HB 4157 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

SR CITIZEN INCOME ELIGIBILITY

Summary

Amends the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act. Changes the income eligibility levels used to determine eligibility for reduced vehicle registration fees for seniors and persons with disabilities.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 21, 2026 Last action May 22, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 17, 2026

MODERATE

This bill updates the income eligibility thresholds for property tax relief grants for seniors and persons with disabilities in Illinois. It modernizes the income limits for vehicle registration fee reductions and clarifies how these limits are adjusted annually using Social Security cost-of-living data rather than the consumer price index.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the income eligibility update by explicitly including the years 2020 through 2026 in the current threshold schedule and defining the calculation method for future adjustments.

ELIGIBILITY

Updated the income limits for reduced vehicle registration fees to include specific thresholds for households of one, two, and three or more persons for the years 2020 through 2026.

Changed the mechanism for annual income limit adjustments from the consumer price index to the Social Security Administration's cost-of-living adjustment.

Added a provision stating that if a person files as a surviving spouse, only their individual income counts toward the household income limit.

Refined the calculation for public aid recipients by specifying that cash assistance over $55 per month affects the grant amount based on the number of months such assistance was received.

Floor votes · House Apr 17, 2026

How they voted

102–0

Passed · 14 other

Total votes 116

Apr 17, 2026

D Democratic76

67 Yea 9

88% Yea

R Republican40

35 Yea 5

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 22, 2026

Committee

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

upper

May 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026

upper

May 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Committee

Assigned to Revenue

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000

lower

Apr 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 009-000-000

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Amended

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Amended

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rick Ryan

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety

lower

Oct 15, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 11 co-sponsors