99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1487
 
Introduced 2/6/2015, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
30 ILCS 105/5.866 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-101 new
35 ILCS 5/507DDD new

     Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act.  Creates an income tax checkoff for the Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund.  Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund.  Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the Department of Public Health for the purpose of making grants to providers of mental health services in the State.  Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Section 5.866 and 6z-101 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.866 new)
7    Sec. 5.866. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-101 new)
9    Sec. 6z-101. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund; 
10creation.  The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund is created 
11as a special fund in the State treasury.  Moneys in the Fund 
12shall be used by the Department of Public Health for the 
13purpose of making grants to providers of mental health services 
14in the State.
 
15    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended  by 
16adding Section 507DDD as follows:
 
17    (35 ILCS 5/507DDD new)
18    Sec. 507DDD. Mental Health checkoff.  For taxable
years 
19ending on or after December 31, 2015, the Department must
print 
20on its standard individual income tax form a provision
(i) 
 
 
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1indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the

2Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund, as authorized by this 
3amendatory Act of
the 99th General Assembly, he or she may do 
4so by stating the
amount of the contribution (not less than $1) 
5on the return and
(ii) stating that the contribution will 
6reduce the taxpayer's refund or
increase the amount of payment 
7to accompany the return.  Failure
to remit any amount of 
8increased payment shall reduce the
contribution accordingly. 
9This Section does not apply to any
amended return.
  
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.