Bills & Legislation

RENTAL PROPERTY REGISTRY

Creates the Residential Rental Property Registry Act and amends the Illinois Affordable Housing Act. Requires the State to establish the Residential Rental Registry to be maintained and monitored by the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Requires that each landlord of one or more dwelling units, including condominium and cooperative units, must register each dwelling unit by January 1 of each year with the Residential Rental Registry. Prohibits a person from allowing to be occupied or rented or charge, accept, or retain rent for any dwelling unit unless the landlord has registered the dwelling unit with the Residential Rental Registry. Provides that a landlord who has not paid the rental registry fee within the past 12 months for a particular dwelling unit may not increase the rent charged for the dwelling unit until the landlord pays, in full, the rental registry fee currently due for the dwelling unit. Requires all landlords of residential dwelling units to pay an annual registration fee in the amount of $100 per dwelling unit, excluding a local housing authority and an owner-occupied building of 6 or fewer units that pays a fee of $50 per dwelling unit. Authorizes the Illinois Housing Development Authority to administer the Act and adopt appropriate rules to implement the Act. Creates penalties for a landlord that provides false or misleading information to the Authority. Provides that registration fees and fines collected under the Residential Rental Property Act shall be deposited into the Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund for the purpose of providing rental assistance.

Doris TurnerDemocrat

LOCAL DIGITAL ASSET INVEST ACT

Creates the Local Government Digital Asset Investment Act. Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Provides that a public agency investing in Bitcoin-related exchange-traded funds, digital asset stocks, or Bitcoin bonds shall include a summary of the investments, including performance and allocation, in its annual financial report submitted to the Illinois Comptroller under the Governmental Account Audit Act. Amends the Public Funds Investment Act. Provides that a public agency may invest up to 5% of its public funds in (1) bitcoin-related exchange-traded funds listed on a national securities exchange registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; (2) stocks of publicly traded companies listed on a national securities exchange that hold at least 25% of their total assets in Bitcoin or other digital currencies, as verified by the company's most recent audited financial statements; and (3) bitcoin bonds listed on a national securities exchange or approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, issued by a government, corporation, or other entity, with principal or interest payments denominated in Bitcoin.

Steve McClureRepublican

ELEC CD-VOTER EDUCATION

Amends the Election Code. Any election authority maintaining a website shall publish, no later than the 45 days before a general election, an Internet Guide containing specified information. Sets forth provisions concerning language access and the election authority's review of candidate photographs, campaign finance attestations, and statements to be included in the Internet Guide. Makes changes in provisions concerning the Internet Guide published by the State Board of Elections.

Rachel VenturaDemocrat

TENANTS-RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

Creates the Multi-Unit Residential Rental Property Right of First Refusal Act. Requires the owner of a multi-unit residential rental property that offers the property for sale to provide written notice to each tenant and the tenants' association offering the tenants' association an opportunity to purchase the property at a price and terms that represent a bona fide offer of sale. Exempts property governed by the Condominium Property Act. Provides that the tenants, by and through the tenants' association, have the right to purchase the residential rental property if the tenants meet the price, terms, and conditions of the property owner by executing a contract with the property owner within 60 days, unless agreed to otherwise, from the date of mailing of the notice. Provides that, if a contract between the owner and the association is not executed within the 60-day period, the property owner has no further obligation under the Act unless the owner thereafter elects to offer the property at a price materially lower than the price specified in the notice provided to the association. Defines a materially lower price as a price that is at least 20% lower than the price specified in the notice to the officers of the tenants' association. Provides that if the property owner thereafter elects to offer the property at a price materially lower than the price specified in the notice, the tenants, by and through the tenants' association, have an additional 10 days to meet the new price, terms, and conditions by executing a contract. Provides this right to purchase the property is void if no contract for sale by the tenants' association and the property owner has been reached within the 60-day period or any additional 10-day period. Authorizes the property owner to record in the county in which the property is located an affidavit that the owner has complied with the Act's requirements. Specifies that if the tenants wish to exercise the rights under the Act, they must form an association that must be a corporation or a not-for-profit corporation with the written consent of two-thirds of all of the tenants. Sets out requirements for matters to be included in the articles of incorporation, bylaws, and power and duties of the tenants' association. Allows an aggrieved party to file a civil action for damages. Makes other changes.

Rachel VenturaDemocrat

ISBE-FUNDING STUDY

Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Revenue, shall conduct an education funding reform study, with a goal of adopting a system that controls costs while creating a more equitable funding system. Provides that the State Board of Education shall study the feasibility of creating a statewide shared funding system. Effective immediately.

Rachel VenturaDemocrat

SALES FINANCE AGENCY-VARIOUS

Amends the Sales Finance Agency Act. Makes changes to defined terms. Provides that applicants for a license shall apply in a form prescribed by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation. Prohibits any person, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity engaged in a business regulated by the Act from operating the business under a name other than the real names of the entity and individuals conducting the business. Grants the Secretary authority to issue a license upon completion of the specified filing and investigatory requirements. Sets forth further licensing requirements. Provides that all moneys received by the Secretary under the Act in conjunction with the provisions relating to sales finance agencies shall be paid into the Financial Institution Fund. Prohibits a sales finance agency from aiding or seeking to aid any person in the violation of the Retail Installment Sales Act or the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act. Grants additional investigatory, disciplinary, and examination authority to the Secretary. Establishes rulemaking provisions. Grants the Department authority to adopt rules to provide for review within the Department of the Secretary's decisions affecting the rights of persons or entities under the Act. Allows the Secretary to request a circuit court to assess a civil penalty of up to $10,000 (rather than $1,000) for violations of the Act. Repeals various provisions of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Laura EllmanDemocrat

IDHR PROCEDURAL CHANGES

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that for charges alleging violations under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the Illinois Human Rights Act, if the EEOC issues a right to sue, the Department will issue a Departmental right to sue. Provides that if the complainant does not file a written request with the Department to review the EEOC's determination within 35 days after receipt of the Department's notice, the Department shall issue to the complainant, within 10 business days after the expiration of the 35-day period, a Departmental right to sue notice stating that the complainant has the right, within 90 days after receipt of the Department's notice, to either file the complainant's own complaint with the Human Rights Commission or commence a civil action in the appropriate circuit court. Requires the Department, within 10 days of the date on which the charge was filed, to serve a copy of the charge on the respondent and provide all parties with a notice of the complainant's right to opt out of the investigation within 60 days to commence an action in circuit court and the complainant's right to request a Departmental right to sue notice after 60 days has elapsed to file in the Human Rights Commission or commence a civil action in circuit court. Provides that within 10 business days of receipt of the complainant's request to opt out of the investigation, the Director shall issue an opt out notice to commence an action in circuit court to the parties. Provides that a Departmental right to sue notice does not constitute a finding of substantial evidence or of a lack of substantial evidence. Requires that any Departmental right to sue notice to state that the complainant shall have 90 days from the date of receipt of the notice to either file the complainant's own complaint with the Human Rights Commission or commence a civil action in the appropriate circuit court.

Mike SimmonsDemocrat

BAN PRICE COORDINATION-RENT

Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Prohibits a person from entering into an agreement with any other person to not compete in rental pricing, fees, or any other rental term for residential rental units in the State. Prohibits a person from engaging in price coordination for residential rental units in the State. Prohibits a person from facilitating an agreement between 2 or more persons to not compete with respect to rental pricing, fees, or any other rental term for residential rental units in the State. Prohibits a person from using, subscribing to, contracting for, or paying for the services involving price coordination or otherwise encouraging or facilitating an agreement with other persons to not compete with respect to any rental term for residential rental units in the State. Allows an aggrieved person to bring a civil action seeking damages and makes a violation of the Act a violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act.

Mike SimmonsDemocrat

DOT-INTERCITY GRID BUS PROGRAM

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to develop an intercity grid bus pilot program that offers free and fast buses that interconnect cities, suburbs, and townships across the State. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Free and Fast Buses Act.

Mike SimmonsDemocrat

TRANSPORT NETWORK LABOR

Creates the Transportation Network Drivers Labor Relations Act. Defines "transportation network driver" as an individual who operates a motor vehicle that: (i) is owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the individual; (ii) is not a taxicab or for-hire public passenger vehicle; and (iii) is used to provide transportation network company services. Provides that transportation network drivers have the right of self-organization, to form, join, or assist transportation network driver organizations, and to bargain collectively. Sets forth provisions concerning unfair labor practices; the designation of bargaining representatives; administrative fees; bargaining, impasse resolution procedures, and final determinations by the Department of Labor; applicability of other labor standards; and rulemaking. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change.

Mike SimmonsDemocrat

PROTECT THE GREAT LAKES ACT

Creates the Protect the Great Lakes Act. Provides that, at the start of each month, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago shall test for the presence of microplastics and PFAS in Lake Michigan and the Environmental Protection Agency shall test for the presence of microplastics and PFAS in the Illinois drinking water system. Provides that, at the end of each month, the District shall submit a report to the Environmental Protection Agency containing the test results taken at the start of the month. Provides that, after one year of testing and reporting, the District and Environmental Protection Agency shall submit a report to the General Assembly. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Public Health shall establish an intergovernmental working group. Provides that the group shall meet at the beginning of every month to (i) address the effects of microplastic and PFAS water pollution on public health and (ii) find ways to eliminate microplastic and PFAS water pollution. Provides that, every 6 months, the group shall submit a report to the General Assembly containing recommendations to eliminate microplastic and PFAS water pollution. Effective January 1, 2027.

Mike SimmonsDemocrat

TASK FORCE-FED IMPACT-VETS

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the Task Force on Federal Impact to Illinois Veterans is created within the Department of Veterans Affairs to include the feedback, experiences, and guidance from veterans throughout Illinois on the state of existing veteran programming, resources, housing, and healthcare. Provides that the Task Force shall also analyze the current state of staff and funding changes to the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs, in conjunction with the impact federal funding cuts to social services enacted by the Department of Government Efficiency and through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act have on the over 500,000 veterans living in Illinois. Provides that the Task Force shall also assess ways that the State of Illinois can assist Illinois veterans expected to lose their jobs within the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs, as well as veterans impacted by cuts to entitlement programs, including, but not limited to, SNAP, Medicaid, and federal tax credits. Contains provisions on Task Force membership and meetings. Provides that the Task Force may allow testimony from the public regarding the impact of federal cuts on veterans. Requires the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December December 15, 2027. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved on January 31, 2028. Effective immediately.

Mike SimmonsDemocrat

CRIM CD-UNLAW POSSESS WEAPONS

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Exempts from the provisions of the unlawful possession of weapons statute, the carrying or possession of certain weapons by qualified retired law enforcement officers, as defined in the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, as recognized under Illinois law, in specified locations.

Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat

CRIM CD-AGG KIDNAPING-DEATH

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for aggravated kidnaping resulting in death may be commenced at any time.

Michael W. HalpinDemocrat

$ILLINOIS HUMANITIES COUNCIL

Appropriates $1,670,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Arts Council for the purpose of a grant to the Illinois Humanities Council. Appropriates $250,000 to the Department of Natural Resources for the purpose of a grant to the Illinois Humanities Council for costs associated with the Illinois America 250th Commemoration, including general operating costs associated with statewide commemoration efforts. Effective July 1, 2026.

Robert PetersDemocrat

DHS-EVICTION RESOLUTION GRANTS

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that all moneys payable from funds appropriated to the Department of Human Services in State Fiscal Year 2027 for grants to counties with court-based eviction early resolution programs and associated legal assistance, mediation, and other services shall be distributed by the Department in proportion to the volume of eviction filings by judicial circuit and prioritizing support for counties that are providing at least 50% in matching funds. Effective July 1, 2026.

Robert PetersDemocrat

$DHS-EVICTION RESOLUTION

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for grants to counties with court-based eviction early resolution programs and associated legal assistance, mediation, and other services. Effective July 1, 2026.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

MENOPAUSE THERAPY & EDUCATION

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Prohibits a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance issued or renewed in this State from imposing prior authorization or step therapy requirements on menopause therapy under specified conditions. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, and the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 to establish provisions concerning continuing education on perimenopause and menopause recognition and management for physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants. Effective January 1, 2027.

Meg Loughran CappelDemocrat

LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Laura EllmanDemocrat

GAMBLING-AIRPORT SLOTS

Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Allows gaming operations at airports under the administration or control of the Chicago Department of Aviation to use video gaming terminals. Provides that 10% of the total revenue generated by gaming operations at O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport shall be distributed as follows: (1) for revenue generated at the O'Hare International Airport, 1/6 to any municipalities and governing bodies that participate in a mutual aid agreement to serve O'Hare International Airport, with no more than 50% of that revenue distributed to contiguous municipalities, 1/6 to City of Chicago ward facilities where the airport is located, 1/6 to Chicago Park District facilities serving the area where the airport is located, 1/6 to the Chicago public schools serving the area where the airport is located, 1/6 to Chicago Police Department facilities serving the area where the airport is located, and 1/6 to the Residential Sound Insulation Program; and for revenue generated at the Chicago Midway International Airport, 2% to City of Chicago ward facilities where the airport is located, 2% to Chicago Park District facilities serving the area where the airport is located, 2% to the Chicago public schools serving the area where the airport is located, 2% to Chicago Police Department facilities serving the area where the airport is located, and 2% to the Residential Sound Insulation Program.

Mike PorfirioDemocrat

PUBLIC FUNDS-SECURITIES

Amends the Public Funds Investment Act. Provides that a public agency may invest any public funds in any security that matures or that may be tendered for purchase at the option of the holder within not more than 7 years of the date on which it is acquired and that has the highest rating category (AAA) assigned by Standard & Poor's corporation, Moody's investors service, or other similar nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Effective immediately.

Sally J. TurnerRepublican

EDGE-AMOUNT OF CREDIT

Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that the credit against withholding that is awarded to taxpayers who are primarily engaged in the recycling and melting of steel products and in the manufacturing of new steel wire and rod products shall be 100% of the amount of withholding.

David KoehlerDemocrat

CLEAN TRANSPORTATION STANDARD

Creates the Clean Transportation Standard Act. Establishes a clean transportation standard to reduce life cycle carbon intensity of fuels for the ground transportation sector by specified amounts. Provides for related rulemaking and calculations. Provides that the clean transportation standard shall take the form of a credit marketplace monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency. Provides for verification and data privacy requirements for the Agency. Provides for penalties for failing to offset deficits in certain situations, and for penalties for submitting false information. Exempts airline, rail, ocean-going, and military fuel. Provides that the Agency must develop a periodic fuel supply forecast. Establishes findings. Defines terms. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2027.

David KoehlerDemocrat

LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat

LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat

AUTO INSURANCE-DISABILITIES

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no insurer licensed to issue a policy of automobile insurance shall fail or refuse to accept an application for that insurance from a person who holds legal title to a motor vehicle but who is unable or not permitted to drive due to a disability, so long as the person identifies a primary driver or drivers.

Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat

POLICE TRAINING-HATE CRIMES

Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that required hate crime training so Illinois may include material to help officers distinguish hate crimes from other crimes, understand and assist the victims of hate crimes, and ensure the accurate reporting of hate crimes, provides that the Illinois State Police shall biannually review the hate crime training curriculum. Provides the Illinois State Police may consult with the commission on discrimination and hate crimes to update the curriculum as needed. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct or approve training programs in crimes motivated by bias. Includes requirements for the training programs. Requires the training for new law enforcement officers and the completion of continuing education credits for current law enforcement officers who complete the training.

Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Amends the Adult Education Act and the Public Community College Act. With respect to the annual report on adult education for the preceding school year by the Illinois Community College Board, removes the requirement to include a summary of State reimbursement for adult basic education, adult secondary education, English language acquisition, high school credit, integrated English literacy and civics education, and bridge and integrated education and training programs in coordination with vocational skills training. Provides that any public community college district maintaining adult educations classes for the instruction of those persons who, among other requirements, are 17 (rather than 16) years of age or older are entitled to claim an apportionment of State reimbursement. Allows classes in adult education to include digital literacy. Removes language providing that the maximum generation rate for reimbursement per credit hour or per unit of instruction shall be equal to the community college system reimbursement rate for adult education divided by one-third. Provides that State adult education funds, other than matching funds, are not subject to the authorizing federal law. Removes language providing that approved programs for adult education may assess students up to $6 per credit hour or unit of instruction per semester per student. Removes language requiring an education plan to be established for each adult learning participating in the instructional programs. Requires each adult learner participating in the instructional programs to complete an assessment of foundational skills to appropriately place the adult learner in an instructional program. Makes other and conforming changes.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

CIVIL RIGHTS-REMEDIES

Amends the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Illinois Accountability Act. Provides that a person who claims to have suffered a deprivation of any rights, privileges or immunities under the Illinois Constitution because of acts or omissions of a public body or person acting on behalf of a public body, under color of, or within the course and scope of the authority of a public body may maintain an action to establish liability and recover compensatory damages, punitive damages, and injunctive relief. Provides that in any action filed under the Act, a public body or person acting on behalf of a public body does not enjoy the defense of qualified immunity for causing the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Illinois Constitution. Provides that if the plaintiff prevails in an action under the Act, the public body is liable for reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs. Provides that statutory immunities and limitations on liability, damages, or attorney's fees do not apply to claims brought under the Act. Provides that an action filed under the Act that is pending does not abate upon the death of the plaintiff or defendant. Provides that a judgment awarded under the Act against a person acting on behalf of a public body, under color of, or within the course and scope of the authority of the public body is to be paid by the public body. Provides that the State does not have sovereign immunity for itself or any of its political subdivisions against claims brought the Act. Provides that if there is any conflict between the Act and any other law of this State, the amendatory Act controls.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

CIVIL RIGHTS-REMEDIES

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Abraham Lincoln Law. Amends the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003. Creates a cause of action against a person who, under color of any State law or rule or ordinance by a unit of local government deprives any citizen of this State or other person within the State's jurisdiction of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Illinois Constitution. Provides that it is not a defense to any action filed under the Act that, at the time of the deprivation: (i) the defendant was acting in good faith; (ii) the defendant believed, reasonably or otherwise, that the defendant's conduct was lawful; (iii) the rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Illinois Constitution were not clearly established; (iv) the state of the law was such that the defendant could not reasonably have been expected to know whether the conduct was lawful; or (v) the defendant was acting in a prosecutorial or judicial capacity. Provides that in any proceeding under the Act in which a plaintiff's claim prevails, the defendant shall be liable for reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs, including fees incurred on an hourly or contingency basis, as well as by an attorney providing services pro bono. Provides that a plaintiff's claim shall be deemed to have prevailed if the plaintiff obtains any relief sought in the complaint, whether via judgment, settlement, or the defendant's voluntary action. Provides that if there is any conflict between the Act and any other law of this State, the amendatory Act controls.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

SCH CD-FULL FUNDING LEVELS

Amends the School Code. Provides that all mandated categorical programs under the Code and the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act shall be funded at 100% of their required levels as calculated by the State Board of Education, without proration. Provides that, beginning with Fiscal Year 2027, the General Assembly shall appropriate funds for each fiscal year sufficient to fully reimburse school districts for all services and costs under mandated categorical programs, as required under the Code. Requires the State Board to annually provide to the General Assembly, no later than May 1 of each year, the appropriation levels needed to fully fund mandated categorical grant funding for the upcoming fiscal year. With respect to the evidence-based funding formula, provides that the State shall increase annual new State funds to ensure full funding of the formula beginning with Fiscal Year 2027. Requires the State Board to annually determine and report the amount necessary to bring all Tier 1 and Tier 2 organizational units to 100% of their adequacy targets, and requires the General Assembly to appropriate sufficient funds to meet this requirement no later than Fiscal Year 2027. Provides that no organizational unit may receive less than the amount determined under the formula in any fiscal year. Effective immediately.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

REGISTERED NURSE USE OF AI

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. In provisions concerning registered professional nurses, adds provisions concerning: the use of artificial intelligence in recorded or transcribed encounters; prohibition on substituting artificial intelligence for nursing services; use of artificial intelligence as clinical decision support under the control of a registered professional nurse; patient notice and transparency; confidentiality protections; exceptions for nonclinical activity; and defined terms. Amends the grounds for discipline to add violations of the artificial intelligence provisions by a registered professional nurse. Requires a health care entity that employs registered professional nurses and deploys artificial intelligence in direct patient care to maintain validation and bias monitoring records for each system and make such records available to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation upon request; provide registered professional nurses with training on intended use, data limits, and known failure modes; ensure registered professional nurses have access to data inputs and key factors that produced any recommendation used in direct patient care; and prohibit staffing, triage, admission, discharge, or transfer decisions that rely solely on artificial intelligence. Allows the Department to investigate any health care entity that employs registered professional nurses for a violation of the artificial intelligence provisions. Effective immediately.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

PROPERTY RECORDS-HOUSING

Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Affordability Crisis in Housing Act. Amends the Financial Institutions Act. Requires that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation establish, maintain, and publish on its website a registry of nominees of mortgagees. Amends the Counties Code. Requires each county board to adopt revisions to its predictable fee schedule to include an additional $150 fee for a nominee of a mortgagee to record a mortgage, including an assignment, extension, amendment, or subordination, beginning no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Creates an exception for the recording of a release of mortgage by the nominee of the mortgagee. Provides that of the additional $150, $120 is to be collected by the county as an additional Rental Housing Support Program State surcharge and deposited into the Rental Housing Support Program Fund, and $30 is to be collected by the county as a county fee with $25 to be used by the county for development and maintenance of its affordable housing capacity and $5 to be deposited into the recorder's special funds created to defray the cost of providing electronic or automated access to the county's property records. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a lien is not created if a nominee of a mortgagee fails to provide the recorder with the cover sheet required to accompany a mortgage under the Conveyances Act. Amends the Conveyances Act. Requires that all mortgages or assignments of mortgage recorded by or for a nominee must be recorded with a cover sheet explaining any fees that are charged, the identity of the nominee of the mortgagee, and the process that may be used by the mortgagor to track the mortgage.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

MWRD-DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS

Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the circumstances under which the executive director of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District shall issue cease and desist orders and may issue orders to show cause and discontinue specified discharge-related violations. Provides that the Board of Commissioners of the District may order the party responsible for violations to pay a civil penalty that is not less than $1,500 nor more $5,000 per violation in show cause proceedings (rather than not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,000 for each day of discharge). Further provides that violations occurring after the last cited violation may be included in a separate show cause proceeding or consolidated with the current show cause proceeding at the district's sole discretion. Specifies that the court may assess a civil penalty of not less than $1,500 nor more than $25,000 (rather than not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000) for each day an offending party violates a final order of the Board of Commissioners and for each violation when the offending party's discharge represents an imminent danger to public health, welfare, safety; presents an endangerment to the environment; or threatens to interfere with the sewerage system or a water reclamation plant under the jurisdiction of the district. For show cause and Board order violations, adds that, when multiple exceedances of pollutant limits occur in a single day, the number of violations in that day shall be the number of exceedances in that day and that each regulatory multiple day average that exceeds acceptable limits also constitute a separate violation. Makes other changes.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

ENERGY STORAGE REVENUE BONDS

Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Provides that the Illinois Finance Authority shall have power to issue revenue bonds for energy storage projects that seek State-level energy storage credits or utility cost recovery. Provides that the Authority shall coordinate with the Illinois Power Agency to ensure that the financing terms of the revenue bonds are structured to minimize costs to State ratepayers. In provisions concerning Clean Coal, Coal, Energy Efficiency, PACE, and Renewable Energy Project financing, provides that bonds issued by the Authority shall be limited obligations of the Authority and payable solely from the revenues and receipts derived from the energy storage projects for which the bonds are issued. Requires the bonds to contain on their face a certain statement. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. In provisions concerning the Planning and Procurement Bureau, provides that an energy storage project shall not be eligible for the procurement of energy storage credits under provisions concerning the equity accountability system unless the owner or developer of the energy storage project demonstrates, as a condition of bid eligibility, that the energy storage project's long-term debt financing is secured through bonds issued by the Authority. Provides that the Agency shall not execute any procurement plan or enter into contracts for energy storage or renewable energy credits that would result in the average retail customer's bill exceeding cost-control caps set forth in certain provisions of the Public Utilities Act, unless the excess amount is approved by the General Assembly. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to conduct an annual Energy Affordability and Rate Impact Study. Sets forth requirements for the content of the Study. In provisions concerning distributed generation rebates, provides that, if a Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan or any subsequent integrated resource plan submitted by a utility or the Commission includes a proposal to increase, suspend, or otherwise exceed any existing statutory rate caps or cost-control benchmarks in certain provisions of the Act, such adjustment shall not take effect unless specifically approved by a joint resolution of the General Assembly. Amends the Environmental Protection Act by repealing provisions concerning greenhouse gases. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Sue RezinRepublican

ADOPTION-CONFIDENTIAL INTERMED

Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that the surviving adult children, adult grandchildren, or surviving spouse of a deceased adopted or surrendered person born in Illinois before January 1, 1946, may petition the court for the appointment of a confidential intermediary for purposes of obtaining all records of the court relating to the adoption that constitute the adoption file. Provides that if such a petition is filed, the court may appoint a confidential intermediary under the Act and release the adoption file.

Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat

VISION BENEFIT MANAGERS

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Vision Benefit Managers Article. Beginning on July 1, 2026, requires a vision benefit manager to be registered with the Department of Insurance, as specified, to conduct business in the State. Requires amounts collected under provisions concerning vision benefit manager registration requirements to be deposited into the Low-Income Student Vision Examination Fund, which is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Grants the Director or the Director's designee the authority to examine a registered vision benefit manager related to all of its lines of business. Amends the Vision Care Plan Regulation Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Vision Benefit Manager Regulation Act. Establishes the legislative intent of the Act. Makes changes to defined terms. Throughout the Act, replaces references to vision care plans with vision benefit plans and vision benefit discount plans and vision care organizations with vision benefit managers. Sets forth provisions concerning required actions for noncovered services; fee schedules for eye care providers; reimbursement paid by a vision benefit manager to an eye care provider; application of the Act to a specified limited health service organization; an eye care provider's choice of vendors and affiliations; the modification of a plan; audits of an eye care provider; prohibited conduct impacting patient access and choice; credentialing; termination of agreements; prohibition on security interests; arbitration costs; nonretaliation; and private rights of action. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2027.

Cristina CastroDemocrat

MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISE-SALES

Amends the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. Provides that it shall be deemed a violation for a manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, or other specified entity to distribute new motor vehicles directly to consumers or to circumvent franchise distribution obligations under the Act. Provides that a manufacturer, common entity, or distributor, other than a manufacturer or distributor that was lawfully licensed to sell new motor vehicles directly to customers in the State before January 1, 2022, shall not own or operate a dealership or directly sell new vehicles in the State. Provides that it shall be deemed a violation for any manufacturer with an established franchise dealer network in the State to engage in the sale, lease, or servicing of new motor vehicles in a manner that bypasses or competes with the manufacturer's existing franchisee network. Makes conforming and other changes. Defines terms.

Ram VillivalamDemocrat

LLC-REDUCE FILING FEES

Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Reduces various filing fees payable to the Secretary of State by 50%. Effective immediately.

Andrew S. ChesneyRepublican

INC TX-R AND D CREDIT

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the research and development credit applies on a permanent basis. Effective immediately.

Doris TurnerDemocrat

SOLAR ENERGY CHECKOFF PROGRAM

Creates the Solar Energy Reliability and Affordability Checkoff Program Act. Sets forth findings. Defines terms. Creates the Solar Energy Reliability and Affordability Fund. Provides that the Fund may receive deposits of moneys collected by the Department of Agriculture under provisions of the Act concerning the collection of solar energy fees. Creates the Solar Energy Reliability and Affordability Board appointed by the Governor to administer and manage the Fund. Sets forth membership requirements of the Board. Provides that the Board shall ensure that assessments collected under the Act are used for the creation and publication of research, communication, marketing, and education programs that promote accurate information related to, emphasize the clean energy benefits and affordability of, and promote the adoption of solar energy systems and energy storage systems, which may include the funding of third-party organizations for these purposes and any related activities to carry out the programs as proposed by the Board. Requires each owner, operator, or developer of a solar energy system to pay a $5 per kilowatt-hour assessment on all solar energy systems sold for installation within the State to the Department of Agriculture. Provides that assessments are payable directly to the Board and shall be paid when a commercial renewable energy facility owner enters into an agricultural impact mitigation agreement as required under the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act. Requires the Board to publish an annual financial and activities report. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Solar Energy Reliability and Affordability Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.

Adriane L. JohnsonDemocrat

$DHS-FIREARM VIOLENCE

Appropriates $1,760,144 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Office of Firearm Violence Prevention for a grant to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office for a violence interrupter program, including administrative and operating costs. Effective July 1, 2026.

Adriane L. JohnsonDemocrat

DIS ADULT-RT TO MARRY

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that an individual under guardianship who understands the nature, effect, duties, and obligations of marriage does not lose the right to marry without the prior consent of the individual, the guardian, or authorization of the court with some exceptions. Allows a court to remove the right to marry if removal is included as requested relief in a petition for a limited or plenary guardian or upon application of the guardian, and the court finds by clear and convincing evidence after an evidentiary hearing that the individual lacks the capacity to understand the nature, effect, duties, and obligations of a decision to marry. Provides conditions in which an individual from whom the right to marry has been removed may nonetheless marry. Provides that a marriage entered into by one or more individuals from whom the right to marry has been removed is void with some exceptions. Permits a guardian to contest the validity of a marriage under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.

Adriane L. JohnsonDemocrat

DHS-BALC ANNUAL PUBLICATION

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Service to publish annually, beginning January 1, 2027, the assessment instruments used by the Department's Bureau of Accreditation, Licensure, and Certification to survey and license providers of community-integrated living arrangement homes for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Requires rulemaking. Effective immediately.

Adriane L. JohnsonDemocrat

PROP TX-ASSESSMENT LIST

Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning the publication of assessments, provides that, if no newspaper is published in the county, then the publication shall be printed in a public newspaper of general circulation in the county. Provides that, in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county assessor may, in lieu of other publication methods provided by law, publish the list of assessments on the county website. Effective immediately.

Adriane L. JohnsonDemocrat

WAUKEGAN TEMP CASINO EXTEND

Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that, upon request by an owners licensee authorized to conduct casino gambling in the City of Waukegan and upon a showing of good cause by the owners licensee, the Illinois Gaming Board shall extend the period during which the licensee may conduct gaming at a temporary facility by up to 48 (rather than 30) months. Effective immediately.

Adriane L. JohnsonDemocrat

LOW-INCOME UTILITY RATES

Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning nondiscrimination, provides that the Commission is authorized to approve a low-income discount rate for residential electric and natural gas customers that applies to the entirety of a qualifying customer's bill, including, but not limited to, a qualifying customer's delivery service charges and energy supply charges. Provides that an electric or natural gas utility may fund low-income discount rates through a surcharge on customers' electric and natural gas bills. Provides that the changes to the Act apply retroactively on and after January 1, 2023. Amends the Energy Assistance Act. In provisions concerning eligibility under the Act, provides that, in setting the annual eligibility level for the use of State funds from the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall consider the amount of available funding and may not set a limit higher than 300% of the federal nonfarm poverty level. In provisions concerning the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund, provides that the yearly administrative expenses of the Fund may not exceed 15% (rather than 13%) of the amount collected during that year, except when unspent funds from the Fund are reallocated from a previous year. Provides that any unspent balance of the 15% administrative allowance may be utilized for administrative expenses in the year they are reallocated. Provides that, of the 15% administrative allowance, no less than 9% (rather than 8%) shall be provided to Local Administrative Agencies for administrative expenses. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, the Base Energy Assistance Charge shall be $0.80 per month for each utility that is required by the Illinois Commerce Commission to implement a low-income discount rate and shall be $0.40 per month for each utility that is not required to implement a low-income discount rate and that contributes to the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund. Makes other changes.

Adriane L. JohnsonDemocrat

SCH CD-GAMBLING INSTRUCTION

Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act of the School Code. Requires the program to include instruction on gambling and gambling disorders. Provides that instruction on gambling and gambling disorders shall include classroom instruction in grades 5 through 12, and include, at a minimum: the nature and addictive potential of gambling; the risks associated with digital gaming mechanics; the identification of gaming disorders and their impact on mental and physical health; and information on how and where to find specialized treatment and resources in the State for gambling disorders. Effective July 1, 2026.

Adriane L. JohnsonDemocrat