Bills & Legislation

$STATE'S ATT APPELLATE PROSEC

Appropriates $36,365,100 to the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$DEPT AGR-ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN

Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture to be used as a grant to an Illinois higher education institution's integrated bioprocessing research laboratory for the expansion of alternative protein research. Effective immediately.

Mattie HunterDemocrat

$AGING-FAMILY CAREGIVER

Appropriates $6,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department on Aging for distribution to Area Agencies on Aging for services provided under the Family Caregiver Act. Effective July 1, 2025.

Kimberly A. LightfordDemocrat

$DECO-OFFICE OF TOURISM

Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Effective July 1, 2025.

Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat

DEPT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY

Creates the Department of Government Efficiency Act. Provides that the Department of Government Efficiency is created to oversee, audit, and recommend improvements to all State agencies' operations, budgets, and practices. Sets forth the membership and powers and duties of the Department, including the power to conduct mandatory annual audits in all State agencies, review and recommend repealing programs or expenditures that prioritize ideology over taxpayer benefits, establish clear key performance indicators for every State agency, consolidate overlapping programs and services, and implement technological solutions to improve transparency and streamline operations. Requires all State agencies to submit initial efficiency plans to the Department of Government Efficiency within 12 months after the Department's establishment. Sets forth provisions concerning findings of the General Assembly, the mission of the Department, implementation of the Act, and reporting. Effective immediately.

Andrew S. ChesneyRepublican

$ILLINOIS POWER AGENCY

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Power Agency for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$AUDITOR GENERAL-OCE

Appropriates the sum of $8,620,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Auditor General to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the Auditor General. Appropriates $35,592,488 to the Auditor General from the Audit Expense Fund for administrative and operations expenses and audits, studies, investigations, and expenses related to actuarial services. Effective July 1, 2025.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$DNR-RIVER STUDY

Appropriates $1,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for a comprehensive study of the Kaskaskia River watershed in coordination with the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Effective July 1, 2025.

Chapin RoseRepublican

VEH CD-SCHOOL-ACTIVITY BUS USE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a multifunction school-activity bus may additionally be used for transportation to a college, university, student job site developed through a partnership with the school, a college or career fair, or an experience that the school determines will contribute to a student's college or career readiness. Amends the School Code to make conforming changes and to provide that a student in any of grades 7 through 12 (instead of grades 9 through 12) may be transported in a multifunction school-activity bus for specified purposes.

Laura M. MurphyDemocrat

$DHS-2-1-1 SERVICES

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for Statewide 211. Effective July 1, 2025.

Doris TurnerDemocrat

$AG-CROP INS REB INIT

Appropriates $6,100,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for costs associated with the Crop Insurance Rebate Initiative to provide incentives for at least 1,000,000 acres of eligible land. Effective July 1, 2025.

Laura EllmanDemocrat

JOINT & SEVERAL TORT LIABILITY

Amends and reenacts provisions of the Civil Practice Article of the Code of Civil Procedure concerning actions on account of bodily injury or death or physical damage to property based on negligence or product liability based on strict tort liability. Provides that the court shall not instruct the jury of the consequence of any findings of fault of any plaintiff or defendant under specified provisions of the Code. Deletes language providing that the court shall instruct the jury in writing that the defendant shall be found not liable if the jury finds that the contributory fault of the plaintiff is more than 50% of the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought. In the Section concerning joint liability, deletes language providing that: any defendant whose fault is less than 25% of the total fault attributable to the plaintiff, the defendants sued by the plaintiff, and any third party defendant except the plaintiff's employer, is severally liable for non-medical damages; and any defendant whose fault is 25% or greater of the total fault attributable to the plaintiff, the defendants sued by the plaintiff, and any third party defendants except the plaintiff's employer, is jointly and severally liable for non-medical damages. Adds language providing that: any defendant whose fault is less than 25% of the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought by the plaintiff is severally liable for non-medical damages; and any defendant whose fault is 25% or greater of the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought by the plaintiff is jointly and severally liable for non-medical damages. Contains applicability provisions.

Jil TracyRepublican

PUNITIVE DAMAGES-LEGAL MALPRAC

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the prohibition on the recovery of punitive damages in a legal malpractice action includes damages sought as compensatory damages which were assessed against the legal malpractice plaintiff or failed to be obtained by the legal malpractice plaintiff.

Jil TracyRepublican

$LEARN9-FACILITY RENOVATION

Appropriates $5,000,000 to the LEARN 9 Campus Waukegan for facility renovation. Effective July 1, 2025.

Adriane JohnsonDemocrat

$AG-WRB PRGM

Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Attornery General for ordinary and contingent expenses and operational porgrams of the Workplace Rights Bureau. Effective July 1, 2025.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$DNR-DUCKS UNLIMITED

Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for grants to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to fund wetland protection, enhancement, and restoration projects in the State of Illinois, to fund education and outreach for media, volunteers, members, and the general public regarding waterfowl and wetlands conservation in the State of Illinois, and to cover reasonable cost for Ducks Unlimited plate advertising and administration of the wetland conservation projects and education program.

Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat

$STATE APPELLATE DEFENDER

Appropriates $38,275,200 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$DHS GRANT-IL PRISON PROJECT

Appropriates $2,000,000 to the Department of Human Services for a grant to the Illinois Prison Project for the purposes of legal support, representation, and education for incarcerated persons in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Effective July 1, 2025.

Willie PrestonDemocrat

$DHS-CHICAGO SURVIVORS

Appropriates $4,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for a grant to Chicago Survivors for family and community services. Effective immediately.

Robert PetersDemocrat

$DNR-MUSEUMS IN THE PARK

Appropriates $20,000,000 to the Department of Natural Resources for a grant to Museums in the Park for operational expenses and infrastructure improvements. Effective immediately.

Robert PetersDemocrat

$DCEO-CONSERVATION CORPS

Appropriates the amount of $647,600 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for the administration and operation of Greencorps Chicago and Forest Preserve Experience programs within the Conservation Corps program. Effective July 1, 2025.

Willie PrestonDemocrat

GAMING-PRIZE&GIFT KIOSKS

Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that an applicant or licensee is not in violation of the Act or any of the Illinois Gaming Board rules, and shall not be subject to disciplinary action, delay of any Board consideration, or denial of any license for operating a game device if operation of the gaming device is in compliance with and not considered gambling under the Criminal Code of 2012. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a gambling offense involving a specific gambling device is a Class 4 felony. Prohibits a municipality from imposing any restriction or prohibition related to an activity which is lawful under under a provision that set forth activities that a person may not be convicted of gambling for participating. Includes specified vending or other electronic machines or devices in the definition of gambling device. Amends the Prizes and Gifts Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to operate on any premises a prize and gift kiosk that fails to meet the specified technical standards. Prohibits a prize and gift kiosk from being connected directly or indirectly to the Internet in order to participate in the game or contest or to receive or retrieve any data related to the kiosk or device unless the connected device is a redemption vault. Provides that is unlawful for a prize and gift kiosk to offer the sale of anything other than a bona fide product. Provides that it is unlawful to operate a prize and gift kiosk without a self contained fill system which permits the operation of the device solely determined on a fee basis or the amount of revenue generated but does not include a system based on time, number of spins or spin equivalent, or other non-revenue based system, and automatically ceases to operate upon the completion of a predetermined cycle. Provides that it is unlawful to operate a prize and gift kiosk without a route boost plus internal monitoring system that accounts and records (i) cash in, (ii) winnings, (iii) entries used, (iv) power failures, disconnections from the monitoring system, and malfunctions, and (v) remote activations and disabling. Requires a prize and gift kiosk to be registered with the Department of Revenue and to remit the annual fee as set by the Department of Revenue. Effective immediately.

Willie PrestonDemocrat

$DPH-HIV/AIDS

Provides legislative findings. Appropriates specified amounts to the Department of Public Health for grants, expenses, and administrative costs of programs relating to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus; the Getting to Zero-Illinois plan to end the HIV epidemic by 2030; the prevention, screening, and treatment services to address sexually transmitted infection cases; and the PrEP4Illinois Program to provide client navigation for pre-exposure prophylaxis services and medication access. Contains other provisions. Effective July 1, 2025.

Mike SimmonsDemocrat

$DEPT AG-SWCD

Appropriates $10,500,000 to the Department of Agriculture from the Partners for Conservation Fund for grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts for ordinary and contingent administrative expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.

David KoehlerDemocrat

$METRO MOBILITY AUTHORITY

Appropriates $1,500,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Additional Operating Funding Fund. Effective July 1, 2025.

Ram VillivalamDemocrat

AGG BAT-GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that, if and only if House Bill 3458 of the 104th General Assembly as introduced becomes law, it is a defense to aggravated battery when the individual battered is a member of the General Assembly and the General Assembly member responded to an incident in which the General Assembly member interacted with a person whom a reasonable person could believe was having a mental health episode and the person with whom the member of the General Assembly interacted has a documented mental illness and acted abruptly.

Andrew S. ChesneyRepublican

$ISAC

Appropriates $250,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the payment of scholarships to students who qualify for the Journalism Student Scholarship Program.

Steve StadelmanDemocrat

$ISBE-PREPACKAGED MEALS

Appropriates $18,000,000 to the State Board of Education for costs associated with implementing a statewide master contract for prepackaged meals. Effective July 1, 2025.

Ram VillivalamDemocrat

$ISBE-CURRICULUM MANDATES

Appropriates $4,000,000 to the State Board of Education for costs associated with the implementation of inclusive curriculum mandates under the School Code. Effective July 1, 2025.

Ram VillivalamDemocrat

$EARLY CHILD PROGRAM

$20,000,000 appropriation from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for early childhood programs.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

$COURT OF CLAIMS

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Court of Claims for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. Effective July 1, 2025.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

MEDICAID-PEDIATRIC CARE RATES

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, providers offering pediatric primary care shall be reimbursed at a rate that is no lower than 100% of the Medicare program's rates for preventative and screening services.

Ram VillivalamDemocrat

TITLE INSURANCE TRANSFER

Amends the Title Insurance Act. Provides for the enforcement of the Act by the Department of Insurance (rather than the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation). Provides that all powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Act are transferred to the Department of Insurance and Director of Insurance, respectively. Provides for the transfer of books, records, papers, documents, property, contracts, causes of action, pending business, and certain funds from the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to the Department of Insurance. Provides that rules and proposed rules by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Act shall become rules and proposed rules of the Department of Insurance. Provides that all moneys received by the Department of Insurance under the Act shall be deposited into the Insurance Financial Regulation Fund (rather than the Financial Institution Fund). Makes conforming and grammatical changes throughout the Act. Amends the State Finance Act and the Financial Institutions Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act to transfer authority over the predatory lending database from the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to the Department of Insurance.

Bill CunninghamDemocrat

$DCEO-CHILD ADVOCACY CTR

Appropriates $20,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center for the purpose of constructing a new building on the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center’s campus to house the Chicago Advocacy Network for Hope initiative and to increase capacity for mental health treatment for children and adults affected by sexual and domestic violence. Effective July 1, 2025.

Lakesia CollinsDemocrat

CORPORATIONS-REGISTERED OFFICE

Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, and the Limited Liability Company Act. Provides that a corporation may use a registered office as the corporation's principal office if: (1) the registered agent maintains the name and residential address of all of the corporation's board members and officers at the registered office or another secure location accessible to the principal office; (2) the registered agent agrees to share the information described with the Secretary of State upon written demand; and (3) the registered agent makes a written agreement with the corporation to comply with the requirements of the provision.

Michael W. HalpinDemocrat

$ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Arts Council for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $24,440,800; Federal Funds $1,325,000; Total $25,765,800.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$ALPLM

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $11,990,000; Other State Funds $15,606,000; Total $27,596,000.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$GOMB

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $4,800,000; Other State Funds $639,463,400; Total $644,263,400.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$EXECUTIVE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $10,646,100; Other State Funds $1,610,800; Total $12,256,900.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$EXECUTIVE ETHICS COMMISSION

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Executive Ethics Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $12,242,100; Other State Funds $2,986,600; Total $15,228,700.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$CDB

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Capital Development Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $500,000; Other State Funds $48,867,400; Total $49,367,400.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Civil Service Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $535,000.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$ICC

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Commerce Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: Other State Funds $80,116,100; Federal Funds $250,000; Total $80,366,100.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMM

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $720,000; Other State Funds $300,000; Total $1,020,000

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$EPA

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Environmental Protection Agency for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: Other State Funds $538,365,638; Federal Funds $127,354,278; Total $665,719,916.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$COMMISSION ON EQUITY AND INCL

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Commission on Equity and Inclusion for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $3,080,000; Other State Funds $4,200,000; Total $7,280,000.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$GUARDIANSHIP & ADVOCACY COMM

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $14,861,800; Other State Funds $2,997,900; Total $17,859,700.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Human Rights Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $5,952,300.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFO AUTHOR

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $98,946,100; Other State Funds $211,728,300; Federal Funds $180,734,473; Total $491,408,873.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat

$EDUCATIONAL LABOR RELATION BD

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: Other State Funds $4,349,000.

Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Democrat