Rep. Kay Hatcher
Filed: 3/24/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2950




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2950 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
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Sections 5.719 and 6z-76 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.719  new)
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    Sec. 5.719. The Habitat for Humanity Fund.
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new)

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    Sec. 6z-76. The Habitat for Humanity Fund; creation.  The 
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Habitat for Humanity Fund is created as a special fund in the 
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State treasury.  Moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the 
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Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants 
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to Habitat for Humanity of Illinois, Inc., for the purpose of 
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supporting Habitat for Humanity projects in Illinois.
 
 


 






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    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 507SS as follows:
 
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    (35 ILCS 5/507SS  new)
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    Sec. 507SS. Habitat for Humanity fund checkoff.  Beginning

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with taxable years ending on December 31, 2009, the Department

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shall print on
its standard individual income tax form a 
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provision indicating that if the
taxpayer wishes to contribute 
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to the Habitat for Humanity Fund
as authorized by this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, he or she may do 
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so by stating
the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) 
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on the return and that the
contribution will reduce the 
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taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of the
payment to 
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accompany the return.  Failure to remit any amount of increased

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payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly.  This 
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Section shall not
apply to an amended return.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".