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type: "Bill"
title: "INC TX-VET WAGE CREDIT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act concerning the credit for wages paid to qualified veterans. Extends the credit to also apply to wages paid to qualified veterans who did not serve on active duty in Southwest Asia. Increases the amount of the credit to (i) 10% (but in no event to exceed $1,200) of the gross wages paid to qualified veterans who served on active duty in Southwest Asia and (ii) 7.5% (but in no event to exceed $800) of the gross wages paid to all other qualified veterans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2046"
citation: "Illinois SB 2046 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b09b8e4b-b060-4445-b097-f14a1ce2bc91"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2046&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44959&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "6067842414aa7c9a9fa07602ce1226eeb5500a4b4b8ec46d4a4e4faba5b1b31f"
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 2046 (96th) — INC TX-VET WAGE CREDIT
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act concerning the credit for wages paid to qualified veterans. Extends the credit to also apply to wages paid to qualified veterans who did not serve on active duty in Southwest Asia. Increases the amount of the credit to (i) 10% (but in no event to exceed $1,200) of the gross wages paid to qualified veterans who served on active duty in Southwest Asia and (ii) 7.5% (but in no event to exceed $800) of the gross wages paid to all other qualified veterans.
## 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=09600SB2046&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44959&DocNum=2046&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2046eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44959&DocNum=2046&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2046enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44959&DocNum=2046&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1050** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)
- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Revenue; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2009-04-23** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2009-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue & Finance Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 20, 2009
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 007-000-000
- **2009-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2009-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-27** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0101 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b09b8e4b-b060-4445-b097-f14a1ce2bc91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).