Illinois House Bill 4849

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-5)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-05-25 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Farmer Tax Benefit Act. Provides that taxpayers may apply to the Department of Natural Resources for an income tax credit in an amount equal to either (i) 100% of the fair market value of a qualified donation to a conservation agency of a land protection agreement or (ii) 50% of the fair market value of the qualified donation to a conservation agency of a fee simple interest or a remainder interest in qualified real property. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes.

INC TAX-LAND PROTECTION

Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Rep. Sonya Harper [D]	Rep. Dagmara Avelar [D]	Rep. Sharon Chung [D]
Rep. Joe Sosnowski [R]	Rep. Laura Faver Dias [D]	Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]	Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]
Rep. Nabeela Syed [D]	Rep. Mary Canty [D]	Rep. Robert Rita [D]	Rep. Amy Briel [D]
Rep. Daniel Swanson [R]	Rep. Tony McCombie [R]	Rep. Christopher Davidsmeyer [R]	Rep. Jeff Keicher [R]
Rep. Maura Hirschauer [D]

2026-03-19 - House - House Property Tax Subcommittee Committee (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-19 - House - House Revenue & Finance Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
2026-05-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
2026-05-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
2026-05-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
2026-05-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
2026-05-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
2026-04-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
2026-04-17	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-04-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
2026-04-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
2026-04-10	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
2026-04-01	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
2026-04-01	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2026-03-30	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2026-03-19	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2026-03-19	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 019-000-000
2026-03-19	House	Reported Back To Revenue & Finance Committee;
2026-03-19	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 006-000-000
2026-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2026-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2026-02-26	House	To Property Tax Subcommittee
2026-02-24	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2026-02-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2026-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-06	House	First Reading
2026-02-03	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35	5	253	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4849&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=166133&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=207479&DocName=10400HB4849&DocNum=4849&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=166133&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/votehistory/104/house/committeevotes/10400HB4849_45611.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/votehistory/104/house/committeevotes/10400HB4849_45584.pdf