---
type: "Bill"
title: "INCOME TAX RATES-CREDITS"
description: "Amends the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 687"
citation: "Illinois SB 687 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4735b3ed-a3c8-488c-8389-d50f4f237b89"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=687&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=116624&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "59ce3e7b06e3cb813808e62f9672a8b761e0879594fe39f75f8399f5063d9a35"
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 SB 687 (101st) — INCOME TAX RATES-CREDITS

Amends the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=10100SB0687&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116624&DocNum=687&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0687eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116624&DocNum=687&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0687enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116624&DocNum=687&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **67–48** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **36–22** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **37–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2019-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2019
- **2019-03-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019
- **2019-04-12** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2019-04-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 2, 2019 `reading-3`
- **2019-04-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2019-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2019-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-006-000
- **2019-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2019-05-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-05-01** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hutchinson `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Hutchinson `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-05-01** Third Reading - Passed; 036-022-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-05-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2019-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-10** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-006-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-30** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2019-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2019-05-30** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 067-048-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2019-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `filing`
- **2019-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2019-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 037-020-000
- **2019-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2019-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-04** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-05** Effective Date January 1, 2021; does not take effect unless SJRCA 1 is approved by voters prior to that date.
- **2019-06-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0008 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4735b3ed-a3c8-488c-8389-d50f4f237b89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).