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HB2536

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PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE

What this bill does

Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption, provides that the Chief County Assessment Officer in a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants may request full social security numbers or individual taxpayer identification numbers for all members of the applicant's household. Provides that the Chief County Assessment Officer may renew the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption without a new application if the Chief County Assessment Officer is able to confirm both that the applicant still owns and resides in the property and that applicant's household income qualifies for the exemption. Provides that a Chief County Assessment Officer who renews a low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption without an annual application shall notify the applicant of both the decision to renew the exemption and the applicant's ongoing duty to report changes in the eligibility of the property to receive the exemption.

Sponsor: Fred Crespo Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-02-04
Stuck
P(Advance)
2.8%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
1.9%
Low P(law) at intro — sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 97%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 548 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

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  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$2,688,381.04 Across sponsors / voters
16 Members with trails
25 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Fred Crespo Chief sponsor 63 $62,326.51 Health Care Council of IL PAC ($10,000.00); Stonegate Properties ($8,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($6,000.00)
Anna Moeller Sponsor 157 $196,750.18 Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC ($25,000.00); IPACE ($11,750.00); Illinois Hospital Association PAC ($10,000.00)
Diane Blair-Sherlock Sponsor 40 $52,438.02 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($6,500.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($5,000.00); international union of elevator constructors local 2 pol. comm ($5,000.00)
Yolonda Morris Sponsor 92 $106,625.63 SEIU HCII ($17,000.00); Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management Pac ($12,500.00); SEIU IL Council PAC ($10,279.00)
Michelle Mussman Sponsor 34 $44,011.88 IPACE ($7,500.00); Chicago Land Joint Labor Management PAC ($6,500.00); Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service ($4,711.88)
Jawaharial Williams Sponsor 85 $173,013.00 Friends Of Walter Burnett Jr. ($72,800.00); Comcast Financial Agency Corporation ($8,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor- Management PAC ($7,500.00)
Tracy Katz Muhl Sponsor 171 $195,021.68 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($11,000.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($10,000.00); Michael Sacks ($7,300.00)
Rick Ryan Sponsor 156 $169,068.00 Friends of Bill Cunningham ($15,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($9,000.00); LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council Political Action Committee ($5,000.00)
Ann M. Williams Sponsor 187 $242,353.87 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($12,000.00); Base Power Inc ($10,000.00); Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC ($7,500.00)
Harry Benton Sponsor 116 $145,193.89 Bridge Structural & Reinforcing ($10,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Mgmt PAC ($7,500.00); Local 444 IPAL Fund Ironworkers Local 444 ($7,500.00)
Will Guzzardi Sponsor 75 $284,200.00 Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund ($72,800.00); AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC ($41,600.00); SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC ($40,000.00)
Kelly M. Cassidy Sponsor 272 $183,769.33 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($14,500.00); Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) ($10,000.00); SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC ($9,000.00)
Michael Crawford Sponsor 132 $105,245.76 IPACE ($10,000.00); SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC ($9,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC ($7,500.00)
Dagmara Avelar Sponsor 151 $186,808.21 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($10,500.00); LIUNA CHICAGO LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL ($10,000.00); Save Our Local Businesses IL PAC ($10,000.00)
Lisa Davis Sponsor 112 $97,135.00 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC ($11,000.00); SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC ($9,000.00); West Suburban Teacher Union, Local 571 ($5,550.00)
Thaddeus Jones Sponsor 205 $444,420.08 I.P.A.C.E. ($30,000.00); Superior Ambulance Service, Inc. ($18,018.83); ACP OPCO LLC ($15,000.00)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor Members Total
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Fred Crespo, Thaddeus Jones, Ann M. Williams, Kelly M. Cassidy, Will Guzzardi, Dagmara Avelar, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Tracy Katz Muhl, Rick Ryan $86,500.00
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Will Guzzardi, Jawaharial Williams $73,800.00
I.P.A.C.E. Thaddeus Jones, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Tracy Katz Muhl $45,000.00
Sports Betting Alliance Thaddeus Jones, Ann M. Williams, Anna Moeller, Will Guzzardi, Jawaharial Williams, Dagmara Avelar, Harry Benton, Yolonda Morris, Tracy Katz Muhl, Michael Crawford, Lisa Davis $35,000.00
IPACE Fred Crespo, Michelle Mussman, Anna Moeller, Michael Crawford $34,250.00
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Thaddeus Jones, Anna Moeller, Dagmara Avelar, Tracy Katz Muhl, Michael Crawford, Rick Ryan, Lisa Davis $27,500.00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Fred Crespo, Ann M. Williams, Kelly M. Cassidy, Anna Moeller, Jawaharial Williams, Dagmara Avelar, Harry Benton, Tracy Katz Muhl $26,500.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC Anna Moeller, Michael Crawford, Lisa Davis $26,270.34
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation Ann M. Williams, Kelly M. Cassidy, Will Guzzardi, Jawaharial Williams, Dagmara Avelar $22,000.00
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Fred Crespo, Ann M. Williams, Kelly M. Cassidy, Anna Moeller, Will Guzzardi, Jawaharial Williams, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Yolonda Morris, Tracy Katz Muhl, Michael Crawford, Rick Ryan, Lisa Davis $21,500.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Thaddeus Jones, Will Guzzardi, Tracy Katz Muhl $21,000.00
Illinois State Medical Society PAC Thaddeus Jones, Ann M. Williams, Kelly M. Cassidy, Anna Moeller, Will Guzzardi, Dagmara Avelar, Tracy Katz Muhl $20,000.00
Illinois Hospital Association PAC Fred Crespo, Michelle Mussman, Ann M. Williams, Anna Moeller, Will Guzzardi, Jawaharial Williams $18,000.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Fred Crespo, Ann M. Williams, Anna Moeller, Will Guzzardi, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Tracy Katz Muhl, Michael Crawford, Lisa Davis $17,500.00
Friends of Bill Cunningham Ann M. Williams, Rick Ryan $17,000.00
Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) Kelly M. Cassidy, Will Guzzardi $15,000.00
Michael Sacks Ann M. Williams, Tracy Katz Muhl $14,600.00
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Anna Moeller, Jawaharial Williams, Dagmara Avelar, Tracy Katz Muhl $14,166.88
Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC Michelle Mussman, Jawaharial Williams, Dagmara Avelar, Yolonda Morris, Rick Ryan $14,000.00
IHA PAC Kelly M. Cassidy, Anna Moeller, Harry Benton, Yolonda Morris, Michael Crawford, Lisa Davis $13,500.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Fred Crespo, Michelle Mussman, Ann M. Williams, Kelly M. Cassidy, Harry Benton, Yolonda Morris, Tracy Katz Muhl $13,000.00
Ameren Illinois Fred Crespo, Ann M. Williams, Jawaharial Williams, Dagmara Avelar, Michael Crawford, Lisa Davis $13,000.00
Ben Lazare Consulting Thaddeus Jones, Ann M. Williams, Anna Moeller, Will Guzzardi, Jawaharial Williams, Dagmara Avelar, Yolonda Morris $13,000.00
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Ann M. Williams, Will Guzzardi, Harry Benton $13,000.00
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Ann M. Williams, Kelly M. Cassidy, Tracy Katz Muhl $12,500.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 30 $86,500.00
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund — — 4 $73,800.00
Friends Of Walter Burnett Jr. — — 1 $72,800.00
I.P.A.C.E. — — 6 $45,000.00
AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC — — 2 $41,600.00
SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana PAC — — 2 $40,000.00
Sports Betting Alliance — — 11 $35,000.00
IPACE — — 6 $34,250.00
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC — — 10 $27,500.00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC — — 15 $26,500.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC — — 8 $26,270.34
Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC — — 2 $25,000.00
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation — — 11 $22,000.00
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE — — 21 $21,500.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC — — 3 $21,000.00
Illinois State Medical Society PAC — — 14 $20,000.00
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund — — 1 $20,000.00
Superior Ambulance Service, Inc. — — 6 $18,018.83
Illinois Hospital Association PAC — — 7 $18,000.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC — — 12 $17,500.00
SEIU HCII — — 3 $17,000.00
Friends of Bill Cunningham — — 2 $17,000.00
Illinois PAC for Education (IPACE) — — 4 $15,000.00
ACP OPCO LLC — — 2 $15,000.00
Michael Sacks CEO Grosvenor Capital Management 2 $14,600.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Witness slips

1 slip filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
Sonja Gibbons-Reed AARP AARP Proponent Revenue & Finance 2025-03-20

Action History

21 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-04-10 — Added Co-SponsorRep. Thaddeus Jones. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-04 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Fred Crespo House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-02-04 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-02-04 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-02-18 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Diane Blair-Sherlock Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-02-18 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Yolonda Morris Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-02-18 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Michelle Mussman Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-02-18 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Jawaharial Williams Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-02-18 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Tracy Katz Muhl Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-02-26 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Rick Ryan Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-02-27 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Ann M. Williams Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-02-27 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Anna Moeller Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
Chief co-sponsor added.
2025-02-28 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Harry Benton Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-04 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Will Guzzardi Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-04 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Kelly M. Cassidy Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-04 Committee Assignment
Assigned toRevenue & Finance Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-03-06 Committee Assignment
ToTax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee Rule 3-3(b)
Referred to a subcommittee for more focused review (e.g., 'To Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee').
2025-03-07 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Michael Crawford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-12 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-19 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Lisa Davis Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-21 Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a)
MISSED COMMITTEE DEADLINE — bill did not get a committee vote before the deadline and is re-referred to Rules/Assignments. The bill is NOT dead but faces an uphill battle to be reassigned. Most bills that hit Rule 19(a) do not advance.
2025-04-10 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Thaddeus Jones Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-02-04 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Fred Crespo House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-02-18 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Diane Blair-Sherlock Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-02-18 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Yolonda Morris Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-02-18 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Michelle Mussman Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-02-18 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Jawaharial Williams Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-02-18 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Tracy Katz Muhl Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-02-26 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Rick Ryan Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-02-27 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Ann M. Williams Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-02-27 House Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Anna Moeller Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-02-28 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Harry Benton Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-03-04 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Will Guzzardi Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-03-04 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Kelly M. Cassidy Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-03-04 House Assigned toRevenue & Finance Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-06 House ToTax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee Rule 3-3(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-07 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Michael Crawford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-03-12 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-03-19 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Lisa Davis Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-03-21 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
2025-04-10 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Thaddeus Jones Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +