Bills & Legislation

CHILD LABOR-TRAPSHOOTING

Amends the Child Labor Law of 2024. Provides that nothing in the Act applies to the work of a minor 14 years of age or older working as a scorer at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex on the dates of the U.S. Open and the Grand American World Trapshooting Championships if the minor is located, during those competitions, at least 15 feet behind the firing line of the trap shooters participating in the competitions. Makes a conforming change.

David Friess

ELEC CD-POLITICAL COMMITTEE

Amends the Election Code. Provides that, beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, a political committee shall not bear the same name as, nor include the name of any established political committee. Effective immediately.

Harry Benton

$COURT OF CLAIMS-AWARDS

Appropriates specified amounts from various funds to the Court of Claims to pay claims in conformity with awards and recommendations made by the Court of Claims. Effective July 1, 2025.

Robyn Gabel

BUDGET-REVISE REVENUE FORECAST

Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, if the Governor revises the original general funds revenue estimate under his initial budget proposal downward and if the new revenue estimate would result in the Governor's initial proposed expenditures exceeding the estimated general revenue available for the upcoming fiscal year, then the Governor shall submit to the General Assembly a new budget proposal by no later than May 15. Effective immediately.

Norine K. Hammond

NUCLEAR MORATORIUM REPEAL

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Removes provisions prohibiting the construction of new nuclear power reactors with a nameplate capacity of more than 300 megawatts of electricity to be located within the State until the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security finds that the United States Government has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste.

Travis Weaver

THE SARA LYNN ACT

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Sara Lynn Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish and administer a Seniors Deserve Dignity Program that provides monthly supplemental personal needs payments to persons residing in supportive living facilities who receive medical assistance and a personal needs allowance as specified in the Illinois Administrative Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, a qualifying person shall receive a monthly supplemental personal needs payment in the amount of $30 so that the person's total monthly personal needs allowance is no less than $120. Provides that the monthly supplemental personal needs payments shall not be considered income for purposes of determining eligibility or the amount of assistance for any public aid benefit provided under State law. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Effective July 1, 2025.

Tony M. McCombie

UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT

If and only if Senate Bill 1667 of the 104th General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed the Senate, amends the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Excludes from the definition of "finder": (A) a person holding a durable power of attorney of a person who is medically incapacitated; (B) a bankruptcy trustee, bankruptcy estate representative, or other person or business association authorized pursuant to the Bankruptcy Title of the U.S. Code or an order of a bankruptcy court to act on behalf of or for the benefit of the reported owner's creditors and bankruptcy estate, or the successor or assignee thereof; (C) an assignee for the benefit of a business association's creditors pursuant to applicable state or federal law, or the successor or assignee thereof; (D) a court-ordered receiver for a business association, or the successor or assignee thereof; (E) a survivor, corporate designee, assignee, successor, governor, or delegate of a business association pursuant to a merger, conversion, acquisition, divestiture, joint venture, assignment, wind-down, resolution, or corporate reorganization, or the successor or assignee thereof; (F) an employee of an owner; and (G) any other person that is entitled to receive the property under other law, court order, or policy.

Dan Ugaste

REVENUE-MEGAPROJECTS

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 may certify a taxpayer for an exemption from any State or local use tax or retailers' occupation tax on building materials that will be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that a retailer that makes a qualified sale of building materials to be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site may deduct the receipts from such sales when calculating the taxes imposed by those Acts. Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the Megaproject Assessment Freeze and Payment Law. Provides that a "megaproject" is a project that meets certain investment and job creation specifications. Provides that the megaproject property is eligible for an assessment freeze. Provides that megaproject property may be granted an abatement. Provides that a company that operates a megaproject shall enter into an agreement with the municipality in which the project is located and other local taxing districts to make certain special payments. Effective July 1, 2025.

Jay Hoffman

HIGHER ED-LEGIS SCHOLARSHIPS

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Creates a legislative scholarship task force to receive and consider applications for scholarship assistance. Requires the task force to receive and consider nominations for scholarship assistance, with a total of 8 scholarships per representative district to be awarded each year. Provides that a nominee is eligible for a scholarship if the task force finds that the nominee meets certain qualifications, including that he or she is a resident of the representative district for which a scholarship is to be awarded and that he or she is enrolled or accepted for enrollment at a public university in this State. Provides that legislative scholarships are good for a period of not more than one year while enrolled for residence credit, are applicable toward 2 semesters of enrollment within an academic year, and exempt the holder from the payment of tuition and fees. Sets forth provisions concerning application for a scholarship and renewals.

Nicholas K. Smith

SR CITIZEN INCOME ELIGIBILITY

Amends the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act. In provisions regarding income eligibility levels for programs that use the income limits in the Act for eligibility determinations, requires the Department on Aging to adopt rules such that beginning January 1, 2027, and every January 1 thereafter, the income eligibility limits shall be adjusted to extend eligibility to households having an annual household income that is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level for the applicable family size.

Travis Weaver

FOID-CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police must deny the application or suspend or revoke a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card upon receipt of a report from the Department of Human Services that an applicant or owner poses a clear and present danger. Requires the Department of Human Services to provide by rule for such a report. Makes similar changes if a law enforcement or school administrator notifies the Illinois State Police that a person poses a clear and present danger. Requires any information disclosed under the Act to be confidential. Prohibits the information from being redisclosed or used for any other purpose except as otherwise allowed by law. Provides that the identity of the reporting person may be disclosed only to the subject of the report if required by the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board or a court as authorized under the Act. Requires that no later than January 1, 2026, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board must establish a process by which any person who is subject to the provisions of the Act can request expedited review from the Board. Requires that the Illinois State Police must provide the Board or any court with jurisdiction all records relevant to the request for relief. Allows the Illinois State Police and the individual seeking expedited relief to seek judicial review upon receipt of a final administrative decision under the Act. Provides that the Board, Illinois State Police, or employees and agents of the Board and Illinois State Police participating in the process under the Act may not be held liable for damages in any civil action arising from the alleged wrongful or improper granting, denying, renewing, revoking, suspending, or failing to grant, deny, renew, revoke, or suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

Bob Morgan

$DCEO-OMEGA PSI PHI

Appropriates the amount of $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the purpose of awarding a grant to Omega Psi Phi Fraternity for costs associated with the Fraternity’s 2028 Grand Conclave. Effective July 1, 2025.

Curtis J. Tarver, II

SPORTS WAGERING-IL COLLEGES

Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Removes a provision prohibiting licensees from accepting a wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team. Makes a conforming change. Effective immediately.

Martin McLaughlin

EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSE

Creates the Extended Producer Responsibility and Recycling Refund Act. Defines terms. Provides for the registration of producer responsibility organizations and service providers. Provides for the duties of a packaging producer responsibility organization and a recycling refund producer responsibility organization. Establishes advisory boards. Provides for responsibilities of packaging producers. Provides for restrictions on introduction and sales of covered materials and covered beverage containers. Provides for requirements for service providers. Provides for responsibilities for the Environmental Protection Agency. Provides for requirements for packaging program needs assessments; a packaging producer program plan; and a recycling refund program plan. Provides for procedures for plan and amendment review and approval. Provides for requirements for a coordination plan; performance targets; producer fees; a website; an applicable refund value for covered beverage containers; a convenience standard for redemption of containers; and a redemption system. Provides that any deposits that are not returned to the consumer must only be used by the recycling refund producer organization for specified purposes. Provides for requirements for a refund value to drop-off facilities and material recovery facilities. Requires reporting, including by a packaging producer responsibility organization, a recycling refund producer responsibility organization, the Environmental Protection Agency, and materials recovery facilities and drop-off facilities. Provides for immunity from liability for antitrust, restraint of trade, and unfair trade practices. Requires rulemaking by the Agency. Provides for enforcement by the Agency and penalties. Creates the Packaging Producer Responsibility Program Fund with a continuing appropriation to the Agency and the Recycling Refund Program Fund with a continuing appropriation to the Agency. Makes conforming changes to the State Finance Act.

Maurice A. West, II

340B GRANTEE CONTRACT ACCESS

Creates the 340B Grantee Contract Pharmacy Access Act. Provides that no person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer, may deny, restrict, or otherwise limit the acquisition of a 340B drug by a 340B grantee or a 340B contract pharmacy authorized to receive 340B drugs on behalf of the 340B grantee unless the acquisition is prohibited by federal law. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation is authorized to enforce the Act and investigate possible violations of the Act by any person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer. Sets forth provisions concerning preemption. Effective immediately.

Rita Mayfield

9-1-1 STATEWIDE SURCHARGES

Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, the statewide surcharge shall be $2.50 per connection.

Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar

STATE BUILDINGS-CONSERVATION

Creates the Conservation of Energy in State Government Act. Requires the electrical lights in State buildings and facilities to be turned off unless: (1) the building or facility or that part of it is occupied; (2) the building or facility is open 24-hours a day; or (3) the lighting is required for security or safety purposes.

Harry Benton

SCH CD-ACCOMODATIONS-TIMELINE

Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that within 14 school days after receiving a written request for a federal Section 504 plan from a child's parent or guardian, a school district shall determine whether the clinical information provided by the parent or guardian is sufficient to support the need for a Section 504 plan, whether further evaluation is warranted to make that determination, or whether there is no basis for an evaluation or plan based on available information. Provides that if the district decides not to confer eligibility based on existing information or to conduct an evaluation, the district shall provide written notice to the parent or guardian explaining the rationale for the decision. Provides that if the district agrees to an evaluation, a meeting with the parent or guardian shall be held no later than 14 school days after receiving the written request. Requires the district to convene a team that shall identify the assessments necessary to complete the evaluation. Provides that for a student with documentation from a licensed health care provider indicating the need for an individualized health care plan to address a likely medical threat to the student's health or safety, the school's Section 504 plan team shall meet with the parent or guardian to consider creation of an interim Section 504 plan consistent with the health care provider's recommendations within 5 school days after receipt of the documentation, and if the Section 504 plan team agrees with the health care provider's recommendation, implementation of the requisite accommodations shall commence no later than 5 school days after the planning meeting. Effective immediately.

SUPREME COURT ETHICS ACT

Creates the Supreme Court Ethics Act. Directs a Supreme Court Judge to disqualify himself or herself in any proceeding in which the Supreme Court Judge's impartiality might reasonably be questioned. Specifies circumstances in which a Supreme Court Judge's impartiality might be reasonably questioned. Requires a Supreme Court Judge to keep informed about the Supreme Court Judge's personal and fiduciary economic interests and to make a reasonable effort to keep informed about the personal economic interests of the Supreme Court Judge's spouse or domestic partner and the Supreme Court Judge's children. Authorizes a Supreme Court Judge to disclose on the record the basis of the Supreme Court Judge's disqualification and to ask the parties and their lawyers to consider, outside the presence of the Supreme Court Judge and court personnel, whether to waive disqualification. Requires a Supreme Court Judge to disclose on the record information that the Supreme Court Judge believes the parties or their lawyers might reasonably consider relevant to a possible motion for disqualification, even if the Supreme Court Judge believes there is no basis for disqualification. Prohibits a Supreme Court Judge, a Supreme Court Judge's spouse, a Supreme Court Judge's domestic partner, or a Supreme Court Judge's children from accepting any gifts, loans, bequests, benefits, favors, or other things of value, except as specified in the Act. Requires a Supreme Court Judge to file annually with the Clerk of the Illinois Supreme Court a verified written statement of economic interests on an Illinois Judicial Statement of Economic Interests Form. Specifies the contents of the Illinois Judicial Statement of Economic Interests Form. Authorizes the Judicial Inquiry Board to investigate any alleged violation of the Act. Provides that, if after an investigation and upon determination by the Judicial Inquiry Board that there is a reasonable basis to publicly charge a Supreme Court Judge with a violation of the Act, the Judicial Inquiry Board may file and prosecute a complaint before the Illinois Courts Commission. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Ryan Spain

GAMBLING-CASINO RELOCATION

Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Requires the Illinois Gaming Board to conduct a survey to measure each operating casino license in the State regarding the adjusted gross receipts reported to the Board for the most recently concluded 12-month period within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Requires the Board to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly listing all of the operating casino licenses, ranked by order of adjusted gross receipt productivity. Requires the Board to establish a request for proposals process to relocate the 3 lowest performing casinos based on the report in which a municipality or county may submit a proposal requesting the authorization to host one of the 3 lowest performing casino's license within the municipality or county. Provides that each owner or operator of a casino license subject to relocation has the right to relocate the casino to a new location as determined by the request for proposals process, and the relocation shall be completed no more than 5 years after the conclusion of the request for proposals process and selection of a new location. Provides that a provision regarding wagering taxes, rates and distribution applies to the adjusted gross receipts tax and its division by enumerated shares to enumerated eligible recipients subsequent to any relocation of a casino, and the share of the adjusted gross receipts, measured by percentage of the adjusted gross receipts, shall continue to be paid to the former host municipality or county by 2 times the amount the share of the adjusted gross receipts that had previously been paid to the former host municipality or county.

Joe C. Sosnowski

MODULAR HOMES ACT

Creates the Modular Homes Act. Provides that no person, firm, or corporation shall establish, maintain, or operate a modular home community without a license from the Illinois Housing Authority. Sets forth requirements for the location and size of modular homes. Requires the Authority to enforce the Act. Limits home rule powers.

Robert "Bob" Rita

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE-CIV PRO

Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that exhaustion of remedies is not required for any person who files a claim in the court for damages based on the Code of Civil Procedure provisions pertaining to actions for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse. Contains a statement of findings and intent. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act applies to all actions pending or commenced on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and to any action that would not have been time barred under the statute of limitations or statute of repose under the Code of Civil Procedure affecting childhood sexual abuse before the effective date of the amendatory Act.

Curtis J. Tarver, II

GA COMP-COLAS PROHIBITED

Amends the Compensation Review Act. Provides that, in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, members of the General Assembly are prohibited from receiving and shall not receive any increase in compensation that would otherwise apply based on a cost-of-living adjustment. Effective immediately.

Ryan Spain

FINANCE-RENAME FUND IL FUTURE

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the Fund for Illinois' Future shall be renamed the Democratic Majority Slush Fund.

Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer

CIVIL PROCEDURE-NAME CHANGE

Amends the Name Change Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that for a petition for name change by a person who is required to register under Sex Offender Registration Act, the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act, or the Arsonist Registration Act and not yet pardoned, if the petition alleges that it is sought because of marriage, religious beliefs, status as a victim of trafficking or gender-related identity, the court may grant or deny the petition after making a determination based on certain factors. Provides that any denial of a name change to these individuals must be in writing demonstrating the reasons for the denial. Provides that a person who has been convicted as an adult of a felony offense and whose sentence has not been completed, terminated, or discharged is not permitted to file a petition for a name change unless pardoned for the offense. Provides that the State's Attorney may file an objection to the petition within 30 days of being served if the petitioner has been convicted of and not been pardoned or has a pending case for any of the these enumerated charges: identity theft, aggravated identity theft, felony or misdemeanor criminal sexual abuse if the victim of the offense at the time of its commission is under 18 years of age, felony or misdemeanor sexual exploitation of a child, felony or misdemeanor indecent solicitation of a child, or felony or misdemeanor indecent solicitation of an adult. Provides the same opportunity to object if the petitioner has any pending charge that would require compliance, if convicted, with the Sex Offender Registration Act, the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act, or the Arsonist Registry Act. Provides those objections must be in writing, filed with the circuit court clerk, served upon the petitioner, and state with specificity the basis of the objection, including, but not limited to, any evidence of specific intent for requesting the name change and any specific and detailed facts demonstrating that any potential risk to another individual or group would outweigh any potential harm or negative impact to the individual making the request for the name change. Makes other changes.

PAID LEAVE-CONSTRUCTION

Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Removes a provision that exempts from the Act any employee working in the construction industry who is covered by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement. Deletes the definition of "construction industry".

Jehan Gordon-Booth

PARENTING TIME-DISABLED CHILD

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that when a child with a disability that substantially impairs the child's ability to make independent decisions regarding parental relationships reaches the age of majority, the court may allocate parenting time by considering the specified factors as modified by the child's capacity's and expressed preferences.

Rick Ryan

COUNTIES-WIND & SOLAR ENERGY

Amends the Counties Code. In provisions regarding commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, removes changes made by Public Act 102-1123. Provides that any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms, commercial wind energy facilities, or commercial solar energy facilities that was in effect before January 27, 2023 may continue in effect notwithstanding any changes made in Public Act 102-1123 and, if applicable, any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms that was in effect before August 16, 2007 may continue in effect notwithstanding the changes made in Public Act 95-203.

Adam M. Niemerg

ELEC CD-REDACT ADDRESSES

Amends the Election Code. Requires the State Board of Elections to redact from statements of organization the addresses of all current and past officers of campaign committees upon the written request of the supported candidate or the current chair of the campaign committee, using the standardized form developed for that purpose by the Board. Effective immediately.

Michael Crawford

INC TX-CREDIT-SECURITY-JUDGES

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, a taxpayer who is an eligible member of the judiciary is allowed an income tax credit in an amount equal to the qualified security expenses incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year. Specifies that the credit may not be carried back and may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Provides that, if the amount of the credit exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability for the taxable year, then the excess may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. Requires the tax credit to be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. Provides that, if there are credits for more than one year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first. Defines the terms "eligible member of the judiciary", "federal judge", and "qualified security expense". Effective immediately.

Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

DIGITAL ASSET-CHANGE CONTROL

Provides that, if and only if House Bill 742 of the 104th General Assembly becomes law in the form in which it passed the Senate on April 10, 2025, then the Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act is amended by changing provisions concerning change in control over a registrant.

Margaret Croke

CD CORR-C NUMBER PRISONER

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that notwithstanding any prior exclusion, any person incarcerated under an indeterminate sentence on the effective date of the amendatory Act whose minimum term was 20 years or more as of February 1, 1978, may elect to be resentenced under the 1978 determinate sentencing law. Provides that the election must be made in writing to the Department of Corrections, which shall inform all eligible persons within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide all necessary forms and assistance to eligible persons. Provides that upon election, the person's indeterminate sentence shall be converted to a determinate sentence consistent with the 1978 sentencing structure and the offense for which the person was convicted. Provides that time served shall be applied retroactively, and the person shall be credited with all sentence credits and earned time applicable under the law in effect since the date of original commitment. Provides that any person whose recalculated determinate sentence has been fully served shall be immediately released to a mandatory supervised release term under the terms applicable to the offense class and sentence length at the time of original sentencing. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall schedule hearings for eligible persons who elect the option within 180 days after receiving their request. Provides that thereafter, continued review shall occur no less frequently than every 12 months, unless earlier action is deemed by the Board to be appropriate. Provides that nothing in the provision shall be construed to require parole or mandatory supervised release for any person who does not elect the option, or who is otherwise ineligible. Effective immediately.

Justin Slaughter

ELEC CD-SECURITY EXPENDITURES

Amends the Election Code. Provides that provisions restricting political committee expenditures to a public official or candidate or his or her family member do not apply to expenditures by a political committee for expenses related to security at a public official's or candidate's residence or for other security services, if the security services are reasonably necessary due to risks arising from the public official's or candidate's political or governmental duties.

Daniel Didech

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL PRIVACY

Amends the Judicial Privacy Act. Changes the name of the short title of the Act to the Government Official Privacy Act. Provides that the Act applies to a government official. Defines "government official" as a judicial officer, legislative officer, or executive officer. Defines "legislative officer" and "executive officer". Amends various Acts to make conforming changes.

Daniel Didech

VEH CD-NON-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes the requirements that a non-highway vehicle is required to have a red reflectorized warning device in the front and a slow moving emblem on the rear. Effective immediately.

CRIM CD-LAW ENFORCE-MASKS

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a law enforcement officer shall not wear any mask or neck gaiter while interacting with the public in the performance of the officer's duties, except for medical grade masks that are surgical or N95 respirators designed to prevent the transmission of airborne diseases and diseases, masks designed to protect against exposure to smoke during a state of emergency related to wildfires, or protective gear used by Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team officers necessary to protect their faces from harm while they perform their SWAT responsibilities. Provides that "mask" does not include a face shield if it does not conceal the wearer's face and does not include a clear mask that does not conceal the wearer's face. Provides that while executing law enforcement duties, a law enforcement officer shall display on the uniform that the officer wears: (i) the officer's name or badge number and (ii) the agency in which the officer is employed. Provides that the provisions do not apply to an officer while the officer is engaged in an undercover assignment. Provides that moneys from fines received for convictions under this provision shall be deposited into a special fund in the State treasury to be known as the Immigrant Family Services Fund and shall be used by the Department of Human Services to provide immigrant family services as determined by the Secretary of Human Services. Establishes penalties for violations. Defines terms. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes.

Barbara Hernandez

ENERGY-TASK FORCE/CARBON INFRA

Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force Act. Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall monitor the reliability of the Illinois power grid. Contains provisions concerning the membership of the Task Force; duties of the Task Force; administrative support; and an annual report. Effective immediately.

Dave Severin

REPEAL-ENERGY ACT

Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 102-662. Repeals the Energy Transition Act, the Energy Community Reinvestment Act, the Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs Planning Act, and the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund Act. Effective immediately.

Dave Severin

INC TX-ESTIMATED PAYMENTS

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2026, eligible taxpayers that are not corporations are required to pay estimated tax if the amount payable as estimated tax can reasonably be expected to be more than $25,000 (currently, $1,000). Effective immediately.

Travis Weaver

CRIM CD-THREATENING TEACHER

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In the statute creating the offense of threatening a public official or human service provider, includes threatening a teacher, principal, or administrator of a public or private elementary or secondary school. Changes the name of the offense to threatening a public official, a human service provider, or a teacher, principal, or administrator of a public or private elementary or secondary school. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to make conforming changes.

Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

CIV PRO-FEE WAIVER

Amends the Costs Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that any party seeking a waiver of fees, costs, or charges or seeking to use a previously ordered waiver of fees, costs, or charges shall provide proper notice to all other parties and attorneys of record prior to presenting the application for the waiver of fees, costs, or charges to the court and the court shall not enter an order for a waiver of fees, costs, or charges unless the applicant shows proof of proper notice. Provides that the waiver of fees, costs, or charges shall not automatically apply to fees, costs, or charges ordered or required to be paid for specified fees and costs under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act but shall instead be considered by the court in each individual case. Effective immediately.

Terra Costa Howard

ELEC CD-RESIDENCY VERIFICATION

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a candidate may apply for a Residency Verification Certificate from the appropriate election authority no earlier than 180 days before the last day for filing petitions. Provides that a candidate who has received a Residency Verification Certificate may, wherever required to list a residential address, state "Residency Verified" and include a copy of the certificate. Sets forth requirements for application and certification. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change.

Daniel Didech

UTILITIES-ROGUE COMPONENTS

Creates the Rogue Component Installation Prevention Act. Provides that, on and after the effective date of the Act, no public utility, unit of local government, or school district shall install components manufactured by a foreign country of concern on a renewable energy device in the State. Requires every distributor, manufacturer, or seller of a renewable energy device in the State to report the characteristic contents of any component installed on the renewable energy device, including the date of manufacture, the country of origin, and the location of the company that manufactured the component, to the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Department of Energy, the Illinois Power Agency, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, and the Illinois State Police. Defines terms.

Chris Miller

CIV PRO-FEE WAIVER

Amends the Costs Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that any party seeking a waiver of fees, costs, or charges or seeking to use a previously ordered waiver of fees, costs, or charges shall provide proper notice to all other parties and attorneys of record prior to presenting the application for the waiver of fees, costs, or charges to the court and the court shall not enter an order for a waiver of fees, costs, or charges unless the applicant shows proof of proper notice. Provides that the waiver of fees, costs, or charges shall not automatically apply to fees, costs, or charges ordered or required to be paid for specified fees and costs under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act but shall instead be considered by the court in each individual case. Effective immediately.

Terra Costa Howard

PEN CD-SURS-BENEFIT SUSPENSION

Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In provisions concerning the suspension of retirement annuities for certain reemployment, provides that the provisions do not apply to an annuitant for any period of service on or after March 9, 2020 during which the annuitant returns to employment under the Article to perform a critical operation during a state of emergency or disaster that is declared by the Governor. Provides that, if an annuitant returns to employment for an employer under the Article during such a period, the annuitant is eligible to receive compensation from an employer for that service and benefits for prior service under the Article, but employee and employer contributions under the Article during that period of reemployment are not required. Provides that service and compensation earned for such reemployment shall not be used to recalculate the annuitant's benefits under the Code. For reemployment to perform a critical operation during a state of emergency or disaster declared by the Governor and that occurred on or after on or after March 9, 2020 and before the effective date of the amendatory Act: requires the System to pay to the annuitant the amount of the suspended or cancelled pension benefits with interest at the effective rate from the date of the suspension or cancellation of the benefit to the date of payment; and, if an annuitant repaid benefits to the System under the provisions, requires the System to pay to the annuitant the amount of that repayment with interest at the effective rate from the date of the annuitant's repayment of benefits to the date of the System's repayment to the annuitant. Provides that an annuitant's benefits shall not be suspended if the annuitant made an employment-related decision having reasonably relied on a statement or statements by a representative or representatives of the System that benefits would not be suspended if such a decision were made. Provides that the amendatory Act applies without regard to whether the annuitant was in service on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Nicole La Ha

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.

Regan Deering

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. Effective immediately.

Tony M. McCombie

EDUCATION CHOICE FOR CHILDREN

Amends the School Code. Provides that the General Assembly voluntarily elects the State to: (1) participate in the federal tax credit established under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act for individuals who make qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations; and (2) identify scholarship granting organizations located in this State. Authorizes and empowers the State Board of Education to certify and submit a list of qualifying scholarship granting organizations to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in accordance with the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its associated regulations. Provides that by January 1, 2027 and by every January 1 thereafter, the State Board shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and publish on the State Board's Internet website a list of scholarship granting organizations that meet the requirements of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act and are located in this State. Allows the State Board to establish rules governing the process and documentation necessary for an entity to qualify to be included as a scholarship granting organization on the list.

Tony M. McCombie

HUMAN TRAFFICKING NOTICE

Amends the Human Trafficking Resource Center Notice Act. Requires the notice required under the Act to contain images of the Signal for Help hand signal. Effective January 1, 2027.

Maurice A. West, II

CRIM PRO-ARREST-OTHER COUNTY

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, if a person is arrested in any county and the prosecutor files criminal charges based on that arrest and warrants for arrest issued by any other Illinois county exist for that person, then the court in the arresting county shall first hold, for that person, a detention hearing or other conditions of release hearing for the newly filed charges. Provides that, if a person has a warrant in another county for an offense, then, no later than 5 calendar days after the end of any detention issued on the charge in the arresting county, the county in which the warrant is outstanding may authorize the person's release from custody pursuant to a notice to appear in court in the issuing county on a date and time provided by the court in the issuing county. Makes other changes.

Dennis Tipsword