Illinois · House Bill 1733 · 104th General Assembly

ESTATE TAX INFLATION FIX

HB 1733 Sponsored by Ryan Spain In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 28, 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.

Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Estate Tax Threshold Fix Law. Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that, for persons dying on or after January 1, 2026 and prior to January 1, 2028, the exclusion amount shall be the applicable exclusion amount calculated under the Internal Revenue Code (currently, the exclusion amount for Illinois estate tax…

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Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Estate Tax Threshold Fix Law. Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that, for persons dying on or after January 1, 2026 and prior to January 1, 2028, the exclusion amount shall be the applicable exclusion amount calculated under the Internal Revenue Code (currently, the exclusion amount for Illinois estate tax purposes is $4,000,000). Provides that, for persons dying on or after January 1, 2026, the exclusion amount shall be the greater of (i) the applicable exclusion amount calculated under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) the exclusion amount amount that would have been calculated under the Internal Revenue Code if the decedent had died in calendar year 2027. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee · House Revenue & Finance
  5. CommitteeTo Tax Policy: Income Tax Subcommittee · House Tax Policy: Income Tax Subcommittee
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  8. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  9. CommitteeMotion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Rules Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan · House Rules
  10. HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 005-000-000
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

All 4 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.