Bills & Legislation

$ICCB-COM COL ECONOMIC EMPOWER

Appropriates $1,000,000 to the Illinois Community College Board for the purpose of implementing the Community College Economic Empowerment Act. Effective July 1, 2026.

La Shawn K. FordDemocrat

SCH CD-TRANSPORT IEP STUDENTS

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Requires each school district to provide transportation to all students with an Individualized Education Program, based solely on the student's eligibility for special education. Provides that the transportation shall be provided at no cost and is presumed necessary for a free appropriate public education. Provides that the type, method, route, and accommodations for transportation shall be individualized to the student's needs. Sets forth how mileage shall be determined and verified. Requires school districts to maintain mileage records, provide the mileage records to parents or guardians within 10 business days of request, and include the mileage records in the student's educational record. Establishes transportation restrictions for school districts. Allows parents or guardians to seek relief for the failure to provide transportation as a denial of a free appropriate public education. Allows the State Board of Education to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Effective July 1, 2026.

Kevin John OlickalDemocrat

NITA-PARATRANSIT SERVICES

Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the Northern Illinois Transit Authority may not withdraw moneys from the Authority's ADA Paratransit Fund unless the Authority: (1) implements a program to collect data about the reliability of paratransit services that evaluates each driver's performance; (2) requires regular training sessions, including training to assist visually impaired and deaf riders traveling door-to-door, for drivers who received poor evaluations; and (3) requires all reservation methods to permit caregivers to book rides for visually impaired and deaf riders.

Sonya M. HarperDemocrat

$DEPT AGR-FARM DP GRANT

Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for the Illinois Down Payment Assistant Grant Program to offer grants for eligible applicants purchasing their first farms in the State. Effective July 1, 2026.

Sonya M. HarperDemocrat

HIGHR ED-MANUFACTURING SCHOLAR

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall establish a Manufacturing Promise Scholarship Program to award scholarships to State residents who are enrolled in a public community college or other program with a major in manufacturing or a skilled trade. Provides that, subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes, the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for a scholarship. Provides that an applicant is eligible for a scholarship if the Commission finds that the applicant meets specified criteria. Provides that the Commission shall reserve 20% of the amount appropriated in a given fiscal year for students who are from underrepresented areas. Provides that the Commission shall make scholarships available to traditional college-aged students, adults, and non-traditional students. Provides that an applicant who receives a scholarship may not be required to return scholarship funds. Provides for rulemaking.

Dan SwansonRepublican

LOCAL REFERENDUM NEUTRALITY

Creates the Local Referendum Neutrality and Taxpayer Protection Act. Provides that a public body may only expend public funds related to a local referendum for specified purposes. Provides for the designation of an official committee in favor and the official committee opposed to the local referendum. Provides for the preparation of arguments in favor of or in opposition to the local referendum by the committees. Provides that an election authority shall review the arguments and publish the arguments in a voter information package. Sets forth provisions concerning conduct by public employees and public bodies. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that activities intended to influence voter support for or opposition to a referendum or potential referendum, when conducted using public funds, public facilities, or employee compensated time, constitute prohibited political activity. Effective immediately.

Jennifer SanalitroRepublican

BARBER/COSMETOLOGY-EDUCATION

Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Reduces the hours or credit hours required of education or training for various licenses under the Act. Makes conforming changes.

Christopher "C.D." DavidsmeyerRepublican

CRTA-FEE WAIVERS

Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Requires waiver of 50% of any nonrefundable license application fees, any nonrefundable fees associated with purchasing a license to operate a cannabis business establishment, and any surety bond or other financial requirements for a Social Equity Applicant who promises to open and operate the business in a Disproportionately Impacted Area and who promises to hire and employ at least 40% of all employees and contracted labor from persons residing in or headquartered in the Disproportionately Impacted Area where the business will be located. Provides that a breach of a promise by an applicant under those provisions shall constitute a violation of the Act. Provides that fee waivers or other requirement waivers under 2 different specified provisions relating to Social Equity Applicants may not be cumulative, and an applicant who qualifies under both may only choose one.

Sonya M. HarperDemocrat

CD CORR-FIREARM-RELATED OFFENS

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Criminal Justice Procedural Clarification Act. Eliminates the consent of the State's Attorney as a requirement for a defendant to participate in the First Time Weapon Offense Program. Changes the eligibility requirements for the Program. Provides that the court may sentence a defendant to probation to participate in the Program, regardless of whether the State's Attorney affirmatively offers or consents to participation in the Program. Provides that the State's Attorney may object to sentencing to probation to participate in the Program only by stating on the record specific and articulable public safety reasons why probation under the provision would be inappropriate for the individual defendant. Provides that, upon objection by the State's Attorney, the court may sentence the defendant under these provisions if the court makes written findings that the defendant meets the statutory eligibility requirements and that probation under these provisions is consistent with specified public safety and the rehabilitative purposes of the Code. Provides that a defendant shall not be deemed ineligible for probation under these provisions solely because the defendant was legally ineligible to apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, at the time of the offense, if no other statutory disqualifications apply. Provides that in cases involving a firearm-related offense, the court shall consider diversion to treatment, including eligibility for the First Time Weapon Offense Program prior to imposing a sentence of incarceration if certain conditions are met. Provides that a person convicted of a firearm-related offense prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act may petition the sentencing court for review if the person meets certain eligibility requirements. Effective immediately.

Sonya M. HarperDemocrat

LOC GOV OFFICER'S SALARY

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, elected and appointed supervisors of assessments who began a term of office on or after December 1, 2026, shall be paid a salary in an amount equal to 80% of the amount paid to the State's Attorney of the county that employs the elected or appointed supervisor of assessments. Amends the Counties Code and the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that, beginning December 1, 2026, the compensation of a coroner, a county treasurer, a county clerk, a recorder, an auditor, or a clerk of a circuit court shall be equal to 80% of the amount paid to the State's Attorney of the coroner's, county treasurer's, county clerk's, recorder's, or auditor' s county. Provides that, the State must pay 66 2/3% of each officer's annual salary. Provides that, beginning with fiscal year ending on June 30, 2027, the county clerk, recorder, auditor, coroner, and treasurer of each county, and the chief clerk of each county board of election commissioners, shall receive a stipend in the amount of $12,800, adjusted annually.

Maurice A. West, IIDemocrat

CONDO BD OBLIGATIONS

Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that the board of managers may not restrict lawful unit owner participation in meetings through arbitrary forum closures, selective muting, viewpoint-based exclusion, or other actions intended to suppress dissent except as reasonably necessary to maintain order and conduct association business. Provides that the officers and members of the board or managing agent may not retaliate against a unit owner for requesting records, attending meetings, filing a complaint, or otherwise exercising rights under this Act. Provides that violations of the Act, including, but not limited to, the timely providing access or copies of association records, may be referred to the Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson for enforcement. Provides that violations of this Act by a licensed community association manager may be referred to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for enforcement. Provides that beginning January 1 following the effective date of the amendatory Act, at least one member of the board of managers of each condominium association shall complete a training program approved by the Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson covering fiduciary duties, ethical governance, record-keeping requirements, and anti-retaliation obligations. Provides that the Office of the Ombudsperson may receive and review complaints relating to condominium governance, managing agent conduct, and compliance with this Act. The Office may provide information and assistance to unit owners, boards of managers, and managing agents; request documentation relevant to a complaint; refer matters for investigation or enforcement as appropriate; identify systemic issues, and recommend corrective actions. Provides that the Office of Ombudsperson may not adjudicate disputes, impose penalties, or award damages but may establish or contract for a voluntary, low-cost mediation program to assist in resolving disputes arising under the Act. Provides legislative intent. Defines terms.

Sonya M. HarperDemocrat

NONCITIZEN POLICE OFFICERS

Amends the Illinois State Police Act. Provides that all persons appointed as Illinois State Police officers shall, at the time of their appointment, be citizens of the United States or persons with proof of a permanent resident card (rather than only citizens of the United States). Amends Counties Code. Provides that, if a person is a person with proof of a permanent resident card, then the sheriff of any county or the corporate authorities of any municipality may not deny employment to that person on the basis that the person is not a citizen of the United States. Provides that, if a person with a proof of a permanent resident card is an Illinois State Police officer or Department of Corrections officer and the person's permanent resident card becomes invalid, then the Director of State Police and the Board or the sheriff of any county or the corporate authorities of any municipality shall provide the person with 6 months from the date that the person's permanent resident card became invalid to receive a new permanent resident card or to have the person's invalid permanent resident card to be reissued. Defines "person with proof of a permanent resident card". Effective July 1, 2026.

Barbara HernandezDemocrat

POLICE-DOMESTIC ABUSER REGSTRY

Amends the Illinois State Police Act. Creates a registry of persistent domestic violence offenders within the Illinois State Police. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall maintain the registry based upon information supplied to the Illinois State Police by court clerks and information available to the Illinois State Police from the Department of Corrections and local law enforcement agencies. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall make the registry available for public inquiry on the Internet. Provides that the registry must consist of the persistent domestic violence offender's name, date of birth, conviction date, county of convictions, and a current photograph of the persistent domestic violence offender. Provides that, if a person is convicted of an offense committed against a domestic abuse victim and the person convicted has at least one prior conviction for an offense committed against a domestic abuse victim, then the court shall, upon proof of any prior convictions committed against a domestic abuse victim, order the person to register as a persistent domestic violence offender. Provides that a defendant who is required to register must be assessed a registration fee in the amount of $150. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall remove from the registry the name and other identifying information of a persistent domestic violence offender after a specified number of years following the defendant's most recent conviction.

Jackie HaasRepublican

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COMMUN CT

Creates the Restorative Justice Community Court Act. Provides that the chief judge of each judicial circuit shall establish at least one Restorative Justice Community Court and may establish additional satellite Restorative Justice Community Courts. Provides that Restorative Justice Community Courts shall be planned, operated, and evaluated in accordance with the Illinois Supreme Court Problem-Solving Court standards and shall obtain certification and maintain compliance with the requirements of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. Provides that referral to the Restorative Justice Community Court may be initiated by the court; the defendant; counsel for the defendant; probation, pretrial services, or Restorative Justice Community Court staff; or the State's Attorney. Provides that, upon admission to a Restorative Justice Community Court, the court shall enter an order staying the criminal proceedings and tolling the speedy-trial period. Provides that, upon a finding by the court that a participant has successfully completed all conditions of a Restorative Justice Community Court Agreement, including obligations to repair harm, participate in restorative processes, and comply with services and supports identified in the restorative agreement, the court shall: (1) dismiss the charge or charges underlying the participant's admission to the Restorative Justice Community Court in the interests of justice and (2) enter an order dismissing the charge or charges and expunging the record of arrest and court proceedings in accordance with the Criminal Identification Act without any statutory waiting period. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2027.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

HOSPITAL FINANCIAL RESOLUTION

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires each hospital licensed under the Act to submit to the Department of Public Health a financial resolution plan with the specified information for the rapid and orderly resolution of finances and operations in the event of material financial distress. Establishes further reporting requirements and penalties. Includes financial resolution plans in the list of information subject to disclosure to the public from the Department. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Sets forth provisions concerning financial reporting requirements for nonexempt hospitals. Provides that, if a hospital has not filed the required information within 45 days after the close of the quarterly reporting period, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall suspend specified authorized payments until the Department receives the required information. Provides that the Department may adopt rules, including emergency rules, necessary to implement financial reporting requirements for nonexempt hospitals. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to authorize emergency rulemaking.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

EDUCATION-TECH

Amends the Student Investment Account Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Katie StuartDemocrat

SCH CD-LOCAL FOOD CONTRACTS

Amends the School Code. In a provision granting a school board the power to award certain contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, provides for an exception for contracts that give a preference to State, regional, or local suppliers (rather than only State or regional suppliers) that source local food products.

Angelica Guerrero-CuellarDemocrat

JUV CT-YOUTH RELEASE

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that required notification by the court under the Act does not prevent the Department of Juvenile Justice from exercising its release authority under the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that, if a youth is released to aftercare supervision prior to the date set by the court for reporting, the Department shall ensure that a report is given to the court that complies with the requirements of the Act. Provides that the Department shall also make reasonable efforts to facilitate the youth's appearance in court, if required. Provides that, if the court sets a court date after a youth's anticipated release from a Department facility, this does not prevent the Department from exercising its release authority under the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if a youth is released to aftercare supervision prior to the date set by the court for the youth's return, the Department shall make reasonable efforts to facilitate the youth's appearance in court.

Lilian JiménezDemocrat

LAND CONSERVATION ACT

Creates the Agricultural Land Conservation Act. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2027, a Farmland Conversion Fee of $275 per acre shall be paid by the buyer or lessee of a transaction for any agricultural land that will be removed from production for the specific purpose of developing an industrial park, a commercial area, a single-family or multi-family dwelling or for being put to any other use that removes the agricultural land from production. Provides that the fee shall be collected by the Department of Agricultural. Provides for the creation of the Farmland Conversion Fee Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury. Provides that all Farmland Conversion Fees collected by the Department of Agriculture shall be contributed to the Fund. Further provides that moneys in the Fund may be exclusively used for the following purposes: (i) supporting education and programs that support healthy soil clean water, and climate-smart agricultural practices; (ii) supporting operations funding for soil and water conservation districts; (iii) covering costs associated with administering the Act; (iv) any other purposes that the Department of Agriculture determines are consistent with the purposes of the Act. Provides that, before expending moneys for any other purposes, the Department of Agriculture shall, subject to the availability of moneys in the Fund, ensure that during each State fiscal year, $10,000,000 is distributed to soil and water conservation districts, for the purpose of supporting their operations funding. Provides that $500,000 shall be distributed to the Department of Agriculture for the purposes of collecting fees and administering the program created under the Act. Provides for penalties. Effective immediately.

Sharon ChungDemocrat

MHDD CD-OUTPATIENT TREATMENT

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. In provisions concerning petitions for involuntary admissions on an outpatient basis, adds a nurse practitioner to the list of examiners who may certify that an individual is subject to involuntary admission on an outpatient basis. Adds provisions that a certificate must contain the clinical observations of the examining psychiatrist or nurse practitioner when applicable. Reduces the number of certificates (from 2 to one) needed for a court to set a hearing without additional examination of the individual.

Suzanne M. NessDemocrat

POW MIA RECOGNITION DAY

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the Governor shall annually designate by official proclamation the third Friday of September in each year as POW/MIA Recognition Day (rather than the third Friday of September in each year is designated as POW/MIA Recognition Day) to be observed in honor and remembrance of the men and women who, as POWs, have suffered captivity in foreign countries while in active service with the United States armed forces or who, as MIAs, have been recognized as missing in action in a time of war or during a period of hostilities (rather than who were recognized as POWs or MIAs in a time of war or during a period of hostilities). Provides that the Governor shall request, in the Governor's annual designation by official proclamation, that some portion of the third Friday of September be used for solemn contemplation on the plight of members of the United States armed forces who have been held prisoners of war and members of the United States armed forces who have been missing in action and the resolve of families and friends who continue to seek the fullest possible accounting for missing loved ones. Effective immediately.

Wayne A. RosenthalRepublican

FISH & WILDLIFE-LICENSE FEES

Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code and the Wildlife Code. Provides that the fee for an annual or a 3-year fishing or hunting license is $5 for resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States as an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the Illinois National Guard, or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces.

Wayne A. RosenthalRepublican

LINE OF DUTY-ANIMAL CONTROL

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

Wayne A. RosenthalRepublican

LINE OF DUTY-EMS PERSONNEL

Amends the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Includes emergency medical services personnel within the scope of the Act. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Wayne A. RosenthalRepublican

WAREHOUSE POLLUTION REDUCTION

Creates the Warehouse Pollution Reduction Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to propose and the Pollution Control Board to adopt rules establishing a qualifying warehouse review program. Provides for reporting, recordkeeping, and notice requirements; annual emissions-reduction targets; and a system of points for air-pollution mitigation measures. Requires construction permits for new or modified qualifying warehouses and sets conditions for permit issuance, including zero-emission readiness and buffer requirements near sensitive receptors. Establishes a qualifying warehouse registry and requires public access to reports, notices, and permitting records. Provides for mitigation fees and directs their use in the same geographic area as the site of the qualifying warehouse. Requires the Agency to develop an air-quality modeling program and publish results annually. Creates the Warehouse Pollution Management Fund and provides for fee collection and deposit. Prohibits certain acts, provides civil penalties, authorizes enforcement and citizen suits, and allows recovery of attorney's fees. Limits home rule powers. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change.

Aarón M. OrtízDemocrat

HIGHER ED-IL VETERAN GRANT

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act with respect to the Illinois Veteran grant program. Provides that a grant recipient is not required to pay any tuition or mandatory fees while attending a State-controlled university or public community college in this State for a period that is based on the length of his or her active duty service, as verified on his or her U.S. Department of Defense form DD-214, calculated at specified credit hour rates (rather than for a period that is equivalent to 4 years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms). Provides that a grant may be transferred to a qualified dependent beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year. Amends the School Code to make a related change. Effective July 1, 2026.

Amy BrielDemocrat

SCH CD-ADULT WORKFORCE DIPLOMA

Amends the School Code. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall establish an outcome-based Adult Workforce High School Diploma Program to allow eligible students to qualify for enrollment in the Program, and, upon successful completion of the Program, to be awarded a high school diploma. Sets forth requirements for approved Program providers and Program funding. Requires each approved Program provider to submit an annual report to the Board regarding the Program. Requires the Board to submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the Program. Repeals the provisions on June 30, 2030.

Edgar González, Jr.Democrat

$AGR BEGINNING FARMER

Appropriates $6,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for asset owner tax credits. Effective July 1, 2026.

Sonya M. HarperDemocrat

CAREGIVER EMPOWERMENT

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that the Department on Aging shall require all provider agencies to administer annual enhanced training for all covered aides regarding all of the following: (1) ethical boundaries and conflicts of interest; (2) the fiduciary duties of an agent under the Illinois Power of Attorney Act; and (3) recognizing and reporting signs of financial exploitation and self-neglect. Provides that a covered aide shall not serve as the agent for a program participant in the Community Care Program unless all of the following conditions are met: (1) the family caregiver discloses the dual role in writing to the provider agency and the Department; (2) the participant undergoes a cognitive capacity assessment by a qualified physician or clinical psychologist confirming the participant understands the dual role and, if the participant lacks capacity, the dual role is permitted only if the agency designation was executed prior to the loss of capacity; and (3) the family caregiver agrees to comply with an administrative oversight mechanism. Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Provides that a covered aide operating as an agent carries an enhanced duty to report. Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Allows a covered aide to serve as a health care agent for a program participant in the Community Care Program if the requirements of the Illinois Act on the Aging are met.

Edgar González, Jr.Democrat

INC TX-BEGINNING FARMER

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for an owner of an agricultural asset that sells or rents that agricultural asset to a beginning farmer. Sets forth the amount of the credit. Creates an income tax credit for a beginning farmer who participates in a financial management program approved by the Department of Agriculture. Effective immediately.

Sonya M. HarperDemocrat

FOOD REFORM-STUDENT HEALTH

Creates the Food Reform to Ensure Student Health Act. Requires each school district in the State to begin to eliminate ultraprocessed foods of concern and restricted school foods by July 1, 2029. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2032, a vendor may not offer to a school either an ultraprocessed food of concern or a restricted school food. Requires food vendors to report to the Department of Public Health certain information about ultraprocessed foods of concern and restricted school foods that they have sold to schools. Requires the Department, in consultation with the State Board of Education, to submit to the General Assembly and Governor annual summary reports of the data submitted to it by food vendors. Directs the Department to post these reports on its website. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules establishing definitions of the terms "ultraprocessed foods of concern" and "restricted school foods" for purposes of these requirements. Requires the Department to review those rules and, if needed, update them every 5 years. Requires the Department to consult with the State Board of Education and to provide compliance training for school food service and procurement staff. Describes the topics to be covered by the Department in the training. Provides for the repeal of the Act on January 1, 2034. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Sonya M. HarperDemocrat

WORK COMP-PUBLIC EMPLOYERS

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2026, if a public employer files a petition to review an award of an arbitrator of the Commission, the award shall draw interest, retroactive to the date of the injury, at a rate equal to 10% or at a rate equal to the yield on indebtedness issued by the United States Government with a 26-week maturity next previously auctioned on the day on which the decision is filed, whichever is greater. Sets forth limitations on interest assessed under the provision. Defines "public employer". Effective July 1, 2026.

Ann M. WilliamsDemocrat

DHFS-FFS SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS

Amends the Hospital Provider Funding Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, if an Illinois freestanding psychiatric hospital reopens a previously closed hospital facility within 4 calendar years of that hospital facility's closure, and the previously closed hospital facility qualified for fee-for-service supplemental payments, then the Illinois freestanding psychiatric hospital shall receive an annual payment equal to $200 per covered inpatient day contained in paid fee-for-service claims and $200 per paid fee-for-service outpatient claim for dates of service of the closed hospital facility in Calendar Year 2019 in the Department of Healthcare and Family Services' Enterprise Data Warehouse as of May 11, 2020. Provides that "closed hospital facility" includes hospitals that have been terminated from participation in the medical assistance program. Effective immediately.

Hoan HuynhDemocrat

STUDENT ONLINE PERSONAL INFO

Amends the Student Online Personal Protection Act. Provides that a student, school, or parent that has been injured or aggrieved by a violation of the Act may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the person or entity that violated the Act. Specifies that the provisions establishing a private right of action do not limit the Attorney General's enforcement authority under the Act.

Nabeela SyedDemocrat

AG-FALL COVERS SPRING SAVINGS

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program in the Department of Agriculture to provide crop insurance premium discounts for cover crops. Directs the Department to award grants in specified amounts to Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Creates the Cover Crop Insurance Premium Discount Fund. Provides for requirements for the Program. Directs the Department to adopt rules.

Sonya M. HarperDemocrat

MEDICAID-PBM-PROCUREMENT

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Chief Procurement Officer for General Services, in consultation with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, to conduct and complete, no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, any procurement necessary to select a third-party administrator to serve as the single State pharmacy benefit manager for the medical assistance program and to be used by all Medicaid managed care organizations under contract with the Department. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2028, the selected pharmacy benefit manager shall be responsible for managing and processing all pharmacy claims under the medical assistance program, including pharmacy claims from contracted Medicaid managed care organizations. Provides that the Department is responsible for enforcing the pharmacy benefit manager contract after the procurement process. Sets forth certain activities the Director of Healthcare and Family Services must do as part of the procurement process, including: (i) establishing eligibility criteria an entity must meet in order to become the State pharmacy benefit manager; and (ii) developing a master contract that incorporates all pharmacy benefit manager contract requirements under the Illinois Insurance Code, with some exceptions. Requires a prospective State pharmacy benefit manager to disclose certain information during the procurement process, including, but not limited to: (i) any conflicts of interest; (ii) any common ownership, board membership, or other control the pharmacy benefit manager has over a Medicaid managed care organization or other specified entities; and (iii) any financial terms and arrangements between the pharmacy benefit manager and a prescription drug manufacturer or labeler. Effective immediately.

Nabeela SyedDemocrat

HEALTH CARE WORKER PLATFORM

Creates the Health Care Worker Platform Act. Sets forth provisions requiring any person, corporation, partnership, or association that operates or offers an electronic platform, system, or application through which health care workers can accept one or more shifts to perform health care related services at a health care facility to register with the Department of Public Health prior to operating in the State. Requires the Department to review and issue a decision on each new application or application for renewal of a registration within 30 days after the submission of the new application or application for renewal. Provides that the Department shall allow an appeal of any decision not to approve an application or an application for renewal for registration under the Act. Establishes recordkeeping and operational requirements for a health care worker platform. Effective immediately.

Edgar González, Jr.Democrat

LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Creates the Certification Enforcement Unit within the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Removes the Review Committee created within the Board. Provides that the Certification Enforcement Unit shall be headed by the Deputy Director of the Certification Enforcement Unit. Provides that the Deputy Director of the Certification Enforcement Unit shall be appointed by the Board and must have (1) substantial experience in law enforcement, criminal law, civil-rights law, or government investigations and (2) demonstrated integrity, professionalism, sound judgment, and leadership. Provides that any investigator hired to serve in the Certification Enforcement Unit must have at least 2 years of prior investigative experience and may have previously served as a certified or licensed law enforcement officer. Changes the name of the Certification Review Panel to the Decertification Review Panel. In provisions concerning formal complaint hearings, provides that, at the hearing, the Certification Enforcement Unit bears the burden of proving that the officer committed the decertifying conduct by clear and convincing evidence. Provides that all hearings shall be open to the public. In provisions concerning certification review meetings, provides that the Panel shall vote to decertify the officer if a simple majority of the Panel finds that (1) any alleged decertification conduct has been proven by clear and convincing evidence; and (2) there is no mitigating factor or combination of mitigating factors that significantly outweigh the seriousness of the misconduct and the impact of the misconduct on the victim and the community. Provides that a law enforcement agency and the Illinois State Police shall notify the Board when an officer is discharged or dismissed because of a sustained violation of a department, agency, or Illinois State Police policy that includes assault, sexual assault, bribery, coercion, fraud, theft, untruthfulness, bias, excessive force, conduct that constitutes a significant abuse of the public trust, or reflects an unfitness to serve, or any other specified conduct. The agency shall provide information regarding the nature of the violation. The notification shall occur as soon as the officer is discharged or dismissed. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Justin SlaughterDemocrat

DHFS-SUBSIDY REPAYMENT NOTICE

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no later than 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department shall file a proposed rule, or a proposed amendment to an existing rule, that requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to notify, in writing, all medical assistance applicants that if, at the time of application, the applicant is enrolled in an active health insurance plan bought through the Illinois health insurance marketplace, then the applicant is subject to the repayment of any and all subsidies received for the active health insurance plan if the applicant is determined eligible for and receives medical assistance while still maintaining coverage under the active health insurance plan. Effective immediately.

Joyce MasonDemocrat

PLUMBING CONTRACTOR LICENSES

Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. In provisions concerning plumbing contractors, provides that the Department of Public Health shall provide notices to each licensee regarding application for registration on or before July 1 of each year. Requires the Department to accept application materials on and after July 1 of each year.

Joyce MasonDemocrat

FINANCE-988 TRUST FUND

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, if the federal government discontinues, suspends, or limits specialized crisis services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority youth and young adults available through the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the Department of Human Services may use moneys in the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund to provide for those discontinued, suspended, or limited specialized crisis services for the duration of the discontinuation, suspension, or limitation. Effective immediately.

Kelly M. CassidyDemocrat

BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE ACT

Creates the Illinois Biometric Surveillance Act. Provides that law enforcement agencies may not obtain, retain, possess, access, request, use, or enter into an agreement with a third party, State or local government agency, or federal agency to obtain, retain, possess, access request, or use a biometric identification system. Provides a private right of action and for enforcement by the Attorney General. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide that the Secretary of State may not provide facial recognition search services except for verification of an individual's identity when issuing a mobile driver's license or identification card.

Kelly M. CassidyDemocrat

LOCAL GOV-BUILDING INSPECTIONS

Amends the Counties Code, the Township Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a county, township, or municipality does not approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove a development document within 90 days after receiving the development document, any required review of the document may be performed by a person who is not the applicant or the person whose work is the subject of the application if that person is (A) employed by the county, township, or municipality to review development documents; (B) employed by another unit of local government to review development documents if the county, township, or municipality has approved the person to review development documents; or (C) a licensed professional engineer, structural engineer, or architect. Provides that, if a county, township, or municipality does not conduct a required development inspection within 90 days after receiving a development document for a development permit that would require an inspection, then the inspection may be conducted by a person who is not the owner of the land or improvement to the land that is the subject of the inspection or a person whose work is the subject of the inspection if that person is (A) certified to inspect buildings by the International Code Council; (B) employed by the county, township, or municipality as a building inspector; (C) employed by another unit of local government as a building inspector if the county, township, or municipality has approved the person to perform inspections; or (D) a licensed professional engineer, structural engineer, or architect. Provides that a county, township, or municipality may not impose a fee related to the review of a development document or a development inspection conducted under the provisions. Provides that a person may appeal to the county board, the township board, or the corporate authorities of the municipality (1) a decision to conditionally approve or disapprove a development document made by the county, township, or municipality or a person authorized perform the review of the document under the provisions or (2) a decision regarding a development inspection conducted by the county, township, or municipality or a person authorized to perform the development inspection under the provisions. Limits home rule powers.

Eva-Dina DelgadoDemocrat

TACTICAL MEDICAL PROVIDERS

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board and the Department of Public Health shall jointly develop and establish a program of certification of tactical medical providers for the purpose of aiding special law enforcement teams involved in search and rescues, civil disturbances, bomb threat responses, tactical or special operations team deployments, hostage negotiations, hazardous material responses, executive and dignitary protection, counterterrorism, or other similar functions, as assigned and directed by a law enforcement agency that is recognized by the Board. Includes program requirements. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that chiefs of police and sheriffs may employ tactical medical providers and provide tactical medical provider support to first responders. Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act to make conforming changes.

Dennis TipswordRepublican

ESTATE TAX-EXCLUSION AMOUNT

Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that, for persons dying on or after January 1, 2027, the exclusion amount shall be the applicable exclusion amount calculated under Section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code, including any deceased spousal unused exclusion amount (currently, the exclusion amount for Illinois estate tax purposes is $4,000,000). Effective immediately.

Dave SeverinRepublican

DOMESTIC FRANCHISE TAX-REPEAL

Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that, on or after January 1, 2027 and prior to January 1, 2028, the first $100,000 in liability is exempt from the franchise tax payable by domestic corporations. Provides that, in the case of a domestic corporation, no payment is required for a franchise tax that would have been due and payable on or after January 1, 2028. Repeals the provision concerning franchise taxes payable by domestic corporations on January 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

Brandun SchweizerRepublican

INC TAX-R AND D CREDIT

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the amount of the research and development credit by calculating the increase in the taxpayer's research activities in the State over 50% (currently, 100%) of the qualifying expenditures for the base period. Effective immediately.

Brandun SchweizerRepublican