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SB3567 • 2026
INC TX-CHILD TAX CREDIT
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INC TX-CHILD TAX CREDIT
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
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. Michael W. Halpin
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
Assigned to Revenue
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Omar Aquino
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
INC TX-CHILD TAX CREDIT
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Full Text of SB3567 Home Legislation Full Text SB3567 - 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 SB3567 Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Omar Aquino SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/244 Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes changes to the amount of the child tax credit based on the taxpayer's adjusted gross income. Effective immediately. LRB104 19583 HLH 33031 b A BILL FOR SB3567 LRB104 19583 HLH 33031 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 Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by 5 changing Section 244 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 5/244) 7 Sec. 244. Child tax credit. 8 (a) For the taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 9 2024, each individual taxpayer who has at least one qualifying 10 child who is younger than 12 years of age as of the last day of 11 the taxable year is entitled to a credit against the tax 12 imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201. For tax 13 years beginning on or after January 1, 2024 and before January 14 1, 2025, the credit shall be equal to 20% of the credit allowed 15 to the taxpayer under Section 212 of this Act for that taxable 16 year. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, the 17 credit shall be calculated as follows: amount of the credit 18 shall be equal to 40% of the credit allowed to the taxpayer 19 under Section 212 of this Act for that taxable year. 20 (1) For taxpayers whose adjusted gross income is at or 21 below the income threshold to qualify for the maximum 22 federal earned income tax credit under Section 32 of the 23 Internal Revenue Code, the credit shall equal 40% of the SB3567 - 2 - LRB104 19583 HLH 33031 b 1 maximum value of the credit allowed under Section 212 of 2 this Act based on the number of qualifying dependents as 3 defined by Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code. 4 (2) For taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds 5 the federal income threshold to qualify for the maximum 6 federal earned income tax credit but qualify for at least 7 $1 of the credit available under Section 212 of this Act, 8 the credit shall equal 40% of the credit allowed under 9 Section 212 of this Act based on the number of qualifying 10 dependents as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 152 11 of the Internal Revenue Code. 12 (3) For taxpayers who are eligible for the maximum 13 allowable credit under Section 212 of this Act, the credit 14 shall equal 40% of the credit allowed under Section 212 of 15 this Act. 16 (b) If the amount of the credit exceeds the income tax 17 liability for the applicable tax year, then the excess credit 18 shall be refunded to the taxpayer. The amount of the refund 19 under this Section shall not be included in the taxpayer's 20 income or resources for the purposes of determining 21 eligibility or benefit level in any means-tested benefit 22 program administered by a governmental entity unless required 23 by federal law. 24 (c) The Department may adopt rules to carry out the 25 provisions of this Section. 26 (d) As used in this Section, "qualifying child" has the SB3567 - 3 - LRB104 19583 HLH 33031 b 1 meaning given to that term in Section 152 of the Internal 2 Revenue Code. 3 (e) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 4 250. 5 (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.) 6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 7 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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