Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 395 — BLINDNESS PREVENTION-EYE CARE

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0602

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2005. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    0 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax checkoff for the Blindness Prevention Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to make grants to charitable or educational entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding (i) public education on the importance of eye care and the prevention of blindness and (ii) the provision of eye care to children, senior citizens, and other needy individuals whose needs are not covered by any other source of funds. Sets forth requirements for the grants. Requires the Department to create an advisory committee to make recommendations concerning the grant proposals. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

78 added · 53 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HB 395 introduces a new option for taxpayers to contribute to the Blindness Prevention Fund directly on their income tax returns. Additionally, some references related to other funds have been removed to streamline the language and focus on this new contribution option. This change matters because it provides taxpayers with more opportunities to support causes they care about while filing their taxes, potentially increasing funding for blindness prevention initiatives.

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HB0395 Engrossed LRB094 06840 AJO 36946 b AN ACT concerning public health.
HB0395 Enrolled LRB094 06840 AJO 36946 b AN ACT concerning public health.
HB0395 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 06840 AJO 36946 b Members of the committee must recuse themselves from consideration of any grant proposals submitted by any entity from which they were appointed.
HB0395 Enrolled - 2 - LRB094 06840 AJO 36946 b Members of the committee must recuse themselves from consideration of any grant proposals submitted by any entity from which they were appointed.
The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by adding Section 507EE and amending Section 509 as follows:
The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by adding Section 507EE and amending Sections 509 and 510 as follows:
All individual income tax return forms shall contain appropriate explanations and spaces to enable the taxpayers to designate contributions to the following funds:
All individual income tax return forms shall contain appropriate explanations and spaces to enable the taxpayers to designate contributions to HB0395 Enrolled - 3 - LRB094 06840 AJO 36946 b the following funds:
the Child Abuse Prevention Fund, the HB0395 Engrossed - 3 - LRB094 06840 AJO 36946 b Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund (as required by the Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act), the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund (as required by the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Act), the Assistance to the Homeless Fund (as required by this Act), the Penny Severns Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Fund, the National World War II Memorial Fund, the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, the Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS) Research Fund, the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund, the Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund, the World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial Fund, the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library Fund, the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, the Blindness Prevention Fund, the Illinois Veterans’ Homes Fund, and the Asthma and Lung Research Fund.
the Child Abuse Prevention Fund, the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund (as required by the Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act), the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund (as required by the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Act), the Assistance to the Homeless Fund (as required by this Act), the Penny Severns Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Fund, the National World War II Memorial Fund, the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, the Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS) Research Fund, the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund, the Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund, the World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial Fund, the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library Fund, the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, the Blindness Prevention Fund, the Illinois Veterans’ Homes Fund, and the Asthma and Lung Research Fund.
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92-84, eff.
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92-198, eff.
8-1-01;
92-651, eff.
7-11-02;
92-772, eff.
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92-886, eff.
2-7-03;
93-36, eff.
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7-21-04.) (35 ILCS 5/510) (from Ch.
120, par.
5-510) Sec.
510.
Determination of amounts contributed.
The Department shall determine the total amount contributed to each of the following:
the Child Abuse Prevention Fund, the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund, the Assistance to the Homeless Fund, the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund, the Penny Severns HB0395 Enrolled - 4 - LRB094 06840 AJO 36946 b Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Fund, the National World War II Memorial Fund, the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, the Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS) Research Fund, the Multiple Sclerosis Assistance Fund, the Leukemia Treatment and Education Fund, the World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial Fund, the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library Fund, the Illinois Veterans’ Homes Fund, the Blindness Prevention Fund, and the Asthma and Lung Research Fund;
and shall notify the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer of the amounts to be transferred from the General Revenue Fund to each fund, and upon receipt of such notification the State Treasurer and Comptroller shall transfer the amounts.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0602

  2. Effective Date August 16, 2005

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000

  7. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000

  8. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  9. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jay C. Hoffman

  10. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  11. Arrived in House

  12. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  13. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  14. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Watson

  15. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Watson

  16. Recalled to Second Reading

  17. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Revenue; 007-000-000

  18. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Revenue; 007-000-000

  19. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue

  20. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue

  21. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  22. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Frank C. Watson

  23. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005

  24. Second Reading

  25. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  26. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Frank C. Watson

  27. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005

  29. Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000

  30. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

  31. Assigned to Revenue

  32. Referred to Rules

  33. First Reading

  34. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson

  35. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2005

  36. Arrive in Senate

  37. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  38. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico

  39. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado

  40. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis

  41. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

  42. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto

  43. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  44. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson

  45. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis

  46. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000

  47. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  48. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  49. Second Reading - Short Debate

  50. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  51. Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 012-000-000

  52. Remains in Revenue Committee

  53. Recommends Be Adopted Sub-committee/ Revenue Committee; 003-000-000

  54. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

  55. Assigned to Revenue Committee

  56. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook

  57. Referred to Rules Committee

  58. First Reading

  59. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman

Sponsors

  • Jay Hoffman · Cosponsor
  • Jr. James F. Clayborne · Cosponsor
  • William R. Haine · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Jay Hoffman Democrat
  • James F. Clayborne, Jr.
  • William R. Haine

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 1

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 102004
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 114004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Younge — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Coulson — Yea
Munson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Bailey — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Millner — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Krause — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Howard — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Parke — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Not Voting
Mitchell, Jerry — Not Voting
Tenhouse — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Not Voting
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 52001
Democrat 5000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Brady — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Not Voting
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 110 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 99007
Democrat 9000
Republican 2001
Total 110008
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Not Voting
Soto — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Not Voting
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Munson — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Bailey — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Sommer — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Krause — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Millner — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mulligan — Not Voting
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Howard — Yea
Parke — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Watson — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Jones — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Not Voting
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Not Voting
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Froehlich — Not Voting
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Not Voting
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 395 do?
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax checkoff for the Blindness Prevention Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to make grants to charitable or educational entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding (i) public education on the importance of eye care and the prevention of blindness and (ii) the provision of eye care to children, senior citizens, and other needy individuals whose needs are not covered by any other source of funds. Sets forth requirements for the grants. Requires the Department to create an advisory committee to make recommendations concerning the grant proposals. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 395?
HB 395 is sponsored by Jay Hoffman (Democrat), James F. Clayborne, Jr., and William R. Haine.
What is the current status of HB 395?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2005. Enacted.
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