HANNIG-FEIGENHOLTZ, LANG, PHELPS AND BROSNAHAN. 35 ILCS 5/203 from Ch. 120, par. 2-203 35 ILCS 5/204 from Ch. 120, par. 2-204 35 ILCS 5/211 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Allows individual taxpayers who are 65 years of age or older a deduction for unreimbursed amounts spent on home health care services for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1997 and ending on or before December 30, 2002. Provides that, beginning with taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1997 and ending with taxable years ending on or before December 30, 2002, each taxpayer shall be entitled to a tax credit against the income tax equal to 5% of the expenditures by the taxpayer for child care for a child in the taxpayer's custody. Grants individual taxpayers, beginning with taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1997 and ending with taxable years ending on or before December 30, 2002, an additional basic amount standard exemption of $1,000 and an additional exemption in the amount of $1,000 for each exemption in excess of one allowable to an individual taxpayer. Effective immediately. 97-02-04 H FIRST READING 97-02-04 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-06 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE 97-02-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LANG 97-02-28 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 97-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PHELPS 97-03-14 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN 97-03-21 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary