97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3341
 
Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock - David Harris - Jil Tracy - Kay Hatcher - Renée Kosel, et al.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
30 ILCS 105/5.786 new
30 ILCS 105/6z-87 new
35 ILCS 5/507YY new

     Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Mobile Veteran's Unit Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of making grants provided under Section 36 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act.  Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create a tax checkoff for the Mobile Veteran's Unit Fund. 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 
5Sections 5.786 and 6z-87 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)
7    Sec. 5.786. The Mobile Veteran's Unit Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-87 new)
9    Sec. 6z-87. The Mobile Veteran's Unit Fund; creation.  The 
10Mobile Veteran's Unit Fund is created as a special fund in the 
11State treasury.  Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund 
12shall be used by the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the 
13purpose of making grants provided under Section 36 of the 
14Department of Veterans Affairs Act.
 
15    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended  by 
16adding Section 507YY as follows:
 
17    (35 ILCS 5/507YY new)
18    Sec. 507YY. Mobile Veteran's Unit Fund checkoff.  For 
19taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2011, the 
20Department shall print, on its standard individual income tax 
 
 
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1form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to 
2contribute to the Mobile Veteran's Unit Fund, as authorized by 
3this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, then he or 
4she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not 
5less than $1) on the return and indicating that the 
6contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the 
7amount of payment to accompany the return. The taxpayer's 
8failure to remit any amount of the increased payment reduces 
9the contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to 
10any amended return.
 

11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.