LANG-FOWLER-FORBY-KENNER-HOWARD, FLOWERS, COLLINS, RYAN, MCKEON, FEIGENHOLTZ, DAVIS,MONIQUE, YARBROUGH, FRANKS, BOLAND, BRADLEY, O'BRIEN AND MURPHY. 35 ILCS 5/213 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, 2001. Sunsets the credit after 10 years. Effective immediately. DEC-08-2000 H PREFILED WITH CLERK JAN-10-2001 H FIRST READING JAN-10-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FOWLER JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FORBY JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KENNER JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOWARD JAN-31-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE JAN-31-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS JAN-31-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COLLINS JAN-31-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,LOU FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RYAN FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR YARBROUGH FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MORROW FEB-15-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRANKS FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN MAR-16-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL MAR-20-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MURPHY JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary