Early this year, changing the state’s estate tax threshold to mirror federal limits was getting some steam in Springfield.
By the end of the spring session the plan didn’t make it for a vote. Governor JB Pritzker says for now he wants to see what lawmakers are prepared to do and how it would impact the budget.
Any changes for the estate tax could come back for the fall veto session.
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