Bill
HB 1819
The bill would update Illinois’ Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act to redefine terms, extend the incentive period, and tighten eligibility for new full-time hires.
Note on source materials
- The materials provided for “HB 1819” include inconsistent/overlapping texts. The bill title and status indicate an appropriation for paving in Hinds County (Mississippi), but the body text contains (a) an Arkansas provision requiring vital records coordination for postpartum outreach and (b) an Illinois bill that amends the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act. Legislative actions and sponsor lists correspond primarily to the Illinois bill. Below are concise, separate summaries of the distinct provisions found in the packet and a combined procedural timeline.
Purpose
- Require the State Registrar of Vital Records to coordinate with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to contact mothers of newborns to offer support and assistance during the postpartum period.
Key provision
- Adds a new subdivision to Arkansas Code § 20-18-203(b) directing the state registrar to coordinate with UAMS to contact mothers of infants who are registering births in the state and provide postpartum support and assistance.
Who is affected
- State Registrar of Vital Records (administrative duty)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (to receive coordination responsibilities)
- New mothers in Arkansas (recipients of outreach and support)
Potential impact
- Creates a statutory duty for interagency coordination intended to improve postpartum outreach and support; implementation details (scope of contact, funding, data-sharing/privacy procedures) are not specified in the provided text.
Purpose
- Amend the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act: update definitions, extend or modify incentive periods, and clarify treatment of new hires for tax credit eligibility.
Key provisions (from introduced text and committee amendment)
- Clarifies/defines terms including “applicant,” “certificate,” “full-time employee,” “basic wage,” “new employee,” and “related member.”
- Changes the definition of “full-time employee” to require a basic wage for at least 35 hours per week (removes broader “industry custom/practice” language in some versions).
- Clarifies that a net increase in full-time Illinois employees can be treated as continuous if a replacement hire occurs within a specified time (committee language indicates an 8-week replacement window in some edits).
- Modifies incentive period dates: original language referenced incentive series to 2016 and 2018–2025; an amendment replaces the second series to run July 1, 2025–June 30, 2032.
- Revises other programmatic and eligibility details (e.g., treatment of workers from the Put Illinois to Work Program), as indicated by the redrafted sections—full bill text was truncated.
Who is affected
- Small businesses (applicants) with fewer than 50 full‑time employees in Illinois seeking the job creation tax credit
- Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (administers certificates and credits)
- Professional Employer Organizations (clarified treatment for employees issued W‑2s)
- Potentially the state fiscal picture (tax credit program duration/eligibility affects tax expenditures)
Potential impact
- Could change which hires qualify for the tax credit, the duration of available incentives, and how continuity of job growth is measured—affecting small-business hiring incentives and state tax credits. Exact fiscal impacts would depend on finalized definitions, effective dates, and appropriation/authorization levels (not provided).
If you want, I can:
- Attempt to locate the authoritative version of HB 1819 (by state and chamber) and produce a single, verified summary and status; or
- Produce separate, expanded summaries for the Arkansas postpartum measure and the Illinois tax‑credit amendments using the full available texts.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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