ESTATE TAX-SPECIAL USE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes certain changes concerning estates that contain qualified farm property. Provides that, for the purposes of calculating the State Death Tax Credit, those estates are subject to an exemption of $6,000,000 (rather than an exclusion amount of $4,000,000), which shall be deducted from the net estate value after the net estate value is computed in accordance with the Act. Provides that the exemption shall be adjusted each year according to the increase in the Consumer Price Index. Makes changes concerning the calculation of the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for those estates. Provides for a special use valuation to provide that the value of the qualified farm property shall be calculated without regard to certain limitations under the Internal Revenue Code. Makes changes concerning the definition of "qualified heir".
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Last action May 15, 2025
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
To Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 33 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sharon Chung
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Grant
RRepublican
Co
Angie Guerrero-Cuellar
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony DeLuca
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Hauter
RRepublican
Co
Brad Halbrook
RRepublican
Co
Brandun Schweizer
RRepublican
Co
Chris Miller
RRepublican
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
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