ESTATE TAX THRESHOLD FIX
Summary
Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Estate Tax Inflation Law. Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that, for persons dying on or after January 1, 2026, if a valid election has been made under the Internal Revenue Code allowing a person to take into account a federal deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for the purposes of calculating the person's federal estate tax, then the person's Illinois exclusion amount shall include the Illinois deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for the deceased spouse with respect to whom the federal election was made. Provides that the exclusion amount used to calculate the decedent's Illinois estate tax shall be increased each year by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index. Provides that, for the purpose of calculating the Illinois Estate Tax, the State Death Tax Credit shall be calculated only on the portion of the decedent's adjusted taxable estate that exceeds the decedent's Illinois exclusion amount. Effective immediately.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Last action Jul 15, 2025
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
To Tax Policy: Income Tax Subcommittee
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ryan Spain
RRepublican
Co
Brandun Schweizer
RRepublican
Co
Jackie Haas
RRepublican
Co
Norine Hammond
RRepublican
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