Bills & Legislation

VEH-MOTORCYCLES/STREET RACING

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who operates a motorcycle without proper registration plates shall have the motorcycle seized and auctioned of to State or motorcycle programs to reduce the purchase of new motorcycles for any State or motorcycle program. Provides that any person who owns a business that profits from selling merchandise promoting illegal street racing shall be fined $500 for a first offense and, for a second offense, shall be charged with a Class 4 felony and, for a third offense, shall be charged with a Class 3 felony.

Neil Anderson

VEH CD-PASSING SCHOOL BUS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, for each violation of a provision of the Code or a local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system, the county or municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the vehicle who shall be liable for the violation unless otherwise provided. Provides that the notice shall be delivered to the registered vehicle owner within 30 days after the municipality or county confirms the identity of the owner of the vehicle (rather than 30 days after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the owner of the vehicle), but in no event later than 90 days after the violation. Provides that there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a school bus was stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging pupils and the visual signals were in operation on the school bus when recorded images produced by an automated traffic law enforcement system show: (1) an activated stop signal arm; and (2) an electronic indicator indicating activation of school bus visual signals. Provides that the motor vehicle owner is subject to a mandatory civil penalty of $300 (rather than a penalty not exceeding $150) for a first time violation or $1,000 (rather than a penalty not exceeding $500) for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that the compensation paid for an automated traffic law enforcement system may not be based exclusively on the number of traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the system. Provides that the driver of a vehicle upon a highway divided by a raised median or physical barrier (rather than a highway having 4 or more lanes which permits at least 2 lanes of traffic to travel in opposite directions) need not stop such vehicle upon meeting a school bus which is stopped in the opposing roadway across the divided highway.

Mike Porfirio

VEH CD-VOLUN FIREFIGHTER PLATE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, at no charge, to municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by volunteer firefighters for any fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. Requires the registration plates to display the designation "Volunteer Firefighter" and the specific fire department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division number or letter.

Sue Rezin

PEN CD-SERS-ALTERNATE ANNUITY

Amends the General Provisions and State Employee Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the alternative retirement annuity under the State Employee Article applies to a security employee of the Department of Human Services subject to the Tier 2 provisions. Provides that a security employee of the Department of Human Services subject to the Tier 2 provisions may convert up to 8 years of service credit established before the effective date of the amendatory Act as a security employee of the Department of Human Services under the State Employee Article into eligible creditable service by filing a written election with the Board under that Article, accompanied by a specified payment. Excludes a benefit increase resulting from the amendatory Act from the definition of "new benefit increase". Effective immediately.

Terri Bryant

PEN CD-POLICE/FIRE-RECIPROCITY

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Downstate Firefighter and Downstate Police Articles, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Downstate Firefighter Article or Downstate Police Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.

Terri Bryant

PESTICIDE-NEONICOTINOIDS

Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, a pesticide containing a neonicotinoid may not be used on an ornamental plant, except in accordance with specified restrictions. Specifies that "restricted use pesticide" includes any pesticide that contains a neonicotinoid unless applied by a licensed applicator or certified technician working in structural pest control. Defines "neonicotinoid", "ornamental plant", and "zoophilous species". Grants rulemaking powers to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Effective immediately.

Julie A. Morrison

EPA-PFAS STANDARDS

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the PFAS Biosolids Testing and Land Application Standards Title within the Act. Provides that a facility that intends to land apply biosolids in the State must collect and analyze at least one representative sample of finished biosolids for PFAS before land application in each calendar year, with required submission to the Environmental Protection Agency at least 14 days before land application on a farm or parcel of land. Provides that, for biosolids designated as Exceptional Quality (EQ), sampling and submission must be quarterly. Sets conditions for land application pursuant to the results of the PFAS test based on PFAS concentration. Requires written notification to the landowner or person responsible for the land, and retention of records by the facility. Requires the Agency to propose and the Pollution Control Board to adopt rules. Contains findings. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Julie A. Morrison

VEH CD-SPEED ASSISTANCE DEVICE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a person who is convicted of violating a speed restriction is found to have driven a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than 100 miles per hour, the court shall order that the person have installed an intelligent speed assistance device in any motor vehicle owned or operated by the person for at least 12 months or for the duration of the license suspension or revocation, whichever is longer. Requires the person to provide proof of installation. Requires the person to request permission to remove the intelligent speed assistance device at the end of the mandated period of use. Provides that the cost of installing and maintaining an intelligent speed assistance device shall be incurred by the person subject to the requirement unless the court or the Secretary of State determines that the person is financially unable to afford the cost, in which case the cost may be waived. Requires the Secretary to create a list of approved intelligent speed assistance devices and a list of service providers that are qualified to install, service, inspect, and remove an approved intelligent speed assistance device. Prohibits a person from tampering with or circumventing an otherwise operable intelligent speed assistance device. Provides that violating the provisions, or assisting another person to violate the provisions, is a Class A misdemeanor. Requires the Secretary to submit a report every 24 months to the Governor and the General Assembly with information about the intelligent speed assistance device mandates. Creates the Indigent Intelligent Speed Assistance Device Fund. Sets forth exemptions for a person who is required to use an intelligent speed assistance device and must drive an employer-owned vehicle in the course of the person's employment duties. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act.

Julie A. Morrison

CONVERSION THERAPY-NO FUNDING

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the State shall not expend or invest any public funds in any organization, nonprofit organization, religious organization, or any other entity to be used for conversion therapy. Provides that the State shall not enter into any contract for the provision of conversion therapy. Provides that any contract entered into or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act that is used or will be used for conversion therapy shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy. Defines "conversion therapy".

Mary Edly-Allen

PRIVATE EDUCATION LOANS-REPORT

Amends the Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act. Provides that the annual report to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Student Loan Ombudsman shall include the total number and dollar amount (instead of the volume) of private education loans made annually by a private educational lender, the total number and dollar amount (instead of the volume) of private education loans made annually at institutions of higher education, the total number and dollar amount of private education loans made annually with a cosigner, and the default rate for the private education loans reported by the private educational lender pursuant to specified provisions for the previous reporting period. Effective immediately.

Michael W. Halpin

PROP TX-STATEMENT OF EXEMPTION

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each property tax bill shall contain a statement of any exemption that was granted to the property in the immediately preceding tax year but was not granted to the property in the current tax year. Effective immediately.

Steve McClure

CTY CD-SPENDING THRESHOLDS

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that any purchase by a county with fewer than 2,000,000 inhabitants, or an elected official in a county with fewer than 2,000,000 inhabitants, including an elected official with control of the internal operations of the office, of services, materials, equipment, or supplies in excess of $40,000 (rather that $30,000), shall be procured by specified means. Further provides that a county may let without advertising for bids in the case of purchases and contracts, when individual orders do not exceed $45,000 (rather than $35,000), for the use, purchase, delivery, movement, or installation of data processing equipment, software, or services and telecommunications and inter-connect equipment, software, and services.

Steve McClure

SCH CD-SCHOOL VENTILATION

Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall develop an educational document explaining, at a minimum, the values of good indoor air quality and shall supply the document to school districts. Provides that, subject to funding from the State Board, a school district shall ensure that all active classrooms are equipped with an air quality monitor.

Adriane Johnson

SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-SPEECH-LANG

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that, with respect to any State statute or administrative rule that defines a general education classroom to be composed of a certain percentage of students with individualized education programs, such percentage shall exclude students with individualized education programs receiving only speech-language pathology services outside of the general education classroom for a mild speech disorder, provided that the instruction the students receive in the general education classroom does not require modification or accommodation (rather than providing that students with individualized education programs shall exclude students receiving only speech services outside of the general education classroom, provided that the instruction the students receive in the general education classroom does not require modification). Provides that such percentage shall include students with individualized education programs receiving only speech-language pathology services outside of the general education classroom for a moderate to severe speech disorder.

Adriane Johnson

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACT

Creates the Immigration Enforcement Act. Provides that a State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency may not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, that prohibits or materially restricts the State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws. Includes mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies regarding immigration detainers. Requires a county jail, municipal jail, and the Department of Corrections to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agency for temporarily housing persons who are the subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the costs of housing and detaining those persons. Requires implementation of the Act in a manner consistent with federal laws and regulations governing immigration and discrimination, protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the privileges and immunities of United States citizens. Limits home rule powers by providing that regulation of immigration enforcement is an exclusive power and function of the State. Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in various other Acts. Repeals provisions in the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to medical services for certain noncitizens. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Creates the Asylum Travel Expense Program in the Department of Human Services to provide noncitizens seeking asylum who are residing in Illinois transportation and travel expenses for travel to another state that prohibits law enforcement or other governmental agencies from assisting the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal government agency with immigration enforcement or to the country of origin of the noncitizen seeking asylum. Requires the method of transportation selected by the Department to be by the cheapest means to transport the noncitizen seeking asylum to the noncitizen's desired destination. Provides for the transfer of $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund into the Asylum Travel Expenses Fund to fund the Program. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Effective immediately.

Andrew S. Chesney

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACT

Creates the Immigration Enforcement Act. Provides that a State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency may not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, that prohibits or materially restricts the State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws. Includes mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies regarding immigration detainers. Requires a county jail, municipal jail, and the Department of Corrections to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agency for temporarily housing persons who are the subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the costs of housing and detaining those persons. Requires implementation of the Act in a manner consistent with federal laws and regulations governing immigration and discrimination, protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the privileges and immunities of United States citizens. Limits home rule powers by providing that regulation of immigration enforcement is an exclusive power and function of the State. Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act, the School Code, the Public Higher Education Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately.

Andrew S. Chesney

DD FACILITY-ASSET MGMT COMPANY

Amends the Community Living Facilities Licensing Act, the MC/DD Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, and the Child Care Act of 1969. Requires the State agencies responsible for licensing facilities under those Acts to adopt, by December 31, 2026, rules requiring a facility to disclose upon initial application for licensure and on a quarterly basis thereafter, whether the facility, its subsidiaries, affiliates, parent companies, or contractual service providers are owned, managed, or contained within a fund owned or managed by an asset management company; and if so, to make certain disclosures about the asset management company's assets, the facility's debt, and other matters. Requires the State agencies to also adopt rules requiring such a facility to provide written notice of transactions and copies of agreements which would (i) sell or otherwise dispose of a material amount of the facility's assets or (ii) transfer control, responsibility, or governance of a material amount of the facility's assets or operations. Prohibits facilities owned or managed by an asset management company from engaging in certain transactions or actions that would result in the facility issuing debt-funded dividends or perform any other similar action causing the facility to become financially distressed. Provides that a violation of these requirements and prohibitions constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Requires the State agencies to publish disclosures, written notices, and copies of agreements submitted by facilities on the agencies' public websites. Imposes similar requirements and prohibitions on adult day service providers serving individuals with developmental disabilities under the Illinois Act on the Aging and providers of adult developmental training services under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Effective immediately.

Javier L. Cervantes

STRENGTHENING FATHERS&FAMILIES

Creates the Commission on Strengthening Fathers and Families Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to promote the recognition of the importance of the participation of both parents in the lives of their children. Creates the Strengthening Fathers and Families Initiative (Initiative) with the goal of increasing the awareness of the problems created when a child grows up without the presence and support of a caring and loving father, identifying strategies that are successful in overcoming identified obstacles that discourage the active engagement of fathers, and other specified goals. Requires the Initiative to also promote positive interactions between fathers and their children, while promoting positive interactions between fathers and the mothers of their children. Creates the Commission on Strengthening Fathers and Families to carry out the purposes, goals, and initiatives of the Act. Contains provisions on the Commission's membership, goals, and duties, including, but not limited to, (i) developing a comprehensive plan that promotes the positive involvement and engagement of fathers and that advances family strengthening strategies, (ii) evaluating State programs, governmental policies, and community initiatives related to fatherhood and family strengthening, (iii) making recommendations to the Governor, the Deputy Governor of Health and Human Services, and the General Assembly, (iv) developing criteria for grants to fatherhood and family strengthening projects, and (v) receiving grants, contributions, and other funds for projects and activities related to advancing father involvement and engagement, and family strengthening. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall provide staffing support to the Commission. Creates the Fatherhood and Family Strengthening Fund to hold grants, contributions, and other funds received by the Commission to be expended for the purposes of the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to add the Fatherhood and Family Strengthening Fund to the list of State funds.

Kimberly A. Lightford

DCEO-DATA CENTERS

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a new or existing data center is a qualifying data center for purposes of the Act only if it provides in its application details regarding the water stewardship strategy used by it. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's annual report to the General Assembly and the Governor on data center investments to provides details regarding the water stewardship strategies used by each recipient business.

Laura M. Murphy

INC TX-GILTI AND SAFE HARBOR

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Repeals provisions concerning an addition modification related to the business interest deduction taken under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective immediately.

Chris Balkema

BIPA-SECURITY PURPOSES

Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Changes the definition of "biometric identifier". Defines "biometric lock", "biometric time clock", "person", and "security purpose". Waives certain requirements for collecting, capturing, or otherwise obtaining a person's or a customer's biometric identifier or biometric information under certain circumstances relating to security purposes. Provides that nothing in the Act may be construed to apply to information captured by a biometric time clock or biometric lock that converts a person's biometric identifier or biometric information to a mathematical representation. Provides that any person aggrieved by a violation of the Act may commence an action in State court or federal court within one year from its occurrence. Requires the aggrieved person to provide the private entity 30 days' written notice identifying the specific provisions of the Act that have been violated. Provides the private entity 30 days to cure the noticed violation. Exempts a private entity if its employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement that provides for different policies regarding the retention, collection, disclosure, and destruction of biometric information. Effective immediately.

Chris Balkema

IMMUNITY ENGINEERS-ARCHITECTS

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides immunity for any licensed engineer or licensed architect or other person working under the direct supervision of the licensed person who provides services without compensation in emergency response activities.

Donald P. DeWitte

DUI CAUSING 1 DEATH-4-20 YRS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a violation of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compounds, or any combination thereof, involving a motor vehicle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft accident that results in the death of one person and great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement of one or more other persons is a Class 2 felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than 4 years and not more than 20 years. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Lindsey's Law.

Steve McClure

CRIM CD-DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits disorderly conduct when he or she knowingly transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner a threat of destruction of a child care institution or day care center building or property, or a threat of violence, death, or bodily harm directed against persons at a child care institution or day care center, a child care institution or day care center function, or a child care institution or day care center event, whether or not the child care institution or day care center is in session. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

Steve McClure

CRIM CD-FIREARM SILENCER

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes provisions that prohibit the possession or use of any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to make conforming changes.

Neil Anderson

CONCEALED CARRY-RECIPROCITY

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a non-resident may carry a handgun under the Act if the non-resident is 21 years of age or older, has a license or permit in a state whose training requirements are substantially similar to those under the Act or to residents of contiguous states if a reciprocal agreement has been entered into, the license or permit holder is not a resident of Illinois, and the license or permit holder is a legal resident of the United States. Provides that a non-resident is subject to the same laws and restrictions as a license holder under the Act. Provides that if a resident of another state who is permitted to carry under this provision establishes legal residence in this State, the license or permit shall be valid in this State for 90 days following the date on which the holder of the license or permit establishes legal residence in this State. Effective immediately.

Neil Anderson

SCH CD-FIREARM SAFETY COURSE

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may offer a firearm safety training course to students in grades 9 through 12, which may include instruction on hunting safety. Provides that if a school district offers the course, a student may not be required to take the course. Provides that if a school board intends to offer a firearm safety training course, it must develop a policy to implement the course and must publish that policy on the district's website.

Neil Anderson

FIREARM-FIREFIGHTERS EXCEPTION

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a full-time, sworn, compensated fire fighter is permitted to carry a pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm on his or her person in public or in a vehicle, if the fire fighter has a valid concealed carry license, is carrying on duty, and has been approved to carry on duty by the mayor, city council, village president, town president, or village board of trustees.

Neil Anderson

GUN CRIME CHARGE & SENTENCING

Creates the Gun Crime Charging and Sentencing Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that in a criminal case, if a defendant is charged with an offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm and subsequently enters into a plea agreement in which the charge will be reduced to a lesser offense or a non-weapons offense in exchange for a plea of guilty, at or before the time of sentencing, the State's Attorney shall file with the court a written statement of his or her reasons in support of the plea agreement, which shall specifically state why the offense or offenses of conviction resulting from the plea agreement do not include the originally charged weapons offense. Provides that the written statement shall be part of the court record in the case and a copy shall be provided to any person upon request. Provides that in a criminal case in which the original charge is or was for an offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm, if a defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty of the original charge or lesser offense or a non-weapons offense, in imposing the sentence, the judge shall set forth in a written sentencing order his or her reasons for imposing the sentence or accepting the plea agreement. Provides that a copy of the written sentencing order shall be provided to any person upon request.

Neil Anderson

TRUST ACT-NONCITIZEN DETAINEE

Amends the Illinois TRUST Act. Provides that certain limitations under the Act regarding actions that may be taken by law enforcement agencies and officials do not apply with respect to an individual who is not a citizen of the United States and who has been charged or convicted of a criminal offense under Illinois law. Directs a law enforcement agency or official to immediately notify an immigration agent whenever it has in its custody such an individual. Effective immediately.

Neil Anderson

FOID&CONCEALED CARRY-AMMO

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Eliminates language providing that no person may acquire or possess firearm ammunition within the State without having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Illinois State Police under the provisions of the Act. Eliminates language providing that no person may knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm ammunition to any person within the State unless the transferee with whom the person deals displays either: (1) a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card which has previously been issued in his or her name by the Illinois State Police under the provisions of the Act; or (2) a currently valid license to carry a concealed firearm which has previously been issued in his or her name by the Illinois State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Neil Anderson

CONCEAL CARRY-TRANSPORT-PARKS

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the prohibition against a licensee carrying a firearm into any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government does not apply to any rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation or to buildings located in rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation. Eliminates a provision that a licensee shall not knowingly carry a firearm on any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, real property, and parking area under the control of a public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part with public funds. Eliminates a provision that a licensee shall not knowingly carry a firearm in any public park, athletic area, or athletic facility under the control of a municipality or park district. Effective immediately.

Neil Anderson

CONCEALED CARRY-DOT REST AREAS

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the prohibition against carrying a firearm into any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government does not apply to any rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation or to buildings located in rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation. Effective immediately.

Neil Anderson

CONCEAL CARRY-PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Eliminates a provision that a licensee under the Act shall not knowingly carry a firearm on any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for in whole or in part with public funds, or in any building, real property, or parking area under the control of a public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part with public funds. Effective immediately.

Neil Anderson

CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL RELEASE

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of the denial of pretrial release statute to the contrary, a non-citizen of the United States who entered the United States without a legal visa issued by the United States Department of State and who has been charged in the State with an offense for which pretrial detention may be ordered by the court and, at the time of the commission of the offense, did not have a legal visa is not eligible for pretrial release and must be held in pretrial detention pending trial.

Neil Anderson

RESTORES PRE-P.A. 101-652

Amends, repeals, and reenacts various Acts. Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Acts 101-652, 102-28, and 102-1104. Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.

Neil Anderson

CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL DETENTION

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding the pretrial release and denial of pretrial release provisions of the Code, if the defendant is charged with any of the following offenses, then the burden is on the defendant to show by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant's pretrial release does not pose a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case: (1) a violation of an order of protection issued under the Code or the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, a stalking no contact order under the Stalking No Contact Order Act, or of a civil no contact order under the Civil No Contact Order Act; or (2) domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery under the Criminal Code of 2012.

John F. Curran

CRIM CD-VIOL ORDER PROTECT

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases the penalties for violation of an order of protection by one class. Effective immediately.

Steve McClure

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-PENALTIES

Amends the Civil No Contact Order Act, the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, and the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the court is encouraged to impose (i) a minimum penalty of 48 (rather than 24) hours imprisonment for a first violation of a civil no contact order, an order of protection, or a protective order and (ii) a minimum penalty of 96 (rather than 48) hours imprisonment for a second or subsequent violation of a civil no contact order, an order of protection, or a protective order.

Darby A. Hills

CRIM CD-VIOL ORDERS OF PROTECT

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that violation of an order of protection is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction of violation of a civil no contact order, violation of a stalking no contact order, or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in the State as violation of a civil no contact order or violation of a stalking no contact order. Provides that violation of a civil no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction for violation of an order of protection, violation of a civil no contact order, or violation of a stalking no contact order, or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in the State as a violation of an order of protection, violation of a civil no contact order, or violation of a stalking no contact order. Provides that violation of a stalking no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under the Code for a violation of an order of protection, violation of a stalking no contact order, or violation of a civil no contact order, or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in the State as a violation of an order of protection, violation of a civil no contact order, or violation of a stalking no contact order.

Darby A. Hills

COUNTIES CD-RECORDING FEES

Amends the Counties Code. In a provision concerning recording fees in first and second class counties for specified documents, provides that the minimum recording fee for a document recorded by a unit of local government, State agency, or public utility may be increased only annually (rather than at any time).

Christopher Belt

MEDICAID-SLF-DEMENTIA CARE

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning the supportive living facilities program, removes a provision permitting applications for the expansion of supportive living dementia care settings, involving sites not approved by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, to include new elderly non-dementia units in addition to new dementia care units.

Christopher Belt

TRANSPORTATION-TECH

Amends the Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Christopher Belt

340B PRICING PROGRAM REPORT

Creates the 340B Drug Pricing Program Reporting Act. On or before April 1, 2027 and each April 1 thereafter, requires a 340B covered entity to report the specified information and transactions to the Department of Public Health concerning the 340B covered entity's participation in or participation on behalf of the 340B covered entity in the federal 340B Program for the previous calendar year. On or before November 15, 2027 and each November 15 thereafter, requires the Department to prepare a report that aggregates the data submitted; submit the report to the General Assembly in an electronic format; and post the report on the Department's website. Provides that pharmaceutical manufacturers may request a 340B covered entity to provide specified information concerning the dispensation of 340B drugs. Sets forth provisions concerning penalties, exemptions for pharmaceutical manufacturers, and rulemaking. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2031. Effective immediately.

Adriane Johnson

FLAVORED TOBACCO-BAN

Creates the Flavored Tobacco Ban Act. Provides that a distributor, secondary distributor, retailer, or any of the retailer's agents or employees may not sell, offer for sale, or possess with the intent to sell or offer for sale a flavored tobacco product, flavored related tobacco product, flavored alternative nicotine product, or flavored solution or substance intended for use with electronic cigarettes. Provides that a distributor may temporarily possess or store in the State, flavored tobacco products, related tobacco products, flavored alternative nicotine products, or flavored solutions or substances intended for use with electronic cigarettes, acquired by the distributor outside this State that, after being brought into this State and possessed or stored here temporarily, are shipped by the distributor outside the State. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that a tobacco product, related tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or solution or substance intended for use with electronic cigarettes is a flavored tobacco product, flavored related tobacco product, flavored alternative nicotine product, or flavored solution or substance intended for use with electronic cigarettes if the tobacco product, related tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or solution or substance intended for use with electronic cigarettes has or produces a characterizing flavor or, if a manufacturer or any of a manufacturer's agents or employees, in the course of their agency or employment, has made a statement or claim directed to consumers or to the public that the tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or solution or substance intended for use with electronic cigarettes has or produces a characterizing flavor, including, but not limited to, text, color, or images on the product's labeling or packaging that are used to explicitly or implicitly communicate or suggest that the tobacco product, related tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or solution or substance intended for use with electronic cigarettes has a characterizing flavor. Provides for the suspension of distributors licenses for violation of the Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to enforce the Act. Grants the Department rulemaking powers. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. Effective June 1, 2026.

Mary Edly-Allen

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security may make grants for the purpose of promoting public safety radio interoperability if the use of the funds is consistent with standards set forth by the Illinois Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee under Section 10 of the Illinois State Police Radio Act and may adopt such rules as necessary to implement these grants. Provides that in awarding grants for the purpose of promoting public safety radio interoperability, priority shall be given first to public safety agencies with jurisdiction in areas without land mobile radio communication interoperability in counties with a population under 75,000. Provides that only public safety agencies using technology that is P25 CAP-verified (Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program) and complies with the current version of the SAFECOM Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) shall be eligible for grants.

Patrick J. Joyce

SECURE JOBS ACT

Creates the Secure Jobs Act. Establishes a framework for employee discipline and discharge. Prohibits the unjust discharge of an employee. Contains provisions concerning factors to be considered when determining whether an employee has been discharged for just cause and the conditions that allow for a discharge based on bona fide economic reasons. Requires employers to use progressive discipline measures. Limits the use of electronic monitoring. Provides for severance pay. Directs the Department of Labor to adopt rules and administer the Act. Provides statutory remedies for wrongfully discharged employees and authorizes the recovery of damages. Creates the Wrongful Discharge Enforcement Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective January 1, 2027.

Lakesia Collins

SNAPPING TURTLES-TRAP

Amends the Herptiles-Herps Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, common snapping turtles may be taken by live trap, subject to the following conditions: (1) live traps must be checked every 24 hours; (2) live traps must be equipped with flotation equipment, adequate to have at least 2 inches of the containment area above the surface of the water; and (3) every live trap must be marked with the owner's name and address or Department of Natural Resources customer number (rather than notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, snapping turtles may be taken by trap).

Neil Anderson

PEN CD-GARS-LIMIT MEMBERSHIP

Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Restricts participation in the General Assembly Retirement System to persons who became participants before the effective date of the amendatory Act and provides that, beginning on that date, the System shall not accept any new participants. Makes related changes. Effective immediately.

Neil Anderson

HOSPITAL-PHYSICIANS-JUDGMENT

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. In the definition of "professional judgment", removes language providing that situations in which an employing entity does not interfere with an employed physician's professional judgment includes reasonable referral restrictions that do not, in the reasonable professional judgment of the physician, adversely affect the health or welfare of the patient. Effective immediately.

Neil Anderson