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HB4600 - ESTATE TAX-SPECIAL USE
Sharon Chung, Kevin Schmidt, Jay C. Hoffman
Last updated 8 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes certain changes concerning estates that contain qualified farm property. Provides that, for the purposes of calculating the State Death Tax Credit, those estates are subject to an exemption of $6,000,000 (rather than an exclusion amount of $4,000,000), which shall be deducted from the net estate value after the net estate value is computed in accordance with the Act. Provides that the exemption shall be adjusted each year according to the increase in the Consumer Price Index. Makes changes concerning the calculation of the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for those estates. Provides for a special use valuation to provide that the value of the qualified farm property shall be calculated without regard to certain limitations under the Internal Revenue Code. Makes changes concerning the definition of "qualified heir" to provide that a decedent's brother, sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or first cousin is also included.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5131 - CRIM PRO-TRANSPORT-TREATMENT
Dennis Tipsword, Michael J. Coffey, Wayne Arthur Rosenthal
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 concerning a defendant's commitment for mental health treatment. Provides that if the Department of Human Services does not provide placement within the 20 days of transmittal from the circuit court clerk, the Department shall provide payment to the sheriff, as prescribed by the sheriff, including, but not limited to, housing and mental health services for each day after 20 days have passed from the time the defendant was first placed in the sheriff's custody. Provides that the sheriff shall not be held liable for any issues encountered after the 20th day the defendant remains in his or her care. Deletes provision that Department shall admit the defendant to a secure facility within 60 days of the transmittal of the court's placement order, unless the Department can demonstrate good faith efforts at placement and a lack of bed and placement availability. Deletes if placement cannot be made within 60 days of the transmittal of the court's placement order and the Department has demonstrated good faith efforts at placement and a lack of bed and placement availability, the Department shall provide an update to the ordering court every 30 days until the defendant is placed.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5128 - EM TELEPHONE-BOARD MEMBERS
Patrick Windhorst, Michael J. Coffey, Dave Severin
Last updated 2 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that elected officials, including county sheriffs and members of a county board (rather than including members of a county board), are also eligible to serve on an Emergency Telephone System Board.
STATUS
Passed
HB5210 - INC TX-HIGHER EDUCATION CREDIT
Jay C. Hoffman, Michael J. Coffey
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for any amount included in the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income as a result of discharge of student loan indebtedness. Creates an income tax credit for qualified higher education expenses incurred during the taxable year by or on behalf of a qualifying public university student or community college student. Creates an income tax credit for qualified higher education expenses incurred during the taxable year by the parent or guardian of a qualified apprentice, trade, or vocational student. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3538 - PROP TX-VETERANS
Amy L. Grant, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Martin McLaughlin
Last updated over 1 year ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a veteran may submit an application for the homestead exemptions for veterans with disabilities to the chief county assessment officer with respect to a specific property before the veteran purchases the property. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3463 - PROP TX-VETERANS
Tim Ozinga, Tony M. McCombie, Daniel M. Swanson
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning an exemption for veterans with disabilities who qualify for Specially Adapted Housing, increases the maximum assessed value of the property from $100,000 to $150,000. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1360 - PROP TX-AGGREGATE EXTENSION
Martin McLaughlin, David Friess, Michael J. Coffey
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that the limiting rate shall be calculated using the highest aggregate extension from any year in which the taxing district was subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (currently, the last 3 preceding levy years). Provides that an aggregate extension established for a levy year in which the taxing district was authorized to temporarily increase its limiting rate or its extension limitation may not be used.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1274 - PROP TX-SENIOR HOMESTEAD
Amy Elik, Tony M. McCombie, Patrick Sheehan
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2024 and thereafter, the maximum reduction under the senior citizens homestead exemption is $8,000 in all counties (currently, $8,000 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties that are contiguous to a county of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $5,000 in all other counties). Provides that the maximum income limitation for the senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 (currently, $65,000). Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1263 - PROP TX-DISCLOSURE OF RATES
Jeff Keicher, Michael J. Coffey
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each taxing district shall publish specified information concerning the district's property tax rate and extension. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1074 - PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE-CPI
Steven Reick, Tony M. McCombie, Daniel M. Swanson
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable year 2024, the maximum income limitation for the senior freeze shall be $73,700 for all qualified property (currently, $65,000). Provides that the maximum income limitation shall be adjusted each year according to the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Effective immediately.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Illinois district HD-095
COMMITTEES
Illinois House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Michael J. Coffey is a Social Studies teacher at South Brunswick High School in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. He was a councilman on the South Brunswick Township Council from 2006 to 2010. Coffey earned his BA in History and Education at The College of New Jersey in 2003. He later received his MA in American History from Rutgers University in 2009. Coffey coaches girls basketball and softball at South Brunswick High School. He lives with his wife and three children in Monmouth Junction.read less
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