LARGE SCALE BUSINESS ACT
Summary
Amends the Illinois Business Use Incentives for Large-Scale Development Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may enter into a financing agreement with an eligible industry with respect to an economic development project. Provides that those eligible industries are entitled to a credit against their Illinois income taxes in an amount not to exceed 5% of the gross wages paid in one year by an eligible industry to all eligible employees in new jobs. Provides that an "eligible industry" is a business located in the State which is engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce for the purpose of manufacturing, processing, or assembling products, conducting research and development, or providing services in interstate commerce, office industries, or agricultural processing, but excluding retail, health or professional services. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2018
Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Jan 8, 2019
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Apr 13, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 8, 2018
House · Reported by committee
To Income Tax Subcommittee
Feb 27, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
Feb 16, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Jerry Lee Long
RRepublican
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