IL HB4157

Amends the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act to establish new, higher income eligibility limits for reduced vehicle registration fees under Section 3-806.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, effective 2026

Sets income eligibility for reduced vehicle registration fees at less than $50,000 for one-person households, less than $66,344 for two-person households, and less than $82,683 for households with three or more persons

Maintains existing lower income thresholds for free transit services eligibility (less than $33,562 for one person, less than $44,533 for two persons, less than $55,500 for three or more persons)

Requires annual adjustment of the vehicle registration fee income limits based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), with the Comptroller calculating new amounts and the Department on Aging publishing them