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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1179

Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

35 ILCS 5/246 new

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit of
$250 for taxpayers who make 4 or more qualified donations of human whole
blood or human blood components during the taxable year. Effective
immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning revenue.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
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adding Section 246 as follows:

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(35 ILCS 5/246 new)
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Sec. 246.
Credit for blood bank donations.
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(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
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2026, each taxpayer is entitled to a credit against the taxes
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imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 in the amount
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of $250, provided that (i) the taxpayer made at least 4
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donations of human whole blood or human blood components
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during the taxable year in which the credit is claimed and (ii)
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each donation was made to a blood bank, as defined in the
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Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act, that
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qualified as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of
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the Internal Revenue Code during the taxable year in which the
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donation was made.

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(b) In no event shall a credit under this Section reduce
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the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of
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the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess
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may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the
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5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The tax

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credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is
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a tax liability. If there are credits for more than one year
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that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit
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shall be applied first.

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(c) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section
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250.

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(d) As used in this Section:

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"Human blood components" means any one or more of the
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following derived from human whole blood: red blood cells,
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white blood cells, platelets, or plasma.

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(e) The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to
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implement and administer this Section.

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

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