ESTATE TAX-EXCLUSION AMOUNT
Summary
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that, for persons dying on or after January 1, 2027, the exclusion amount shall be the applicable exclusion amount calculated under Section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code as that Section exists on the effective date of the amendatory Act, including the inflation adjustment and including any deceased spousal unused exclusion amount (currently, the exclusion amount for Illinois estate tax purposes is $4,000,000). Effective immediately.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Jun 26, 2026
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Total actions
14
Key actions
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Committee
1
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jil Tracy
RRepublican
Co
Chris Balkema
RRepublican
Co
Craig Wilcox
RRepublican
Co
Dale Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Dave Syverson
RRepublican
Co
Don DeWitte
RRepublican
Co
Erica Harriss
RRepublican
Co
Jason Plummer
RRepublican
Co
John Curran
RRepublican
Co
Neil Anderson
RRepublican
Co
Sally Turner
RRepublican
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