ESTATE TAX-SPECIAL USE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the taxes due under the Act on 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". Effective January 1, 2027.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2026
Last action May 30, 2026
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
24
Key actions
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Committee
1
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
Co
Chris Balkema
RRepublican
Co
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
Co
Elgie Sims
DDemocratic
Co
Erica Harriss
RRepublican
Co
GG
Graciela Guzmán
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Plummer
RRepublican
Co
Javier Cervantes
DDemocratic
Co
Karina Villa
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Holmes
DDemocratic
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