Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB4801: PROP TX-LOW-INCOME SENIORS
Status: In committee, March 27, 2026
Amends the Property Tax Code. Authorizes Chief County Assessment Officers in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants to renew an individual's low-income senior citizen exemption under the Code without an annual application if the applicant has previously provided the full social security number or individual taxpayer identification numbers for all members of the applicant's household. Provides that, if a Chief County Assessment Officer is unable to verify that an applicant remains eligible for the low-income senior citizen exemption, then the Chief County Assessment Officer shall notify the applicant and provide the applicant with an opportunity to demonstrate the applicant's eligibility for the exemption. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from disclosure under the Act information submitted to a Chief County Assessment Officer in applications for the low-income senior citizen exemption under the Property Tax Code.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4801Introduced , by Rep. Will GuzzardiSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 140/735 ILCS 200/15-172 5 ILCS 140/7 35 ILCS 200/15-172 ILCS 140/7 ILCS 200/15-172 Amends the Property Tax Code…
From the introduced text, February 2, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4801Introduced , by Rep. Will GuzzardiSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 140/735 ILCS 200/15-172 5 ILCS 140/7 35 ILCS 200/15-172 ILCS 140/7 ILCS 200/15-172 Amends the Property Tax Code. Authorizes Chief County AssessmentOfficers in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants to renew anindividual's low-income senior citizen exemption under the Code without anannual application if the applicant has previously provided the fullsocial security number or individual taxpayer identification numbers forall members of the applicant's household. Provides that, if a Chief CountyAssessment Officer is unable to verify that an applicant remains eligiblefor the low-income senior citizen exemption, then the Chief CountyAssessment Officer shall notify the applicant and provide the applicantwith an opportunity to demonstrate the applicant's eligibility for theexemption. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from disclosureunder the Act information submitted to a Chief County Assessment Officerin applications for the low-income senior citizen exemption under theProperty Tax Code. LRB104 16510 HLH 29906 b LRB104 16510 HLH 29906 b LRB104 16510 HLH 29906 b A BILL FOR HB4801LRB104 16510 HLH 29906 b HB4801 LRB104 16510 HLH 29906 b HB4801 LRB104 16510 HLH 29906 b AN ACT concerning revenue. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Freedom of Information Act is amended by …
Sponsors
- Will Guzzardi (D, 39) · primary sponsor
- Fred Crespo (D, 44)
- Lisa Davis (D, 32)
- Ann M. Williams (D, 11)
- Anna Moeller (D, 43)
- Harry Benton (D, 97)
- Jawaharial Williams (D, 10)
- William "Will" Davis (D, 30)
- Michael Crawford (D, 31)
- Yolonda Morris (D, 9)
- Michelle Mussman (D, 56)
- Kelly M. Cassidy (D, 14)
Latest actions
- : Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- : To Property Tax Subcommittee
- : Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
- : Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
Subjects: ILCS 5 - Government, ILCS 35 - Revenue
Common questions
- What is HB4801?
- HB4801 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): PROP TX-LOW-INCOME SENIORS.
- What does HB4801 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4801Introduced , by Rep. Will GuzzardiSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 140/735 ILCS 200/15-172 5 ILCS 140/7 35 ILCS 200/15-172 ILCS 140/7 ILCS 200/15-172 Amends the Property Tax Code…
- What is the status of HB4801?
- In committee as of March 27, 2026. Latest action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (March 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4801?
- Will Guzzardi (D, 39), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4801?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4801&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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