Rep. Kay Hatcher

Filed: 3/24/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2950

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2950 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Sections 5.719 and 6z-76 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 105/5.719 new)
7     Sec. 5.719. The Habitat for Humanity Fund.
 
8     (30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new)
9     Sec. 6z-76. The Habitat for Humanity Fund; creation. The
10 Habitat for Humanity Fund is created as a special fund in the
11 State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the
12 Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants
13 to Habitat for Humanity of Illinois, Inc., for the purpose of
14 supporting Habitat for Humanity projects in Illinois.
 

 

 

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1     Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
2 adding Section 507SS as follows:
 
3     (35 ILCS 5/507SS new)
4     Sec. 507SS. Habitat for Humanity fund checkoff. Beginning
5 with taxable years ending on December 31, 2009, the Department
6 shall print on its standard individual income tax form a
7 provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute
8 to the Habitat for Humanity Fund as authorized by this
9 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, he or she may do
10 so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1)
11 on the return and that the contribution will reduce the
12 taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of the payment to
13 accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of increased
14 payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. This
15 Section shall not apply to an amended return.
 
16     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.".