Illinois · House Bill 12 · 104th General Assembly

ESTATE TX-EXCLUSION AMOUNT

HB 12 Sponsored by Dave Severin In committee

  1. Introduced Dec 4, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 9, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Increases the exclusion amount from $4,000,000 to $6,000,000 for persons dying on or after January 1, 2026. Effective immediately.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Dave Severin
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee · House Revenue & Finance
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
  7. CommitteeTo Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee · House Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommitte
  8. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 3 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.