---
type: "Bill"
title: "INC TX-HOUSING CREDIT-EXTEND"
description: "Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Extends the credit for affordable housing donations through the taxable year ending on December 31, 2016 (instead of 2011). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 6038"
citation: "Illinois HB 6038 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-10"
last_action: "2010-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6097eab3-022e-461d-83da-71497f7e3692"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6038&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=51781&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "2a3c01925588fda82a19abd91e106a0a7cde3c49fb3ae2a060f6c11096b53498"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 6038 (96th) — INC TX-HOUSING CREDIT-EXTEND

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Extends the credit for affordable housing donations through the taxable year ending on December 31, 2016 (instead of 2011). Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6038&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51781&DocNum=6038&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6038eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51781&DocNum=6038&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6038enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51781&DocNum=6038&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **98–9** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Arthur L. Turner — primary (person)
- Heather Steans — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner `filing`
- **2010-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-11** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-11** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2010-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2010-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2010-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2010-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2010-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-009-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2010-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Postponed - Revenue
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2010-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2010
- **2010-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1276 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6097eab3-022e-461d-83da-71497f7e3692`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).