Bills & Legislation

LAND CONSERVATION INCENTIVES

Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Land Conservation Incentives Act. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, there is a tax credit of up to $200,000 with respect to qualified real property interest conveyed for conservation and preservation purposes as the qualified donation by the taxpayer, with certain requirements. Provides that any taxpayer claiming this tax credit may not claim a credit under any similar law for costs related to the same project. Provides that any tax credits from the donation of an interest in land made by a pass-through tax entity such as a trust, estate, partnership, limited liability corporation or partnership, limited partnership, S corporation, or other fiduciary shall be used either by such entity if it is the taxpayer on behalf of such entity or by the member, manager, partner, shareholder, or beneficiary, as the case may be, in proportion to their interest in such entity if the income, deductions, and tax liability passes through such entity to such member, manager, partner, shareholder, or beneficiary, and that such tax credits may not be claimed by both the entity and the member, manager, partner, shareholder, or beneficiary for the same donation. Requires the Department of Natural Resources and Department of Revenue to adopt rules. Defines terms. Makes findings.

Robert F. Martwick

FIDUCIARY OVERSIGHT ACT

Creates the Fiduciary Oversight Agency Act. Establishes the Fiduciary Oversight Agency within the Department of Insurance. Provides that the Agency shall be responsible for monitoring the operations of all public sector retirement plans in Illinois, including pensions and supplemental retirement plans, to ensure compliance with State laws and fiduciary standards. Grants the Agency the authority to enforce compliance with fiduciary standards and Illinois laws relating to public sector retirement plans through administrative sanctions, penalties, and corrective orders; conduct audits, investigations, and reviews of retirement plans, plan administrators, and other fiduciaries to ensure compliance with State laws and fiduciary standards; and initiate civil or administrative proceedings to address violations of fiduciary standards and enforce corrective actions or penalties as appropriate. Establishes reporting requirements for the Agency.

Robert F. Martwick

COLLECTION AGENCY COERCED DEBT

Amends the Collection Agency Act. Provides that a debtor is not liable for any coerced debt, as defined in the Act, and may assert that they have incurred a coerced debt by providing to a collection agency an oral or written Statement of Coerced Debt, as specified. Sets forth provisions concerning notice of coerced debt to a collection agency; duties of a collection agency upon receiving an incomplete statement of coerced debt; affirmative defenses in collection actions or arbitration; civil liability; protections from perpetrators of coerced debt; restrictions on waivers; and liability of collection agencies for violations of the Act. Provides that, upon receiving the debtor's complete statement of coerced debt and specified supporting information, a collection agency shall review and consider all the information received from the debtor as well as any other information available in the collection agency's file or from the creditor related to the alleged coerced debt within 90 days after receipt of the statement of coerced debt. Requires a collection agency, within 5 days after receipt of the complete statement of coerced debt and supporting information, to cease any pre-judgment attempts to collect the coerced debt from the debtor, including refraining from filing any lawsuit or arbitration to collect the coerced debt, and notify any consumer reporting agency to which the collection agency or creditor furnished adverse information about the debtor that the debtor disputes the adverse information. Establishes additional requirements for a collection agency that reviews a statement of coerced debt. Provides that, within 180 days after the effective date of the Act, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may design and publish a model coerced debt and third party written verification form in English and any other language it determines, within its discretion, is the first language of a significant number of consumers in the State. Makes other changes.

Kimberly A. Lightford

IDOT-INTERCITY BUS PROGRAM

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to create an intercity bus program. Provides that the Department shall plan for and implement intercity bus routes that (i) add missing frequencies to existing passenger rail routes, (ii) begin frequent departures throughout the day in advance of Amtrak service, and (iii) add smaller towns into the network. Requires bus schedules to be coordinated with intercity and commuter trains so that passengers can conveniently connect between buses and trains. Provides that passengers shall be able to purchase a single ticket for journeys combining intercity buses and intercity trains. Provides that bus-only tickets shall be available for purchase from the same ticketing system used by intercity trains. Allows the Department to implement the program by (i) contracting directly with intercity bus carriers through competitive bids, (ii) contracting through Amtrak's Thruway bus program, or (iii) contract directly with a local transit authority within the State.

Mike Porfirio

INS-PREVENTIVE CARE PRIOR AUTH

Amends the Prior Authorization Reform Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a health insurance issuer or a contracted utilization review organization may not require prior authorization for preventive health services recommended by a health care professional. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a policy of group health insurance coverage or individual health insurance coverage shall, at a minimum, provide coverage and shall not require prior authorization or impose any cost-sharing requirements, including a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible, for specified preventive health services. Effective January 1, 2027.

Mike Simmons

INS CD-MENTAL HEALTH CARE

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that, when a beneficiary, insured, or enrollee receives mental health services from a nonparticipating provider or a nonparticipating health care facility, the health insurance issuer shall ensure that the beneficiary, insured, or enrollee shall incur no greater out-of-pocket costs than the beneficiary, insured, or enrollee would have incurred with a participating provider or a participating health care facility. Requires any cost-sharing requirements to be applied as though the mental health services had been received from a participating provider or a participating health care facility. Provides that, if the cost sharing for the same item or service furnished by a participating provider would have been a flat-dollar copayment, that amount shall be the cost-sharing amount unless the provider has billed a lesser total amount. Provides that administrative requirements or limitations shall be no greater than those applicable to emergency services received from a participating provider or a participating health care facility. Permits a beneficiary, insured, or enrollee receiving ongoing mental health services from a nonparticipating provider to continue treatment with the nonparticipating provider for up to one year from the start of services or one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, whichever is later, as if the mental health services were provided by a participating provider. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage under those provisions. Effective January 1, 2027.

Mike Simmons

ABOLISH DEI PROGRAMS

Amends the Departments of State Government Law. Provides that a department of the State government may not enforce any policy that favors or discriminates against a person based on the person's race, sex, or disability. Provides that all departments of the State government must, on the effective date of the amendatory Act, abolish all DEIA programs established under the Office of Equity. Abolishes the Office of Equity. Repeals the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act.

Andrew S. Chesney

UTILITIES-ENERGY CREDITS/CHP

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Removes the requirement for the Illinois Power Agency to annually determine the amount of utility-scale renewable energy credits it will include each year from the self-direct renewable portfolio standard compliance program. Provides that the self-direct credit amount for each renewable energy credit supplied shall be determined annually and is equal to the volumetric charge collected under a provision in the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the approved self-direct credit amount shall be multiplied by each renewable energy credit procured by participating self-direct customers for up to 100% of the self-direct customer's annual consumption. Provides that the self-direct customer's utility bill credit amount shall consist of a credit towards the utility-scale renewable energy portion of the volumetric charge and shall not include a credit toward the portion of the volumetric charge associated with procuring renewable energy credits through existing and future contracts under the Adjustable Block Program, the Solar for All Program, and a specified provision of the Act. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the provisions of the Illinois Power Agency Act relating to the payments by retail customers of a utility for the purpose of recovering the utility's costs for procuring renewable energy credits shall not apply to an alternative retail electric supplier, or its customers, that operates a combined heat and power system in this State, or that has a corporate affiliate that operates a combined heat and power system in this State, and supplies electricity primarily to or for the benefit of certain specified facilities. Effective immediately.

Steve Stadelman

USE/OCC TX-QUANTUM COMPUTING

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a data center also includes a quantum research facility.

Mark L. Walker

ROCK RIVER PLANNING-TECH

Creates the Rock River Planning Commission Act. Contains a short title only.

Li Arellano, Jr.

PERS CD-HIRING DEADLINES

Amends the Personnel Code. Adds provisions that are subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Central Management Services with respect to selection and tenure on the basis of merit and fitness. Provides that civil service examinations for applicants, if required, shall be scheduled and completed within 10 days of the application deadline. Provides that interviews for applicants shall be scheduled and conducted within 20 days of the release of the results of any civil service examinations, or, if no civil service examinations are required, interviews shall be scheduled and conducted within 20 days of the application deadline. Provides that the selection process shall be completed within 10 days of the completion of the interview process. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services is responsible for enforcing the deadlines set forth in this Section. Provides that any deviation from the established deadlines under this Section must be documented and justified by the hiring agency.

Li Arellano, Jr.

WILDLIFE/FISH LICENSES

Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Allows a nonresident applicant that resides outside of the United States and who is not a United States citizen to provide a passport number in place of a social security number when applying for a license required under the Wildlife Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Specifies that a person issued a license under this provision may not use that license to hunt on public land. Makes a conforming change in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.

Li Arellano, Jr.

HEALTH CARE VIOLENCE PREVENT

Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. Makes changes to defined terms. In provisions concerning workplace safety, provides that a health care worker may not be discouraged from contacting law enforcement or the Department of Public Health regarding workplace violence, and a health care provider may not hold a policy that limits such contact. Adds additional requirements to the workplace violence prevention program, including reporting requirements and identifying the need for additional security and alarms, adequate exit routes, monitoring systems, barrier protections, lighting, entry procedures, and systems to identify and flag persons who have previously committed violent acts in the health care provider space. Sets forth provisions concerning violent incident investigations, and recordkeeping and reporting requirements for health care providers regarding violent incidents. Establishes penalties for failure to comply with the Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from public disclosure workplace violence records maintained by health care providers as required under a specified provision of the Health Care Violence Prevention Act.

Laura Fine

PROCUREMENT-HIGHER EDUCATION

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Code shall not apply to public institutions of higher education.

Cristina Castro

PROCUREMENT-IMPROVEMENT

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that a State agency or public institution of higher education may request that certain procurements be designated as continuous improvement procurements.

Cristina Castro

PROCUREMENT-DISCLOSURE

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Removes references to the Commission on Equity and Inclusion from provisions concerning financial disclosures.

Cristina Castro

ENGINEERING-SMALL CONTRACTS

Amends the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. Provides that certain provisions of the Act concerning notice, evaluation procedures, and selection procedures do not apply to architectural, engineering, and land surveying contracts with an estimated basic professional services fee of less than $55,000 (currently, $25,000).

Cristina Castro

PROCUREMENT-HIGHER EDUCATION

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the Code does not apply to the following procurements made by or on behalf of public institutions of higher education: (1) non-construction procurements under $250,000; (2) construction procurements under $500,000; (3) procurements and purchases made under the Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative; and (4) all post-award procurement activities and documentation.

Cristina Castro

AUTOMATED DECISION TOOLS

Creates the Preventing Algorithmic Discrimination Act. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, a deployer of an automated decision tool shall perform an impact assessment for any automated decision tool the deployer uses or designs, codes, or produces that includes specified information. Provides that a deployer shall, at or before the time an automated decision tool is used to make a consequential decision, notify any natural person who is the subject of the consequential decision that an automated decision tool is being used to make, or be a controlling factor in making, the consequential decision and provide specified information. Provides that a deployer shall establish, document, implement, and maintain a governance program that contains reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to map, measure, manage, and govern the reasonably foreseeable risks of algorithmic discrimination associated with the use or intended use of an automated decision tool. Provides that, within 60 days after completing an impact assessment required by the Act, a deployer shall provide the impact assessment to the Attorney General. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make conforming changes.

Graciela Guzmán

MEDICAID-ICF/DD PAYMENTS

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for dates of service starting July 1, 2025, reimbursement calculations and direct payment for services provided by facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act are the responsibility of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services instead of the Department of Human Services. Requires appropriations for the facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act to be shifted from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that nothing shall prohibit the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from paying more than the rates specified in the Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to work with the Department of Human Services to study and review the reimbursement calculations and direct payments for facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act and for facilities licensed under the MC/DD Act. Effective July 1, 2025.

Laura Fine

EPA-UST FUND-DEDUCTIBLES

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision concerning the conditions for payment from the Underground Storage Tank Fund, provides that, in the case of any approved plan and budget for which payment is being sought, the Environmental Protection Agency shall make a payment determination within 120 days of receipt of both the complete application for payment and the report documenting completion of the activities approved in the plan, whichever is received later (rather than within 120 days after receipt of the application). Provides that, for underground storage tank releases reported before June 8, 2010, an owner or operator may access the Underground Storage Tank Fund for costs that are associated with an Agency-approved plan and that are incurred after the effective date of the amendatory Act after application of a $10,000 deductible (now, other deductibles are owed in some circumstances). Provides that the deductible shall be reduced by any deductible amount applied to costs incurred before the effective date of the amendatory Act.

Laura Fine

KANKAKEE & IROQUOIS COMMISSION

Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law. Creates the Kankakee and Iroquois Counties Floodwater Mitigation Commission. Provides that the Commission shall: study floodplain policies and actions in neighboring states and counties and the impact on Kankakee and Iroquois Counties; identify and evaluate critical flooding and drainage issues and needs in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties; and make recommendations on how best to address flooding and drainage issues in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties. Sets forth provisions concerning membership of the Commission. Provides that members of the Commission shall not receive compensation. Requires the Commission to meet at least quarterly at the call of the chair and to file a report with the Governor and General Assembly by January 1, 2027 on its recommendations for flooding and drainage control in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide administrative support to the Commission. Dissolves the Commission after the report has been filed.

Chris Balkema

HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Defines "health care professional" as a person licensed or registered by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, Nurse Practice Act, Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, and Respiratory Care Practice Act or a person licensed or registered by the Department of Public Health under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that, for license or registration renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2026, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements shall complete at least a one-hour course in training on the recognition and reporting of human trafficking. Provides rulemaking abilities for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Provides that any person, institution, or agency participating in the making of a report, providing information or records related to a report, assessment, or services, or participating in the investigation of a report under the Act in good faith, or taking photographs or x-rays as a result of an authorized assessment, shall have immunity from any civil, criminal or other liability in any civil, criminal or other proceeding brought in consequence of making such report or assessment or on account of submitting or otherwise disclosing such photographs or x-rays to any agency designated to receive reports of alleged or suspected human trafficking. Provides that any person, institution, or agency authorized by the Department to provide assessment, intervention, or administrative services under the Act shall, in the good faith performance of those services, have immunity from any civil, criminal or other liability in any civil, criminal, or other proceeding brought as a consequence of the performance of those services. Provides that, for the purposes of any civil, criminal, or other proceeding, the good faith of any person required to report, permitted to report, or participating in an investigation of a report of alleged or suspected human trafficking shall be presumed.

Chris Balkema

DRIVER BAC VIOLATIONS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle within the State while the alcohol concentration in the person's blood, other bodily substance, or breath is .04 or more for one year after the person's first conviction if the person is convicted with an alcohol concentration of .15 or more, or for 5 years after the person's second or subsequent conviction with an alcohol concentration of .15 or more.

Chris Balkema

PONTIAC CORRECTIONAL RESTORE

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall restore, within 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the site of any warden's homes provided for the chief administrative officer or warden of the Pontiac Correctional Center that have been deemed by the Department of Corrections to be in a state of disrepair that renders them unsafe to be used as residences to their original condition before the homes were built. Provides that the cost of the site restoration required under these provisions shall be paid by the Department of Central Management Services.

Chris Balkema

ISP-PONTIAC-RESTORE SITE

Amends the Illinois State Police Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall restore, within 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the site of the Illinois State Police building that was decommissioned in 2003 and that was located at 15,551 Old Route 66, Pontiac, IL 61764, to its original condition before the building was operated as an Illinois State Police facility. Provides that the cost of the site restoration required under this provision shall be paid by the Department of Central Management Services.

Chris Balkema

DWIGHT CORRECTIONAL-RESTORE

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall restore, within 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the site of the Dwight Correctional Center that was decommissioned on March 31, 2013, including the warden's home and any unused structures on the property, to its original condition before the facility was built. Provides that the cost of the site restoration required under these provisions shall be paid by the Department of Central Management Services.

Chris Balkema

ENSLAVEMENT REDRESS ACT

Creates the Enslavement Era Disclosure and Redress Act. Requires each contractor that participates in a competitive bid with the State to review its records for evidence of the contractor's or a related party's participation in slaveholding or the slave trade and to make certain disclosures with respect to that participation. Contains provisions concerning notice of public hearings following the disclosures. Provides that the Illinois Office of Equity shall appoint an administrator to oversee the program. Provides that each contractor that has disclosed participation in slaveholding or the slave trade shall provide the State with a statement of financial redress at the time of submitting its bid. Contains provisions creating a Redress Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Willie Preston

UNEMPLOYMENT INS-SCHOOLS

Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, school districts and public institutions of higher education are eligible to receive unemployment insurance aid. Sets forth provisions concerning the calculation of the amount of unemployment insurance aid to be given to each school district and public institutions of higher education. Provides that, if the total unemployment insurance aid for a fiscal year is greater than the annual appropriation for that year, the State Board of Education or the Board of Higher Education shall proportionately reduce the aid payment to each school district and public institution of higher education. Sets forth reporting requirements. Makes conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.

Willie Preston

DCEO-VARIOUS

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Removes language requiring the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish a freight rate information service for U.S. and foreign shippers. Repeals certain duties of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity related to a local government clearing house. Repeals the Illinois Emergency Employment Development Act. Amends the Music and Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs Act. Repeals certain provisions requiring the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to submit reports under that Act. Amends the Eliminate the Digital Divide Law. Sets forth provisions concerning grants from the Digital Divide Elimination Fund. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Paul Faraci

UTILITY SALES LICENSE ACT

Creates the Energy Utility Sales Agent Licensing Act. Defines terms. Provides that no individual or entity shall act as a sales agent for an energy utility in the State without first obtaining a license from the Illinois Commerce Commission. Provides that all licensed sales agents must carry his or her license during all sales activities and provide proof of licensure upon request by consumers or the Commission. Sets forth provisions for the application for licensure; training and continuing education requirements; penalties; and rulemaking.

Suzy Glowiak Hilton

LOW POP TWP DIST DISSOLUTION

Amends the Township Code. Provides that all townships with a population less than 5000 are dissolved and must either consolidate with an adjacent township or the county containing the geographic boundaries of the dissolving township.

Suzy Glowiak Hilton

CONTINUING CARE AT HOME

Amends the Life Care Facilities Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to issue the preliminary certificate of registration, the certificate of registration, or the renewal certificate of registration to a provider or inform the provider of the Department's decision to deny any of the certificates no later than 30 days after the provider submits a completed application. Requires a provider to present the Department with certain materials to receive a certificate of registration, including a reasonable financial plan to provide at-home continuing care services. Provides that a reasonable financial plan provide at-home continuing care services includes execution of 25% of agreements necessary to meet the year-one actuarial forecast for the market to support the program. Sets forth requirements for each person employed by or under a contract with a provider. Requires a provider to comply with the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the Health Care Worker Background Check Code for each person employed by or under a contract with a provider and who will enter a subscriber's home to provide at-home continuing care service. Requires a provider to check the status of all personnel applicants with the Nurse Aide Registry prior to hiring and shall not hiring any individual who has a finding of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property on the Nurse Aide Registry. Provides that, prior to employing or contracting with any individual in a position that requires a State professional license in the health care field, the provider shall check the status of the individual's license with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to verify that the individual's license is active.

Sara Feigenholtz

FIRE DEPT-REMOTE MEETINGS

Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that the Illinois Fire Advisory Commission may, at the call of the Chair, meet in person or remotely. Amends the Fire Department Promotion Act. Provides that the Joint Labor and Management Committee that establishes the standards for certification in subjects and skills related to the fire service may, at the call of the Chair, meet in person or remotely.

Cristina Castro

PROBATE SALE-MORTGAGE PROPERTY

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that in any proceeding to sell or mortgage real estate, if the secured creditors cannot be satisfied in full, then the court may not direct the sale without the secured creditor's approval to accept partial satisfaction; and if the secured creditors cannot be satisfied in full, a sale of the property is not considered necessary for the effective administration of the estate. Effective immediately.

Robert F. Martwick

DIRECT RECORDING ELEC VOTING

Amends the Election Code. Provides that only voting machines or voting systems approved by the State Board of Elections, as allowed under this Code, may be used by an election authority. Repeals the Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems Article. Makes conforming changes. Provides that a "voting machine", "voting system", or "electronic voting system" does not mean a direct recording electronic voting machine or system or a machine or system that uses a computer as the marking device to mark a ballot sheet. Effective January 1, 2026.

Neil Anderson

IEMA-LOCAL BUSINESS LICENSES

Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any suspension or revocation of a business license under the Act must be approved by the majority vote of the county board of the unincorporated area or the municipal board of the incorporated area in which the business is located.

Terri Bryant

ELEC CD-ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Amends the Election Code. Provides that electors of President and Vice President of the United States shall be chosen by congressional district. Provides that 2 electors at large shall cast their ballot for the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidate that received the highest number of votes in the State.

Terri Bryant

ELEC-PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS

Amends the Election Code. Prohibits a political committee from making expenditures for payments to attorneys, expert witnesses, investigators, or others to provide a defense in a criminal case.

Andrew S. Chesney

ELECTIONS VOTER PHOTO ID

Amends the Election Code. Requires Voter Identification Cards for those who do not have acceptable photo identification. Sets forth requirements and exemptions. Provides that any person desiring to vote shall present to the judges of election for verification of the person's identity a government-issued photo identification card or his or her Voter Identification Card.

Andrew S. Chesney

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME BAN

Creates the Universal Basic Income Prohibition Act. Defines "universal basic income" as a government program that provides a base income to persons residing in Illinois by disbursing direct, recurring cash payments to persons to be used for any purpose without qualification or restriction. Provides that the General Assembly, a state agency, or a unit of local government may not pass a law, rule, resolution, or ordinance establishing a universal basic income program or any similar program. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to (i) diminish, negate, or interfere with a State public aid or social welfare program established by law, rule, resolution, or ordinance before the effective date of the Act that does not meet the criteria of a universal basic income program, including, but not limited to, township general assistance programs, or (ii) prohibit the passage of a law, rule, resolution, or ordinance that establishes or implements a public aid or social welfare program that does not meet the criteria of a universal basic income program or any similar guaranteed income program. Limits home rule powers by providing that regulation of universal basic income is an exclusive power and function of the State. Effective immediately.

Andrew S. Chesney

BUDGET-GA MEMBER SALARY

Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that, in fiscal year 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, if the General Assembly fails to pass a balanced budget for the fiscal year by the immediately preceding June 30, the compensation to be paid to members of the General Assembly for that fiscal year, including the additional sums payable to officers of the General Assembly, shall be withheld until a balanced budget is passed. Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Removes the salary of members of the General Assembly from continuing appropriation provisions. Effective immediately.

Andrew S. Chesney

FINANCE-CANNABIS PROCEEDS

Amends the State Finance Act. Increases the percentage of moneys that are transferred from the Cannabis Regulation Fund to the Local Government Distributive Fund. Provides that moneys allocated to counties under those provisions shall be directed to a fund under the control of the Sheriff. Effective immediately.

Steve McClure

LIQUOR-TEMPORARY STORAGE

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that nothing in the Act shall deny, limit, remove, or restrict the ability of a holder of a retailer's license to temporarily store alcoholic liquor in the original manufacturer's container on the premises of another licensed retail location if specified requirements are met, including requirements concerning common ownership, location of the premises, handling of the stored alcoholic liquor, and recordkeeping.

Steve McClure

ELECTRONIC CIG REQUIREMENTS

Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Provides that before electronic cigarettes may be sold in the State, each manufacturer of such products shall register its electronic cigarette products with the Department of Revenue and shall submit an affidavit to the Department of Revenue. Describes the form of the affidavit. Provides that the information in the affidavit shall be compiled in a registry maintained by the Department of Revenue, updated daily, and made publicly available on the Department's website. Provides that the Department of Revenue, the Department of Public Health, the Attorney General, and local law enforcement agencies shall enforce these provisions by seizing electronic cigarette products that are not in compliance. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall adopt rules to enforce these provisions. Provides that a manufacturer who violates these provisions is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.

Sue Rezin

CONSUMER FRAUD-AUTO LOAN

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that no consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report or contact information that is not requested by the consumer if the report or information is being procured based in whole or in part on the presence of an inquiry made in connection with a residential mortgage loan as defined by the Truth in Lending Act or automobile loan as covered under the Truth in Lending Act. Provides that a violation of the provision constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.

Sue Rezin

BUSINESS-TECH

Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Sue Rezin

BUSINESS-TECH

Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Sue Rezin

REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Sue Rezin

REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Sue Rezin