Illinois · House Bill 4205 · 104th General Assembly

USE/OCC TAX-HEARING AIDS

HB 4205 Sponsored by Norine K. Hammond In committee

  1. Introduced Nov 17, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 14, 2026
  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 Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2027, hearing aids are exempt from the taxes under those Acts. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee · House Revenue & Finance
  6. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

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.