---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROP TX-WOODS-SPOUSAL TRANSFER"
description: "Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a transfer between spouses does not disqualify wooded acreage from the provisions for the assessment of untransferred wooded acreage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2274"
citation: "Illinois SB 2274 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8045a44b-a890-4fa7-ac9f-d1e45212d30c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2274&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=108420&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "6cb919d9d60cc8dee35fb5ac8173c1ae6c279477752b82b1802660d360ed20c9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 2274 (100th) — PROP TX-WOODS-SPOUSAL TRANSFER

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a transfer between spouses does not disqualify wooded acreage from the provisions for the assessment of untransferred wooded acreage.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2274&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108420&DocNum=2274&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2274eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108420&DocNum=2274&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2274enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108420&DocNum=2274&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jerry Lee Long — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — primary (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy `filing`
- **2018-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Do Pass Revenue; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2018-02-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 13, 2018
- **2018-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2018-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2018-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Lee Long
- **2018-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0834 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8045a44b-a890-4fa7-ac9f-d1e45212d30c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).