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| Bill | HISTORIC PRESERVATION CREDIT | Creates the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act. Provides for an income tax credit in an amount equal to 25% of qualified expenditures incurred by a qualified taxpayer for the restoration and preservation of a qualified historic structure. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for up to 10 years. Provides that the credit may be sold, assigned, conveyed, or transferred. Provides that the cumulative amount of credits awarded under the Act may not exceed $25,000,000 per year per county. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 2559 | Illinois SB 2559 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 74 | 3 | 2010-01-13 | 2011-01-27 | openstates | ocd-bill/861f40e3-e0bb-4c69-9985-e8c301aab515 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2559&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=49335&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 74467bb8ec726c3cb14b9c6ccf76ba49860564183cccaf88ba5de60f3057ce19 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2559 (96th) — HISTORIC PRESERVATION CREDIT
Creates the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act. Provides for an income tax credit in an amount equal to 25% of qualified expenditures incurred by a qualified taxpayer for the restoration and preservation of a qualified historic structure. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for up to 10 years. Provides that the credit may be sold, assigned, conveyed, or transferred. Provides that the cumulative amount of credits awarded under the Act may not exceed $25,000,000 per year per county. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 101–13 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 48–6 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Careen M. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Holbrook — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2010-01-13 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler
filing - 2010-01-13 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-01-13 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-02-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- 2010-02-10 Assigned to Commerce
referral-committee - 2010-02-18 Postponed - Commerce
- 2010-02-18 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2010-03-04 Do Pass Commerce; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-03-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- 2010-03-11 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-03-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
- 2010-03-12 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2010-03-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler
amendment-introduction - 2010-03-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-03-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce
- 2010-03-16 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2010-03-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- 2010-03-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce; 009-000-000
- 2010-03-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- 2010-03-18 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2010-03-18 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- 2010-03-18 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2010-03-18 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- 2010-03-18 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-03-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler
amendment-passage - 2010-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2010-03-18 Third Reading - Passed; 048-006-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-03-18 Arrived in House
introduction - 2010-03-18 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- 2010-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-18 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-03-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- 2010-03-24 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- 2010-03-25 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- 2010-03-25 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- 2010-03-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2010-03-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
- 2010-03-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- 2010-03-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2010-03-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- 2010-03-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2010-03-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- 2010-03-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2010-04-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2010-04-08 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
referral-committee - 2010-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- 2010-04-23 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-11-23 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2011
- 2010-11-23 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
referral-committee - 2010-11-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2010-11-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue & Finance Committee
amendment-introduction - 2010-11-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2010-11-30 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-11-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-11-30 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-11-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-11-30 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Dave Winters
- 2010-12-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-013-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-12-01 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2010-12-01 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- 2010-12-01 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- 2010-12-01 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - December 2, 2010
- 2010-12-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Edward D. Maloney
filing - 2010-12-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-12-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue
referral-committee - 2010-12-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 007-000-000
- 2010-12-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 3/5 Vote Required
- 2010-12-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- 2010-12-01 Passed Both Houses
- 2010-12-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2011-01-27 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2011-01-27 Effective Date January 27, 2011
- 2011-01-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1512
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/861f40e3-e0bb-4c69-9985-e8c301aab515. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).