# Illinois HB1147: BUILD ILLINOIS HOMES ACT Illinois HB1147, BUILD ILLINOIS HOMES ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Dagmara Avelar (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-05-28 (Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1147-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1147 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: BUILD ILLINOIS HOMES ACT - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-05 - Last action: 2025-05-28, Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal - Sponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 25 - Subjects: revenue & finance - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Creates the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit Act. Provides that owners of qualified low-income housing developments are eligible for credits against the taxes imposed by the Illinois Income Tax Act or taxes, penalties, fees, charges, and payments imposed by the Illinois Insurance Code. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Insurance Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aarón M. Ortíz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Curtis J. Tarver, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin Slaughter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kam Buckner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Margaret Croke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Natalie A. Manley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicholas K. Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Spain (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House ## Actions (35) - 2025-05-28: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-05-16: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter (House) - 2025-05-16: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II (House) - 2025-05-16: Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter (House) - 2025-05-16: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (House) - 2025-05-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2025-05-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-05-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-05-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House) - 2025-05-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke (House) - 2025-05-12: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter (House) - 2025-05-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley (House) - 2025-03-25: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-03-21: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner (House) - 2025-03-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson (House) - 2025-02-25: To Tax Credit and Incentives Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2025-01-31: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain (House) - 2025-01-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain (House) - 2025-01-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-09: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-05: Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1147.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1147.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1147-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).