---
type: "Bill"
title: "ESTATE TAX-TREASURER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Removes a requirement that Illinois transfer tax returns must be filed with the State Treasurer. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2611"
citation: "Illinois SB 2611 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2016-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76b06523-fd13-4bed-a2cd-99d73f3959f1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2611&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=95904&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "609fd1681d02f6c0c1ce25a369da1fc5ffb180079b83d35066d2951eb9b5e3f6"
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 2611 (99th) — ESTATE TAX-TREASURER

Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Removes a requirement that Illinois transfer tax returns must be filed with the State Treasurer. Effective immediately.

## 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=09900SB2611&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=95904&DocNum=2611&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2611eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=95904&DocNum=2611&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2611enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=95904&DocNum=2611&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2016-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-24** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-10** Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2016
- **2016-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 5, 2016
- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2016-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-18** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** To Sales and Other Taxes Subcommittee
- **2016-05-05** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-05** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2016-05-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-15** Effective Date July 15, 2016
- **2016-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0575 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76b06523-fd13-4bed-a2cd-99d73f3959f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).