Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2023	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 605/605-1048 new

35 ILCS 5/232 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall issue income tax credits, with certification, to qualified professional design firms in Illinois that hire qualified employees. Provides that the tax credit amount shall be (i) 10% of the qualified compensation paid to each qualified employee who graduated from an accredited institution of higher learning in the State and (ii) 5% of the qualified compensation paid to each qualified employee who graduated from an accredited institution of higher learning outside of the State. Provides that "qualified employee" means an employee working in the State for a qualified professional design firm as an architect, an architectural associate, a structural engineer, a structural engineer intern, a design professional, or an engineer intern who graduated from an accredited institution of higher learning with a Bachelor's degree within the 2 years immediately preceding the year in which the credit is taken. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/17/2021	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan
2/19/2021	House	First Reading
2/19/2021	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/9/2021	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
3/18/2021	House	To Income Tax Subcommittee
3/27/2021	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2023	House	Session Sine Die

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