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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Chris Anders and 8 co-sponsors

HB 3298 raises income eligibility limits for senior/disabled property tax relief, expanding who can qualify starting 2020–2025 and 2026 onward.

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Bill Summary · HB 3298

HB 3298 — Relating to education (amendment to property tax relief law for seniors & disabled)

Status: In committee upon adjournment (last action 2025-06-28)
Introduced: Feb 25, 2025 (Rep. Angelica Guerrero‑Cuellar). Co‑sponsor added: Rep. Camille Y. Lilly.

Purpose / Intent

HB 3298 amends Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act (320 ILCS 25/4) to change the income eligibility limits used to determine who may qualify for property tax relief grants. The practical effect is to raise the household income thresholds that define eligibility, and to set stepped thresholds for different claim years (through 2019, 2020–2025, and 2026 onward). It also preserves the Department on Aging’s authority to adjust limits annually to reflect cost‑of‑living increases.

Key provisions

  • Revises the definition of “income eligibility limitation” (Section 4(a‑5)) used to determine eligibility for the property tax relief grant.
  • Sets distinct household income thresholds by grant year:
    • For grant years 2008–2019 (existing/earlier limits retained in the bill text):
    • One‑person household: $22,218
    • Two‑person household: $29,480
    • Three or more persons: $36,740
    • For grant years 2020–2025:
    • One‑person: $33,562
    • Two‑person: $44,533
    • Three or more: $55,500
    • For grant years 2026 and thereafter:
    • One‑person: $37,650
    • Two‑person: $51,100
    • Three or more: $64,550
  • Authorizes the Department on Aging to adopt rules allowing January 1 adjustments to income limits to mirror Social Security / SSI cost‑of‑living adjustments applicable to the claim year.
  • Leaves intact other grant calculation mechanics in Section 4 (e.g., grants computed based on property taxes in excess of a percentage of household income and certain maximums), as well as provisions addressing surviving spouses, prorating for partial‑year residence, joint ownership, and public‑aid interaction.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Illinois residents who are age 65+ (or those turning 65 in the claim year), surviving spouses meeting the statute’s timing rules, and persons with disabilities who pay property taxes directly or pay rent that constitutes property taxes.
  • Secondary: County assessors/treasurers, Department on Aging (administration/ rulemaking), and Department of Healthcare & Family Services to the extent existing program cross‑references remain.

Impact and timeline

  • The bill raises income eligibility ceilings, thereby expanding potential eligibility for property tax relief to higher‑income senior and disabled households beginning with the specified grant years (notably higher thresholds for 2020–2025 and larger still for 2026+).
  • The Department on Aging could further adjust limits annually for COLA on January 1 of each year.
  • Procedural history: Filed Feb 18–25, 2025; referred to multiple committees (Rules, Revenue & Finance, Income Tax Subcommittee, Environmental Regulation, Education); read first time and re‑referred; in committee upon adjournment as of 2025‑06‑28.

Note: The bill text includes some truncated historic language (e.g., references to a pharmaceutical assistance program) that is not clearly changed by this bill; the primary substantive change in the introduced version is the update of the income thresholds in Section 4.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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