# Illinois SB1959: HWY CD-IMPACT FEES/REFUNDS

Illinois SB1959, HWY CD-IMPACT FEES/REFUNDS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Cristina Castro (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-04-30 (Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois SB1959
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: HWY CD-IMPACT FEES/REFUNDS
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
- Sponsor: Cristina Castro (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: assignments
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that each unit of local government which imposes or intends to impose impact fees and which has created an Advisory Committee, shall publish the names of the Advisory Committee members names on the public website maintained by the unit of local government, together with a list of the dates and times at which the Advisory Committee has met and provide an electronically accessible copy of the minutes of any such meetings. Removes language providing that if the unit of local government has a planning or zoning commission, the unit of local government may elect to use its planning or zoning commission to serve as the Advisory Committee. Provides that a unit of local government which currently has in effect an impact fee ordinance or resolution shall have not more than 12 months from July 1, 2025 to bring its ordinance or resolution into conformance with the requirements imposed by the Act, except that a home rule unit of local government with a population over 75,000 and located in a county with a population over 600,000 and less than 2,000,000 shall have not more than 18 months from July 1, 2025 to bring that ordinance or resolution into conformance. Provides that any unit of local government which has in effect an impact fee ordinance or resolution on the effective date of the amendatory Act and which has not brought their impact fee ordinance or resolution into compliance by the required date, shall refund all funds previously collected under the impact fee ordinance or resolution together with any interest earned on the same. Effective January 1, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cristina Castro (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-04-30: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1959.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/SB/PDF/10400SB1959.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1959-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).