Bills & Legislation

ASSISTED LIVING-VARIOUS

Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Provides that the comprehensive assessment of a patient prior to the patient's admission to an establishment shall be completed by a physician or a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. In provisions concerning licensure of an establishment, changes education requirements for the full-time director of an establishment. Makes changes to the definition of "medication administration" in provisions concerning service requirements. Provides that a licensed health care professional may be employed (instead of may not be employed) by the owner or operator of the establishment, its parent entity, or any other entity with ownership common to either the owner or operator of the establishment or parent entity, including, but not limited to, an affiliate of the owner or operator of the establishment, if the resident chooses to utilize the services of the licensed health care professional working within the scope of the professional's practice. Sets forth provisions concerning an emergency plan and disaster preparedness. Provides that incidents must be reported to the Department of Public Health within 24 hours after the incident or by the end of the next business day. Provides that staff in an establishment may be trained to assist in a nonemergency lift of a resident. Provides that repeated technical infractions by an establishment within a calendar year may result in a Type 3 violation.

Erica Harriss

USE/OCC TX-EXEMPT PRESCRIPTION

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that prescription medicines and products classified as Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to a prescription are exempt from the tax under the Acts. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the amount deposited into the Local Government Distributive Fund to: (i) 7.47% of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed upon individuals, trusts, estates, and pass-through entities; and (ii) 7.85% of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed upon corporations. Effective July 1, 2026.

Darby A. Hills

TREASURER-CHILD CARE FUND

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall establish a Child Care Solutions Pilot Program to make grants to child care centers in pilot communities. Creates the Illinois Child Care Solutions Fund for the purpose of funding the Program. Provides that the Illinois Child Care Solutions Fund may receive private donations. Provides that the State shall provide $2 in matching funds from the General Revenue Fund for each $1 in private donations received by the Fund, provided that the total amount of matching funds may not exceed $3,000,000 in any State fiscal year. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to 75% of the amount donated by the taxpayer during the taxable year to the Illinois Child Care Solutions Fund. Effective immediately.

John F. Curran

INC TX-MINIMUM WAGE

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a withholding credit based on the minimum wage applies on a permanent basis (currently, the credit sunsets on December 31, 2026 for employers with 50 or fewer employees but more than 5 employees, and the credit sunsets on December 31, 2027 for employers with no more than 5 employees). Effective immediately.

John F. Curran

DCFS-PARENTS AS TEACHERS

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services, as the State agency responsible for administering federal funds in accordance with Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, to apply to the Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for approval to amend the State's Family First Title IV-E Prevention Plan to implement a Community Pathway for Parents as Teachers model that allows at-risk families to access needed services through community-based referrals from organizations that offer evidence-based programs aimed at preventing foster care entry. Provides that the Community Pathway for Parents as Teachers model shall target families with children age 0 through 5 years and provide parents with child development knowledge and parenting support to help prevent child abuse and neglect. Provides that the Community Pathway for Parents as Teachers model shall be an alternative prevention strategy to the Department's traditional child protection approach by better facilitating families' accessibility to needed services, without child welfare involvement, through the integration of the existing Parents as Teachers model administered and supported by the Parents as Teachers Illinois State Office. Provides that Title IV-E funding shall be used to support and expand the network of community-based services and supports for children and families under the existing Parents as Teachers model. Requires the Department to collaborate with the Parents as Teachers Illinois State Office, the Illinois State Board of Education, and any other relevant agency in the development of the Community Pathway for Parents as Teachers model.

John F. Curran

ENGINEER STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

Creates the Engineering Students of Illinois Scholarship Act. Creates the Engineering Students of Illinois Scholarship Program, to be administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, to provide scholarship assistance until July 1, 2031 to eligible students for engineering-related study at a public university who agree to work as an engineer for the Department of Transportation for a period of not less than 3 years. Allows the Commission to award scholarships to pay the tuition and fees of a student enrolled in an approved program of professional engineering education for the equivalent of 8 semesters or 16 quarters of full-time enrollment. Provides for an additional stipend in an amount not to exceed $10,000. Establishes the total amount of scholarship assistance, the application process, eligibility requirements, and payments and repayments. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act to require the Board of Higher Education to establish and administer a competitive grant program for public institutions of higher education that award degrees in engineering. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2032.

John F. Curran

BIPA-SECURITY PURPOSE

Amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Defines "security purpose" to mean for the purpose of preventing or investigating retail theft, fraud, or any other misappropriation or theft of a thing of value. Provides that security purpose includes protecting property from trespass, controlling access to property, or protecting any person from harm, including stalking, violence, or harassment, and includes assisting a law enforcement investigation. Waives certain requirements for collecting, capturing, or otherwise obtaining a person's or a customer's biometric identifier or biometric information under certain circumstances relating to security purposes. Effective immediately.

John F. Curran

SEX OFFEND REG-HUM TRAFFICKING

Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that "sex offense" includes a violation or attempted violation of: (1) involuntary servitude, provided the offense was for commercial sexual activity, a sexually explicit performance, or other sexual services; (2) involuntary sexual servitude of a minor; or (3) trafficking in persons, provided the offense was for commercial sexual activity, a sexually explicit performance, or other sexual services.

John F. Curran

SCH CD-LIBRARY MATERIALS DATA

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall require a school that operates a library to place the library's catalog of library materials in a searchable database accessible over the Internet to a parent or guardian of a student at the school. Provides that a school board shall require a school that operates a library to allow a parent or guardian of a student at the school to prohibit the student from accessing any library materials that the parent or guardian designates. Provides that the school shall require the parent or guardian to designate in writing which library materials the parent or guardian is prohibiting the student from accessing, shall keep the written designation on file in the library, and shall prevent the student from accessing that material.

John F. Curran

NONCITIZEN COST TRANSPARENCY

Creates the Noncitizen Population Spending Transparency Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with relevant State agencies, shall prepare an annual report identifying all State spending on services and resources for noncitizen and asylum-seeking populations. Sets forth reporting requirements. Provides that, on or before November 15, 2026, and each year thereafter, the Department of Human Services shall submit the report to the General Assembly. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall post and maintain the report on its publicly available website. Provides that the Department of Human Services is authorized to coordinate efforts with other State agencies to prepare and submit a cohesive report for the General Assembly. Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, beginning with budgets prepared for fiscal year 2028, the budgets submitted by the Governor and appropriations made by the General Assembly for all executive branch State agencies must include a detailed accounting of all proposed spending on noncitizen and asylum-seeking populations. Effective immediately.

John F. Curran

INVEST IN IL-AWARDS

Amends the Invest in Illinois Act. Provides that certain notices under the Act shall also be sent to the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. Provides that the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives may also object to agreements under the Act. Effective immediately.

John F. Curran

VEH CD-ENHANCE FLEEING PENALTY

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 4 felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor and that a third or subsequent violation is a Class 3 felony instead of a Class 4 felony. Provides that aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 3 felony instead of a Class 4 felony and that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 2 felony instead of a Class 3 felony. Effective immediately.

John F. Curran

CRIM CD&PRO-PUBLIC CORRUPTION

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In the Illinois Street Gang and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Law, expands the definition of "predicate activity" to include bribery, official misconduct, solicitation misconduct (State government), solicitation misconduct (local government), and legislative misconduct. Extends the repeal of the Illinois Street Gang and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Law to January 1, 2035 (rather than July 1, 2027). Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Expands the authority of the State's Attorney to seek a court order authorizing the interception of a private communication when no party has consented to the interception and the interception may provide evidence of, or may assist in the apprehension of a person who has committed, is committing, or is about to commit an offense to include predicate activity under the Illinois Street Gang and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Law. Effective immediately.

John F. Curran

HEROES WAY DESIGNATION PROGRAM

Amends the Heroes Way Designation Program Act. Permits any federally-chartered or state-chartered veterans service organization to apply for designation of an honorary road sign for any member of the United States Armed Forces who was killed in action, if no eligible family member is available to apply for designation of an honorary road sign.

John F. Curran

INS CD-COST SHARING RESTRICT

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions requiring policies of group accident and health insurance to provide coverage for certain examination and testing services provided to a victim of specified criminal offenses, prohibits the policy from imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement on the coverage provided, except to the extent that the coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from eligibility for a health savings account under the Internal Revenue Code. Effective January 1, 2027.

John F. Curran

INC TX-WHOLESOME FOOD

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax deduction in an amount equal to 25% of the amount of the federal tax credit received for a donation of apparently wholesome food. Effective immediately.

John F. Curran

INSURANCE PROVIDER DIRECTORIES

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires the Department of Insurance to establish and maintain a dedicated, publicly accessible webpage on its official website that compiles and provides direct hyperlinks to the provider search directories or tools maintained by each health insurance issuer regulated by the Department. Provides that each regulated health insurance issuer shall submit to the Department, upon request and at least annually, the current URL for its provider search directory and notify the Department of any changes within 30 days after the changes. Provides that failure to comply may result in penalties. Establishes maintenance requirements of the webpage by the Department.

John F. Curran

STATE EMPLOYEE CHILD CARE

Creates the State Employee Child Care Pilot Program Task Force Act. Establishes the State Employee Child Care Pilot Program Task Force within the Department of Early Childhood to evaluate the feasibility of establishing an on-site child care pilot program for State employees; develop recommendations regarding pilot program structure, staffing models, and operational oversight; identify potential State-owned or leased facilities suitable for pilot program locations; and other specified duties. Contains provisions concerning Task Force membership and meetings. Requires the Task Force to submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor that includes findings, recommendations, estimated costs, and any proposed statutory or administrative changes necessary to implement a pilot program. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved and the Act is repealed on December 31, 2027. Effective immediately.

John F. Curran

INC TAX-PROP TAX CREDIT

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the tax credit for residential real property taxes from 5% of the real property taxes paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year on the principal residence of the taxpayer to 10% of the real property taxes paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year on the principal residence of the taxpayer. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately.

John F. Curran

USE/OCC TAX-DIAPERS

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that diapers for use by infants, children, or adults are exempt from the taxes under the Acts. Effective immediately.

Darby A. Hills

ELEC CD-FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a foreign-influenced business entity shall not make a contribution or donation to any person or entity with the express or implied condition that the contribution or donation, or any part of the contribution or donation, be used for specified political purposes. Sets forth certification requirements. Provides that the provisions shall not be construed to establish liability on the part of any candidate, political committee, or other recipient of certification. Provides for enforcement of the provisions. Defines terms. Effective July 1, 2026.

Sally J. Turner

DISCLOSURE TO ADOPTIVE PARENTS

Amends the Adoption Act. Requires the following information to be provided to adoptive parents if the child was placed in foster care before adoption: (1) whether the child was in the care of more than one foster home before adoption and the reason why the child was moved from one foster home to another foster home; (2) whether other children lived in the foster home during the time of the child's placement in the foster home; (3) basic information and details about each foster parent who cared for the child; and (4) any developmental milestones that occurred before adoption. Amends the foster Parent Law to delete the right of a foster parent to timely training necessary to meet the hair care needs of the children placed in foster care.

Darby A. Hills

PROP TX-FREE AND CLEAR EXEMPT

Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the free and clear senior homestead exemption. Provides that certain homestead property that is owned and used a primary residence by a person who is 75 years of age or older and whose income does not exceed a specified income limitation is exempt from taxation under the Code.

Craig Wilcox

INC TX-R AND D CREDIT

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

Donald P. DeWitte

INC TX-BONUS DEPRECIATION

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Repeals provisions concerning the enhanced bonus depreciation deduction. Effective immediately.

Sally J. Turner

IEMA-LOCAL BUSINESS LICENSES

Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any suspension or revocation of a business license under the Act must be approved by (1) the majority vote of the county board of the county in the business is located, if the business is not located within a municipality or (2) the majority vote of the corporate authorities of the municipality in which the business is located, if the business is located within a municipality.

Terri Bryant

ELEC CD-ELECTORAL COLLEGE

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

Terri Bryant

SCH CD-TEACHER SALARY-CONT ED

Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. Provides that beginning with continuing education coursework commenced on or after July 1, 2026, a school district, special education cooperative, or other public educational employer may recognize graduate-level continuing education coursework for purposes of salary advancement or lane changes only if the continuing education coursework meets specified requirements. Provides that nothing in the provisions impairs the ability of the parties to a collective bargaining agreement to negotiate salary schedules or compensation structures, as long as any graduate-level continuing education coursework recognized for salary advancement or lane changes complies with those specified requirements. Allows the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Board of Higher Education, to adopt rules as necessary to implement the provisions. Effective July 1, 2026.

Donald P. DeWitte

340B INTEGRITY ACT

Creates the 340B Integrity Act. Defines terms. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, 340B covered entities shall not bill any medical assistance fee-for-service or medical assistance managed care programs under the Illinois Public Aid Code for 340B drugs. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 a 340B covered entity shall use 80% of 340B profits from the prior year to decrease at the point of sale, including at the 340B contract pharmacy, the out-of-pocket costs paid for 340B drugs that are dispensed or administered to low-income patients of the 340B covered entity. Provides that, on or before September 1, 2026, and on or before September 1 of each year thereafter, each 340B covered entity shall annually report to the Department of Insurance, with respect to the 340B covered entity and separately for each offsite outpatient facility associated with the 340B covered entity, the specified information about the prior year. Provides that, on or before December 31, 2026, the Department of Central Management Services shall submit a report to the General Assembly on any impact to the State employee health plan arising from 340B covered entity purchases, 340B contract pharmacy arrangements, and general practices related to 340B drugs, regardless of whether the 340B drugs were self-administered or provider-administered. Provides that the report shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of foregone rebates, the impact on premiums, and the impact to State employee out-of-pocket costs. Provides that, on or before December 31, 2026, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall report to the General Assembly on certain items for total aggregated covered outpatient drug units dispensed or administered in the State for the prior calendar year in connection with the medical assistance program under the Illinois Public Aid Code, broken out by fee-for-service and by each managed care plan. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Julie A. Morrison

TWP/ROAD DIST-AUDIT OFFICIAL

Amends the Township Code. Provides that, in addition to all townships, all road district officers shall be subject to the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Provides that, in addition to all requirements of specified provisions of the State Officials and Employee Ethics Act and specified provisions of the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act, all townships shall adopt ordinances or resolutions that include the appointment or designation of an individual, commission, or committee to serve as the auditing entity that is responsible for receiving, hearing, investigating, adjudicating, and disposing of all complaints and allegations of improper governmental action, ethical misconduct, either under State or local laws, rules, ordinances, or policies by any official or employee of the township or any official or employee of a road district within the township. Provides that, if the township does not appoint an auditing entity, then the auditing entity shall be the State's Attorney of the county in which the unit of local government is located. Provides that the township's auditing entity shall have jurisdiction over any township assessor's or road district's offices, including all officials and employees of the township assessor's or road district's offices. Provides that, beginning in 2026, each officer, member, and employee of each township and road district must complete, at least annually, an ethics training program that equals or exceeds the minimum ethics training set forth in the model ethics training program developed by the Attorney General. Provides that, instead of enacting an ordinance, resolution, or policy, a township or road district, may, with the consent of the county board in which the township or road district is located, subject itself to the jurisdiction of that county's ethics officer or inspector general and all ethics laws applicable thereto, including all ethics policies, rules, regulations, and ordinances adopted by the county. Effective Immediately.

Julie A. Morrison

MENTAL HEALTH PARITY FOR ALL

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Mental Health Parity for All Act. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that subject to appropriations, the Department of Human Services shall establish and administer a program that provides grants to community-based organizations to develop and establish mental health wellness hubs in communities disproportionately impacted by the closure of mental health clinics, hospitals, and schools. Provides that the goal of the program is to provide immediate and accessible behavioral health services and supports to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis or distress prior to the need for psychiatric hospitalization. Requires program grants to be awarded to community-based organizations with a demonstrable history of providing behavioral health services and supports to persons experiencing mental health-related stress. Requires the mental health wellness hubs to provide an array of services aimed at promoting emotional and psychological well-being, including, but not limited to: (1) crisis prevention and intervention; (2) psychiatric assessments and evaluations; (3) individual and group therapy; (4) medication monitoring; (5) nutrition education; and (6) referrals to community resources. Requires the services to be tailored to the community's needs and to be available year-round on a walk-in basis or by appointment to community members regardless of age or insurance coverage. Permits the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement the program.

Mike Simmons

MEDICAID-SNAP-VETS EXEMPTION

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not require recipients of medical assistance who are also former foster care youth, veterans, or people experiencing homelessness to work a minimum amount of hours in order to maintain eligibility for medical assistance. Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall not require recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits who are also former foster care youth, veterans, or people experiencing homelessness to work a minimum amount of hours in order to maintain eligibility for SNAP benefits.

Mike Simmons

MEDICAID-SNAP-NO WORK REQUIRMT

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not require recipients of medical assistance to work a minimum amount of hours in order to maintain eligibility for medical assistance. Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall not require recipients of benefits provided under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to work a minimum amount of hours in order to maintain eligibility for SNAP benefits.

Mike Simmons

REVENUE-CHILD CARE

Creates the Extremely High Wealth Mark-to-Market Tax Act. Provides that a resident taxpayer with net assets worth $1,000,000,000 or more shall recognize gains or losses as if each asset owned by that taxpayer had been sold for its fair market value on December 31 of the taxable year. Contains provisions concerning the calculation of the amount of tax due from those gains or losses. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. 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 develop a child care assistance program that includes child care subsidies and has benchmarks for limiting co-payments, by the year 2030, to no more than 7% of a family's income. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, the corporate income tax rate shall be 9% (currently, 7%). Effective immediately

Mike Simmons

STUDENT-ATHLETE FAIRNESS ED

Creates the Student-Athlete Fairness and Education (SAFE) Act. Requires each public high school to ensure student-athletes receive substance education annually for at least 30 minutes per school year. Sets forth how substance education sessions may be given and what substance education sessions may cover. Provides protection for students with regard to questions or disclosures during substance education sessions and any request for assistance. Requires schools to inform parents of substance education sessions. Allows parents to opt their student-athletes out of substance education sessions for religious or philosophical reasons. Provides that no State reimbursement is required for the implementation of the Act. Sets forth certification requirements in offering substance education. Establishes optional best practices for offering substance education. Includes provisions regarding review of substance education by the State Board of Education and review of the Act by the General Assembly. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2027.

Adriane Johnson

$DPH-SCREEN ILLINOIS INITIATIV

Appropriates $12,000,000 or so much of that amount as may be necessary, from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for operational expenses associated with the administration of the Screen Illinois Initiative. Effective July 1, 2026.

Adriane Johnson

DPH-SCREEN ILLINOIS INITIATIVE

Creates the Screen Illinois Initiative Act. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to establish the Screen Illinois Initiative to increase the number of mobile health screening unit hubs in the State. Provides that the Screen Illinois Initiative funding shall be used to support the operations of the mobile health screening units by covering purchases, maintenance, salaries, and costs under the Act. Establishes requirements regarding the mobile health screening units and the protocols for follow-up care and appointments. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules. Defines terms. Makes other conforming changes.

Adriane Johnson

CREMATORY INVESTIGATION

Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that the State Comptroller shall have the powers and duties provided in the Crematory Regulation Act. Provides that the State Comptroller shall have the power to appoint investigators to conduct investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other duties required to enforce the provisions of the Crematory Regulation Act on behalf of the Comptroller and to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the State. Provides that the Comptroller's investigators shall be peace officers and shall have all the powers possessed by police officers in cities and by sheriffs. Provides that Comptroller investigators may exercise these powers throughout the State whenever enforcing the provisions of the Crematory Regulation Act, subject to the rules and orders of the Comptroller. Provides that no Comptroller investigator may have peace officer status or may exercise police powers unless (1) the investigator successfully completes the basic police training course mandated and approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board or (2) the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board waives the training requirement by reason of the investigator's prior law enforcement experience, training, or both. The Director responsible for crematory oversight and regulation under the Comptroller must authorize to each investigator of the Comptroller and to any other employee of the agency exercising the powers of a peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face (1) clearly states that the badge is authorized by the Comptroller and (2) contains a unique identifying number.

Doris Turner

VALUATION OF WATER UTILITIES

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, before the sale of a water system or sewer system owned by a municipality to a private entity, a referendum shall be submitted to the electors of the municipality. Provides that a majority vote authorizing the sale of the water system or sewer system shall be required from the electors of the municipality before the sale or purchase can occur. Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning valuation of water and sewer utilities, provides that "water or sewer utility" means any of the following: (1) a public utility that regularly provides water or sewer service to 6,000 or fewer customer connections; (2) a water district, including, but not limited to, a public water district, water service district, or surface water protection district, or a sewer district of any kind established as a special district under the laws of the State that regularly provides water or sewer service to 6,000 or fewer customer connections; (3) a waterworks system or sewerage system established under the Township Code that regularly provides water or sewer service to 6,000 or fewer customer connections; (4) a water system or sewer system owned by a municipality that regularly provides water or sewer service to 6,000 or fewer customer connections; or (5) any other entity that is not a public utility that regularly provides water or sewer service to 6,000 or fewer customer connections. Provides that the provisions are repealed on June 1, 2026 (rather than June 1, 2028). Effective immediately.

Rachel Ventura

CONSUMER DATA PRIVACY

Creates the Illinois Data Privacy Protection Act. Applies to legal entities that conduct business in Illinois or produce products or services that are targeted to Illinois residents and that satisfy one or more of the following thresholds: during a calendar year, controls or processes personal data of 100,000 consumers or more, excluding personal data controlled or processed solely for the purpose of completing a payment transaction; or derives over 25% of gross revenue from the sale of personal data and processes or controls personal data of 25,000 consumers or more. Requires a controller, alone or jointly with others, to consider the purposes and means of the processing of personal data in protecting the security of consumers while processing personal data and in notifying consumers of a breach of the security of the system. Authorizes rights to consumers under the Act to include, but not be limited to, the right to access their personal data, obtain a list of third parties to whom their data has been disclosed, request corrections to inaccurate data, and question the profiling of their information. Authorizes the Attorney General to enforce the Act. Amends the Personal Information Protection Act. Provides that, annually, on or before January 31, a data broker operating in the State must register with the Attorney General. Provides that the Attorney General shall create a page on its Internet website in which the registration information is accessible to the public that allows consumers to delete their personal information across all registered data brokers. Provides for civil penalties. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Data Privacy Protection Fund. Makes definitions. Makes other changes. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Contains a severability provision.

Rachel Ventura

TACTICAL EMERGENCY MED SERVICE

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall establish minimum training standards for tactical emergency medical services professionals. In establishing the minimum training standards, the Board shall consider recommendations made by the Illinois State Police and the Department of Public Health. Provides that the Board may amend the standards as needed to respond to technological changes affecting law enforcement or tactical emergency medical services, additional recommendations made by the Illinois State Police and the Department of Public Health, or other conditions affecting the public interest in maintaining training standards of a proper professional character. Provides that no person may be certified as a tactical emergency medical services professional, except on a temporary or probationary basis, unless the person has satisfactorily met the standards established under these provisions and has been certified by the Board as being qualified to be a tactical emergency medical services professional. Provides that no person may be certified as a tactical emergency medical services professional without the prior written approval of the sheriff or chief of police for the jurisdiction in which the tactical emergency medical services professional is authorized to carry out his or her duties. Provides that the sheriff or chief of police must have authority and responsibility over the team on which he or she is approving the tactical emergency medical services professional to go armed with a firearm. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to exempt tactical emergency medical services professionals from the unlawful possession of weapons and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon statutes. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to make conforming changes.

Neil Anderson

CD COR-RESTORE DEATH PENALTY

Amends the State Finance Act. Changes the name of the Death Penalty Abolition Fund to the Death Penalty Restoration Fund. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Permits the imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, with the exception of certain offenses committed by persons under 17 years of age and those in which the victim is at least 13 years of age and under 17 years of age and the defendant is less than 5 years older than the victim, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Eliminates the provision that abolished the death penalty on July 1, 2011. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes.

Neil Anderson

LOCAL GOV-PREEMPT TAX

Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that neither a county nor a municipality may impose a tax on businesses calculated based on the number of employees of the business. Effective immediately.

Suzy Glowiak Hilton

PROP TX-SENIOR EXEMPTION

Amends the Property Tax Code. In a provision concerning the Low-Income Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption, provides that, for taxable years 2026 and thereafter, "maximum income limitation" means $85,000 for all qualified property.

Suzy Glowiak Hilton

SPORTS WAGER-FANTASY CONTEST

Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Defines "sports wagering". Provides restrictions on pool sports wagering. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board may issue master sports wagering licenses to persons to conduct sports wagering over the Internet or by mobile applications. Provides that applicants shall pay the Board a nonrefundable $250,000 application fee for a master sports wagering license. Provides that the initial fee for a master sports wagering license for an online sports wagering operator is $15,000,000. Provides that the master sports wagering license is valid for 4 years. Sets forth a $1,000,000 license renewal fee and a privilege tax on the fantasy contest operator licensee's adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts based on specified rates. In a provision concerning voluntary self-exclusion programs for sports wagering, includes fantasy contests. Allows the Board to regulate the conduct of fantasy contest operators under the Act. Creates provisions concerning fantasy contests and legislative intent; definitions; board powers; licensure; conduct of contests; duties of licensees; audits and recordkeeping; and responsible gaming. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that participants of fantasy contests conducted in accordance with the Sports Wagering Act shall not be convicted of gambling. Makes changes in provisions concerning recoverable gambling losses. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to authorize emergency rulemaking. Effective immediately.

Lakesia Collins

STARS ACT

Creates the Sports Tourism and Regional Strengthening Act. Contains legislative findings regarding the value of women's professional sports facilities for the economic and cultural development of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately.

Lakesia Collins

ALL-PAYER HEALTH CARE PAYMENT

Creates the Illinois All-Payer Health Care Payment and Global Budget Act. Creates the Illinois Health Care Cost and Payment Board as an independent body within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and sets forth its membership and powers. Defines "commercial payer" as any health insurance issuer, health maintenance organization, or third-party administrator subject to regulation by the Illinois Department of Insurance, excluding self-funded plans governed solely by ERISA. Provides that all commercial payers shall reimburse hospitals for covered services at standardized rates established by the Board. Defines "global hospital budget" as a prospective, fixed annual operating revenue amount established for a hospital to cover all inpatient and outpatient hospital services. Provides that the Board shall establish prospective annual global hospital budgets for Illinois hospitals. Provides that the Board shall establish a unified health care data system in coordination with State agencies. Creates the Health Care Payment Reform Advisory Council to advise the Board. Provides that the Governor, in consultation with the Board, shall seek all necessary federal approvals, including Medicare demonstrations and Medicaid waivers, to implement the Act. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, Hospital Licensing Act, Illinois Insurance Code, Health Maintenance Organization Act, and Illinois Public Aid Code with regard to the new Act. Contains a severability clause. Effective immediately.

Lakesia Collins

PRESCRIPTION LABELING

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. In provisions concerning legend drugs, provides that, at the request of a person dispensing a drug or medicine, the label affixed to a box, bottle, vessel, or package containing mifepristone, misoprostol, or any generic alternative may include the name of the dispensing health care practice instead of the name of the person dispensing the drug or medicine. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. In provisions concerning the label of a drug, medicine, or poison that is lawfully sold or dispensed, provides that, at a prescriber's request, the label affixed to a box, bottle, vessel, or package containing mifepristone, misoprostol, or any generic alternative may include the name of the prescribing health care practice instead of the name of the prescriber.

Celina Villanueva

EDUC-QLFD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Amends the Workforce Development through Charitable Loan Repayment Act. Changes the definition of "qualified community foundation" to mean a community foundation or similar publicly supported organization that is organized or operating in the State and that (i) for applications submitted before July 1, 2025, substantially complies with the national standards for U.S. community foundations established by the Community Foundations National Standards, (ii) for applications or renewals submitted on or after July 1, 2025 and before July 1, 2026, has received or applied for the Community Foundations National Standards accreditation seal, or (iii) for applications or renewals submitted on or after July 1, 2026, has received the Community Foundations National Standards accreditation seal. Effective immediately.

Celina Villanueva

DESIGN BUILD PROCUREMENT ACT

Amends the Design-Build Procurement Act. Provides that certain provisions of the Act are inoperative for public institutions of higher education on and after January 1, 2028. Provides that certain provisions of the Act are inoperative for the Department of Central Management Services on and after January 1, 2027. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2028, a public institution on higher education shall not be considered a State construction site under the Act. Removes provisions repealing the Act on January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.

Cristina Castro