Illinois · Senate Bill 1505 · 104th General Assembly

SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDIT

  1. Introduced Feb 4, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 4, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. 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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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Revenue · Senate Revenue
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  10. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  11. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
  12. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  13. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  14. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  15. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  16. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  17. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
  18. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  19. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  20. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
  21. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
  22. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
  23. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  24. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
  25. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  26. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
  27. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  28. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  29. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
  1. CommitteeRe-assigned to Revenue · Senate Revenue
  2. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. 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.

All 23 cosponsors

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.