INCOME TAX-ALS CHECKOFF
Summary
Amends the Income Tax Act to create the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund checkoff. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall print on its standard individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund, he or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution on the return and that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. Amends the Department of Public Aid Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Aid shall make grants from the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund to the Les Turner ALS Foundation for research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Amends the State Finance Act to create the Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Research Fund. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Jun 2003
Introduced Mar 26, 2003
Signed Jun 24, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2003 · House May 14, 2003
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
May 30, 2003
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
74
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
7
Jun 24, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2003
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
upper
May 30, 2003
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Revenue; 008-000-000
upper
May 30, 2003
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Revenue
upper
May 28, 2003
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 15, 2003
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 16, 2003
upper
May 15, 2003
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
May 14, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-1)
house
May 1, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 009-000-000
lower
May 1, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote; Revenue Sub-committee
lower
May 1, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Revenue Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 25, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schoenberg
upper
Mar 25, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Revenue; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 24, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue
upper
Mar 20, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 20, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
upper
Mar 6, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 26, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Revenue
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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