Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 8
CLE
Live Programs: 2
Discussions
Posts: 14
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 465
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2024–25 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - State and Local Tax Legislation: What Goes on Behind the Scenes (10/24/2024)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about SALT (State and Local Taxation) but Were Afraid to Ask (01/15/2025)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2024–25 bar year.
State and Local Taxation
- Community members: 407
- Total discussion posts: 14
Transactional
- Community members: 24,715
- Total discussion posts: 406
Litigation
- Community members: 24,710
- Total discussion posts: 1,251
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 465 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- House Bill 12 amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act to increase the exclusion amount from $4,000,000 to $6,000,000 for persons dying on or after January 1, 2026.
- Senate Bill 1472 amends the Property Tax Code to provide that no more than 2 members of the board of review may be affiliated with the same political party.
- Senate Bill 1718 creates the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Act.