LANG-SCOTT-ERWIN-HOWARD-BOLAND. 35 ILCS 5/211 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create an income tax credit in an amount up to $1,000 per taxable year for unreimbursed health care costs for individuals 65 years or older or who will become 65 in the calendar year in which the claim is filed and whose annual income is below the minimum income level specified in the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Provides that if the credit allowed exceeds the tax liability of the taxpayer, the taxpayer shall receive a refund for the amount of the excess. Defines unreimbursed health care costs as those expenditures not covered and paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance. Applicable to tax years ending on or after December 31, 1997. Sunsets the credit after 10 years. Effective immediately. 97-01-16 H FIRST READING 97-01-16 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-01-22 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE 97-01-29 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCOTT 97-01-30 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 97-02-05 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOWARD 97-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND 97-03-21 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary