Bills & Legislation

FOOD WASTE&COMPOSTING

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Repeals the definition of "food scrap"; adds definitions for "anaerobic digestion", "biogas", "digestate", "food waste", "organic material", and "organic waste"; and updates the definitions of "compost" and "composting". In provisions regarding pollution control facilities, includes a new exemption for portions of sites or facilities used for composting or anaerobic digestion of organic waste that meet specified siting, setback, floodplain, and operational requirements. In provisions regarding prohibited acts, establishes permitting requirements for organic waste composting operations and organic waste anaerobic digesters, and creates exemptions for small-scale and certain farm-based composting operations that meet volume limits, setback distances, and other environmental safeguards. Provides that anaerobic digesters using only non-waste feedstock are exempt from solid waste permitting and clarifies that digested material returned to the economic mainstream is not regulated as waste. Authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to recommend, and the Pollution Control Board to adopt, performance standards for organic waste compost facilities and testing procedures for end-product compost, and requires a Technical Advisory Committee with balanced stakeholder representation. Specifies that standards apply to compost offered for sale or use and exempts on-site residential composting. Makes conforming changes throughout to integrate new definitions and regulatory requirements.

Adriane JohnsonDemocrat

OUTDOOR LIGHTING CONTROL

Amends the Responsible Outdoor Lighting Control Act. Provides that all new luminaires purchased or installed after June 30, 2032, must have a correlated color temperature less than or equal to 2,700 Kelvin. Provides that the act does not apply if it is necessary to use uplighting for statuary lighting and historical façade lighting. In cases where uplighting is the only viable solution for these items, the lighting should have a color corrected temperature of no more than 2,700 degrees Kelvin, must be minimized to no more than 25% above ANSI/IES standards, must exceed an illuminance of one lux as measured at ground level both horizontally and vertically at the property boundary, and must be extinguished every night no later than 12:00 a.m. Provides that, after January 1, 2027, any new placement or replacement of uplighting of State historic statuary and State historical façade lighting shall be approved by the State Historic Preservation Office. Makes other changes.

Adriane JohnsonDemocrat

SWITCH NETWORK SALVAGE

Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning a Large Electing Provider's transition to IP-based networks and service, provides that a Large Electing Provider shall provide telecommunications service, including telecommunications service over traditional circuit switched networks, to existing business and residential end-use customers until at least December 31, 2031. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2032, a Large Electing Provider shall start the process of returning the salvage value of traditional circuit switched networks to the people of the State. Requires a Large Electing Provider to complete the salvage of the Large Electing Provider's traditional circuit switched networks by January 1, 2038. Provides that the Large Electing Provider shall document and report to the Department of Public Health and the Illinois Commerce Commission, on a quarterly basis, all activities related to the salvage of the Large Electing Provider's traditional circuit switch networks, including, but not limited to, the total realized salvage value, a per-mile salvage value, the geographic location of all salvages, and the value of such salvages. Provides that, if a Large Electing Provider retires a traditional circuit switch network, the Large Electing Provider shall, beginning on December 1, 2032 and annually thereafter, transfer the salvage value of the retired networks to the Lead Service Line Replacement Fund for the sole purpose of providing grants to municipal and private water utilities to replace lead service lines. Effective immediately.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

PROHIBIT FED VOUCHER PROGRAM

Creates the Prohibition on Federal Voucher Program Participation Act. Prohibits the State from opting in to, participating in, implementing, administrating, or otherwise cooperating with any federal voucher, education savings account, or similar program established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Effective immediately.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

FOREST/RIVER DIST-BIDS

Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act and the River Conservancy Districts Act. Makes changes to the competitive bidding thresholds for contracts entered into by River Conservancy Districts or the Cook County Forest Preserve District for supplies, materials, or work. Changes the bid threshold to $60,000 for contracts related to supplies or materials, $30,000 for contracts involving work, or a lower amount for any contract for supplies, materials, or work, if required by board policy. Effective immediately.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

HIGHER ED-PROPOSED INSTRUCTION

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education, in approving or disapproving a public institution of higher education's proposal for a new unit of instruction, research, or public service or in approving modifications, must take into account the unique student demographics and needs of the particular institution.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

UTILITY-COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that, prior to approving or directing any decarbonization pathway, pilot program, infrastructure investment, or regulatory mandate related to the natural gas distribution system, the Commission shall conduct a comprehensive, independent cost-benefit analysis that evaluates: (i) life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions reductions; (ii) cumulative energy system costs, including any stranded asset risks estimated at no less than $80,000,000,000 by 2050 under high-electrification scenarios; (iii) ratepayer bill impacts for all customer classes, with a focus on low-income and non-migrating customers; (iv) system reliability and safety under State standards; (v) equity impacts, including cost shifts to vulnerable populations; (vi) workforce and job impacts; and (vii) the extent to which competitive market mechanisms, such as private investment, third-party financing, and supplier competition, can achieve equivalent or superior outcomes at lower costs. Provides that the Commission shall not approve a decarbonization pathway, pilot program, infrastructure investment, or regulatory mandate unless the pathway, program, investment, or mandate demonstrates net benefits under the cost-benefit analysis without prioritizing an approach where regulated solutions increase costs without proportional benefits. Provides that the Commission shall use transparent, market-based data from sources such as PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM), Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO), and Chicago Citygate and coordinate with applicable biennial long-term gas infrastructure plans.

Seth LewisRepublican

$DCEO-HYDROPONICS

Appropriates the amount of $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for grants for the establishment of hydroponic agriculture facilities in existing vacant commercial buildings. Effective July 1, 2026.

Seth LewisRepublican

DCEO-HYDROPONIC GRANT PROGRAM

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall, subject to appropriation, establish the Hydroponic Initiative Grant Program to help increase access to and the availability of healthy food in areas designated as food deserts in the State and assist areas with significant levels of vacant developed commercial space, as determined by the Department, by providing grants to persons for the establishment of hydroponic agriculture facilities within vacant developed commercial space. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to grant awards for market or site feasibility studies, for purchases of ownership of vacant developed commercial space, for capital improvements, planning, renovations, durable and non-durable equipment purchases, or other costs as determined by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Allows for rulemaking by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Seth LewisRepublican

GAS APPLIANCE LABELING

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that no person shall sell, attempt to sell, or offer to sell to a consumer in the State a non-externally vented natural gas appliance that is manufactured on or after January 1, 2027 unless a label on the gas appliance bears a specified warning message. Provides that the Attorney General may adopt rules setting forth additional requirements for the placement and formatting of the label. Provides that a person who violates the provision commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.

Omar AquinoDemocrat

EQUAL PAY-WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT

Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that, no later than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Labor shall adopt rules that require specified employers doing business in the State to file an annual report, that will be made available to the public on a dedicated page of the Department's website, regarding workforce management policies, practices, and performance with respect to the employer. Describes the information required to be reported. Sets forth provisions concerning the standardization of data and exemptions to the provision.

Omar AquinoDemocrat

PATIENT BILL & OUTSOURCED CARE

Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Makes changes to findings and defined terms provisions. Provides that a hospital shall not deny any protection or benefit of the Act on the basis of a patient's citizenship or immigration status or assets or prospective assets. Provides that a patient who inquires about a denial of financial assistance in whole or in part must be permitted to appeal the decision within at least 90 days. Requires a hospital to use only a uniform financial assistance form developed and provided by the Attorney General no later than December 31, 2026. Provides that every hospital bill and every collection notice must notify the patient, in the patient's preferred language, of the availability of hospital financial assistance and charity care. Establishes further provisions concerning hospitals pursuing collection actions; outsourced health care services; patient responsibilities; and applicability of the Act. Amends the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act. Sets forth provisions concerning uninsured patient discounts for specified income levels. Prohibits hospitals from making the availability of a discount under the Act contingent upon the uninsured patient first applying for coverage under public health insurance programs. Provides that patients may not be denied a discount under the Act on the basis of citizenship or immigration status or assets or prospective assets. Makes other changes concerning uninsured patient discounts, outsourcing health care services, and patient responsibilities. Effective immediately.

Omar AquinoDemocrat

DIGITAL AGE ASSURANCE

Creates the Children's Social Media Safety Act. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2028, an operating system provider shall: (1) provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder to indicate the birth date, age, or both; (2) provide an operator who has requested a signal with respect to a particular user a signal that identifies the user's age by category; and (3) send only the minimum amount of information necessary to comply with the provision. Provides that an operator shall not offer a platform in the State without conducting age verification as required under the Act to determine whether a user is a minor. Provides that, for all users that the operator has actual knowledge to be a minor, the operator shall use specified default settings for the minor. Provides that a violation of the Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make a conforming change. Effective January 1, 2027.

Laura EllmanDemocrat

PROP TX-CIRCUIT BREAKER

Creates the Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief Act. Provides that an individual: (i) who is domiciled in this State; (ii) who is eligible for and receives either the general homestead exemption or the general alternative homestead exemption; (iii) who has experienced property tax bill spikes; and (iv) who has an income that meets a specified income eligibility limitation is eligible for a grant of a portion of the person's property tax bill spike. Provides that the maximum amount of grant to which a claimant is entitled is 50% of the claimant's tax bill spike. Creates the Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief Fund for the purpose of making grants to claimants. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat

UTILITIES-REGULATORY TAKINGS

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that all decarbonization pilots, pathways, or infrastructure plans under a Future of Gas proceeding pursuant to the final Order of the Commission in Docket No. 24-0158 shall undergo a Regulatory Takings Assessment prior to approval. Requires the Assessment shall be conducted by an independent third party and evaluated and confirmed by intervenors and stakeholders. Provides that the Assessment shall evaluate certain factors. Provides that a mandate in a decarbonization pilot, pathway, or infrastructure plan shall not be approved if the mandate risks creating a taking without compensation that is equivalent to at least 80% of depreciated asset value. Provides that the Commission shall coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure the alignment of air pollution standards and shall require, by rule, uniform metrics across decarbonization pilots, pathways, and infrastructure plans, including bill impacts and equity analyses. Provides that rulemaking pursuant to the amendatory Act shall be completed by June 1, 2026 and rules adopted pursuant to the amendatory Act shall be applied to all Phase 2C proposals, as specified under the final Order of the Commission in Docket No. 24-0158.

Javier L. CervantesDemocrat

ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE ACT

Amends the Procurement Code. Requires bidders that respond to solicitations issued on or after January 1, 2027 for master contracts for the purchase of vehicles to submit an Illinois Jobs Plan that meets certain requirements. Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, changes electric vehicle rebates and requires Illinois residency and changes the luxury and low efficiency vehicle fee. Amends the Toll Highway Act. Requires the Toll Highway Authority to build at least 4 150 kW fast charging ports by 2027, expand to 8 ports by 2029 and 16 ports by 2031. Amends the Vehicle Code. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to establish biennial reporting for large fleets beginning in 2027. Amends the Electric Vehicle Charging Act. Provides that units of local government may grant exceptions if utility upgrades would materially increase construction costs, but EV capable spaces cannot fall below certain levels. Provides that Tenants and condominium owners may install Level 1, Low Power Level 2, or Level 2 charging systems at their own expense, subject to reasonable restrictions. Amends the State Mandates Act. Provides that State mandates created by the amendatory Act requires no reimbursement to units of local governments. Amends the Retailer Occupation Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to make other changes. Effective immediately.

Mike PorfirioDemocrat

PROCUREMENT-UNIVERSITIES

Creates the Public University Procurement Code. Sets forth procurement rules and procedures for public universities. Amends the Procurement Code to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2026.

Mike PorfirioDemocrat

VEH CD-LEGIS/EXEC PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions concerning the issuance of special registration plates to current and retired members of the General Assembly, current and retired members of Congress, and executive branch officers and makes conforming changes.

Jason PlummerRepublican

NO PRIVATE PAY FOR PUBLIC WORK

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that no State employee may receive monetary or other compensation from any private party for work performed within the scope of his or her employment by a State agency. Effective immediately.

Jason PlummerRepublican

ELEC-POLITICAL COMMITTEE FUNDS

Amends the Election Code. Prohibits a political committee from making expenditures for taxable compensation to an immediate family member of a public official or candidate. Defines "immediate family member" and "payments". Effective immediately.

Jason PlummerRepublican

RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY-EMERGENCIES

Creates the Protecting Religious Assembly in States of Emergency Act that may be referred to as the PRAISE Act. Provides that a place of worship is exempted from any order, rule, regulation, ordinance, resolution, or other directive issued by the State government or a unit of local government under an emergency or health or safety determination, declaration, or proclamation that requires closure or limitation of any business or other facility otherwise open to public use or patronage. Requires the provisions to be construed to give religious organizations and the organizations' places of worship the same degree of freedom to meet as is given to the most favored entity or set of entities. Allows a civil action by a person or religious organization that has been burdened or impaired by a violation of the Act to seek the following relief: injunctive orders, compensatory damages, nominal damages, a finding of a violation, and, when malice or recklessness is demonstrated, punitive damages. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act to make a conforming change.

Jason PlummerRepublican

MOTOR FUEL-CPI ADJUSTMENT

Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that the July 1, 2026 tax increase based on the Consumer Price Index shall not occur. Effective immediately.

Jason PlummerRepublican

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Includes, in the minimum curriculum for police training schools, training in investigating domestic minor sex trafficking. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that a child shall be considered abused regardless of the perpetrator of the abuse if the child is a human trafficking victim. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides for immediate expungement of juvenile court and law enforcement records of minors who are human trafficking victims involved in prostitution. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes a provision that provides that commercial sexual activity and sexually-explicit performances are forms of activities that are "services" under the human trafficking statute. Provides that involuntary sexual servitude of a minor includes purchasing sexual services of the minor whether from the trafficker or the minor. Provides that it is not a defense to involuntary sexual servitude of a minor that the accused reasonably believed the trafficking victim to be 18 years of age or over. Eliminates other mistake of age defenses concerning grooming and patronizing a minor engaged in prostitution. Provides that a person who is a victim of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor is deemed a crime victim and is eligible for protections afforded to crime victims. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to permit a motion to vacate an adjudication of delinquency of a human trafficking victim who engaged in prostitution. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Makes violations concerning trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and related offenses registrable offenses under the Act. Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act to provide that a trafficking victim who is under 18 years of age is not subject to the filing requirements of the Act and is not subject to the eligibility requirements of the Act.

Jason PlummerRepublican

CD CORR-DRUG SCREENING

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall require drug screening of every offender committed to a Department facility and may provide appropriate drug treatment services to certain offenders based on the results of initial screening.

Jason PlummerRepublican

LIDAR TECHNOLOGY SECURITY

Creates the Light Detection and Ranging Technology Security Act. Provides that all State infrastructure located within or serving Illinois shall be constructed so as not to include any light detection and ranging (LIDAR) equipment manufactured in or by, including any equipment whose critical or necessary components are manufactured in or by, a company domiciled within a country of concern or a company owned by a company domiciled in a country of concern. Provides that all State infrastructure in operation within or serving Illinois, including any covered infrastructure that is not permanently disabled, that contains LIDAR equipment prohibited by the Act shall be removed and replaced with LIDAR equipment that is not prohibited by the Act within 90 days after the effective date of the Act. Provides that an agency, private entity, or political subdivision primarily responsible for any covered infrastructure that includes prohibited LIDAR equipment may request a reimbursement up to the cost of the original purchase price of such prohibited LIDAR equipment from the State Comptroller, provided the request includes purchase orders and is submitted within 90 days after the effective date of the Act. Provides that no procurement made by the State government or a political subdivision of the State government can include LIDAR equipment manufactured in or by, including any equipment whose critical or necessary components are manufactured in or by, a company domiciled within a country of concern or a company owned by a company domiciled in a country of concern. Defines "country of concern" as the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba, or any other entity deemed by the Governor in consultation with the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS). Defines other terms. Provides that the Act is fully enforceable as of 90 days after the effective date of the Act. Contains a severability provision.

Jason PlummerRepublican

UNMANNED AERIAL DRONE SECURITY

Creates the Unmanned Aerial Systems Security Act. Provides that a government agency may use a drone only if the manufacturer of the drone meets the minimum security requirements specified in the Act. Prohibits a government agency from purchasing, acquiring, or otherwise using a drone or any related services or equipment produced by (i) a manufacturer domiciled in a country of concern or (ii) a manufacturer the government agency reasonably believes to be owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by a country of concern or by a company domiciled in a country of concern. Classifies 3 different tiers of drones, and specifies restrictions for each tier level. Requires, subject to appropriation, a government agency using a drone on January 1, 2026 that does not meet the minimum requirements for that drone's usage tier to receive a reimbursement from the Unmanned Aerial Systems Security Reimbursement Fund up to the cost of acquiring a drone that meets the minimum requirements for that drone's usage tier if specified requirements are met. Requires the Department of Transportation to identify the geographic coordinates of sensitive installations within Illinois for the purpose of prohibiting drone usage over sensitive locations. Requires a provider of flight-mapping software or other program for operating a drone to geofence Illinois' sensitive locations to prevent the flight of a drone over Illinois' sensitive locations. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor for (i) a provider of flight-mapping software to allow a user to fly a drone over a sensitive location unless the user is a law enforcement agency or officer; or (ii) a user of a drone not using flight-mapping software to fly a drone over a sensitive location without permission from the governmental agency in charge of the sensitive location. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Contains a severability clause. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Unmanned Aerial Systems Security Reimbursement Fund. Effective January 1, 2027.

Jason PlummerRepublican

FOREIGN ADVERSARY DIVESTMENT

Creates the Foreign Adversary Divestment Act. Defines "foreign adversary" as the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba, or any other entity deemed to be a foreign adversary by the Governor in consultation with the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security. Provides that all State-managed funds and local-managed funds are prohibited from holding investments in any foreign adversary, State-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary, company domiciled within a foreign adversary, or company owned or controlled by a foreign adversary, State-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary, company domiciled within a foreign adversary, or other entity within a foreign adversary. Provides that all State-managed funds and local-managed funds are prohibited from investing or depositing public funds into any bank that is domiciled or has its principal place of business in a foreign adversary. Requires all State-managed funds to immediately in good faith begin divestment of prohibited holdings under the Act. Provides that total divestment must be achieved by January 1, 2028, or 2 years after the effective date of the Act, whichever is earlier. Requires the Illinois State Board of Investment to identify companies subject to the Act and to include those companies in a list of restricted companies to be distributed to each State-managed fund and local-managed fund. Makes other changes. Contains a severability provision.

Jason PlummerRepublican

GOV OPERATIONS PROTECTION ACT

Creates the Research, Education, and Government Operations Protection Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to protect Illinois's research, educational system, and government operations from malicious influence from foreign countries of concern. Requires a State agency, political subdivision, K-12 educational institution, or institution of higher education to disclose information about gifts and contracts from specified countries of concern. Requires approval from the Executive Inspector General for gifts and contracts from countries of concern. Restricts international cultural agreements and student associations within K-12 educational institutions and higher educational institutions. Requires higher educational institutions with a research budget of $10,000,000 or more to perform specified research and foreign travel screening before accepting applicants from countries of concern or allowing travel to countries of concern. Provides that, subject to the approval of the State Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board, an institution of higher education shall only enter into a new or renew an existing academic partnership with an academic or research institution located in a country of concern under specified circumstances. Prohibits certain trade secret actions, imposing a Class X felony for violation of the provisions. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and the Whistleblower Act to make conforming changes. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2027.

Jason PlummerRepublican

PACIFIC CONFLICT STRESS TEST

Creates the Pacific Conflict Stress Test Act. Provides that the Governor shall produce an annual State risk assessment, which shall be published by no later than the day before the Governor's annual address to the General Assembly. Provides that the State risk assessment shall include all substantial risks to State or national security, State or national economic security, State or national public health, or any combination of those matters, occurring within and threatening the State. Provides that the Auditor General shall conduct an audit of all critical procurements purchased or supplied through a State supply chain or State vendor supply chain and produce and publish a report, which shall be submitted to the General Assembly and the Governor and made easily accessible to the public, within 180 days after the effective date of the Act. Creates the Select Committee on Pacific Conflict. Provides for the Committee's membership and duties. Provides that the Governor, in consultation with the Select Committee on Pacific Conflict, shall appoint a Director, who shall lead the study on adversarial threats to State assets and critical infrastructure and coordinate research and development of the report, commencing within 30 days of the effective date of the Act. Contains a severability provision. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Jason PlummerRepublican

SECURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT

Creates the Secure Telecommunications Act of 2027. Provides that all critical telecommunications infrastructure located within or serving the State shall be constructed so as not to include any equipment manufactured by a federally banned corporation or any equipment banned at the federal level. Provides that all critical telecommunications infrastructure located within or serving the State shall be constructed so as not to include any equipment manufactured in or by a foreign adversary, a state-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary, or a company domiciled within a foreign adversary. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish a registration system for telecommunications providers. Provides for a registration fee. Sets forth requirements for registration of telecommunications providers. Provides for a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for any telecommunications provider who violates the Act or knowingly submits a false registration form. Provides that any telecommunications provider that fails to comply with a portion of the Act is prohibited from receiving any State or local funds, including funds from the Illinois Telecommunications Universal Service Fund, for the development or support of new or existing critical telecommunications infrastructure and is also prohibited from receiving any federal funds subject to distribution by State or local governments for the development or support of new or existing critical telecommunications infrastructure. Effective July 1, 2027.

Jason PlummerRepublican

CRITICAL ASSET PROTECTION

Creates the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act. Prohibits a foreign principal from a foreign adversary country from directly or indirectly owning, having an interest of greater than 25% in, or acquire by purchase, grant, devise, or descent agricultural land or any interest except a de minimis indirect interest. Prohibits a foreign principal from a foreign adversary from leasing or purchasing land within 25 miles of a military installation. Voids any current contract in conflict with this Act. Prohibits a foreign principal from accessing critical infrastructure of the State unless approved by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and bans certain software from being used in the State infrastructure. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2026.

Jason PlummerRepublican

FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION

Creates the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Provides that no person shall act as an agent of a foreign principal from a country of concern unless he or she has filed with the Attorney General a true and complete registration statement and supplements thereto or unless he or she is exempt from registration under the provisions of the Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Act, every person who becomes an agent of a foreign principal from a country of concern shall, within 10 days thereafter, file with the Attorney General, in duplicate, a registration statement, under oath on a form prescribed by the Attorney General. Provides that the obligation of an agent of a foreign principal from a country of concern to file a registration statement shall, after the 10th day of his or her becoming such agent, continue from day to day, and termination of such status shall not relieve such agent from his or her obligation to file a registration statement for the period during which he or she was an agent of a foreign principal from a country of concern. Provides that any person who acted as an agent of a foreign principal from a country of concern at any time after January 1, 2014 and until the effective date of the Act shall file with the Attorney General a true and complete retroactive registration statement and supplements thereto. Provides that the registration provisions do not apply to certain agents and foreign principals. Provides penalties for violation. Provides that the Attorney General may at any time make, prescribe, amend, and rescind such rules and forms as the Attorney General may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act. Defines "country of concern" as the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, or the Syrian Arab Republic, including any agent of or any other entity under significant control of such foreign country of concern, or any other entity deemed by the Governor in consultation with the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security.

Jason PlummerRepublican

ACCEPTANCE OF CASH PAYMENTS

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a State agency shall accept cash when offered as payment for any transaction totaling $500 or less. Prohibits a State agency from charging a person making a cash payment a higher price compared to the price charged to a person not paying with cash. Amends the Local Governmental Acceptance of Credit Cards Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Local Governmental Acceptance of Credit Cards and Cash Act. Provides that a unit of local government shall accept cash when offered as payment for any transaction totaling $500 or less. Prohibits a unit of local government from charging a person making a cash payment a higher price compared to the price charged to a person not paying with cash. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail shall: (1) accept cash when offered by a buyer as payment for any debt, purchase, or transaction totaling $500 or less; (2) provide at least one point-of-sale station, either automated or operated by a person, that allows a buyer to pay using cash as payment; and (3) not charge a person making a cash payment a higher price compared to the price charged to a person not paying with cash. Sets forth exceptions to the provision. Provides that a violation of the provision is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.

Jason PlummerRepublican

PROCUREMENT PROTECTION ACT

Creates the Procurement Protection Act. Provides that a company domiciled within the jurisdiction of a foreign adversary or a federally banned corporation shall be ineligible to bid or submit a proposal for contracts with the State. Provides that each bid or offer submitted for a contract with a State agency or political subdivision shall include a disclosure of whether or not the bidder, offeror, or any of its corporate parents or subsidiaries, within the 24 months before submission of the bid or offer, had business operations that involved contracts with or the provision of supplies or services from or to any foreign adversary, any state-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary, or any company domiciled within the jurisdiction of a foreign adversary. Provides that a bid or offer that does not include the disclosure required by these provisions may be given an opportunity to cure nondisclosure. Allows a chief procurement officer to consider the disclosure when evaluating a bid or offer or awarding athe contract. Sets forth exceptions to the general provisions. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Jason PlummerRepublican

SCH CD-REPORTING MALPRACTICE

Amends the School Code. Provides that school personnel and the parents of students enrolled in a school district may file a complaint with the school board of the school district for any administrative or school board member malpractice. Requires a school board to create a process for filing complaints with the school board. Provides that if a school board receives more than one filed complaint about any one school board member or administrator of the school district, the school board shall report the complaints to the regional office of education with jurisdiction over and the State Board of Education. Provides that a school employee is immune from professional disciplinary action for submitting a complaint that is not made with willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that a student of a parent who submits a complaint may not have any disciplinary action or mistreatment made upon the student by school personnel or a school board member because the parent submitted a complaint. Provides that if school personnel have a good faith belief that a violation of the Criminal Code of 2012, the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a local ordinance has occurred on or off school grounds that is based on evidence received by school personnel on school grounds or at a school-sponsored event, the school personnel shall report the violation to the appropriate law enforcement authority. Provides that school personnel making a good faith report of a violation to the appropriate law enforcement agency are immune from criminal or civil liability or professional disciplinary action for making a good faith report that is not made with willful or wanton misconduct. Effective July 1, 2026.

Jason PlummerRepublican

DHS-COMM MENTAL HLTH WORKFORCE

Creates the Community Mental Health Workforce Paid Internship Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish the Community Mental Health Workforce Paid Internship Program to provide funding to eligible entities to support paid internships for non-clinical staff positions within a community mental health organization. Requires the Department to develop the necessary application procedures and standards for acceptance for eligible entities, including, but not limited to, consideration of (1) workforce shortages; (2) service to underserved or rural communities; (3) commitment to training, supervision, and mentorship of interns; and (4) efforts to promote workforce development. Sets forth internship requirements and the permissible uses for funds awarded under the program. Requires eligible entities to submit yearly reports to the Department outlining (1) number of interns hired; (2) duration of internships; (3) positions of internships; and (4) employment outcomes, such as retention, following internship. Requires the Department to submit a report, every 2 years, to the General Assembly outlining the program's outcomes and impact. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Provides that the General Assembly may appropriate funds for the purposes of the Act. Effective July 1, 2026.

Laura FineDemocrat

MARRIAGE ACT-EVIDENCE

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides legislative intent that the misuse of artificial intelligence involves the fabrication of evidence that can be fake, manipulated, or non-existent that can have a profound effect in family law cases. Provides that its misuse can be particularly harmful in family law proceedings because of the emotion involved. Requires that on the request of either party, the court must review evidence under Supreme Court Rule 901 to evaluate proposed evidence that may have been generated by artificial intelligence as that term is defined in the Illinois Human Rights Act.

Mary Edly-AllenDemocrat

TITLE INSURANCE-VARIOUS

Amends the Title Insurance Act. Makes changes to defined terms. Prohibits any person from acting as a title insurance agent unless that person: (i) has been issued a license by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation; and (ii) is registered with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation by at least one title insurance company to perform core title agent services. Establishes disclosure requirements for criminal or disciplinary action involving a title insurance company, a title insurance agent, or independent escrowee. Requires every title insurance agent to obtain and maintain errors and omissions insurance or its equivalent in an amount that depends on whether the title insurance agent is also acting as an escrow agent. Sets forth provisions concerning requirements for the application of a title insurance agent license. Prohibits any individual, firm, association, partnership, or corporation from operating as a prelicensing or continuing education provider or administering examinations unless the provider holds a certification issued by the Department. Provides that the Secretary may set terms and conditions that a person shall be required to comply with during the term of probation for the person's authorization to operate. Effective immediately.

Mark L. WalkerDemocrat

AUSTISM/NEURODIVERGENT PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, to issue special registration plates designated as autism and neurodivergent plates to residents of the State who are autistic or neurodivergent or who are parents of children who are autistic or neurodivergent. Provides that the plates shall display the Just Bee icon used for identification of autistic or neurodivergent individuals. Provides that in all other respects, the design, color, and format of the plates shall be within the discretion of the Secretary. Requires an original certificate from a licensed physician that certifies the applicant, or the applicant's child, as autistic or neurodivergent to accompany each application.

Meg Loughran CappelDemocrat

REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Behavior Analyst Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Meg Loughran CappelDemocrat

CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL RELEASE REV

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, upon the filing of a petition or a motion by the State or the court, the court shall order the revocation of the defendant's pretrial release when a defendant who was previously granted pretrial release is charged with a violation of a felony or Class A misdemeanor committed while on pretrial release. Provides that when a defendant previously granted pretrial release is charged with violation of a Class B or C misdemeanor committed while on pretrial release, the State may seek revocation of the defendant's pretrial release under the Code. Provides that a court shall deny a defendant charged with a Class X felony pretrial release only if: (1) the offense with which the defendant has been charged is not specifically enumerated in the denial of pretrial release provisions of the Code; and (2) prior to denial of pretrial release, the court has determined there is probable cause the defendant has committed a Class X felony, pursuant to the probable cause hearing in the denial of pretrial release provisions of the Code. Makes other changes.

Meg Loughran CappelDemocrat

TAX DEED EQUITY

Amends the Property Tax Code. Establishes the State Tax Deed Equity Fund. Provides that moneys in the Tax Deed Equity Fund shall be expended exclusively for the purpose of paying the amount ordered for equity surplus payments to Illinois property owners who have lost their property by a recorded tax deed. Contains provisions concerning applications for payment from the Tax Deed Equity Fund. Makes changes to the amount of the indemnity fund fee. Makes changes concerning required notices by the tax deed grantee to the owner of the property.

Celina VillanuevaDemocrat

PROCUREMENT-FIREARMS

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Creates requirements for bidders or offerors seeking the award of a contract with a State agency for the procurement of firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories and contractors who are awarded those contracts. Effective immediately.

Cristina CastroDemocrat

DISTRICT-TREATED WASTEWATER

Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1917. Provides that the board of trustees of a sanitary district organized under the Act (rather than only the board of trustees of the Sanitary District of Decatur or the board of trustees of the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District) may enter into an agreement to sell, convey, or disburse treated wastewater to a private entity located within 50 miles of the District's boundaries. Provides that the board of trustees of a sanitary district organized under the Act (rather than only the board of trustees of the Sanitary District of Decatur) may accept wastewater for treatment from a private entity located within 50 miles of the district's boundaries. Provides that the board of trustees of a sanitary district organized under the Act (rather than only the board of trustees of the Sanitary District of Decatur) may acquire and accept, by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise, a fee simple interest or any lesser interest as may be desired in real property necessary to carry out its powers under the provisions. Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1907, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act, the Sanitary District Act of 1936, the Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974, and the Eastern Will Sanitary District Act providing similar powers to districts organized under those Acts. Amends the North Shore Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that an agreement entered into by the board of trustees of any sanitary district formed under the Act to sell, convey, or disburse treated wastewater to any public or private entity located within 50 miles of the district's boundaries (rather than within or outside of the boundaries of the sanitary district) may not exceed 30 years (rather than 20 years). Removes language providing that any use of treated wastewater by any public or private entity shall be subject to the orders of the Pollution Control Board. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a process for sanitary districts to obtain a permit to sell treated wastewater. Effective immediately.

Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat

PEN CD-SURS-TIER 2 RETIREMENT

Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a Tier 2 member who has at least 20 years of service in this system as a police officer or firefighter is entitled to a retirement annuity upon written application on or after the attainment of age 55 (instead of age 60) if a specified rule is applicable to the participant. Provides that the changes apply retroactively to January 1, 2011. Provides that any benefit increase that results from the amendatory Act is excluded from the definition of "new benefit increase".

David KoehlerDemocrat

ENTREPRENEUR INSTITUTE-REPEAL

Amends the Illinois State University Law. Repeals a provision regarding the Illinois Institute for Entrepreneurship Education.

David KoehlerDemocrat

SCH CD-LICENSE ENDORSEMENT

Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. In a provision regarding endorsements on Professional Educator Licenses, provides for a special education endorsement in the area of deaf-hard of hearing with sign proficiency.

David KoehlerDemocrat

PEN CD/GROUP INS-SURS SMP

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Adds to the definition of "community college benefit recipient" a person who is receiving retirement income from a self-managed plan account under the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code and who meets other requirements. Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In the definition of "retire" and "retirement", provides that a participant in the self-managed plan retires, and the participant's retirement begins, when the participant is eligible for retirement under the Article, and the Retirement System Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) if applicable, and the participant begins receiving retirement income from the participant's self-managed plan account.

David KoehlerDemocrat

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

Creates the Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship Act. Requires that manufacturers implement a stewardship plan, beginning January 1, 2028, and establishes related prohibitions. Requires a manufacturer to establish, fund, and implement a stewardship program individually or collectively as part of a stewardship organization, with certain funding requirements. Lists other manufacturer and stewardship organization obligations and requirements. Requires each manufacturer who sells covered products in the State to register with a stewardship organization by April 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, and subsequently also with the Environmental Protection Agency. Requires stewardship organizations to post certain information on a website by January 1, 2028. Prohibits a manufacturer from selling a covered product, beginning in program year 2028, unless the manufacturer is registered and operates a stewardship program or is part of a stewardship organization. Requires stewardship organizations to jointly prepare, no later than January 1, 2027, a household hazardous waste needs assessment. Prohibits a retailer from selling a covered product unless the manufacturer is identified as a participant in a stewardship organization with an approved stewardship plan. Requires collection sites to keep certain records and provide certain data. Lists requirements and procedures for stewardship plans. Lists collection convenience standard requirements. Requires each stewardship organization to jointly submit, by June 1, 2029, and annually thereafter, a report to the Agency. Requires a stewardship organization to pay an annual fee to the Agency and lists responsibilities of the Agency. Exempts activities under the Act from antitrust laws. Allows the Agency to adopt rules. Provides civil penalties for violations. Specifies that it is a Class 4 or Class 3 felony to make a fraudulent material statement to the Agency under the Act. Allows for collection of covered products using a premium collection service. Makes findings. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

David KoehlerDemocrat

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.

Laura FineDemocrat