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IllinoisHB1075104th General Assembly (2025–2026)HouseWALLET
BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Sponsored By: Robyn Gabel (Democratic)
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125 provisions identified: 67 benefits, 19 costs, 39 mixed.
Help after radioactive releases
If the state finds a radioactive release caused your losses, you can get paid. The fund pays 100% of uninsured medical bills for up to 3 years. It pays 80% of lost wages or business income, up to $15,000 per year, for up to 3 years. It pays 80% of property loss and 100% of cleanup costs. You must file within 5 years, and payments depend on money in the fund.
More aid for ADA paratransit riders
Road Fund grants support PACE’s ADA and paratransit services. Grant caps are $9,108,400 in FY2024, $10,020,000 in FY2025, and $11,500,000 in FY2026. This helps keep accessible rides and services available.
Bigger wages for disability caregivers
The law raises pay for direct support and frontline staff funded by Medicaid. Increases include $1.50/hour (2022), $1.00/hour (2023), $2.50/hour (2024), $1.00/hour (2025), and $0.80/hour (2026). Set portions must go to base wages (for example, at least $1.25 of the 2024 raise; $0.75 of the 2025 raise; $0.60 of the 2026 raise). 2025–2026 wage funds cannot be used for admin or operating costs. Rates also aim to pay residential non‑executive direct care staff at Bureau of Labor Statistics average wages. Earlier raises remain in law: $0.75/hour (2017), $0.50/hour (2018), and a 3.5% provider rate bump (2019), plus facility staff increases in 2017 ($0.75/hour) and 2019 ($0.50/hour). All changes that cite waivers need federal approval.
Emergency cash for families facing crisis
If your family already gets grants and qualifies, the Department decides within five working days. When funds are available, it pays at least $1,250 per month for up to four months. Money can cover moving costs, short‑term rent, one month’s rent, or a security deposit. Help can be limited to once every 12 months. The state caps annual spending at $2 million and reviews it quarterly.
State cash and SNAP for some immigrants
Starting June 5, 2024, foreign‑born victims of trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes—and their derivative family members—can get state cash help or state‑funded SNAP if they are not eligible for similar federal benefits and have filed for, been approved for, or are awaiting T, U, or asylum status. Single adults without derivative family members qualify only if they filed for or await T or U status. People living in places that provide most daily meals are not eligible for SNAP under this rule. Help is subject to available funding.
Guard members get four years tuition
If you served at least one year in the Illinois National Guard or Naval Militia and meet entrance rules, you can get a grant that covers tuition and mandatory fees for up to four years of full‑time study at state universities or community colleges. More than 10 years of service can add up to two more years. Grants usually end if you leave the Guard, with a limited one‑year extension for certain long‑serving members. You may have to repay part of the grant if you fail military obligations. The fund’s remaining balance moves to the General Revenue Fund on June 30, 2026, and the fund closes.
COVID aid for nursing homes
The state funds premium pay and retention for frontline workers at licensed nursing facilities using ARPA funds. A facility’s award is capped at $3.17 per nursing hour, and workers can get up to $13 per eligible hour, with a $25,000 cap each, for costs from May 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. Separate ARPA awards, capped at $1.71 per nursing hour, pay for room upgrades and COVID costs (not premium pay) from the same date window. The law also names $25 million payments for each of July, August, and September 2021, with at least 50% of July funds and an extra 12.5% in August and September passed to frontline workers.
Major funding for roads and transit
The law funds about $27.048 billion for transportation. It backs highways, rail and mass transit, airports, ports, grade crossings, and other statewide projects. Big set‑asides support system maintenance and statewide distribution of projects.
Gaming money for schools and capital
From July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025, $22.5 million moves each month from the State Gaming Fund to the Education Assistance Fund. Beginning July 1, 2025, that monthly transfer rises to $28 million. Since July 1, 2013, $5.53 million also moves each month to the School Infrastructure Fund, and there were one‑time transfers of $92 million to school infrastructure and $23 million to horse racing equity on July 1, 2013. After required payouts, remaining receipts from organization gaming licensees go to the Capital Projects Fund. The law also allows legislative appropriations from gaming taxes for administration and enforcement and, through June 30, 2021, sent leftover amounts to the Education Assistance Fund.
Court assessments for drug convictions
If you are convicted of a listed drug misdemeanor, the court collects $905 per count. $282 goes to county accounts and $621 to State accounts, split as the law lists. If you are convicted of a listed drug felony, the court collects $2,215 per count. $354 goes to county accounts and $1,861 to State accounts, with named funds receiving set amounts.
Higher costs and penalties for DUIs
After a DUI finding of guilt, you must get a professional alcohol or drug evaluation and you pay the cost. The court may order you to attend a victim impact panel and you pay the panel fees. A second or later DUI requires an ignition interlock for at least 5 years; you pay up to $30 each month. You can be billed up to $500 for each qualifying blood draw after conviction or certain pleas. A DUI conviction triggers automatic revocation of your driving privileges.
Much higher penalties for child labor
Employers face steep civil penalties for child labor violations. Up to $60,000 applies if a minor dies, up to $30,000 for a reportable injury or illness, up to $15,000 for Section 40 violations, up to $10,000 for other violations, and up to $500 for failing to post notices. Each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense. Penalties go to the Child Labor and Day and Temporary Labor Services Enforcement Fund.
Farm chemical spill aid rules and caps
The state offers help for cleanup at agrichemical facilities, but with strict rules. You must report the release, have paid required fees, and meet containment rules; insurance‑covered or pre‑report costs do not qualify. The fund subtracts a deductible of $50,000 plus 10% of costs, capped at $100,000 per facility each year. Payments are capped at $500,000 per incident and $500,000 total per owner in a calendar year. If you missed the $500 facility fees in 1991–1993, you can pay the unpaid years now to stay eligible. The Agrichemical Incident Response Trust Fund supports these costs and moves its remaining balance to the Pesticide Control Fund on July 1, 2025.
Smaller state match for SBIR Phase I
Illinois matches federal SBIR/STTR Phase I awards up to $50,000. The state pays 75% at award and application, and 25% after a Phase II proposal and Phase I report acceptance. You can get one grant per year and up to five total, and must meet Illinois and federal rules. This lowers the prior cap of $75,000.
School funding formula and timing updates
The law updates Evidence‑Based Funding rules. It adjusts EAV by subtracting abatements divided by 3.00% (K‑12), 2.30% (K‑8), or 1.05% (9‑12). Adjusted EAV generally uses a 3‑year average, with special rules if EAV dropped 10% or more; PTELL EAV is redefined. Base Funding Minimums are defined for new and existing programs, with corrections for FY2019–FY2022 enrollment errors and inclusion of FY2022 property tax relief grants in FY2023 fixes. New State Funds are split by tier: 50% to Tier 1, 49% to Tier 2, 0.9% to Tier 3, and 0.1% to Tier 4; Tier 1’s rate is 30% and Tier 2’s rate depends on total Tier 2 gaps. For FY2026, special education claim deadlines move to on or before Sept 15, and vouchers are sent Nov 30, Dec 30, Mar 30, with a final by June 20.
Higher video gaming tax and new split
Starting July 1, 2025, the tax on video gaming net terminal income is 35%. Of that tax, 83.7% goes to the Capital Projects Fund, 14.3% to the Local Government Video Gaming Distributive Fund, and 2% to the State Gaming Fund. The law also excludes a specified horse‑racing receipt category from adjusted gross receipts in gaming calculations, which lowers the base for some gaming rules.
Dedicated Medicaid funds for disability care
The state runs two special Medicaid trust funds to keep services stable. One supports community developmental disability services with up to $60 million a year in federal Title XIX/XXI money. The other supports the Home Services Program with up to $234 million a year in federal funds and can also cover related operations. Money in these funds pays for Medicaid‑covered services in the community.
Easier TANF help for violence survivors
If you are a victim of domestic or sexual violence, the Department must grant a TANF good‑cause waiver. The waiver can pause child support cooperation, work rules, and time limits. You can verify with documents, third‑party proof, or self‑attestation, and the Department must decide within 15 days. You will get a Family Safety Notice that explains waivers, appeals, and acceptable proof. When funds are available, TANF‑eligible families with a good‑cause waiver get at least $1,250 for a four‑month period.
Stronger DCFS oversight and caregiver help
When a child enters a residential treatment program, DCFS must file a report within 30 days and the court must hold a hearing within 20 days of that report (no later than 60 days from placement). At each status or permanency hearing, DCFS must show why residential care is still needed and how long it may last; starting July 1, 2025, DCFS must also document ongoing family‑finding efforts. The Department must help prospective relative caregivers with forms, records, translation, fingerprinting, transportation or child care, urgent home repairs, and buying safety items. Background check and child abuse report details stay confidential; unlawful sharing is a Class A misdemeanor. DCFS can set up local funds for urgent youth and caregiver needs and may move up to 2% among key child‑welfare lines within the same fund.
More help to prevent homelessness
The Home Illinois Program funds prevention, emergency and transitional housing, rapid rehousing, outreach, and capital projects, subject to appropriation. The Department can set eligibility and consult with other agencies. Providers are not required to put up matching funds for Emergency and Transitional Housing or Supportive Housing grants unless state or federal law requires it.
Faster placements, protected special‑ed dollars
If five checks are met, the State Board must approve emergency student‑specific residential placements within 10 days. Districts must spend the part of their funding tagged for special education only on special‑ed services and facilities, and follow state verification rules.
Free Illinois Works preapprenticeship training
The state runs a free preapprenticeship program through community groups. You can attend at no cost and may receive a stipend. The program prepares you to enter construction and building trades apprenticeships.
Police training path and college aid
In counties with 175,000+ people, school districts can partner with police or sheriff offices and academies to run job training for high school students. The State Board tracks participation and publishes results each year. If you complete the program and are accepted to a public college, you can get a renewable scholarship for tuition and mandatory fees, up to the cost of attendance and up to four years, subject to funding.
Higher pay rates in home care
With federal approval, adult day services pay $16.84 per hour and one‑way transport pays $12.44 per trip starting Jan 1, 2024. Homemaker rates are $28.07/hour (Jan 1, 2024), $29.63/hour (Jan 1, 2025), and $30.80/hour (Jan 1, 2026). Care Coordination Units get set payments per service, such as $252.40 for an initial assessment and $200 per completed Medicaid application. In‑home agencies that offer health insurance get at least $1.77 more per billing unit under program rules.
Bid credits for hiring apprentices
The Illinois Works Bid Credit Program gives bid credits to contractors and subcontractors that employ apprentices who finished the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program. Credits are based on apprentice hours shown on certified payroll, at rates set by the Department. A Credit Bank tracks credits, limits can be set, and fraudulent contractors can be barred. You cannot get duplicate bid credits for the same contract under different State programs.
Help for small firms on environment rules
The State creates a program to give small and mid‑size firms technical help on environmental compliance. A Small Business Environmental Assistance Fund holds gifts, grants, and other money to run the program, subject to appropriation. A “small business stationary source” generally has 100 or fewer employees, is not a major source, and emits under listed tons per year.
Drug fines fund youth treatment and policing
12.5% of fines under cannabis, controlled substances, meth, forfeiture, and related laws go to the Drug Treatment Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Fund for DHS youth treatment and prevention. The other 87.5% is split among local and State accounts based on who made the seizure; State shares go to the Drug Traffic Prevention Fund or Secretary of State funds. When a State agency makes an arrest, the court clerk must send that agency’s share to the State Treasurer for deposit into the correct State fund. Starting July 1, 2025, certain insurance assessment receipts are split 10% to the State Police Law Enforcement Administration Fund, 10% to the State Police Vehicle Fund, and 80% to the Law Enforcement Training Fund. On July 1, 2025, the Prescription Pill and Drug Disposal Fund is closed and its balance moves to the Criminal Justice Information Projects Fund.
More gaming money to big county
The state pays a share of certain gaming adjusted gross receipts to a home rule county with over 3,000,000 people. Payments equal 2% of qualifying owners’ or organization licensee receipts, and 0.5% monthly for one listed licensee. Money is for the county’s criminal justice system and is paid only if the legislature appropriates it.
New funds for safety and policing
The state created a Law Enforcement Training Fund, paid mostly by certain insurance fees, to cover training and board costs. A DUI Fund supports equipment, training, and checkpoints; any balance moves to the Police Services Fund on July 1, 2025. A Methamphetamine Law Enforcement Fund helps clean up meth sites, staff drug task forces, and pay county jail medical bills from meth cases. A Criminal Justice Projects Fund supports projects and splits certain assessment revenues equally to State Police drug task forces and Metro Enforcement Groups. A nonprofit security grant program funds target‑hardening, but starting July 1, 2024 it cannot fund entities whose main purpose is reproductive or maternal health care or counseling.
Quicker state buys with transparency
The State Police can buy or renew software for gun and records systems outside the usual process (for contracts on or after January 10, 2023). The state can also fast‑track ERP project contracts (through June 7, 2028) and certain Early Childhood buys, with quarterly reports starting January 1, 2025 and ending July 1, 2027. Agencies can fast‑track spending to recruit and keep employees through June 30, 2029. For most exempt contracts over $100,000, agencies must post details online, and the Chief Procurement Officer sends an annual report by November 1.
Reserve fund bolsters Tier 2 pensions
The state created the Tier 2 SSWB Reserve Fund to help pay pension costs. Money is split 5.1% to SERS, 83.3% to TRS, and 11.6% to SURS. On July 1, 2025, the state transfers $75 million into this fund. If federal minimum pension benefits must be met, the fund can pay that shortfall automatically.
Money for cleanup and conservation
Each year, the state may commit up to $10 million from the Underground Storage Tank Fund to fix contamination at qualifying legacy sites. The state also created two conservation funds and sends monthly transfers into them through June 30, 2026. These funds support cleanup, planning, and recreation work by Natural Resources, EPA, and Agriculture. Spending depends on appropriations and program rules.
Tougher rules on radioactive waste
The state requires permits to deposit low‑level radioactive waste once rules are in place. Breaking the rules can cost up to $10,000 per violation per day. Other violations can cost up to $100,000 per day, and failing to pay fees can cost up to 4 times the unpaid amount. Fines go into the radioactive waste compensation fund, and the Attorney General can sue to collect.
Broader use of replacement tax fund
From fiscal years 2018–2026, the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund can pay public community college base operating grants and local health protection grants when appropriated. For fiscal year 2026 only, it can also pay Illinois Century Network and broadband costs if authorized. Actual spending depends on appropriations.
State pays all pretrial salaries
The state pays 100% of salaries for approved pretrial officers and supervisors. Local agencies must submit an annual plan and budget and are reimbursed monthly. Positions doing both pretrial and probation work cannot be paid twice by different programs.
Unclaimed property helps fund pensions
Beginning in State fiscal year 2026, money deposited from unclaimed property goes to the State Pensions Fund and is split among designated retirement systems. The funds reduce pension funding shortfalls in those systems.
Community Care Medicaid help and funding tools
Care coordination units get at least $200 for each completed Medicaid application, starting July 1, 2019. The state ran a Community Care Medicaid enrollment push from June 4, 2018, to June 4, 2023, with higher rates and oversight to boost sign‑ups. Each year, the Department on Aging may shift Community Care service funds between two state funds, with Comptroller consultation and budget office consent, to keep payments flowing.
Faster fixes to Medicaid and exchange
The state can buy needed system upgrades faster to keep the Medicaid eligibility system on federal deadlines. The Department of Insurance can also use a faster buying path to run the state health insurance marketplace. These buys must be justified in good faith and follow baseline procurement safeguards. The marketplace exemption applies to contracts on or after June 27, 2023 and ends June 27, 2028.
Opioid and addiction treatment funding
The state creates an Office to run opioid settlement programs and a capital grant program for opioid abatement projects, with required approvals. A federal trust fund holds substance‑abuse block grant dollars for prevention and treatment. A Drug Treatment Fund supports grants to providers and local governments. Beginning January 1, 2025, grants may fund treatment for pregnant people with a substance use disorder and needed care for their minor children; if that need is absent, funds may serve others with substance use disorders.
Safety‑net hospital stability planning
The state plans strategies to strengthen safety‑net hospitals and health systems. The Department, under the Governor’s direction, studies needs and recommends steps to improve financial and care stability.
Targeted pandemic aid to hardest‑hit areas
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services must distribute federal pandemic stability payments to providers that serve Medicaid recipients, following federal rules. At least 30% of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments must go to providers serving ZIP codes the health department names as most impacted by COVID‑19.
More park grants for distressed towns
For grants from new appropriations in fiscal years 2023–2025, distressed local governments can get up to 100% funding for open space land purchases and capital projects. In those years, the Department may give more than 10% of total grant money to distressed local governments.
Ongoing $20M for Illinois Works
Beginning July 1, 2024 and each July 1 after, the state transfers $20 million from the Capital Projects Fund to the Illinois Works Fund. This provides steady funding for workforce and training programs, subject to appropriation.
School funding: steady payments and plans
The State Superintendent calculates and reports each district’s funding targets every year. Evidence‑Based Funding pays districts in 22 equal payments at least twice a month, and it cannot be distributed without school board approval. If state EBF funding is cut, Tier 1 and Tier 2 dollars are protected first. Districts must file annual plans by October 31 showing how they will use EBF and Base funds for low‑income, English learner, and special education students; the State Board will publish plans online by December 31, 2025. A Professional Review Panel studies the model and makes recommendations every five years.
Up to $50M for property tax relief
In years when New State Funds top $300 million, the extra—up to $50 million—is set aside for property tax relief. This applies to state fiscal years starting in 2019, except SFY2026.
More funds for housing and open space
Starting July 1, 2025, the first $300,000 collected each year under Section 31‑15 goes to the Governor’s Administrative Fund. The rest is split: 50% to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, 35% to the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund, and 15% to the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund.
Education funds linked to gaming receipts
Each year, the legislature must appropriate from the General Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund the same amounts paid in the prior year into the Horse Racing Equity Fund and the amounts paid to the large home‑rule county. These links help keep education dollars tied to prior‑year receipts.
Gaming money to Chicago State University
Every July 1 since 2020, $3,000,000 moves from the State Gaming Fund to the Chicago State University Education Improvement Fund. This annual transfer supports university programs.
Grants to build quantum research labs
Build Illinois Bond Fund grants can pay to build and run university facilities for quantum information science and technology. If a facility sits on a Chicago Quantum Exchange partner’s land, the university must lease a portion for at least the facility’s useful life, sized to the grant‑funded cost share. The lease can end if the General Assembly fails to fund the rent.
More income tax to locals and funds
Starting August 1, 2023, the state sends monthly shares of income taxes to local governments: 6.47% of individual/trust/estate taxes, 6.85% of corporate taxes, and 6.47% of pass‑through entity taxes. Beginning February 1, 2025, 1/26 of individual income tax (after refunds) goes to both the Fund for the Advancement of Education and the Commitment to Human Services Fund; these deposits stop if a Section 201.5 rate cut takes effect. For FY2024–FY2026, refund fund percentages are set at 9.15% for some receipts and 14% for other listed receipts.
Insulin affordability program repealed
The Access to Affordable Insulin Act is repealed. People who used this program no longer have its protections in state law.
Stricter rules for video gaming operators
Operators must keep video gaming revenues in a separate bank account for electronic tax transfers. They must report and pay the state’s share twice each month: within 15 days after the 15th and within 15 days after month‑end. Unpaid amounts are charged a 1.5% per month penalty until paid. False reporting is a Class 4 felony and can lead to license loss. Licensed sites must also keep an adequate video gaming fund set by the Board.
Some Illinois income tax breaks repealed
The state repeals several Illinois Income Tax Act sections (507QQ, 507BBB, 507L, 507CCC, 507DDD, and 508). Taxpayers who used those provisions can no longer claim those breaks after the repeal takes effect.
Cap on home‑based services
Monthly home‑based services for adults with a mental disability are capped. If not in a local school special education program, the cap is 1.05 × 300% of the federal monthly SSI amount for an individual living alone. If enrolled in that program, the cap is 1.05 × 200% of that SSI amount. The Department may use part or all of the monthly amount for one‑time or ongoing items tied to basic needs.
Child welfare timelines and kin pay
Beginning February 5, 2025, caseworkers must appear and testify at permanency hearings. If a B‑1 status hearing is set, it must occur 9 to 11 months after adjudication. Starting July 1, 2025, the court must review the ongoing family‑finding and relative‑engagement plan. By July 1, 2025, the Department must adopt rules for certified relative caregiver homes; foster care payments for relatives begin at placement and must match licensed foster family homes. Some reunification services are limited when the court selects certain goals.
Relative caregivers: more help, strict checks
By July 1, 2025, rules change so certified relative caregiver homes meet federal standards and can get State and federal subsidies, adoption, or subsidized guardianship. The Department must file plan changes to secure Title IV‑E reimbursement and track these costs separately. All adults in the home must pass name‑based checks and prompt fingerprint checks, with registry reviews for the past 5 years and sex‑offender checks. Serious felonies block approval, and any adult who refuses screening stops approval. The Department must give notice and a chance to fix remediable problems before a final denial.
Public workers auto-enrolled at 3%
If you first joined after July 1, 2023, you are auto‑enrolled in the state 457(b) plan at 3% of pay each period. You have 30 days to opt out or change the amount, and 90 days to withdraw with a refund adjusted by earnings and fees. Since August 11, 2023, plan recordkeepers cannot use your plan data to sell outside products; universities must also block cross‑selling and may allow only limited services with no compensation, with a ban on promoting credit cards, life insurance, or banking unless the board requests it.
Stronger ban-the-box enforcement and fines
The Department of Labor can investigate and penalize violations of the Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants law. First violations get a written warning and 30 days to fix. A second violation or an unremedied first after 30 days can cost up to $500; a third or an unremedied first after 60 days can cost up to $1,500; later violations or an unremedied first after 90 days cost $1,500 every 30 days. All penalty money goes into a special Enforcement Fund used only to enforce this law.
County fair payments and limits
County fairs get rehab reimbursements each year: 100% of the first $5,000, 75% of the next $20,000, and 50% of the next $20,000. Up to the lesser of $20,000 or 50% of the reimbursement can pay insurance. No single department can get over 30% of total premiums, except junior classes. Fairs can elect in odd years to use the Fair and Exposition Fund for four years, and for FY2026 the state may pay fairs from that fund. To spend fair‑fund money on land or big projects, fairs must own land or hold a 20‑year lease, unless the Director allows an exception.
School funding target and rescue aid
The law sets a $350 million school funding target. Up to $50 million from the Property Tax Relief Pool can count toward it. If total new funds are below $350 million, cuts start with Tier 4, then Tier 3, Tier 2, and finally Tier 1. It also lets certain state‑controlled or recovery districts get a District Intervention add‑on to their base funding, with General Assembly approval and yearly reports.
One-time transfers for tech and programs
The state moves $200 million from the General Revenue Fund to the Technology Management Revolving Fund by June 30, 2025. On July 1, 2025, it makes several one‑time transfers, including $15 million to the DHS Community Services Fund and $20 million from the Insurance Producer Administration Fund to the General Revenue Fund. It also authorizes transfers up to a total of $50 million from the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund to the Illinois Works Fund, starting July 1, 2019. These shifts fund technology, capital, and community services operations.
Hospital assessments: transparency and collections
HFS must notify the state budget office before any hospital advance payment, report all FY2025 advances by July 31, 2025, and file monthly reports starting August 29, 2025. The Department must keep a public list of hospital providers, amounts owed monthly, and unpaid balances more than 90 days late. A lien now attaches to hospital assets for unpaid assessments, and buyers of hospital assets can be liable up to the property’s value. Starting September 1, 2025, the Department must immediately collect overdue assessments unless a plan was already in place. During declared disasters, the Department can waive collections if a hospital shows temporary distress and agrees to a repayment timetable, and it may adopt emergency rules to implement these changes.
Stronger hospital assessment collections
The Department can withhold hospital reimbursements, including money due from managed care plans, to collect unpaid assessments and penalties. A hospital can avoid withholding by signing a plan within 30 days and staying current: repayment plans can last up to 36 months; tax deferrals up to 6 months, with repayment up to 36 months. The Department may waive withholding during a declared disaster or for an approved plan. For certain overdue assessments, the state may move money from the Hospital Provider Fund to the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund only if enough remains to pay hospitals. Payments under this Article are not covered by the Prompt Payment Act, and credits or refunds do not earn interest.
More support for 2‑1‑1 services
The State funds a statewide 2‑1‑1 resource database that meets AIRS standards and links to local directories. Agencies must share public information for provider access. Grants can help approved providers design, build, run, and keep 2‑1‑1 open 24/7.
State park coupon: one free night
You can use a coupon to get one free camping night when you buy at least one more night at three listed state sites. The offer runs Aug 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, first‑come, while supplies last, with up to 40 sites per day at each campground. The free night is the last night of a trip of at least two nights. Utility fees are not waived. You must be 18 or older and follow the Department’s posted rules.
Flexibility to keep senior care running
The Department on Aging can move up to 10% of its total money between Community Care Program line items within the same fund. This helps keep services and case coordination going when a line item runs short.
Home care raises cannot cut benefits
If your in‑home or homemaker service employer gets the described rate increases, they cannot reduce your fringe benefits because of those raises. This protects paid time off, training pay, health insurance, travel, and transportation benefits.
State Board can shift school funds
The State Board of Education can move certain K–12 money within the same fund to cover shortfalls. It can transfer between education funds for General State Aid or EBF, move dollars to Transitional Assistance when that line is short, and shift between special education lines when needed. These moves help keep aid, transportation, and special education reimbursements on track.
Grants to help county fairs operate
County fairs can get grants for exhibits, awards, and fairground repairs. Money must go to fair operations approved by rule. Recipients usually must own the land or have at least a 20‑year lease, unless the Director allows otherwise.
Purse money transfers for 2024–2026
Within 30 days of deposit and grant execution, the state transfers the Horse Racing Purse Equity Fund balance to track purse accounts. For 2024–2025, the split is 45% thoroughbred (Stickney Township), 30% harness (Stickney Township), and 25% thoroughbred (Madison County). The money can only boost purses in FY2025 and FY2026.
Transfer past fee eligibility to new sites
An owner can transfer 1991–1993 fee eligibility from a closed agrichemical facility to a new or replacement facility under the same ownership. The owner must have paid the $500 fees in 1991, 1992, and 1993 for the old site, complete closure steps, and send a written request. The Department reviews and notifies the owner if the transfer is approved.
Faster court checks on delayed placements
When a child in state care stays too long in certain settings, the agency must report to the court within 15 days. This applies if shelter care lasts over 30 days, a hospital stay goes past medical need, or detention continues only because no placement is found. The report must explain how the child’s needs are met now, the steps to find a placement, and details on any planned placement.
Funds for courts and pretrial work
The state created new funds for the Supreme Court and the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services. Federal indirect‑cost reimbursements go into special funds for administrative use. The Office also has state and federal project funds to support SAFE‑T Act projects. Spending follows appropriations and federal rules.
More habitat funding and faster grants
The state creates the Illinois Habitat Fund to protect and maintain high‑quality habitat lands. On July 1, 2025, the remaining balance in the Habitat Endowment Trust Fund moves into the new Habitat Fund and the Trust Fund closes. An advisory committee begins work once the trust reaches $10,000,000. Local governments now get at least 50% of Open Space Lands grants up front, with the rest paid quarterly. A local government may opt out of the advance at award time.
New agency for Lincoln Library
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is now an independent state agency. The current Library Director serves as the first Executive Director until January 18, 2027. The Board then appoints future directors with the Governor’s recommendation and Senate approval, for four‑year terms. The Board will also appoint a State Historian with set qualifications, including expertise in at least one underrepresented group, for a two‑year term that can be renewed once.
Police PTSD lead and coroner training
The state created a Statewide PTSD Mental Health Coordinator for law enforcement. The Coordinator runs mental health support and training for officers and serves a 4‑year term. A new five‑member Coroner Training Board also sets training standards, approves courses, and certifies coroners and training schools.
ID security and fraud prevention fund
The state created a fund for identity security and theft prevention at the Secretary of State. From July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, the Comptroller and Treasurer can move set amounts from named funds into it when the Secretary of State directs. Money pays for ID security programs.
Keeping payroll and audits funded
The Comptroller can move General Revenue funds to cover approved payroll exceptions so paychecks go out on time. Agencies must repay these amounts within the time in the SAMS Manual. Other agencies must reimburse Central Management Services for services, with payments going to the Professional Services Fund. Within 30 days after July 1, 2024, the state moves listed amounts from many funds into the Audit Expense Fund to pay for required audits.
Short-term state loans to airports
Public airports operating by January 1, 1999 can get state loans to buy needed land. The rate is the lower of Prime minus 2 points or a Department rate. Terms are up to 5 years and secured by the land. The fund balance moves on July 1, 2025, and the program ends January 1, 2026.
State‑managed bank and ATM services
Starting January 1, 2024, the State Treasurer can competitively select banks and ATM providers for state sites like the Capitol, parks, and fairs. Payments from providers go to the Treasurer’s Bank Services Trust Fund. Other agencies need the Treasurer’s approval for these services.
Emergency rules to speed health services
Agencies can use emergency rulemaking to carry out changes to the Public Aid Code and to mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services. The law says these fast‑track rules are needed for public interest, safety, and welfare. Each emergency‑rule authority ends one year after its effective date.
Grants to buy lifesaving AEDs
The health department can award matching grants to help eligible entities buy AEDs, if money is appropriated. Applicants must cover 50% of the cost. Each entity can receive only one grant per fiscal year.
Lyme disease awareness and research
The state creates a Lyme Disease Innovation Program and a special fund to pay for outreach, education, and research. Funds may support University of Illinois tick surveillance and Illinois nonprofits. The program runs under Department rules and available appropriations.
More grants for sexual assault services
The law creates a Sexual Assault Services Fund. Money deposited under court assessment laws is appropriated to the health department. The department gives grants to contracted sexual assault organizations for community‑based services.
Where death certificate surcharge money goes
The Death Certificate Surcharge Fund is split into four equal parts, subject to appropriation. Twenty‑five percent supports coroner training, 25% grants for local coroners/medical examiners, 25% builds a statewide death record database and electronic reporting, and 25% funds grants to local registrars.
State readies surplus land for reuse
The state can contract for cleanup, demolition, and environmental and title reviews to prepare surplus state property for sale or reuse. Centralized contracting aims to speed site readiness for agencies and developers.
Utilities get credits for waste‑energy buys
When utilities must buy power from qualified solid‑waste energy facilities at a set rate, they get credits against the Electricity Excise Tax. The credit equals what they paid above the current federal PURPA rate minus certain costs. Utilities report credits monthly and may refuse purchases that would create credits bigger than their expected monthly tax remittance.
New $150 fee for certain violations
If you violate Section 15‑109.1, the court adds a $150 assessment for each violation. Half goes to the county general fund. Half goes to the arresting agency or, for State arrests, is deposited as the law directs.
Temporary visitor licenses ended; not valid ID
The state stops issuing temporary visitor driver's licenses after July 1, 2024. Earlier rules required Illinois residency, no Social Security number, and USCIS papers or, after one year here, a valid passport or consular ID. These licenses must display that they may not be accepted as proof of identity.
Fingerprints required for driver‑ed providers
Adult driver‑education provider applicants must complete state and FBI fingerprint background checks. Applicants pay the fingerprint fees to the Illinois State Police. Records get privacy protections and appeal rights.
Stronger oversight for in‑home care vendors
In‑home service providers must certify they follow required wage increases when rates go up. Vendors must complete a yearly audit showing the split between admin costs and employee wages and benefits. These audit reports are public records.
Farmers’ market tech program ended
The Farmers’ Market Technology Improvement Program is repealed. Farmers and vendors no longer get support through that program.
Monthly fee on waste‑to‑energy power
A qualified solid waste energy facility that sells electricity at the set purchase rate must file monthly by the 15th. It must pay $0.0006 for each kilowatt‑hour sold at that rate. Payments go to the Municipal Economic Development Fund. The duty ends when the purchase‑rate contract ends or if the law is finally ruled invalid. Late payments are counted back to the month earned.
One‑time $1,500 fee for eligibility
If your agrichemical facility did not exist in 1991–1993, you can make a one‑time $1,500 payment to meet the historical fee requirement. The Department must receive this before any incident for which you seek reimbursement. The payment goes into the Pesticide Control Agrichemical Incident Response Trust Fund.
Small‑business environmental fund ended
On July 1, 2025, the state moves the Small Business Environmental Assistance Fund balance to the Clean Air Act Permit Fund and dissolves the small‑business fund. The statute that created the small‑business fund is repealed on January 1, 2026.
Two‑year deadline to spend grants
Grantees must spend or legally obligate grant funds within two years or by the grant end date, whichever comes first. Unused funds must be returned within 45 days, with limited statutory exceptions.
Shared costs for radioactive waste cleanup
If cleanup money runs short, Compact states with generators that used the facility must pay post‑closure care costs. Each state pays a share based on the volume its generators sent. A state is not charged for a year when its total volume is under 10% of the region’s total.
Veterans rehab fund closed; money to GRF
Beginning June 30, 2026, the state moves the remaining money in the Illinois Veterans’ Rehabilitation Fund to the General Revenue Fund and dissolves the veterans fund. The section is repealed on January 1, 2027.
Tighter rules on pandemic relief spending
Coronavirus Relief Fund money can only pay expenses allowed by CARES Act Section 5001 and its guidance. State Fiscal Recovery Fund money can only pay uses allowed by ARPA Section 9901 and its guidance. Providers who get pandemic stability payments must sign an attestation and show the covered expenses were pandemic‑related and not in budgets set before March 1, 2020.
Limits on landfill power payments
Only electricity made from methane from a landfill qualifies for the special purchase rate. A facility must get Commission approval before using any other fuel and may have to install meters and report data. If it violates these rules, the Commission can order repayment of State amounts tied to the violation and can revoke approval if not repaid within 90 days.
Special plates and where fees go
You can get Universal special plates for approved groups; only decals authorized by the General Assembly may be used. Extra fees are set for each group and go to named funds for grants. Examples: Mammogram plates cost $25 to start ($10 to the Mammogram Fund; $15 to the Secretary of State plate fund) and $25 to renew ($23 to Mammogram; $2 to the SOS fund). EMS Memorial plates cost $27 to start ($12 to the EMS fund; $15 to the SOS fund) and $17 to renew ($15 to the EMS fund; $2 to the SOS fund). St. Jude plates cost $40 to start ($25 to the St. Jude Fund; $15 to the SOS fund) and $27 to renew. Some plate funds move balances on July 1, 2025 and are repealed January 1, 2026, as the law directs.
Visitor license fees fund DMV services
All fees from temporary visitor driver’s licenses are deposited into the DMV Transformation Driver Services Administration Fund. The Secretary of State uses this money, subject to appropriation, to pay for issuing these licenses and related operations like staff, facilities, and computer systems.
Adult driver course and $5 fee
The Secretary of State sets a 6‑hour adult driver education course; online classes with ID checks are allowed. Students pay a $5 fee, and providers must send it to the Secretary within 14 days. The fee supports driver services administration.
Enforcement of Family Bereavement Leave
The Department of Labor enforces the Family Bereavement Leave Act. It can make rules, investigate, issue subpoenas, and impose civil penalties; the Attorney General can collect unpaid penalties. Twenty percent of collected penalties go to a Bereavement Fund used for enforcement.
Animal abuse fund closed; to livestock
On June 30, 2026, the state moves the remaining balance of the Illinois Animal Abuse Fund to the Livestock Management Facilities Fund and dissolves the abuse fund. Future deposits and obligations shift to the livestock fund.
Coroner training moves to Public Health
Beginning July 1, 2025, the Coroner Training Board is transferred into the Department of Public Health. Staff, records, property, contracts, and funds move to the Department by September 1, 2025. Existing board rules stay in effect until the Department changes them.
Limits on moving agency funds
Agencies face a 2% annual cap on shifting money among many operating lines in the same fund. For FY2024, agencies could move up to 8% for operational or lump‑sum expenses; for FY2025 and FY2026, the cap is 4%. CMS can move up to 2% into claims lines for auto liability and indemnification. Transfers need approvals and written certification, and the Comptroller updates records.
MPEA reserve fund winds down
The state runs a reserve fund tied to past MPEA deficiency payments and moves matching amounts in and out as required. On July 1, 2025, any remaining balance moves back to the General Revenue Fund, and the reserve fund is closed. The section repeals on January 1, 2026.
Oath now required for pretrial officers
Pretrial officers must take an oath before starting work. Local agency officers take it before the Chief Judge or a designee. Office pretrial officers take it before the Director or a designee. This rule starts July 1, 2025.
Radioactive waste fund merged into operations
On July 1, 2025, the state moves the balance from the Low‑Level Radioactive Waste Closure/Post‑Closure Care and Compensation Fund to the Low‑Level Radioactive Waste Facility Development and Operation Fund. The closure fund is then dissolved, and future deposits and obligations go to the operations fund.
Technical finance repeals and 2026 sunset
The law repeals several named sections of the State Finance Act and also repeals section 30 ILCS 105/5.234. It repeals Section 50 of the 2‑1‑1 Service Act. It also sets a repeal date of January 1, 2026, for this Act’s authorities unless extended elsewhere.
Treasurer consolidates bank fee funds
The state moves the remaining money in the Treasurer’s Rental Fee Fund to the State Treasurer’s Bank Services Trust Fund and then dissolves the old fund. The law sets timing for this transfer, including on or after July 1, 2025 or within 30 days after the law takes effect.
When parts of this law start
The law is in effect now. Articles 15, 20, and 60 take effect July 1, 2025. Article 12 takes effect January 1, 2026. Article 11 takes effect March 1, 2026. Articles 25 and 65 take effect when the related bills take effect, whichever is later.
Police training funds consolidated in 2026
Through June 30, 2026, Police Training Board fees go to the Police Training Board Services Fund. Starting June 30, 2026, they go to the Law Enforcement Training Fund. On that date, the old fund’s balance transfers and the old fund is closed.
Health charity funds merged, not ended
On or after July 1, 2025, the state moves the Autoimmune Disease Research Fund balance to the Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund and the Children’s Wellness Charities Fund balance to the Ronald McDonald House Charities Fund, then closes the old funds. Beginning June 30, 2026, the Autism Care Fund balance moves to the Autism Awareness Fund, and the old fund is closed. Future deposits and obligations go to the receiving funds.
HFS budget flexibility for Medicaid
The Medicaid agency can move up to 4% of its total appropriations between Medical Assistance line items within the same fund. This helps the agency shift money among program lines but does not change who qualifies or covered services directly.
Old health funds closed, balances moved
On June 30, 2026, the Penny Severns cancer fund balance moves to the Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure Grant Fund, and its advisory committee ends. On the same date, the Heartsaver AED Fund is closed and its balance goes to the General Revenue Fund. Also on that date, the Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Fund is closed and its balance goes to the new Drug Treatment Fund. Future payments from these programs still depend on appropriations. Related sections repeal on January 1, 2027.
Temporary 9‑8‑8 hotline funding swap
On July 1, 2025, the state transfers $12.5 million from the Medical Cannabis Fund to the Statewide 9‑8‑8 Trust Fund. Beginning June 30, 2026, the Secretary of Human Services can direct a $12.5 million transfer back. This is a one‑year funding swap to support 9‑8‑8 services.
Youth substance abuse fund closes 2026
On June 30, 2026, the state moves the remaining balance of the Youth Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Prevention Fund to the General Revenue Fund. The prevention fund is then dissolved. This section is repealed on January 1, 2027.
Fees for student-level data requests
The Board of Higher Education may charge a fee to handle individual student‑level data requests. Required state or federal reporters are not charged. Personally identifiable student data is shared only under FERPA‑compliant agreements. Fees go into a data fund; on June 30, 2026, the fund’s balance moves to the General Revenue Fund and the fund is closed.
Returned private college funds not reallocated
If an institution is found not to be an “independent college” and returns funds, the state does not redistribute those funds to other schools. This applies on and after the law’s effective date for this section.
New rules for state purchasing
The law creates four independent chief procurement officers with 5‑year terms. Each must live in Illinois and earn a purchasing certification within 12 months. For FY2024–FY2026, the Executive Ethics Commission sets aside money from its budget for these offices. In design‑build projects, Phase I scoring cannot use price. These steps change how state contracts are run and judged.
Capital Board revolving fund repealed
Effective July 1, 2025, the law repeals the Capital Development Board Revolving Fund. This ends the separate revolving fund authority for that board.
Shifts in waste and tire funds
The law moves money between waste and tire funds and the state’s General Revenue. During FY2019–FY2025, it shifts $5 million a year from the Solid Waste Management Fund and $10 million a year from the Underground Storage Tank Fund to General Revenue (in equal monthly amounts). Starting July 1, 2025, it sends $750,000 each quarter to the Hazardous Waste Fund. Used Tire funds above $4 million a year are split 55% for cleanup and grants (and in FY2025–FY2026 also DCEO projects) and 45% to General Revenue. Tire‑fund transfers must occur within 30 days after each quarter, as directed by the Agency.
Broader investments for public funds
The Treasurer can invest up to 5% of certain administrative funds in U.S. company stock, with 1% per‑issuer purchase and 10% per‑issuer fund caps, and no restricted companies. Public funds may also buy top‑rated short‑term corporate debt (up to 270 days) and medium‑term debt (more than 270 days and under 10 years) within strict credit and concentration limits.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Robyn Gabel
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Democratic • Senate
Mark L. Walker
Democratic • Senate
Napoleon Harris, III
Democratic • Senate
Will Guzzardi
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/31/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;
Yes: 3 • No: 2
House vote • 5/31/2025
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;
Yes: 3 • No: 2
House vote • 5/31/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs
Yes: 74 • No: 41
House vote • 5/31/2025
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs
Yes: 74 • No: 41
Senate vote • 5/31/2025
Third Reading - Passed;
Yes: 32 • No: 23
Senate vote • 5/15/2025
Do Pass as Amended Executive;
Yes: 9 • No: 4
House vote • 4/7/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed
Yes: 103 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee;
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0002
6/16/2025HouseEffective Date March 1, 2026; Some Provisions
6/16/2025HouseEffective Date January 1, 2026; Some Provisions
6/16/2025HouseEffective Date July 1, 2025; Some Provisions
6/16/2025HouseEffective Date June 16, 2025; Some Provisions
6/16/2025HouseGovernor Approved
6/16/2025HouseSent to the Governor
6/11/2025HousePassed Both Houses
6/4/2025HouseMotion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Robyn Gabel
6/4/2025HouseAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
6/1/2025SenateMotion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Robyn Gabel
5/31/2025HouseHouse Concurs
5/31/2025HouseSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs 074-041-000
5/31/2025HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-041-000
5/31/2025HouseSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
5/31/2025HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
5/31/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
5/31/2025HouseSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/31/2025HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/31/2025HouseSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robyn Gabel
5/31/2025HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robyn Gabel
5/31/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 4
5/31/2025HouseArrived in House
5/31/2025HouseSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4-(a)
5/31/2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4-(a)
5/31/2025Senate
Bill Text
Engrossed
Enrolled
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1
Senate Amendment 2
Senate Amendment 3
Senate Amendment 4