104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1202 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Severin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/246 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for individual taxpayers in an amount equal to 100% of the eligible recycling costs incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year, not to exceed $1,000 per taxpayer. Provides that "eligible recycling costs" means costs associated with the collection, separation, conversion, or treatment of recyclable solid waste materials, including, but not limited to, paper, glass, and plastic. LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1202 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Severin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/246 new 35 ILCS 5/246 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for individual taxpayers in an amount equal to 100% of the eligible recycling costs incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year, not to exceed $1,000 per taxpayer. Provides that "eligible recycling costs" means costs associated with the collection, separation, conversion, or treatment of recyclable solid waste materials, including, but not limited to, paper, glass, and plastic. LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1202 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Severin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/246 new 35 ILCS 5/246 new 35 ILCS 5/246 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for individual taxpayers in an amount equal to 100% of the eligible recycling costs incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year, not to exceed $1,000 per taxpayer. Provides that "eligible recycling costs" means costs associated with the collection, separation, conversion, or treatment of recyclable solid waste materials, including, but not limited to, paper, glass, and plastic. LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b A BILL FOR HB1202LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b HB1202 LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b HB1202 LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b 1 AN ACT concerning revenue. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by 5 adding Section 246 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 5/246 new) 7 Sec. 246. Solid waste recycling credit. 8 (a) For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 9 2025, each individual taxpayer is entitled to a credit against 10 the taxes imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 in 11 an amount equal to 100% of the eligible recycling costs 12 incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year, not to 13 exceed $1,000 per taxpayer. 14 (b) In no event shall a credit under this Section reduce 15 the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of 16 the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess 17 may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the 18 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The tax 19 credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is 20 a tax liability. If there are credits for more than one year 21 that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit 22 shall be applied first. 23 (c) As used in this Section: 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1202 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Severin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/246 new 35 ILCS 5/246 new 35 ILCS 5/246 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for individual taxpayers in an amount equal to 100% of the eligible recycling costs incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year, not to exceed $1,000 per taxpayer. Provides that "eligible recycling costs" means costs associated with the collection, separation, conversion, or treatment of recyclable solid waste materials, including, but not limited to, paper, glass, and plastic. LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b A BILL FOR 35 ILCS 5/246 new LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b HB1202 LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b HB1202- 2 -LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b HB1202 - 2 - LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b HB1202 - 2 - LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b HB1202 - 2 - LRB104 03348 HLH 13370 b