. Dillard</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Revenue Subcommittee on Special Issues</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Revenue;  Subcommittee on Special Issues</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 3, 2009</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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