INC TX-CLASSROOM SUPPLY CREDIT
Summary
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Allows an income tax credit for each individual taxpayer who is a teacher teaching in a school in Illinois. Provides that the amount of the credit is equal to 50% of the eligible classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year, but the credit may not exceed $500. Defines "eligible classroom expenses" as the aggregate amount of nonreimbursed classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year less $250. Provides that the credit may not be carried forward or back and may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
Mar 2007
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2007
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Mar 8, 2007
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
75
Key actions
3
Committee
7
May 31, 2007
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 18, 2007
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-2)
senate
Feb 22, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Revenue
upper
Jan 31, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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