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SB0194 • 2026
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
Re-assigned to Revenue
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Assigned to Revenue
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
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Full Text of SB0194 Home Legislation Full Text SB0194 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0194 Introduced 1/22/2025, by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new 30 ILCS 105/6z-144 new 35 ILCS 5/507MMM new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates the Illinois Graduate and Retain Our Workforce (iGROW) Tech Scholarship Fund checkoff. Provides that, through the checkoff, taxpayers may contribute to the Illinois Graduate and Retain Our Workforce (iGROW) Tech Scholarship Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Graduate and Retain Our Workforce (iGROW) Tech Scholarship Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the purpose of awarding iGROW Tech scholarships. Effective immediately. LRB104 06935 HLH 16972 b A BILL FOR SB0194 LRB104 06935 HLH 16972 b 1 AN ACT concerning revenue. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 5 Sections 5.1030 and 6z-144 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new) 7 Sec. 5.1030. The Illinois Graduate and Retain Our 8 Workforce (iGROW) Tech Scholarship Fund. 9 (30 ILCS 105/6z-144 new) 10 Sec. 6z-144. The Illinois Graduate and Retain Our 11 Workforce (iGROW) Tech Scholarship Checkoff Fund; creation. 12 The Illinois Graduate and Retain Our Workforce (iGROW) Tech 13 Scholarship Checkoff Fund is hereby created as a special fund 14 in the State treasury. Subject to the appropriation of new 15 moneys made available from the income tax checkoff created 16 under Section 507MMM of the Illinois Income Tax Act, moneys in 17 the Fund shall be used by the Illinois Student Assistance 18 Commission for the purpose of awarding scholarships pursuant 19 to Section 65.120 of the Higher Education Student Assistance 20 Act. 21 Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by SB0194 - 2 - LRB104 06935 HLH 16972 b 1 adding Section 507MMM as follows: 2 (35 ILCS 5/507MMM new) 3 Sec. 507MMM. Illinois Graduate and Retain Our Workforce 4 (iGROW) Tech Scholarship Fund checkoff. For taxable years 5 ending on or after December 31, 2025, the Department must 6 print on its standard individual income tax form a provision 7 (i) indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to 8 Illinois Graduate and Retain Our Workforce (iGROW) Tech 9 Scholarship Fund checkoff, as authorized by this amendatory 10 Act of the 104th General Assembly, he or she may do so by 11 stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on 12 the return and (ii) stating that the contribution will reduce 13 the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to 14 accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of increased 15 payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. This 16 Section does not apply to any amended return. 17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 18 becoming law. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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