Bills & Legislation

SCH CD-MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may (rather than shall) make menstrual hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in bathrooms of every school building that are open for student use in grades 4 through 12 during the regular school day.

Anthony DeLucaDemocrat

$DCEO-BLACK CONTRACTORS

Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to Black Contractors, Owners, and Executives, Inc., to help grow and develop businesses in underserved communities. Effective July 1, 2025.

Justin SlaughterDemocrat

INC TX-NIL DEDUCTION

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax deduction in an amount equal to the amount of compensation that is earned during the taxable year by a taxpayer who is a student-athlete from the taxpayer's name, image, and likeness and that is included in the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year.

Travis WeaverRepublican

$DCEO-CHLDREN’S MUSEUM

Appropriates the sum of $50,000,000 from the Capital Projects Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the DuPage Children’s Museum for costs associated with capital improvements. Effective July 1, 2025.

Harry BentonDemocrat

$OFFICE PRETRIAL SERVICES

Appropriates $60,549,700 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services for operational expenses, awards, grant, permanent improvements, and pretrial services reimbursements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Makes other appropriations to the Office. Effective July 1, 2025.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$SUPREME COURT-EXPENSES

Appropriates $628,298,600 to the Supreme Court for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the judicial system and various judicial programs. Effective July 1, 2025.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

ADULT GUARDIANSHIP-MEDICAL REP

Amends the Guardians for Adults with Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the required report that is attached to a petition for adjudication of disability and for appointment of a guardian may contain a psychological evaluation that assesses the cognitive, emotional, and functional capacities of the respondent and that has been performed by a licensed clinical psychologist under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act within 3 months of the date of the filing of the petition or within one year of the date of the filing of the petition in the case of an individual with an intellectual disability. Provides that the court may enter an order authorizing the ward to execute a will or codicil upon the request of the ward that is accompanied by a report that states the ward possesses testamentary capacity from a current physician or a licensed clinical psychologist.

Maurice A. West, IIDemocrat

$ISBE

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $11,192,940,000; Other State Funds $94,075,900; Federal Funds $4,581,352,000;Total $15,868,367,900.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$DEPT. EARLY CHILDHOOD

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Early Childhood for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $11,716,800.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$CSU

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Chicago State University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $41,334,600: Other State Funds $3,307,000; Total $44,641,600.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$EIU

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Eastern Illinois University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $49,395,200; Other State Funds $7,000; Total $49,402,200.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$GSU

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Governors State University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows; General Funds $27,376,700.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$ISU

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois State University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $82,175,300; Other State Funds $30,000; Total $82,205,300.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$NEIU

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Northeastern Illinois University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows; General Funds $41,981,500.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$NIU

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of Northern Illinois University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $103,639,900; Other State Funds $22,000; Total $103,661,900.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$SIU

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Southern Illinois University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $231,786,400; Other State Funds $1,266,000; Federal Funds $0; Total $233,052,400.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$WIU

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Western Illinois University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $58,531,300; Other State Funds $10,000;Total $58,541,300.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$U OF I

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the University of Illinois for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $730,106,200; Other State Funds $9,558,700;Total $739,664,900.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board of Higher Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $33,791,800; Other State Funds $16,630,000; Federal Funds $5,622,111; Total $56,043,911.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$ICCB

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Community College Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $360,974,400; Other State Funds $121,395,000; Federal Funds $51,000,000; Total $533,369,400.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$IL STUDENT ASST COMMISS

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $831,447,600; Other State Funds $30,180,000; Federal Funds $59,461,100; Total $921,088,700.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$STATE APPELLATE DEFENDER

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

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$STATE'S ATT APPELLATE PROSEC

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

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$CDB

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

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$DCEO

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $182,191,670: Other State Funds $2,149,841,888: Federal Funds $2,493,793,066: Total $4,825,826,624.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$DJJ

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Juvenile Justice for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $153,851,600; Other State Funds $13,000,000; Total $166,851,600.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$COURTS COMMISSION-OCE

Appropriates $400,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Courts Commission for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFO AUTH

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

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$IEMA

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $27,747,500; Other State Funds $598,020,700; Federal Funds $1,601,143,852;Total $2,226,912,052.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$DOC

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Corrections for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $2,071,048,900; Other State Funds $114,500,000; Total $2,185,548,900.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAIN STND BD

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: Other State Funds $121,109,300; Federal Funds $8,000,000; Total $129,109,300.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

$DMA

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Military Affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $22,601,500; Other State Funds $6,100,000; Federal Funds $40,410,700; Total $69,112,200.

Robyn GabelDemocrat

OFFICE OF FIREARM VIOLENCE

Amends the Reimagine Public Safety Act. Provides that the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall issue a report to the General Assembly annually (rather than no later than January 1 of each year) that identifies communities that are experiencing concentrated firearm violence. Provides that the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall compile recommendations from all Lead Violence Prevention Conveners and report to the General Assembly annually (rather than bi-annually) on funding recommendations.

Justin SlaughterDemocrat

EPA-LANDFILL GAS MGMT

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides gas collection and control system requirements for municipal solid waste landfills, including requirements for gas to be collected from each area in which solid waste has been in place for at least one year, for gas to be drawn toward the gas control devices, for a gas collection and control system to be installed within 12 months of reaching certain thresholds, for gas collection and control design plans to provide for alternative preliminary measures, and for the methane destruction efficiency of flared systems to reach 99%.

Joyce MasonDemocrat

PESTICIDES-GLYPHOSATE BAN

Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides that no person shall distribute, sell, offer for sale, or use glyphosate or any products containing glyphosate within the State. Provides that the Department of Agriculture may adopt any rules it deems necessary to implement the provisions.

Joyce MasonDemocrat

INS CODE-POLICY READABILITY

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires insurance policies to be written in language easily readable and understandable by a person of average intelligence and education. Provides the factors the Director of Insurance shall consider in making the determination that the policy is easily readable and understandable by a person of average intelligence and education.

Harry BentonDemocrat

SCHOOL CODE-SICK DAYS

Amends the School Code. Provides that a child who is excused for a temporary absence because of a physical illness for up to 5 days does not need to provide a medical note.

Amy L. GrantRepublican

CURRICULUM TRANSPARENCY ACT

Creates the Curriculum Transparency Act. Requires each school that is operated by a school district or as a public charter school to disclose, not more than 10 days after the first use, on a publicly accessible portion of the school's website or the school district's website: (1) the procedures or processes in effect for the school principal or other staff to document, review, or approve lesson plans or the learning materials and activities used for student instruction at the school; (2) a listing of the teacher and staff training materials and activities used at the school in the current school year; and (3) a listing of the learning materials and activities used for student instruction at the school in the current school year. Provides that neither the State Board of Education nor the school district's school board or public charter school's governing body nor any staff acting in the course of their official duties shall purchase or contract for copyrighted learning materials to be used for student instruction at a school, unless provision is made to allow the parents and guardians of enrolled students to review the materials within 10 school days after the submission of a written request to the school. Sets forth ways a party may enforce the Act. Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code to make a related change.

Amy L. GrantRepublican

HIGHER EDUCATION-ITRADE GRANT

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Establishes the Illinois Trades Retention and Development Encouragement (ITRADE) Grant Program to be administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall award grants under the program to eligible applicants who (i) have graduated from high school or have received a State of Illinois High School Diploma, (ii) are pursuing or intend to pursue a qualifying degree or certificate at a qualified institution, and (iii) are entitled to apply for assistance. Provides that a qualifying degree or certificate is an associate degree or certificate granted by a qualified institution in a field related to the trades, including, but not limited to, electrical work, plumbing, masonry, steel working, fabrication, or construction. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.

Kevin SchmidtRepublican

PROP TX-CIRCUIT BREAKER

Creates the Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief Act. Provides that an individual who: (i) is domiciled in this State; (ii) is eligible for and receives either the general homestead exemption the general alternative homestead exemption; (iii) has experienced property tax bill spikes; and (iv) has an income that meets a specified income eligibility limitation is eligible for a grant of a portion of their bill spike. Provides that the maximum amount of grant to which a claimant is entitled is the one-half 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.

Justin SlaughterDemocrat

SCHOOL CONSTRUCT BOND-REPEAL

Repeals the School Construction Bond Act. Amends the Statute on Statutes, the General Obligation Bond Act, and the Prevailing Wage Act to make conforming changes.

William "Will" DavisDemocrat

DFPR LICENSE RENEWAL WAIVE FEE

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law. Provides that when a licensee applies to renew a license, the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall deem the licensee's renewal fee to have been paid if the licensee can provide proof that the licensee's total annual income for the preceding calendar year was less than $50,000. Provides that renewal forms adopted by the Division shall include language informing licensees that the renewal fee shall be deemed paid if a licensee can prove that the licensee made less than $50,000 in total annual income in the preceding calendar year. Provides that a W-2 form, or similar tax document, stating that a licensee made less than $50,000 in total annual income in the preceding year shall be sufficient evidence that the licensee made less than $50,000 in total annual income in the preceding calendar year.

Christopher "C.D." DavidsmeyerRepublican

ELECTIONS-TECH

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section of the campaign finance Article concerning definitions.

Kelly M. CassidyDemocrat

BOILER INSPECTION STANDARDS

Amends the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act. Provides that the standards of inspection and repair of pressure vessels in service by an owner-user shall, at the option of the owner-user, be either (1) the applicable rules and regulations in the National Board Inspection Code or (2) the applicable provisions of the American Petroleum Institute API-510, "API Recommended Practice for Inspection, Repair, and Rating of Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refining Service". Prohibits the period of time between inspections from being longer than 5 years.

Jay HoffmanDemocrat

WASH MACHINE-MICROFIBER FILTER

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2030, no person shall sell or offer for sale in the State a new washing machine for residential, commercial, or State use unless the washing machine: (1) contains a microfiber filtration system with a mesh size of not greater than 100 micrometers; and (2) bears a conspicuous label that is visible to the consumer, in the form of a sticker or any other label type, that includes a specified statement. Provides that a person or entity who violates this prohibition shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for a first violation and not to exceed $30,000 for each subsequent violation.

Kimberly Du BucletDemocrat

CRT CLAIMS-UNJUST IMPRISONMENT

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a petition for a certificate of innocence shall state facts in sufficient detail to permit the court to find that the petitioner is likely to succeed at trial in proving that the petitioner is innocent of the alleged offenses for which the person was convicted (rather than innocent of the offenses charged in the indictment or information) or that his or her acts or omissions for which he or she was convicted (instead of for those charged in the indictment or information) did not constitute a felony or misdemeanor against the State of Illinois. Provides that in order to obtain a certificate of innocence, the petitioner must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner is innocent of the alleged offenses for which he or she was convicted (rather than offenses charged in the indictment or information) or that his or her acts or omissions for which he or she was convicted (instead of those charged in the indictment or information) did not constitute a felony or misdemeanor against the State of Illinois. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to petitions filed on and after September 22, 2008.

Michael CrawfordDemocrat

COURT OF CLAIMS AWARDS

Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that the Court of Claims has exclusive jurisdiction to hear all claims against the State for time unjustly served in State prisons, in county jails, on parole, on intensive supervised probation, or registered as a sex offender if the person was unjustly convicted and received a pardon from the Governor on the ground of innocence of the crime for which the person was convicted or the person received a certificate of innocence. Removes language providing the amount of the award the court may give for a successful claim. Provides instead that the court shall make an award of $50,000 per year during which the person was wrongfully incarcerated and $25,000 for each year during which the person was wrongfully on parole, wrongfully on intensive supervised probation, or wrongfully required to register as a sex offender. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to claims pending or filed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Allows any person who is convicted or adjudicated a delinquent and then serves any part of a sentence of incarceration in a State prison, in a county jail, on parole, on intensive supervised probation, or registered as a sex offender (rather than convicted and subsequently imprisoned) for one or more felonies by the State that the person did not commit may file a petition for certificate of innocence. Requires the court to make an award of reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and expenses after awarding a certificate of innocence. Provides that any person seeking a certificate of innocence based on the dismissal of a juvenile delinquency petition or an acquittal that occurred before the effective date of the amendatory Act shall file a petition within 4 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, and any person seeking a certificate of innocence based on the dismissal of a juvenile delinquency petition or an acquittal that occurred on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall file a petition within 2 years after the dismissal or acquittal. Effective immediately.

Michael CrawfordDemocrat

PROHIBIT SEX-REASSIGN-UNDER 18

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that sex-reassignment procedures are prohibited for patients younger than 18 years of age. Provides that if sex-reassignment procedures are administered or performed on patients 18 years of age or older, consent must be provided as specified. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall revoke the license of any physician who willfully or actively violates the prohibition on sex-reassignment procedures for patients younger than 18 years of age. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act and the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Adds a failure to comply with the provisions as grounds for fines, license denial, license suspension or revocation, or refusal to renew a hospital or facility's license. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide for emergency rulemaking.

Tom WeberRepublican

WARN ACT-SEVERANCE

Amends the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Provides that an employer shall provide severance pay to a terminated employee equal to one week of pay for each full year of employment. Provides that, if the employer provides any employee with less than the number of days of notification required under the Act, the employer shall provide that employee with an additional 4 weeks of pay. Sets forth provisions concerning severance pay provided by the employer under a collective bargaining agreement and waiver of rights under the provisions.

Gregg JohnsonDemocrat

INC TX-EDUCATION EXPENSE

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2025, the maximum amount of the education expense credit is $1,500 (currently, $750). Effective immediately.

Ryan SpainRepublican