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  <type>SB</type>
  <number>2559</number>
  <short_description>HISTORIC PRESERVATION CREDIT</short_description>
  <synopsis_as_introduced>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.</synopsis_as_introduced>
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      <action_date>2010-04-22 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski</description>
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      <action_date>2010-03-25 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan</description>
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      <action_date>2010-04-02 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin</description>
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      <action_date>2010-04-08 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks</description>
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      <description>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough</description>
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      <description>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser</description>
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      <description>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith</description>
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      <description>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell</description>
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      <description>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon</description>
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      <description>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook</description>
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      <description>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman</description>
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      <description>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios</description>
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      <description>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon</description>
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      <action_date>2010-03-18 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff</description>
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      <description>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter</description>
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      <order_number>22</order_number>
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      <action_date>2010-03-18 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler</description>
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      <action_date>2010-03-18 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading</description>
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      <action_date>2010-03-18 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris</description>
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      <action_date>2010-03-18 00:00:00</action_date>
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