HB1867
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What this bill does
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the maximum income limitation under the Low-Income Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption shall be adjusted each year by the annual cost of living increase, if any, in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits that took effect during the immediately preceding calendar year. Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Provides that eligibility limits under the energy assistance program may not exceed the greater of (1) 150% of the federal nonfarm poverty level as established by the federal Office of Management and Budget or 60% of the State median income for the current State fiscal year as established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, whichever is higher; or (2) the eligibility limit for the immediately preceding calendar year, increased by the annual cost of living increase, if any, in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits that took effect during the immediately preceding calendar year. Effective immediately.
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Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 329 days ago · STAGNANT
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Public Engagement
Witness slips
100 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdi Maya | CAFHA | CAFHA | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Abygail Lenora Franklin | Self | Low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Adam L Scheffler | None | Self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Amanda Fair | RAMP Cil | Low Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Andrea Pritchard | Tri-County Opportunities Council | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Anita Holmgren | self | low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Anna Lydia Marrero | Self | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Bob Palmer | Housing Action Illinois | Housing Action Illinois | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Bradley Wiesneth | self | Low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Brandi Newell | Self | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Carol Gsell | Anew Building Beyond Violence and Abuse | Survivors of Domestic Violence facing financial hardship due to fleeing domestic violence | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Carolyn Morris | Shawnee Development Council, Inc | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Casey Vordtriede | LIHEAP | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Cathy Contarino | IMPACT CIL | self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Dalitso Sulamoyo | Self | Low Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Daniel J Schneider | Legal Action Chicago | Legal Action Chicago | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Danielle Browning | Wabash Area Development Inc | low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Danielle Browning | Wabash Area Development Inc | Low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Dawn Kanzler | Self | Low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Dawn Richardson | self | Constituent | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Deanna Robbins | Self | Self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Deborah L Meyer | Wabash Area Development, Inc. | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Denise Parini | Tri-county Opportunities Council | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Eileen McNamee | SHPA | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Elisha Walker | Northwestern IL Community Action Agency | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Elizabeth A Carson | Self | Low-income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Esther Patt | Champaign-Urbana Tenant Union | Tenants in Champaign-Urbana and surrounding communities | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Fred Spannaus | Spannaus Consulting | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Grace Tsao | self | self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Hai-Chau L Carroll | Not applicable | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Harold Rice | CEDA | Low-income household | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Jacqueline Kaiser | Self | Self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Jalisa Holifield | The Alliance to End Homelesness in Suburban Cook County | Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Jane Shea Mannard | The Harbour | Low Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Jill Calkins | Self | Low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Jim Gatlin | Compass Point | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| John Wilson | retired | Low income | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Joni Devall | Self | Low-Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Kathryn Beasley | NA | Low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Kathy Funk | self | Low-income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Kathy Lafontaine | Self | Low-Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Kathy Walk | NA | Low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Kerrie Hacker | GROW in IL | LOW INCOME | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Kevin Bushur | self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Kimberly Ann Johnson | CEDA | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Kimberly Little | agency | CEDA | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Kiturah Baker | South Suburban Housing Center | Kiturah Baker | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Kurt Daesch | St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Dept. | Myself | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Lashonda Seals | Self | Low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Latonya Latson | self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Lauren Meger | Self | Self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Liliana De Loera | Pillars Community Health | Low Income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Linda Warner | Stopping Woman Abuse Now | Stopping Woman Abuse Now | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Lisa Motejzik | Self | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Liz Heneks | Home of the Sparrow | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Lorri Grainawi | self | Self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Lowell Tosch | Self | Low Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Mary Ann Murphy | Will County Center for Community Concern | Low Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Mary Larson | self | Low Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Meg Hefty | Sarah's Inn | Domestic Violence survivors (includes low income households) | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Melissa Melton | self | low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Mindy R Browning | ERBA | Low Income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Missy Martin | Will County Center for Community Concerns | Will County Center for Community Concerns | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Nicole Popejoy | IACAA | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Paul White | Community Action Agencies | Low Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Paulette Hamlin | Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Peter Thoegersen | Polytempic Polymicrotonality | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Rachel M Power | Empowerment Opportunity Center | Low-Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Rana Quesal | Self | Low-income households. | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Renee Kindle | Shawnee Development Council, Inc. | Low Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Rhonda Williams | CEDA | Low-Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Roger Pavey | Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Rolanda Hinton | Self | Low-incomehouseholds | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Rosalind Landrum | Empowerment Opportunity Center | low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Ruth Taylor | Self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Samantha Hein | Self | Low-Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Sara hopkins | None | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Shannon Farthing | Self | Low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Sheila Sutton | Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance | Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Sherlina Chauhan | Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County | Self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Souheir Rahman | Together We Cope | Low Income Household | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Stacha Fulson | CEDA | Self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Stacie Young | Community Investment Corporation | Community Investment Corporation (CIC); The Preservation Compact | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Stephanie D Lucas | Self | Low-Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Tamra Bienemann | NA | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| teena mackey | Will County Center for Community Concerns | Will County Center for Community Concerns | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Timothy Abercrombie | Self | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Troy OQuin | CEDA | CEDA | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| verlon jordan | Kankakee County Community Services Inc | Low Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Veronica Brown | Self | low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Veronica Garay | YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Low-income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Vicki F Howell | Tri-County Opportunities Council | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| William Johnson | Empowerment Opportunity Center | Low-Income Households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Yuritzi Garduno | Self | Low income households | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Jeremy Oshner | Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials | Opponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Sandy Andersen | self | Opponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 | |
| Vanessa Hoffeditz | Na | Voter | Opponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-03-20 |
| Nekya Hall | Illinois State Association of Counties | Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) | Opponent | Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommitte | 2025-03-11 |
| Matthew Korzeniowski | self | self | Proponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-04-09 |
| Susan Culbertson | Stop stealing our freedoms | Stop corruption in Illinois | Opponent | Revenue & Finance | 2025-04-08 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| H | Committee | Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommitte | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 5 | — | |
| H | Committee | Revenue & Finance | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 20 | — |
Action History
38 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-05-15 — Added Co-SponsorRep. Natalie A. Manley. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2025-01-29 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-29 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Assigned toRevenue & Finance Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-03 | House | ToTax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee Rule 3-3(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Reported Back ToRevenue & Finance Committee; Rule 3-10 | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateRevenue & Finance Committee; 020-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-03-28 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Travis Weaver Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toRevenue & Finance Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Robert "Bob" Rita Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Lisa Davis Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Norma Hernandez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Lindsey LaPointe Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Hoan Huynh Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Curtis J. Tarver, II Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Barbara Hernandez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Sonya M. Harper Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Aarón M. Ortíz Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Yolonda Morris Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Maurice A. West, II Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Michael Crawford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Amy Briel Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Nabeela Syed Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |
| 2025-04-11 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-21 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Mary Beth Canty Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Thaddeus Jones Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Abdelnasser Rashid Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Anne Stava Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-15 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Natalie A. Manley Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |