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Marcus C. Evans, Jr. introduced HB2632 in the Illinois House on Feb. 4, 2025, during the general assembly session 104, according to the Illinois General Assembly.

According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that certain transferable tax credits are considered public works within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act. Effective immediately."

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, this bill amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Prevailing Wage Act to classify certain transferable tax credits as public works under the Prevailing Wage Act. Specifically, it involves tax credits related to film production services, affordable housing donations, live theater production, hospital ownership, and hydrogen fuel replacement. These credits can be transferred, and projects funded by the transferred credits will be considered public works. The bill stipulates payment of a fee to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for nonresident wage-related tax credit amounts before issuing tax credit certificates. All applicable fees are to be deposited into the Illinois Production Workforce Development Fund. The bill also outlines that excess credits beyond a taxpayer's liability can be carried forward for a five-year period, ensuring no reduction of tax liability to less than zero. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Marcus C. Evans, Jr. has proposed another 42 bills since the beginning of the 104th session.

Evans graduated from Chicago State University with a BS.

Marcus C. Evans Jr. is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 33rd House District. He replaced previous state representative Marlow Colvin in 2012.

Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.

You can read more about bills and other measures here.

Bill Number	Date Introduced	Short Description
HB2632	02/04/2025	Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that certain transferable tax credits are considered public works within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act. Effective immediately.
HB2532	02/04/2025	Amends the Nurse Agency Licensing Act. Provides that any person (instead of any licensee or applicant) who violates any provision of the Act or the rules adopted under the Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per occurrence (instead of a civil penalty of $10,000 per occurrence).
HB2575	02/04/2025	Amends the School Code. Provides that any public school employee who is a member of a statewide association and is appointed to a State board, advisory council, committee, commission, or task force to represent the association in State work may spend up to 10 days during a school term representing the association in State work. Provides that no deduction of wages may be made for such absence. Effective immediately.
HB2577	02/04/2025	Amends the Energy Conservation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB2628	02/04/2025	Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027 that provides coverage for: habilitative services shall provide coverage for habilitative speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering, regardless of whether the stuttering is classified as developmental; rehabilitative services shall provide coverage for rehabilitative speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering; or habilitative services and rehabilitative services shall provide coverage for habilitative speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering, regardless of whether the stuttering is classified as developmental, and shall provide coverage for rehabilitative speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering. Sets forth requirements and limitations for the coverage. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage under those provisions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective January 1, 2027.
HB2663	02/04/2025	Creates the Short-Term Rental Occupation Tax Act. Imposes taxes upon short-term rental transactions facilitated by a hosting platform. Provides that one tax is imposed at the rate of 5% of 94% of the gross rental receipts from the transaction. Provides that an additional tax is imposed at the rate of 1% of 94% of the gross rental receipts from the transaction. Provides that operators of short-term rentals shall obtain a business license from the Department of Revenue. Amends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that re-renters of hotel rooms who meet certain criteria related to gross receipts or number of transactions are required to collect and remit the tax under the Act. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
HB2408	01/31/2025	Amends the Uniform Arbitration Act. Allows a party to serve upon another party a demand for arbitration or a notice of intention to arbitrate, specifying the agreement under which arbitration is sought and the name and address of the party serving the notice and stating that unless the party served applies to stay the arbitration within 20 days after service the party shall be precluded from objecting that a valid agreement was not made or has not been complied with and from asserting in court the bar of a limitation of time. Provides that in an arbitration brought by a consumer or employee that requires the drafting party to pay certain fees and costs before the arbitration can proceed, if the fees or costs to initiate an arbitration proceeding are not paid within 30 days after the due date, the drafting party is in material breach of the arbitration agreement, is in default of the arbitration, and waives its right to compel arbitration. Sets forth various actions a party may take if the drafting party materially breaches the arbitration agreement. Includes sanctions an arbitrator or court may impose for materially breaching the agreement. Provides that, if a party is represented by an attorney, papers to be served on the party shall be served upon the attorney for that party, and any agreement which discriminates against or penalizes a party for retaining the services of counsel in an arbitration is null and void. In a provision regarding venue, provides that: if the name of the county is not specified, the application shall be brought in the county where the party seeking arbitration resides or is doing business, and other proceedings affecting arbitration are to be brought in the county where at least one of the parties resides or is doing business or where the arbitration was held or is pending; if there are multiple parties seeking arbitration against the same party or parties, the proceeding may be brought in any court and county where any of the parties seeking arbitration resides or is doing business or where the arbitration was held or is pending; and if there is no county in which the proceeding may be brought, the proceeding may be brought in any county.
HB2343	01/30/2025	Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Department of Agriculture may share with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity any licensee information necessary to support the administration of social equity programming. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Adds a definition. In various provisions, adds Social Equity Lottery Licensees to provisions that include Social Equity Applicants. Provides that the Cannabis Business Development Fund shall be exclusively used for certain purposes, to include providing financial assistance to support lending to, or private investment in, Qualified Social Equity Applicants and Social Equity Lottery Licensees, or to facilitate access to the facilities needed to commence operations as a cannabis business establishment. In provisions regarding loans and grants to Social Equity Applicants, adds financial assistance to provisions that include loans and grants. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has the power to enter into financial intermediary agreements to facilitate lending to or investment in Qualified Social Equity Applicants, Social Equity Lottery Licensees, or their subsidiaries or affiliates, to ensure the availability of facilities necessary to operate a cannabis business establishment. Provides that certain loans made shall contain terms and provisions with respect to forgiveness. Provides that those loans also may be distributed by lot if the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity determines that the amount of funding available is insufficient. Provides that, to the extent registration with the federal System for Award Management requires a grant applicant to certify compliance with all federal laws, the grant applicants shall not be required to register for a unique entity identifier through the federal System for Award Management. Makes other and conforming changes.
HB1908	01/29/2025	Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that the executive director of the District, with the advice and consent of the board of commissioners, may appoint a deputy executive director. Makes conforming changes. Provides that the deputy executive director must be selected solely upon administrative and technical qualifications and without regard to political affiliations and shall serve under the direct supervision of the executive director.
HB1920	01/29/2025	Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take proceedings may be used for a period of no more than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act by Cook County and the City of Calumet City for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of economic development. Repeals the Section 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
HB1575	01/22/2025	Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county recorder may not impose a fee for filing a restrictive covenant modification to an unlawful restrictive covenant (currently a county recorder may impose a fee for filing a restrictive covenant modification to an unlawful restrictive covenant in an amount not to exceed $10). Provides that a county recorder may not charge a fee for any copies of records necessary for filing a restrictive covenant modification to an unlawful restrictive covenant.
HB1506	01/21/2025	Creates the Employment Rights and Remedies Act. Contains only a short title provision.
HB1507	01/21/2025	Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1508	01/21/2025	Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1509	01/21/2025	Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1510	01/21/2025	Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1511	01/21/2025	Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1512	01/21/2025	Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1513	01/21/2025	Amends the Hazardous Materials Emergency Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the findings.
HB1514	01/21/2025	Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1515	01/21/2025	Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1516	01/21/2025	Amends the Illinois Main Street Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1517	01/21/2025	Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1518	01/21/2025	Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1519	01/21/2025	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1520	01/21/2025	Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1521	01/21/2025	Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1522	01/21/2025	Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1523	01/21/2025	Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1524	01/21/2025	Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1525	01/21/2025	Amends the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1526	01/21/2025	Amends the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1527	01/21/2025	Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1528	01/21/2025	Amends the Child Labor Law of 2024. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1529	01/21/2025	Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1530	01/21/2025	Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1531	01/21/2025	Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1532	01/21/2025	Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.
HB1533	01/21/2025	Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the establishment of the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund.
HB1534	01/21/2025	Amends the Employee Classification Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1535	01/21/2025	Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1536	01/21/2025	Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1537	01/21/2025	Amends the Energy Conservation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
HB1387	01/15/2025	Amends the School Code. Prohibits a charter from being granted to an organization that operates a private, parochial, or non-public school or child care facility. Provides that a charter school shall spend no less than 90% of its budget on direct-service costs for students. Removes provisions regarding the closure of charter schools, the use of unspent public funds, and the procedures for disposition of property and assets. Requires the governing body of a charter school that is the subject of a school action to work collaboratively with local school educators and families of students attending the charter school to ensure successful integration of affected students into new learning environments. Requires, for a charter school closure, the governing body of the charter school to ensure that all students of the charter school at the time of the closure will be guaranteed a seat at a receiving school and that all teachers of the charter school at the time of the closure will be guaranteed a job at a receiving school. Sets forth requirements for school transition plans. Requires the governing body of the charter school to designate at least 3 opportunities for public comment at a hearing or meeting on the proposed school action.