103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB0037
 
Introduced 1/12/2023, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
30 ILCS 105/5.990 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-116 new
35 ILCS 5/507MMM 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 Human Services for the purpose of making grants to providers of mental health services in the State.  Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 5.990 and 6z-116 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
7    Sec. 5.990. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-116 new)
9    Sec. 6z-116. The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund; 
10creation.  The Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund is 
11created as a special fund in the State treasury.  Subject to the 
12appropriation of new moneys made available from the income tax 
13checkoff created under Section 507MMM of the Illinois Income 
14Tax Act, moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of 
15Human Services for the purpose of making grants to providers 
16of mental health services in the State.
 
17    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended  by 
18adding Section 507MMM as follows:
 
19    (35 ILCS 5/507MMM new)
20    Sec. 507MMM. Mental Health checkoff.  For taxable
years 
 
 
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1ending on or after December 31, 2023, the Department must

2print on its standard individual income tax form a provision

3(i) indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to 
4the
Mental Health Income Tax Checkoff Fund, as authorized by 
5this amendatory Act of
the 103rd General Assembly, he or she 
6may do so by stating the
amount of the contribution (not less 
7than $1) on the return and
(ii) stating that the contribution 
8will reduce the taxpayer's refund or
increase the amount of 
9payment to accompany the return.  Failure
to remit any amount 
10of increased payment shall reduce the
contribution 
11accordingly. This Section does not apply to any
amended 
12return.
  
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
14becoming law.