KEEP ILLINOIS BUSINESS ACT
Summary
Creates the Keep Illinois Business Act. Provides that any recipient business that chooses to move all or part of its business operations and the jobs created by its business out-of-State shall be deemed to no longer qualify for State economic development assistance, and shall be required to pay to the relevant State granting agency the full amount of any economic development assistance it received. Provides for procedures for the recovery of economic development assistance, including required notice to the recipient business and an opportunity for a hearing. Defines terms.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Last action Aug 7, 2019
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
To Income Tax Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 12 co-sponsors
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