Bill Text: IL HB1369 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Caring for Caregivers Act. Provides that a taxpayer who is a family caregiver and who incurs eligible expenditures during the taxable year for the care and support of an eligible family member may apply to the Department of Revenue for an income tax credit. Provides that the credit shall be equal to 50% of the eligible expenditures incurred during the taxable year by the family caregiver for the care and support of an eligible family member, subject to certain specified limitations. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-28 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB1369 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB1369-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1369 Introduced , by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
35 ILCS 5/246 new
Creates the Caring for Caregivers Act. Provides that a taxpayer who is a family caregiver and who incurs eligible expenditures during the taxable year for the care and support of an eligible family member may apply to the Department of Revenue for an income tax credit. Provides that the credit shall be equal to 50% of the eligible expenditures incurred during the taxable year by the family caregiver for the care and support of an eligible family member, subject to certain specified limitations. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning revenue.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Caring
for Caregivers Act.
Section 5. Definitions.
"Activities of daily living" means:
(1) ambulating, which means the ability of an
individual to move from one position to another and to
walk independently;
(2) feeding, which means the ability of an individual
to feed himself or herself;
(3) dressing, which means the ability to select
appropriate clothes and to put the clothes on without aid;
(4) personal hygiene, which means the ability to bathe
and groom oneself and to maintain dental hygiene and nail
and hair care;
(5) continence, which means the ability to control
bladder and bowel function; and
(6) toileting, which means the ability to get to and
from the toilet without aid and to use it appropriately.
"Department" means the Department of Revenue.
"Eligible expenditure" means the following when directly

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related to assisting the family caregiver in providing care to
an eligible family member:
(1) the improvement or alteration to the family
caregiver's or eligible family member's primary residence
to permit the eligible family member to live in the
residence and to remain mobile, safe, and independent;
(2) the family caregiver's purchase or lease of
equipment, including, but not limited to, durable medical
equipment, that is necessary to assist an eligible family
member in carrying out one or more activities of daily
living; and
(3) other expenses paid or incurred by the family
caregiver that assist the family caregiver in providing
care to an eligible family member, including, but not
limited to, expenses related to:
(A) obtaining respite care;
(B) obtaining adult day care;
(C) hiring a personal care attendant;
(D) hiring a home care aide;
(E) purchasing durable medical equipment;
(F) obtaining transportation; and
(G) acquiring assistive technology or other
technology.
Expenses incurred in carrying out general household
maintenance activities, such as painting, plumbing, electrical
repairs, or exterior maintenance, are not considered eligible

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expenditures under this Act unless those expenditures qualify
under item (1) of this definition.
"Eligible family member" means an individual who meets all
of the following:
(1) the individual is a resident of the State;
(2) the individual is at least 60 years of age;
(3) the individual requires assistance with at least 2
activities of daily living, as certified by a licensed
health care provider;
(4) the individual qualifies as a dependent, spouse,
parent, or other relation of the family caregiver by
blood, marriage, or civil union, including an in-law,
sibling, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild,
aunt, uncle, niece, nephew of the family caregiver, or an
individual whose close association with the family
caregiver is the equivalent of a family relationship; and
(5) the individual lives in a private residential home
and not in an assisted living center, nursing facility, or
residential care home.
"Family caregiver" means an individual who meets all of
the following:
(1) the individual is an Illinois resident and
taxpayer;
(2) the individual provides care and support for an
eligible family member;
(3) the individual has a federal adjusted gross income

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for the taxable year of less than $50,000 for an
individual and less than $100,000 for spouses filing a
joint income tax return; and
(4) the individual has personally incurred
uncompensated eligible expenditures directly related to
the care of an eligible family member.
"Veteran" means an individual who has served as a member
of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or State
active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or a
member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
received an honorable discharge.
Section 10. Credit allowed.
(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
2026, a taxpayer who is a family caregiver and who incurs
eligible expenditures during the taxable year for the care and
support of an eligible family member may apply to the
Department, in the form and manner required by the Department
by rule, for a credit against the tax imposed by subsections
(a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
Subject to the limitations in subsections (b) and (c), the
credit under this Act shall be equal to 50% of the eligible
expenditures incurred during the taxable year by the family
caregiver for the care and support of an eligible family
member.
(b) The maximum allowable credit authorized by this

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Section shall be $2,000 per taxpayer per taxable year, unless
the eligible family member is a veteran, in which case the
maximum allowable credit shall be $3,000 per taxable year for
that taxpayer. The credit or credits may not reduce the
taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Excess credit amounts
under this Act may not be carried forward or back.
(c) Upon approval of a credit award under this Section,
the Department shall issue a tax credit certificate to the
taxpayer. The taxpayer shall attach the tax credit certificate
to the taxpayer's Illinois income tax return for the taxable
year.
(d) The total credits authorized under this Section for
all taxpayers shall not exceed $1,500,000 annually.
(e) This Act is exempt from the provisions of Section 250
of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
Section 15. Report. The Department shall submit an annual
report to the Governor and the General Assembly detailing (i)
the total amount of tax credits claimed under this Act for the
preceding fiscal year and (ii) the total number of taxpayers
who received credits under this Act for the preceding fiscal
year. The Department shall publish that report on its website
and shall provide a copy of the report to the Department on
Aging for publication on the Department on Aging's website.
Section 20. Rulemaking. The Department of Revenue shall

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adopt rules to implement and administer the credit authorized
by this Act.
Section 900. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
adding Section 246 as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/246 new)
Sec. 246. The Caring for Caregivers Act; credit. For
taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, a
taxpayer who is awarded a credit under the Caring for
Caregivers Act is entitled to a credit against the tax imposed
by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act as
provided in the Caring for Caregivers Act.
This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 250.