INCOME TAX-CREDIT-ORGAN DONOR
Summary
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides for a credit against withholding taxes in an amount equal to the wages or salary paid by a private employer to an Illinois employee while the employee is on organ donation leave if the employer grants all of its employees the option of taking a paid leave of absence of at least 30 days for the purpose of serving as an organ donor or bone marrow donor. Provides that the credit may not exceed $1,000 for each employee who takes organ donation leave. Provides that such a leave of absence must be taken without loss of pay, vacation time, compensatory time, personal days, or sick time for at least the first 30 days of the leave of absence. Provides that the credit applies for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2021. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 26, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2021
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Apr 23, 2021
D
Democratic34
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
2
Committee
6
May 15, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Revenue
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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