Bills & Legislation

LINE OF DUTY ANIMAL CONTROL

Amends the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Includes animal control officers and animal wardens within the scope of the Act. Defines terms.

Michael W. HalpinDemocrat

CO2 PIPELINES-EMINENT DOMAIN

Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning the exercise of eminent domain powers by a public utility, provides that an owner or operator of a pipeline designed, constructed, and operated to transport carbon dioxide to which the Illinois Commerce Commission has granted a certificate under the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act shall not seek or exercise eminent domain authority from the Commission. Amends the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. Provides that a certificate of authority does not grant an owner or operator of a carbon dioxide pipeline the authority to take and acquire an easement in any property or interest in property for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a carbon dioxide pipeline through the exercise of eminent domain power. Removes corresponding provisions concerning eminent domain.

Michael W. HalpinDemocrat

COURT OF CLAIMS-PROCEDURE

Amends the Court of Claims Act. Creates an administrative process for uncontested claims for vendors arising from contracts with the State. Requires a State agency to confirm or reject an uncontested claim that is from a lapsed appropriation and valued at less than $2,500 within 30 days after being notified in writing by the Attorney General. Provides that if the State agency does not confirm or reject the claim within that 30-day period, then the State agency forfeits the right to reject or contest the claim. Requires the Comptroller, subject to appropriation, then issue payment to the vendor within 30 days of the court entering such an award. Provides that if the court determines that it is unable to process such an uncontested claim because the bill or invoice contains a defect, the court must notify the vendor in writing of the defect no later than 30 days after the bill or invoice was first submitted. Provides that if one or more items on a bill or invoice are disapproved, but not the entire bill or invoice, then the portion that is not disapproved must be transmitted to the Comptroller for payment. Changes the filing fees required under the Act as follows: a fee of $15 for a petition seeking more than $500 but less than $10,000; and $35 for a petition seeking more than $10,000 or more. Requires that the court must allow claimants to submit documentation to amend and cure defects. Makes other changes. Authorizes the Court of Claims to adopt rules to implement the Act.

Michael W. HalpinDemocrat

GATA-ASSISTANCE

Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that the advice and technical assistance provided to State grant-making agencies by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Act shall include training for State agency staff. Sets forth requirements for the training. Provides that a State grant-making agency that awards a grant must issue the grant agreement associated with the grant within 60 days after the grant's effective date. Sets forth requirements for the grant agreement.

Mike PorfirioDemocrat

PROMPT PAYMENT-INTEREST

Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Makes technical changes to eliminate obsolete provisions. Provides that, if an agency incurs an interest liability that cannot be charged to the same expenditure authority account to which the related goods or services were charged due to federal prohibitions, the agency may pay the interest from any moneys appropriated to the agency that are not otherwise prohibited to be used for the purpose of paying interest. Provides that, when a State official or agency responsible for administering a contract receives a bill or invoice from a contractor, that State official or agency shall confirm the date on which the bill or invoice was received within 15 business days of receipt and shall transmit any approved amount to the Comptroller within 30 days of receipt. Provides that a State official or agency that is responsible for administering a contract submits a voucher to the Comptroller for payment, the official or agency shall make available electronically the voucher number, the date of the voucher, and the amount of the voucher within 15 days after submitting the voucher to the Comptroller (currently, that information shall be made available promptly).

Michael W. HalpinDemocrat

$SAFER PATHWAYS

Appropriates the sum of $2,100,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for a grant to Safer Pathways to support the Supportive Reentry Network Collaborative. Effective July 1, 2026.

Lakesia CollinsDemocrat

$IEMA-OHS-NFP GRANTS

Appropriates $18,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security for deposit into the IEMA State Projects Fund for grants and operational expenses associated with the administration of Illinois' Not-For-Profit Security Grant Program. Effective July 1, 2026.

Ram VillivalamDemocrat

MUNI CD-TIF-BEDFORD PARK

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Extends the estimated date of completion of a redevelopment project and the retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment project costs for an ordinance adopted on August 10, 2010 by the Village of Bedford Park to create the 65th Street TIF District. Effective immediately.

Mike PorfirioDemocrat

IMDMA-DEPLOYED PARENTS

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Creates the Deployed Parents Allocation of Parental Responsibilities Part. Requires a deploying parent to notify the other parent of a pending deployment not later than 7 days after receiving notice of deployment unless reasonably prevented from doing so by the circumstances of service. Requires each parent to provide the other parent with a plan for fulfilling the parent's share of parental responsibilities during deployment. Requires an individual to whom parental responsibilities have been granted during deployment to notify the deploying parent and any other individual with parental responsibilities of a child of any change of the individual's mailing address or residence until the grant is terminated. Prohibits a court from considering a parent's past deployment or possible future deployment in itself in determining the best interests of the child in a proceeding for the allocation of parental responsibilities of a child of a service member. Allows the parents of a child to enter into a temporary agreement granting parental responsibilities during deployment of a deploying parent. Allows a court to issue a temporary order granting parental responsibilities after a deploying parent receives notice of deployment and until the deployment terminates. Allows a court to grant caretaking functions, significant decision-making, or limited contact to a non-parent who is an adult family member of the child or an adult with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship on the motion of a deploying parent. Allows the court to enter a temporary order for child support if the court has issued a temporary order granting parental responsibilities under the Part. Sets forth the termination procedures of an agreement or temporary order under the Part. Makes other changes.

Mike PorfirioDemocrat

PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE

Provides that, if and only if Senate Bill 642 of the 104th General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed both houses on October 31, 2025, then a provision in the Property Tax Code concerning the Low-Income Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption is amended by (i) specifying that, for taxable years 2029 and thereafter, the term "maximum income limitation" means the maximum income limitation for the immediately preceding taxable year, multiplied by one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index-U for the 12-month period ending in September of the calendar year immediately preceding the taxable year for which the limitation is calculated and (ii) adding a definition of the term "Consumer Price Index-u". Effective upon becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 642 of the 104th General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.

Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat

GOV ETHICS-FUNDRAISING

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that no executive branch constitutional officer, candidate for an executive branch constitutional office, member of the General Assembly, candidate for the General Assembly, any political caucus of the General Assembly, or any political committee on behalf of any of the foregoing may hold a political fundraising function on any day immediately after a day in which the legislature is in session. Further provides that this restriction does not apply to a political fundraising function scheduled at least 14 days in advance of a day the legislature is in special session or the day immediately prior to or after a day the legislature is in special session. Effective immediately.

Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat

VEH CD-INSPECTIONS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that vehicles shall be inspected every 2 years on a schedule that begins in the sixth (rather than fourth) calendar year after the vehicle model year.

Suzy Glowiak HiltonDemocrat

MUNI CD-SOUND INSULATION ODOR

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality that has implemented a Residential Sound Insulation Program to mitigate aircraft noise shall replace all windows and doors in homes where defective products were found to have caused offensive odors prior the initiation of the Residential Sound Insulation Program. Provides that airport revenue funds shall not be used to replace any windows or doors in homes where later testing done as part of the Residential Sound Insulation Program found no offensive odor.

Mike PorfirioDemocrat

TOLL HWY-TOLL RATE PLAZA SIGNS

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Requires the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to erect and maintain at each Illinois Toll Plaza a sign stating the toll rates.

Laura M. MurphyDemocrat

SHORT-TERM HEALTH INSURANCE

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Repeals provisions prohibiting short-term, limited-duration insurance and makes conforming changes. Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act and the Limited Health Service Organization Act to make conforming changes. Reenacts the Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Insurance Coverage Act.

Jil TracyRepublican

CHICAGO DEBT ISSUANCE VOTES

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, the beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Chicago City Council shall not adopt an ordinance authorizing a debt issuance without the affirmative vote of at least three-fifths of the alderpersons then holding office on the Chicago City Council. Defines "debt issuance". Limits home rule powers.

Mike PorfirioDemocrat

VEH CD-SPEED ENFORCE SYSTEMS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the automated speed enforcement systems in safety zones provision applies to home rule municipalities contiguous to municipalities with a population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.

Mike PorfirioDemocrat

LGDF-WAGERING

Amends the State Revenue Sharing Act. Provides that, if a municipality imposes fees, surcharges, or other costs for the privilege of conducting or participating in sports wagering, then the total amount of those fees, surcharges, or other costs shall be deducted from that municipality's Local Government Distributive Fund allocation and redistributed to the other municipalities and counties in this State in accordance with the Local Government Distributive Fund allocation formula.

Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat

INC TX-ACA PREMIUMS

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction in an amount equal to the amount paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year as monthly premiums for a health insurance plan bought through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace, plus an amount equal to the qualified out-of-pocket medical expenses paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year.

Dave SyversonRepublican

ELECTION CODE-VACANCY

Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning ballot forfeiture, provides that any civil penalty paid after the State Board of Elections transmits the list of all candidates whose political committees have not paid an assessed civil penalty shall not result in the election authority placing the candidate who paid the civil penalty on the ballot. Provides that, if a candidate forfeits his or her ballot under the provision, then that candidate may not be appointed to fulfill the resulting vacancy. In provisions concerning the making of nominations, provides that any vacancy in nomination occurring after certification shall be filled at least 45 days before the election for which there is a vacancy (rather than within 8 days after the event creating the vacancy). Provides that, unless a candidate has appealed a civil penalty assessment and the Board has not disposed of the appeal by the certification date, the election authority shall not place upon the ballot the name of any candidate appearing on this list for any office in any election. Provides that any civil penalty paid after the Board certifies the ballot (rather than transmits the list of all candidates whose political committees have not paid any civil penalty) shall not result in the election authority placing the candidate who paid the civil penalty on the ballot. In provisions concerning the delivery of ballots, provides that, if a consolidated primary election is required, vote by mail ballots for the consolidated election shall be mailed no later than 5 business days after the completion of the canvass of the consolidated primary election. Makes other changes.

Rachel VenturaDemocrat

BANKS-CD DISCLOSURE&PENALTIES

Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Provides that a financial institution offering a certificate of deposit shall, before account opening, provide the consumer with a clear and conspicuous written disclosure and a specified statement. Establishes provisions concerning disclosure requirements for an automatically renewing certificate of deposit; requirements for financial institutions before processing any early withdrawal of a certificate of deposit; and enforcement provisions. Provides that a violation of the provisions concerning mandatory disclosures related to certificates of deposit is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make a corresponding change. Effective January 1, 2027.

Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat

$IDPH-LOCAL HEALTH PROT GRANT

Appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for local health protection grants for health protection programs. Effective July 1, 2026.

Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat

$IDPH-MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

Appropriates $1,600,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for the purpose of funding Duchenne muscular dystrophy screenings for newborn babies. Effective July 1, 2026.

Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat

EMPLOYMENT-EFFECTIVE DATE

Amends Public Act 104-17. Changes the effective date of the Public Act from June 30, 2025 to July 1, 2026. Effective immediately.

Li Arellano, Jr.Republican

PREVAILING WAGE-LOTTERY

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. In the definition of "public works", includes installation, repair, wiring, and maintenance services to Illinois lottery machines and equipment pursuant to a contract between the Department of the Lottery and a contractor. Effective January 1, 2027.

Meg Loughran CappelDemocrat

INC TX-AVIATION

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that each taxpayer that makes a donation to an educational improvement organization for aviation during the taxable year may apply to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for an income tax credit in an amount not to exceed the amount of the taxpayer's donation that is used to provide scholarships for prospective pilots, airline and aerospace mechanics, and other aviation and aerospace professionals as part of a program that operates in this State. Requires educational improvement organizations for aviation to apply to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to be eligible to accept donations that qualify for the credit. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may award no more than $5,000,000 in credits under the program in any calendar year. Effective immediately.

Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat

CD CORR-PRISONER GANG TATTOO

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Director of Corrections shall establish a 5-year pilot program in 3 institutions or facilities of the Department of Corrections to permit a committed person who has a gang tattoo to have that tattoo removed by a physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse licensed in this State or by a person who has a certificate of registration issued by the Department of Public Health under the Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishment Registration Act to operate a tattoo and body piercing establishment. Provides that the institutions or facilities selected by the Director shall be provided with equipment and sanitary needs to accomplish the removal of the tattoos in a safe manner, including medical-grade cosmetic laser removal equipment. Provides that a committed person in a designated pilot institution or facility of the Department who has a gang tattoo may have that tattoo removed by an authorized person. Provides that if the balance in the committed person's Residents' Benefit Fund is $500 or more, the moneys in the Fund shall be used to pay for the committed person's gang tattoo removal. Provides that if the balance in the committed person's Residents' Benefit Fund is less than $500, the committed person shall receive the tattoo removal free of charge. Provides that the Director shall establish reasonable costs to be charged to a committed person with at least a $500 balance in the committed person' Residents' Benefit Fund who has his or her gang tattoo removed. Defines "gang tattoo" and "tattoo".

Lakesia CollinsDemocrat

CHARITABLE FOOD COORDINATION

Creates the Comprehensive Charitable Food System Coordination Act. Provides that State agencies involved in administering or appropriating State or State-managed federal grant funds for hunger relief shall consult and coordinate, to the extent practicable, with all categories of actors within the charitable food system. Further provides that those State agencies shall ensure that grant solicitations and funding criteria reflect the interconnected roles of food providers, distributors, producers, facilitators, and data systems. Requires those State agencies to consider proposals that strengthen coordination, efficiency, resiliency, and equity across the charitable food system. Provides that State agencies may establish advisory groups composed of representatives from food providers and distributors. Provides that each State agency administering hunger relief grant funds shall submit an annual report to the appropriate State oversight entity describing: how actors in the charitable food system were engaged in grant planning, allocation, and evaluation; measurable impacts on food access, food quality, and community resilience; and barriers or opportunities identified through cross-sector collaboration. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall make grants to food banks and providers (rather than food banks only). Defines "provider" as a public or charitable organization that is unaffiliated with a food bank, that maintains an operation involving the provision of food or edible commodities, and that, as an integral part of its normal activities, provides meals or food to feed needy persons on a regular basis. Effective July 1, 2026.

Lakesia CollinsDemocrat

REVENUE-PROP TX REPLACE

Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Revenue, in consultation with the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of phasing out the use of property taxes as a funding source for school districts and replacing that revenue with other State and local revenue streams.

Lakesia CollinsDemocrat

$CMS-AI PROCUREMENT

Appropriates the amount of $250,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Central Management Services for the purpose of making a grant to Amp AI, doing business as Nozma, to conduct a procurement modernization and artificial intelligence pilot program. Effective July 1, 2026.

Lakesia CollinsDemocrat

GAMBLING-ADJUST GROSS RECEIPTS

Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Changes the definition of "adjusted gross receipts" to mean the total of all cash and cash equivalents received by a licensee minus the total of: (1) all cash and cash equivalents paid out as winnings to wagerers; (2) the actual costs paid by a licensee for anything of value provided to and redeemed by wagerers; (3) voided or cancelled wagers; and (4) the costs of free play or promotional credits provided to and redeemed by the applicable licensee's wagerers.

Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat

VEH CD-EYE EXAM

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall allow an applicant for a renewal driver's license to obtain the vision examination from an ophthalmologist or optometrist.

Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat

PROCUREMENT-LOCAL GOV AI

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services may enter into a sole source contract with a specified contractor for a 6-month procurement modernization pilot project. Provides that the contractor shall conduct a comprehensive procurement modernization study for units of local government. Provides that the pilot program shall be conducted in no more than 7 municipalities of the contractor's choosing, each having a population of less than 200,000, to test the applicability of artificial intelligence applications across diverse regional and administrative environments. Effective immediately.

Lakesia CollinsDemocrat

VEHICLE HISTORY REPORTS

Creates the Vehicle History Report Requirements for Used or Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales Act. Requires every licensed motor vehicle dealer in the State to provide a current vehicle history report to each customer to whom the licensed motor vehicle dealer sells a used or pre-owned vehicle. Provides that before assuming ownership of a used or pre-owned vehicle, the customer must sign a document confirming receipt and review of the vehicle history report. Provides that any licensed motor vehicle dealer, body shop, or other organization that inaccurately reports the mileage or historical data of a used or pre-owned vehicle being bought, sold, serviced, or inspected is in violation of the Act, for which the penalty is a fine of $1,000 per violation and, for subsequent violations, suspension or revocation of the business license or certification of the offending organization. Provides that any collected fine shall be deposited into the Illinois Dealer Recovery Trust Fund. Requires a licensed motor vehicle dealer, body shop, or other organization that incurs a fine to report the annual amount of fines incurred on the motor vehicle dealer's, body shop's, or other organization's annual accounting report or audit. Provides that a violation of the Act constitutes an unlawful business practice. Makes a conforming change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

Rachel VenturaDemocrat

SCH CD-RESOURCE OFFICER GRANT

Amends the School Code. Requires, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, to establish the School Resource Officer Grant Program to fund salaries and any other costs associated with the hiring of an active law enforcement officer as a school resource officer. Provides that eligible entities are schools or school districts that have hired an active law enforcement officer as a school resource officer and the law enforcement agency or agencies that a school or school district has an intergovernmental agreement with to employ a school resource officer. Provides that any funds distributed to an eligible entity under the Program shall be equally distributed between the eligible entities in an intergovernmental agreement to employ a school resource officer. Allows the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, to adopt rules as needed for the Program's implementation and the distribution of grants. Makes a conforming change.

Darby A. HillsRepublican

HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINE

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a high voltage transmission line may be constructed, placed, or maintained across any public right-of-way or along any highway, federally aided State highway, controlled access highway, interstate highway, or roadway, except as deemed necessary by the Secretary of Transportation to protect public safety or ensure the proper function of the highway. Provides that in the case of the co-location of a high voltage transmission line with Department of Transportation highway right-of-way, the Secretary of Transportation shall engage in coordination activities with a utility or developer to review requested highway corridors for a possible permitted location of a high voltage transmission line. Provides that when a permissible route along a highway corridor has been identified by the Department and the utility or developer, the Department must engage in consultation with the utility or developer to develop a constructability report to be used by both parties when co-location projects are being planned and approved. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Establishes an order of priority when siting a location for a new electric transmission facility.

Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat

VEH CD-ELECTRONIC COMM DEVICES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that using an electronic communication device includes recording a video, holding a device in one's hand or lap, composing, sending, or reading any text-based communication, or browsing the Internet. Provides that a person is presumed to be in use of an electronic communication device while driving if the electronic communication device is observed in the person's hand while the vehicle is in motion or stopped in traffic. Changes the penalties for the use of an electronic communication device while driving to: for a first offense, a fine not to exceed $250 (instead of $75); for a second offense, a fine not to exceed $500 (instead of $100) and the person must complete a Distracted Driving Safety Course; and for a third or subsequent offense, a fine not to exceed $750 (instead of $125) and a suspension of the person's driver's license for a period of not less than 3 months and not more than 6 months. Includes exceptions for a public transit or commercial driver using a digital dispatch device within the scope of employment and a driver using the phone for a brief, specific purpose while the vehicle is fully and completely stopped at a red light, as long as the purpose is achieved and the electronic communication device use ceases before the light turns green. Requires that the exception for a driver using an electronic communication device in hands-free or voice-operated mode must be 18 or older. Authorizes a municipality to establish an automated distracted driving enforcement program. Provides for the implementation of a distracted driving awareness campaign. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2027.

Laura M. MurphyDemocrat

SMALL BUSINESS INCENTIVES

Creates the Small Business Economic Incentive Act. Provides that at least 50% of the dollar value of all economic incentives awarded to businesses by the State or by any State agency on or after January 1, 2027 shall be awarded to businesses with 50 or fewer full-time employees. Effective January 1, 2027.

Laura M. MurphyDemocrat

SCH CD-UNIT SCH DISTRICT STUDY

Amends the School Code. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools for Regional Office of Education 19, the regional superintendent of schools for Regional Office of Education 31, and the regional superintendent of schools for Regional Office of Education 56 shall jointly conduct a comprehensive study evaluating the feasibility of reorganizing school districts within their educational service regions into unit school districts. Sets forth the components and requirements of the study.

Suzy Glowiak HiltonDemocrat

FINANCE-BRIDGE FUND

Amends the Department of Insurance Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall establish and administer a State subsidy program to offset some, if not all, of the costs associated with the expiration of the enhanced federal tax credits that subsidize health insurance premiums. Amends the Governor's Office of Management and Budget Act. Provides that the Governor shall direct the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer to set aside the sum of $75,000,000 from the Budget Reserve for Immediate Disbursements and Governmental Emergencies (BRIDGE) Fund to fund that program. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide for emergency rulemaking. Effective immediately.

Laura FineDemocrat

GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS

Creates the Local Government Inspector General Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to establish an independent entity to which allegations of incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, corruption, or official misconduct involving units of local government, including their officers, employees, and agents, or elected or appointed local officials, may be reported and investigated with the assistance of the Attorney General. Creates the Local Government Ethics Commission and the Office of the Local Government Inspector General and provides that members of the Commission and the Inspector General shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the procedures of investigating a complaint and the issuing of reports. Defines terms. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires the appointment of at least one member of the general public to the Legislative Ethics Commission. Provides that the Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before commencing an investigation. Provides that, within 60 days after receipt of a summary report and response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head that resulted in the subject of the investigation being found guilty of allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations of the Act, or violations of other related laws and rules, the Legislative Inspector General (currently, Legislative Ethics Commission) shall make available to the public the report and response or a redacted version of the report and response. Allows the Legislative Inspector General to make available to the public any other summary report and response of the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head or a redacted version of the report and response without prior approval from the Legislative Ethics Commission. Makes conforming changes.

Laura M. MurphyDemocrat

MHDD-INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Removes a requirement that at least one mental health examiner testify in person at an involuntary admission hearing.

Michael W. HalpinDemocrat

MEDICAID-SCHOOL DENTAL PGRAM

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to administer and regulate an All Kids Dental School Program, requires the Department to include certain program requirements, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) all participating dentists must be enrolled in the Department's provider enrollment system within the Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology System; (2) each dental entity must complete the All Kids School-Based Dental Program Provider Registration Application; (3) all dental providers approved must be able to render the full scope of preventative school-based services for an out-of-office setting, including a Caries Risk Assessment; and (4) each dental entity approved must obtain a signed consent form from each student's parent or guardian prior to providing services. Removes language prohibiting the preemption of a home rule unit's or school district's authority to establish, change, or administer a school-based dental program in addition to, or independent of, the school-based dental program administered by the Department. Requires the Department to coordinate with the Chicago Public Schools on which schools will participate in the school-based dental program and then oversee the allocation of schools in the metropolitan Chicago area to dental providers. Requires schools to be assigned to dental providers on a first-come, first-served basis or put on a wait list if no schools are available at that time. Provides that no more than 80 schools per provider shall be allowed; and that providers may subcontract with other approved providers to render services. Effective immediately.

Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat

PROP TX-GENERAL HOMESTEAD

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable year 2026, the maximum reduction for the general homestead exemption shall be $10,000 in all counties. Provides that, for taxable years 2027 and thereafter, the maximum reduction for the general homestead exemption in all counties shall be the maximum reduction for the immediately preceding taxable year, increased by the lesser of (i) 5% or (ii) the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the 12-month period ending on September 30 of the immediately preceding taxable year. Provides that, for assessment years following the next general assessment after the effective date of the amendatory Act, no increase in assessment may exceed 20% per year, subject to certain exceptions. Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that all surplus funds in the special tax allocation fund shall be distributed as soon as possible after they are calculated (rather than distributed annually within 180 days after the close of the municipality's fiscal year). Effective immediately.

Laura M. MurphyDemocrat

GENETIC INFORMATION PRIVACY

Amends the Genetic Information Privacy Act. Removes language exempting insurers that are issuing a long-term care policy from specified provisions. Provides that, with regard to any policy, contract, or plan offered, entered into, issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027 by a health insurer, life insurer, disability insurer, or long-term care insurer authorized to transact insurance in this State, a health insurer, life insurer, disability insurer, or long-term care insurer may not: (1) cancel, limit, or deny coverage or establish differentials in premium rates based on a person's genetic information; or (2) require or solicit an individual's genetic information, use an individual's genetic test results, or consider an individual's decisions or actions relating to genetic information or a genetic test in any manner for any insurance purpose. Provides that the provisions may not be construed as: (1) preventing a life insurer, disability insurer, or long-term care insurer from accessing an individual's medical record as part of an application; or (2) prohibiting a life insurer, disability insurer, or long-term care insurer from considering a clinical diagnosis, such as a manifest disease or disorder, included in an individual's medical record for insurance purposes to the extent otherwise allowable by law. Effective July 1, 2026.

Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat

SPORTS WAGERING-NO LOCAL TAXES

Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Denies home rule units the power to regulate, license, or tax sports wagering. Effective immediately.

Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat

PROP TX-SENIOR EXEMPTION

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2026 and thereafter, in all counties, a taxpayer who has been granted a senior citizens homestead exemption need not reapply for that exemption. Effective immediately.

Chris BalkemaRepublican

MILK-UNPASTEURIZED

Amends the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act. Provides for an exception from the pasteurization requirement for milk produced in accordance with Department of Public Health rules if the milk is sold or distributed directly to the final consumer (1) on the premises of the dairy farm where it was produced or (2) at an off-farm location or through delivery, provided that the producer holds a raw milk permit issued by the Department and complies with all sanitary, labeling, recordkeeping, and transportation requirements established by the Department to ensure consumer safety.

Jil TracyRepublican

CHILD LABOR-FAMILY BUSINESS

Amends the Child Labor Law of 2024. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a minor's parent or legal guardian from employing the minor outside of school hours at a business in which the minor's parent or legal guardian has at least 51% ownership and that employs no more than 50 employees.

Jil TracyRepublican

CRIM PRO&CORR-MITIGATE

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if within the court's discretion, no condition or combination of conditions of pretrial release can materially mitigate (rather than mitigate) (i) the real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case, for offenses listed in the denial of pretrial release provisions of the Code, or (ii) the defendant's willful flight for specified offenses listed in the denial of pretrial release provisions. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes a provision providing that home detention for purposes of credit for time served in custody includes restrictions on liberty such as curfews restricting movement for 12 hours or more per day and electronic monitoring that restricts travel or movement. Deletes a provision providing that electronic monitoring is not required for home detention to be considered custodial for purposes of sentencing credit.

Sally J. TurnerRepublican