Bills & Legislation

VEH CD-DL INFO PROHIBITED USES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits information obtained from a driver's license to be collected if the information may be used to discriminate against the individual. Provides that any person or entity that obtains information must disclose to the individual that the individual's information is being collected, and such disclosure may be in the form of written consent from the individual that the individual's information may be collected. Provides that any person who's information is collected may request, and shall be provided, a copy of the information collected.

Curtis J. Tarver, IIDemocrat

HIGHER ED-UNIV TUITION WAIVER

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that each academic year the board of trustees of each public university shall offer a full-tuition waiver for undergraduate education at any campus under the board's governance or supervision to any Illinois resident who: (i) was serving in the Illinois National Guard, the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Space Force, or a Reserve Officers' Training Corps program related to any of these armed service branches and was relying on full-tuition or partial-tuition assistance to complete the person's undergraduate education; (ii) has been discharged from service, either forcibly or by being given the choice of voluntary discharge or forced discharge, due to changes in federal policy leading to that person's discharge for reasons unrelated to performance; and (iii) has lost that tuition assistance prior to completion of the person's undergraduate education. Provides that to be eligible to receive a waiver, the individual must: (i) apply for the waiver; (ii) provide documentary proof of service, of prior tuition assistance, and of discharge; and (iii) qualify for admission to the university under the same admission requirements, standards, and policies that the university applies to applicants for admission generally to the university's respective undergraduate colleges and programs. Provides that an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have the individual's waiver renewed until the individual has expended 4 years of undergraduate full-tuition benefits. Requires the board to adopt rules as necessary for implementation and administration.

Kelly M. CassidyDemocrat

CANNABIS-R3 COMMITTEE

Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. In provisions regarding the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Program, requires, within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House to jointly appoint to the R3 Program Board 8 individuals who fulfill residency requirements, who possess certain expertise or backgrounds in an R3 Area, and who are appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate from nominations received from not-for-profit organizations that are currently in existence and have been continuously in operation in the R3 Area since 1980. Changes other appointments to the R3 Program Board. Provides that general grant funds (rather than grant funds) shall be awarded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, in coordination with the R3 Program Board. Establishes the R3 Community Steering Committee. Requires, within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House to jointly appoint to the R3 Community Steering Committee 9 individuals from among individuals nominated by any not-for-profit organization that is currently in existence and has been continuously in operation in an R3 Area since 1968. Requires the nominees to possess certain expertise in an R3 Area and to fulfill residency requirements. Requires the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Program to allocate and set aside at least 25% and no more than 30% of its annual funds for targeted community grant funding programs to be created, organized, and awarded by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in coordination with the R3 Community Steering Committee. Provides that funding for legal services under the R3 Program shall exclude R3 Areas in Cook County unless approved by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in coordination with the R3 Community Steering Committee. Changes the definition of "Authority". Makes technical changes.

Maurice A. West, IIDemocrat

DAY CARE-IMMIGRATION ENFORCE

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a licensed day care center shall not disclose or threaten to disclose to any other person, entity, or agency information regarding or relating to the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of a child or an associated person, unless disclosure is required by State or federal law. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services or the Department of Early Childhood, as is applicable, to make available on its website specified resources for families. Provides that, if a child's parent or guardian directly faces immigration enforcement action, a licensed day care center shall use the child's emergency contact information and release the child to the persons designated as the child's emergency contacts or into the custody of an individual who presents a properly executed appointment of short-term guardian form on behalf of the child. Sets forth provisions requiring a licensed day care center to adopt certain policies concerning consent to disclosure. Provides that the policies shall not have the effect of excluding or discouraging a child from any program at the licensed day care center because of the actual or perceived immigration status of the child or the child's parent or guardian. Establishes enforcement provisions for violations of disclosure provisions. Effective immediately.

Lilian JiménezDemocrat

INC TX-FIRST RESPONDER

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides for an income tax deduction in an amount equal to the amount included in the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year from the taxpayer's service as a full-time law enforcement officer in the State or a full-time firefighter in the State during the taxable year. Effective immediately.

Brandun SchweizerRepublican

LOC GOV-CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS

Amends the Township Code, the Park District Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, and the Public Community College Act. Provides that if a township, park district, municipality, school district, or community college has been issued a credit card, then, each month, the governing authority of the township, park district, municipality, school district, or community college shall vote to verify the validity of an itemized statement of all purchases made using the credit card in the preceding month. Provides that the itemized statement must include all purchases made using the credit card in the preceding month and may not be redacted. Provides that the vote shall solely be for the approval of the itemized statement of all purchases made using the credit card and shall not include any other expense approval. Provides that, if a township, park district, municipality, school district, or community college has a website maintained by a full-time staff, then the township, park district, municipality, school district, or community college shall publish each itemized statement on its website.

Anthony DeLucaDemocrat

AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION-LABOR

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a grant made by the Department of Transportation to municipalities and airport authorities for the renovation, construction, and development of airport facilities must include a condition that the renovation, construction, and development of airport facilities is covered by a project labor agreement entered into with the local building and construction trades council having geographic jurisdiction over the airport facilities. Amends the Airport Authorities Act. Provides that any contract entered into by an airport authority to construct, develop, expand, extend, or improve any airport or airport facility must include a project labor agreement entered into with the local building and construction trades council having geographic jurisdiction over the airport or airport facility. Defines "project labor agreement". Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Harry BentonDemocrat

CONTRACEPTIVE DISPENSATION

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. In provisions concerning the dispensation of contraceptives, changes the contraceptives dispensed to contraceptives, including emergency contraception (rather than hormonal contraceptives). Provides that, if contraceptives, including emergency contraception, are dispensed or delivered to an adult individual on behalf of a minor, a pharmacist shall require positive identification of the adult individual if the individual is not known to the pharmacist or pharmacy employees. Provides that the amendatory provisions shall not apply if positive identification is not available and a pharmacist exercising professional judgment determines that a delay in dispensing the contraceptives may be detrimental to a patient.

Amy L. GrantRepublican

TEMP/NONCOMPLY DRIVERS LICENSE

Amends the Consular Identification Document Act, the Election Code, the Illinois Identification Card Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals the changes made by and restores language removed by Public Act 103-210 regarding temporary visitor's driver's licenses and non-compliant licenses. Effective immediately.

Tony M. McCombieRepublican

EDUCATIONAL CHOICE ACT

Creates the Educational Choice for Illinois Children Act. Contains legislative findings. Provides that the State Board of Education, in coordination with the Department of Revenue, shall establish and approve a list of scholarship granting organizations that meet the requirements of Section 70411 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to facilitate opting the State of Illinois into the school choice tax credit provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Provides that the list shall be published on the State Board of Education's Internet website. Effective immediately.

Tony M. McCombieRepublican

USE/OCC TAX-HOLIDAY

Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the sales tax holiday period under those Acts applies from August 5 through August 14 of 2026 and from August 5 through August 14 of each year thereafter. Effective immediately.

Maurice A. West, IIDemocrat

REPEAL ILLINOIS TRUST ACT

Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act, removing provisions that prohibit the disclosure of certain information to immigration agents. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Vehicle Code, repealing provisions that restrict the release of certain information to immigration agents. Effective immediately.

Tom WeberRepublican

NO SENTENCE CREDIT-HOME DETENT

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes the following provisions of existing law: (1) the trial court shall give credit to the defendant for time spent in home detention on the same sentencing terms as incarceration; (2) home detention for purposes of credit includes restrictions on liberty such as curfews restricting movement for 12 hours or more per day and electronic monitoring that restricts travel or movement; and (3) electronic monitoring is not required for home detention to be considered custodial for purposes of sentencing credit. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to make conforming changes.

Tom WeberRepublican

CRIM PRO-DENY PRETRIAL RELEASE

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding the provisions of the pretrial release statute concerning conditions for denial of pretrial release to the contrary, if the defendant is charged with a felony, the court may, in its discretion, deny the defendant pretrial release. Provides that if the court denies the defendant pretrial release under this provision, the court must state, in writing, the court's reasons for denying the defendant pretrial release.

Tom WeberRepublican

ARREST-IMMIGRATION STATUS

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a peace officer who arrests a person for a felony and reasonably believes that the person arrested is residing in the United States in violation of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, may inquire about the immigration status of the person arrested. Provides that the peace officer may notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the person's arrest and pending prosecution when the peace officer reasonably believes that the person arrested for a felony is residing in the United States in violation of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act. Provides that upon request from any federal agency, law enforcement agencies shall provide known immigration status of any person arrested or charged with a felony. Amends the Illinois TRUST Act to make conforming changes.

Tom WeberRepublican

PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable years 2026 and thereafter, the maximum income limitation for the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $80,000 (currently, $65,000). Effective immediately.

Dave VellaDemocrat

EDUCATION SAVINGS POOL

Amends the State Treasurer Act. Changes the name of the "College Savings Pool" to the "College, Secondary, and Elementary Education Savings Pool". In provisions relating to the College, Secondary, and Elementary Education Savings Pool established by the State Treasurer pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, provides that an "eligible educational institution" includes elementary or secondary public, private, or religious schools and "qualified expenses" include expenses, up to $10,000 per taxable year, for tuition in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary public, private, or religious school. Amends the Deposit of State Moneys Act, Illinois Income Tax Act, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Tom WeberRepublican

VEH CD-MANDATORY INSURANCE

Amends the Mandatory Insurance Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if an insurance company fails to respond to a request for verification of insurance by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall send a notice, by certified mail, to the owner of a vehicle that the insurance failed to respond. Requires the Secretary of State to establish an email alert system to send an alert regarding an insurance company's failure to respond to a request for verification of insurance to the owner of a vehicle if the owner has provided an email to the Secretary of State. Effective immediately.

Travis WeaverRepublican

VEH CD-ONE LICENSE PLATE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the next registration year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Secretary of State, upon registering a vehicle subject to annual registration for the first time, shall issue or shall cause to be issued to the owner one registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, motorized pedalcycle, or truck-tractor, one registration plate for other motor vehicles, and, when applicable, current registration stickers for motor vehicles of the first division. Provides that the registration plate issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle. Makes conforming changes.

Travis WeaverRepublican

LOCAL TRANSIT-DEVELOPMENT

Amends the Local Mass Transit District Act. Provides that the Board of Trustees of every local mass transit district may initiate transit-oriented developments and trail-oriented developments, including, but not limited to, residential, commercial, mixed-use, governmental, institutional, or childcare facilities located near a transit station, bus stop, transit hub, transit node, or trail. Provides that local mass transit district may partner with public bodies, private entities, non-profit organizations, or institutions for the purpose of those transit-oriented developments and trail-oriented developments.

Katie StuartDemocrat

HIGHER ED-STUDENT WITHDRAWAL

Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Requires each public institution of higher education in the State to adopt a policy that authorizes a student to withdraw from the public institution of higher education under extenuating circumstances, which shall include a provision to refund a student for tuition and fees and room and board costs paid by the student or the student's family, to be prorated, for the semester during which the student withdraws. Effective January 1, 2027.

Harry BentonDemocrat

EDGE-APPRENTICE

Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that, in the case of a credit awarded under the Act for the employment of an apprentice, any requirement of the Act or any agreement entered into under the Act concerning the duration of the apprentice's employment may be satisfied by the employment of the apprentice by the apprenticeship firm, the employment of the apprentice by the commercial client served by the apprenticeship firm, or both. Provides that any worksite requirement imposed under the Act or under any agreement entered into under the Act may be satisfied by the employment of the apprentice at the hiring firm's worksite, the employment of the apprentice at the commercial client's worksite, or both.

Curtis J. Tarver, IIDemocrat

SCH CD-MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning mental health screenings, removes the requirement that the State Board of Education report its work and make available resource materials, including model procedures and guidance informed by a phased approach to implementing universal mental health screening in schools, on or before September 1, 2026. Also removes the requirement that school districts offer, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, mental health screenings to students in grade 3 through grade 12. Effective January 1, 2026.

Brad HalbrookRepublican

SCH CD-MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING

Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning student mental health screenings, requires the State Board of Education's model school district procedures to facilitate the implementation of mental health screenings to include the option to opt in (rather than opt out) and a minimum of 3 written notifications each school year about the use of mental health screenings, one of which must be delivered by first-class mail, to a student's parent or guardian. Effective January 1, 2026.

Brad HalbrookRepublican

UTILITIES-VARIOUS

Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Transparent Planning Act. Requires certain electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and municipalities and distribution electric cooperatives to initiate an integrated resource planning process. Sets forth provisions concerning the integrated resource plan; stakeholder meetings; and a prequalified consulting firm list. Makes conforming changes in the Open Meetings Act and the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Creates the Utility Data Access Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt certain rules. Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Adds provisions concerning the Thermal Energy Network Revolving Loan Program. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the powers of the Illinois Power Agency; the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund; the Illinois Solar for All Program; the Planning and Procurement Bureau; and the Agency's annual reports. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning prequalification. Amends the Property Tax Code. Adds a Division concerning commercial energy storage systems. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to add a Division concerning the Solar Bill of Rights. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the duties of public utilities; energy efficiency and demand-response measures; certificates of public convenience and necessity; the renewable energy access plan; rate case filing; net electricity metering; distributed generation rebates; the recovery of costs associated with delivery; procurement; alternative retail electric suppliers; and customer self-generation of electricity. Adds provisions concerning time-of-use pricing; the Thermal Energy Network Pilot Program; new large load energy and water reporting requirements; the Energy Reliability Corporation of Illinois; investigation into colocation and rate design; integrated resource plan development, review, and approval; the Interconnection Working Group; and the Interconnection Monitor. Amends the Electric Transmission Systems and Construction Standards Act. Adds requirements for construction contractors. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning greenhouse gases and permit issuance. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Jay HoffmanDemocrat

PEN CD-FIREFIGHTERS-VARIOUS

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the Downstate Firefighter Article, includes in the definition of "firefighter", a person employed in a municipality's or fire protection district's fire service as a de facto firefighter. Defines "de facto firefighter". Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Downstate Firefighter Article and the Chicago Firefighter Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. In the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article, authorizes sheriff's law enforcement employee (SLEP) status for a person who is not eligible to participate in a downstate firefighter fund and is employed on a full-time basis by a participating municipality to perform duties as a paramedic, emergency medical technician (EMT), emergency medical technician-intermediate (EMT-I), or advanced emergency medical technician (A-EMT); but only if the governing authority of that municipality has approved sheriff's law enforcement employee status for such employees by adoption of an affirmative resolution. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Michael J. KellyDemocrat

HIGHER ED-NONCITIZEN BENEFITS

Amends the Public Higher Education Act, the Board of Higher Education Act, and the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that a resident of the State who is not lawfully present in the United States is not eligible, on the basis of residence within the State, for any postsecondary educational benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident. Provides that any benefit conferred to a nonresident of the State who is lawfully present in the United States may not be lesser in amount, duration, or scope than the benefit conferred to a State resident who is unlawfully present in the United States.

Brad HalbrookRepublican

SCH CD-MENTAL HEALTH-OPT IN

Amends the School Code. In provisions requiring the State Board of Education to develop model school district procedures to facilitate the implementation of mental health screenings for students, provides that the procedures shall include the option for parents to opt in (rather than opt out) of mental health screenings for their children. Effective January 1, 2026.

Chris MillerRepublican

UTILITIES-VARIOUS

Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Transparent Planning Act. Requires certain electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and municipalities and distribution electric cooperatives to initiate an integrated resource planning process. Sets forth provisions concerning the integrated resource plan; stakeholder meetings; and a prequalified consulting firm list. Makes conforming changes in the Open Meetings Act and the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Creates the Utility Data Access Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt certain rules. Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Adds provisions concerning the Thermal Energy Network Revolving Loan Program. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the powers of the Illinois Power Agency; the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund; the Illinois Solar for All Program; the Planning and Procurement Bureau; and the Agency's annual reports. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning prequalification. Amends the Property Tax Code. Adds a Division concerning commercial energy storage systems. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to add a Division concerning the Solar Bill of Rights. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the duties of public utilities; energy efficiency and demand-response measures; certificates of public convenience and necessity; the renewable energy access plan; rate case filing; net electricity metering; distributed generation rebates; the recovery of costs associated with delivery; procurement; alternative retail electric suppliers; and customer self-generation of electricity. Adds provisions concerning time-of-use pricing; the Thermal Energy Network Pilot Program; new large load energy and water reporting requirements; the Energy Reliability Corporation of Illinois; investigation into colocation and rate design; integrated resource plan development, review, and approval; the Interconnection Working Group; and the Interconnection Monitor. Amends the Electric Transmission Systems and Construction Standards Act. Adds requirements for construction contractors. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning greenhouse gases and permit issuance. Makes other changes.

Jay HoffmanDemocrat

ENERGY-VARIOUS REPEALS

Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the End the Energy Tax Act. Amends the Public Utilities Revenue Act. Provides that provisions concerning the tax on invested capital and on distribution of electricity are repealed on January 1, 2027. Provides that provisions concerning a return with respect to the tax are repealed on January 1, 2028. Repeals provisions of the Public Utilities Act concerning energy efficiency, demand-response measures and energy efficiency analysis, and the Energy Transition Assistance Fund. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code to make a conforming change. Repeals the Illinois Power Agency Act, the Electricity Excise Tax Law Act, and the Energy Assistance Act. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Legislative Reference Bureau shall prepare for introduction in the 2027 spring session of the General Assembly a bill effecting such changes in the statutes as may be necessary to conform the statutes to the changes in law made by the amendatory Act.

Brad HalbrookRepublican

NEW NUCLEAR CONSTRUCTION

Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Fast-Track Nuclear Now Act. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Removes prohibitions on the construction of a new nuclear power reactor with a nameplate capacity of more than 300 megawatts of electricity that is located within the State. Amends the Illinois Nuclear Facility Safety Act. Provides that it is declared to be the policy of the State to facilitate new nuclear facility construction. Makes a conforming change. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security shall work with any proposed project, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and any relevant State agency to reduce regulatory barriers to new nuclear facility construction.

Brad HalbrookRepublican

SAVE OUR POWER PLANTS ACT

Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Save Our Power Plants Act. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision concerning the regulation of greenhouse gases, extends by 15 years the deadlines for attaining specified emission reductions. Effective immediately.

Brad HalbrookRepublican

UNCAP AFFORDABLE POWER ACT

Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Uncap Affordable Power Act. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act, the Public Utilities Act, and the Environmental Protection Act. Provides, in each of those Acts, that it is the policy of the State not to regulate carbon dioxide emissions that arise from the combustion of fossil fuels for the purpose of generating electrical power. Provides that, beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Illinois Power Agency, the Illinois Commerce Commission, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall not regulate carbon dioxide emissions that arise from the combustion of fossil fuels for the purpose of generating electrical power. Removes carbon dioxide from the list of regulated greenhouse gases in the Environmental Protection Act. Repeals from the Environmental Protection Act a provision that provides for the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from electric generating units and large greenhouse gas-emitting units. Makes other conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Brad HalbrookRepublican

CD CORR-PRETRIAL HOME CONFINE

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes language providing that, at a minimum, any person ordered to pretrial home confinement with or without electronic monitoring must be provided with movement spread out over no fewer than 2 days per week to participate in certain basic activities.

Tom WeberRepublican

CRIM CD-ABUSE OF A CORPSE

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of abuse of a corpse includes intentionally, in the process of concealing the death of a person, using chemicals, fire, burying, submerging in water, or a combination of those acts. Provides that a violation is a Class X felony. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the offense is eligible for pretrial detention if it is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release poses a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case.

Tom WeberRepublican

CRIM CD-FAIL TO ASSIST PERSON

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits failure to assist a person suffering a life-threatening injury or great bodily harm when he or she: (1) reasonably believes that another person residing in the same dwelling or whom the person personally visits in the dwelling is suffering a life-threatening injury or great bodily harm; and (2) knowingly fails to notify, as soon as possible after discovering the other person in that condition, a law enforcement agency or other public or private entity providing emergency medical technician services located within the municipality or unincorporated area where the person suffering the life-threatening injury or great bodily harm is found. Provides that if there is no law enforcement agency or other public or private entity providing emergency medical technician services located in the municipality or unincorporated area, then the notification shall be made to the agency or entity located within the same or nearest county to the discovery of the person suffering a life-threatening injury or great bodily harm. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Provides that if the violation results in the death, the person is guilty of a Class X felony.

Tom WeberRepublican

FAILURE TO REPORT A DEATH

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of failure to report a death. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knows or reasonably should know that a person is deceased and fails to report the death to a law enforcement agency within 24 hours after the person's discovery of the death. Provides that a person must report the death of another person to the law enforcement agency of the county where the corpse was found if the person believes that the death was caused by a homicide, accident, or other suspicious circumstance. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, upon verified petition by the State, the court shall hold a hearing and may deny a defendant pretrial release when the defendant is charged with failure to report a death and it is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release poses a real and present threat to the safety of any person or persons or the community, based on the specific articulable facts of the case.

Tom WeberRepublican

TRUST ACT-CORRECTIONS/SHERIFFS

Amends the Counties Code and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections or a county sheriff shall, at the request of the Department of Homeland Security, including, but not limited to, Immigration and Customs Enforcement or a federal immigrant agent: (1) participate, support, or assist in any capacity with an immigration agent's enforcement operations; (2) provide the immigration agent access to an individual in the Department's or county sheriff's custody, either in person or by telephone; (3) transfer any individual in the Department's or sheriff's custody into an immigration agent's custody; (4) allow the use of Department or county jail facilities or equipment, including any electronic databases, for investigative interviews or other investigative or immigration enforcement purpose; (5) enter into or maintain any agreement regarding direct access to any electronic database or other data-sharing platform maintained by the Department or county sheriff and provide such direct access to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency; and (6) provide information in response to any immigration agent's inquiry or request for information regarding any individual in the Department's or sheriff's custody including information regarding the individual's release. Amends the Illinois TRUST Act to make conforming changes.

Tom WeberRepublican

CD CORR-HOME DETENTION

Amends the Electronic Monitoring and Home Detention Article of the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes language providing that confinement need not be 24 hours per day to qualify as home detention and significant restrictions on liberty such as 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfews shall qualify. Also deletes language providing that home confinement may or may not be accompanied by electronic monitoring and electronic monitoring is not required for purposes of sentencing credit.

Tom WeberRepublican

ELEC CD-SECURITY EXPENDITURES

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a political committee may make expenditures to provide for personal security services and security enhancements to a candidate's personal home or office, including, but not limited to, security systems, cameras, walls, fences, or other physical structures, if the expenditures are reasonably related to protecting the candidate from harm. Provides that the provision applies to all expenditures made by a political committee after the 2024 general election. Makes a conforming change.

Lisa DavisDemocrat

CHARLIE KIRK DAY

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the 14th day of October of each year as Charlie Kirk Day.

Adam M. NiemergRepublican

BOND AUTH-IROQUOIS COUNTY

Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that the approval for bonds authorized to be issued under the School Code and approved by the voters of Iroquois County Community Unit School District Number 9 in an April 2021 referendum remains in effect for 10 years after the date of the referendum. Effective immediately.

Jason R. BuntingRepublican

PROP TX-PERSONS W/DISABILITY

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning with taxable year 2026, the amount of the homestead exemption for persons with disabilities shall be the greater of (i) $2,000 or (ii) an amount that, when deducted from the property's value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, will cause the total aggregate property tax liability for the property for the taxable year for which the exemption is claimed to equal a specified base amount. Effective immediately.

Stephanie A. KifowitDemocrat

CD CORR-RECIDIVISM REPORT

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Illinois Correctional Data and Transparency Act. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that beginning March 1, 2026 and every March 1 thereafter, the Department of Corrections shall submit to the General Assembly a recidivism report which the Department shall post on its website and make publicly available. Establishes the information contained in the report. Provides that the release rates shall be published on a public dashboard. Provides that within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Corrections must file and post a recidivism IT remediation plan, consisting of timelines, milestones, and responsible staff. Provides that until the first new report is posted, the Department must file monthly status updates with the House Appropriations-Public Safety Committee and the Senate Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall enter into standing memoranda of understanding, which shall be updated at least annually, providing periodic feeds needed to compute recidivism, with privacy protections, between the Department and: (1) the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts concerning court dispositions; (2) the Illinois State Police concerning arrest and identifier data submitted to the Illinois State Police under the Criminal Identification Act; and (3) county sheriffs and jail administrators concerning booking information and returns of persons previously committed to county jails. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall publish aggregate and de-identified data with small-cell suppression. Provides that unit-record identifiable data shall not be disclosed to the public. Provides that research access to the data shall be only available by approved agreements with the Department of Corrections. Provides that if the annual report is filed more than 60 days after the March 1 due date, the Director of Corrections or his or her designee must appear before designated committees of the General Assembly with a remediation plan. Subject to appropriation, the Auditor General may conduct a performance audit of data processes. Effective immediately.

Kam BucknerDemocrat

QUICK-TAKE-HOFFMAN ESTATES

Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Authorizes quick-take proceedings by the Village of Hoffman Estates for a period of one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act for the acquisition of specified property for the purpose of constructing improvements on portions of Shoe Factory Road from Essex Drive to Beverly Road, along with portions of Beverly Road and Rohrssen Road connecting to Shoe Factory Road. Repeals the provisions 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Anna MoellerDemocrat

EDUC-HOMELESS CHILD-PREVENTION

Amends the Education for Homeless Children Act. Allows a school district to provide for an extended motel stay for a child who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Effective immediately.

Michelle MussmanDemocrat

SEARCH WARR-ELECTRONIC-RETURN

Amends the Search and Seizure Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that telecommunications carriers shall return all electronic instruments, articles, or things within 36 hours if the search warrant was issued pursuant to an investigation of a forcible felony.

Patrick WindhorstRepublican

SCH CD-LATINX STUDIES

Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, every public elementary school and high school shall include the study of Latinx communities in the curriculum across all content areas, including the contributions made by individual Latinx communities in government and the arts, humanities, mathematics, and sciences, as well as the contributions of Latinx to the economic, cultural, social, and political development of the United States. Allows the State Superintendent of Education to prepare and make available to all school boards instructional materials that may be used as guidelines for development of the unit of instruction. Requires a regional superintendent of schools to monitor a school district's compliance with the curricular requirements. Provides that each school board shall itself determine the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction satisfying these requirements. Allows a school to meet the requirements through an online program or course.

Aarón M. OrtízDemocrat

DIGITAL AGE ASSURANCE ACT

Creates the Digital Age Assurance Act. Provides that an operating system provider shall: (1) provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder to indicate the birth date or age of the user of that device for the purpose of providing a signal regarding the user's age bracket to applications available in a covered application store; and (2) provide a developer who has requested a signal with respect to a particular user with a digital signal by a reasonably consistent real-time application programming interface that identifies, at a minimum, which age bracket pertains to the user. Provides that a developer that receives a signal in accordance with the Act shall be deemed to have actual knowledge of the age range of the user to whom that signal pertains across all platforms of the application and points of access of the application. Limits the use of data collected under the Act. Provides that a person that violates the Act shall be subject to an injunction and a specified civil penalty. Sets forth provisions concerning nondiscrimination and the scope of the Act. Effective January 1, 2027.

Travis WeaverRepublican

LOCAL GOV-SOLAR ENERGY REG

Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or a municipality may not adopt any ordinance or resolution or exercise any power that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting the installation of a solar energy system. Limits home rule powers.

Daniel DidechDemocrat