SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDIT
- Introduced Feb 4, 2025
- In committee Feb 4, 2025
- Passed the Senate Next
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Amends the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act. Renews the program for incentive periods beginning on or after July 1, 2025 and ending on or before June 30, 2032. Removes language concerning the Put Illinois to Work Program for the second series of incentive periods. Provides that the term "full-time employee" means an individual who is employed for a basic wage for at least 35 hours each week (currently…
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Amends the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act. Renews the program for incentive periods beginning on or after July 1, 2025 and ending on or before June 30, 2032. Removes language concerning the Put Illinois to Work Program for the second series of incentive periods. Provides that the term "full-time employee" means an individual who is employed for a basic wage for at least 35 hours each week (currently, employed for a basic wage for at least 35 hours each week or renders any other standard of service generally accepted by industry custom or practice as full-time employment). Provides that a net increase in the number of full-time Illinois employees shall be treated as continuous if a different new employee is hired as a replacement within 8 weeks after the position becomes vacant (currently, a reasonable time). Effective immediately.
Every action
37 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
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- SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston
- SenateFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- CommitteeAssigned to Revenue · Senate Revenue
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
- CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
- CommitteeRe-assigned to Revenue · Senate Revenue
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
- CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 23 cosponsors: 16 Democrats, 7 Republicans.
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Willie PrestonD Primary sponsor · District 16
All 23 cosponsors
- Adriane L. JohnsonD
- Bill CunninghamD
- Chris BalkemaR
- Christopher BeltD
- Craig WilcoxR
- Cristina CastroD
- Darby A. HillsR
- Emil Jones, IIID
- Erica HarrissR
- Jil TracyR
- Laura FineD
- Laura M. MurphyD
- Mary Edly-AllenD
- Mattie HunterD
- Mike PorfirioD
- Mike SimmonsD
- Paul FaraciD
- Ram VillivalamD
- Robert PetersD
- Sally J. TurnerR
- Sara FeigenholtzD
- Seth LewisR
- Suzy Glowiak HiltonD
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.