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| Bill | ESTATE AND GST TAX-QTIP | Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax. Provides that the State tax credit for the estates of persons dying after December 31, 2005 and on or before December 31, 2009 includes a reduction for qualified terminable interest property. Provides that the trustee of a trust for which a QTIP election is made may not retain non-income producing assets for more than a reasonable amount of time without the consent of the surviving spouse. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 255 | Illinois HB 255 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 73 | 3 | 2009-01-20 | 2009-07-13 | openstates | ocd-bill/87b4d131-8e82-4289-859b-fda054401dba | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=255&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40376&SessionID=76&GA=96 | ea45e57c3855fb9fb6026b76335231de41931f9e8c2a42a311b41056cc354a61 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 255 (96th) — ESTATE AND GST TAX-QTIP
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax. Provides that the State tax credit for the estates of persons dying after December 31, 2005 and on or before December 31, 2009 includes a reduction for qualified terminable interest property. Provides that the trustee of a trust for which a QTIP election is made may not retain non-income producing assets for more than a reasonable amount of time without the consent of the surviving spouse. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 47–12 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 86–30 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 112–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Lou Lang — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-01-20 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz
filing - 2009-01-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-01-20 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-04 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2009-03-12 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-12 Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- 2009-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2009-03-18 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-24 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2009-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2009-03-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2009-03-25 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009
reading-1 - 2009-03-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2009-03-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-26 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to Revenue
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- 2009-04-30 Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- 2009-05-07 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- 2009-05-20 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-20 Sponsor Removed Sen. Tim Bivins
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- 2009-05-20 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton
amendment-passage - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Cullerton
amendment-passage - 2009-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2009-05-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2009-05-20 Third Reading - Passed; 047-012-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2009-05-20 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 3
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-20 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2009-05-20 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2009-05-20 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2009-05-21 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- 2009-05-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2009-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 010-000-000
- 2009-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 010-000-000
- 2009-05-21 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2009-05-21 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2009-05-21 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lou Lang
- 2009-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 086-030-001
- 2009-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 086-030-001
- 2009-05-22 House Concurs 086-030-001; SA 1,3
- 2009-05-22 Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Lou Lang
- 2009-06-29 Motion Withdrawn Rep. Lou Lang
- 2009-06-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-30 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-07-13 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-07-13 Effective Date July 13, 2009
- 2009-07-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0034
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/87b4d131-8e82-4289-859b-fda054401dba. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).