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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2581         </title>
<shortdesc>ESTATE TAX-EXCLUSION AMOUNT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. David Koehler-Jil Tracy-Paul Faraci-Tom Bennett-Doris Turner, Jason Plummer, Sally J. Turner, Sara Feigenholtz, Michael W. Halpin and Dave Syverson</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>35 ILCS 405/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 405A-2</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that, for persons dying on or after January 1, 2024, the exclusion amount shall be the applicable exclusion amount calculated under Section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code, including any deceased spousal unused exclusion amount (currently, the exclusion amount for Illinois estate tax purposes is $4,000,000). Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/11/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>9/5/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy</action>
<statusdate>9/7/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci</action>
<statusdate>9/8/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett</action>
<statusdate>9/13/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner</action>
<statusdate>9/20/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer</action>
<statusdate>10/2/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner</action>
<statusdate>10/11/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz</action>
<statusdate>11/2/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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