Bills & Legislation

AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARDS

Amends the Airport Authorities Act. Provides that, for authorities other than Metropolitan Airport Authorities, the Greater Metropolitan Airport Authority, and the Crawford County Airport Authority, in the order finding the results of the election to be favorable to the establishment of the authority, the circuit court shall determine the population of the authority and the population of each municipality located in whole or in part within the corporate limits of the authority having 5,000 or more inhabitants who reside within the corporate limits of the authority according to the last census (rather than the population of each municipality within the authority having 5,000 or more inhabitants according to the last census). Provides that, if a municipality located in whole or in part within the corporate limits of the authority attains 5,000 or more inhabitants who reside within the corporate limits of the authority (rather than if the municipality that is located wholly within the authority attains 5,000 inhabitants), or if a municipality having 5,000 or more inhabitants who reside within the corporate limits of the authority is established (rather than if a municipality located wholly within the authority having a population of 5,000 or more inhabitants), then the presiding officer of the municipality may petition the circuit court for an order finding and determining the population of the municipality and, if it is found and determined upon the hearing of the petition that 5,000 or more inhabitants reside within the corporate limits of both the municipality and the authority (rather than the population of the municipality is 5,000 or more), then the board of commissioners of the authority as previously established shall be increased by one commissioner who shall reside within the corporate limits of the municipality and shall be appointed by its presiding officer. Provides that all appointments of Commissioners to Boards of Commissioners of Airport Authorities shall be in writing and shall indicate the legal residence of the person appointed and whether or not he resides within or without a municipality having a population of 5,000 or more inhabitants within the corporate limits of the authority (rather than having a population of 5,000 or more).

Stephanie A. KifowitDemocrat

HIGHER ED-SCHOLARSHIPS

Amends the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Act. Makes changes concerning definitions; the Program Board; program policy; grant eligibility; institution and institutional representative responsibilities; applying for, determining, and administering awards; award conditions; penalties; the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act; and applicability. Repeals a Section concerning continuing participants. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes changes concerning the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship program, the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program, Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License scholarships, the School and Municipal Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program, and the iGROW Tech Scholarship Program. Repeals a Section concerning equal opportunity scholarships. Amends the Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program Act to remove a provision with respect to reserving a portion of funds for awards to certain minority applicants. Amends the Transitions in Education Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.

Elizabeth "Lisa" HernandezDemocrat

VEH CD-CDL LICENSING

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits a person from being issued, renewed, or allowed a driver's license or permit if the person is not a citizen of the United States. Requires the applicant for a driver's license to, in an application for a driver's license, affirm that the applicant is able to read and write in English. Requires the applicant for a commercial learner's permit to be a United States citizen, which prohibits lawfully permanent residents or foreign domiciled persons from applying for a commercial learner's permit. Requires the applicant for a commercial learner's permit to certify on the application that the applicant is able to read and write in the English language. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Adam M. NiemergRepublican

INSIGNIA AND UNIFORM SALES

Creates the Official Insignia and Uniform Sales Act. Provides that a person shall not: (1) knowingly manufacture, sell, market, promote, advertise, or otherwise distribute any counterfeit official insignia or uniform; or (2) knowingly manufacture, sell, market, promote, advertise, or otherwise distribute any counterfeit official insignia or uniform to an individual, knowing that the individual is not authorized to possess it under the law of the place in which the insignia or uniform is the official insignia or uniform. Sets forth penalties and defenses for violations of the Act. Defines terms.

Barbara HernandezDemocrat

CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL RELEASE

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the pretrial services agency with jurisdiction over the defendant shall immediately notify a law enforcement agency located in the county or municipality where the defendant resides and the State's Attorney's office if a defendant on pretrial release violates a no contact order, is removed from electronic monitoring, or violates the conditions of an electronic monitoring order.

Patrick WindhorstRepublican

DHFS-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 2027, for a person who is a resident in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act or the MC/DD Act for whom payments are made under the Article throughout a month and who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance, the State shall pay an amount in addition to the minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under the Social Security Act so that the person's total monthly personal needs allowance from both State and federal sources equals $90. Provides that beginning January 1, 2028, the personal needs allowance described in the amendatory Act shall increase annually at the same rate as the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment to take effect on January 1 of each year.

Norine K. HammondRepublican

HEALTH CARE SANCTITY ACT

Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that the amendatory provisions may be referred to as the Health Care Sanctity and Privacy Law. Requires hospitals to adopt and implement a policy regarding interactions with law enforcement agents. Sets forth minimum requirements for the policy, including designating a contact person or persons to be notified of all law enforcement presence or information requests and establishing the following procedures: procedures to respond to such requests; procedures to verify the identity and authority of any law enforcement agent involved in civil immigration activities at a hospital site; procedures for designating space for law enforcement agents to remain and wait at a hospital; procedures for patients to request an amendment to their medical records; and procedures concerning the release of information to law enforcement agents. Requires the policy to be submitted to the Department of Public Health. Establishes a fine for hospitals that fail to submit the policy. Sets forth provisions concerning complaints of noncompliance with the provisions; holding hospital personnel harmless from any civil, criminal, or other liability that may arise as a result of their reasonable compliance with the amendatory provisions; obligations as a mandated reporter; and conflicts with federal law. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act to require compliance with the provisions of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Dagmara AvelarDemocrat

INC TX-SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for certain small businesses in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 10% of the property taxes paid by the qualified small business during the taxable year for eligible real property or (ii) $1,500. Effective immediately.

Martin McLaughlinRepublican

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

ID/DD COMMUNITY CARE ADMIN

Amends the ID/DD Community Care Act. Changes the definition of administrator to a person who is charged with the general administration and supervision of a facility and who is at least 21 years of age and either is licensed under the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act; is a qualified intellectual disabilities professional; or has completed at least 4 semesters of study at an institution of higher education and has at least 2 years of management experience or at least 2 years of experience in a position of progressive responsibility in health care, housing with services, or adult day care; in providing similar services to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities; or in behavioral health (rather than a person who is charged with the general administration and supervision of a facility and licensed, if required, under the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act). Provides that, as a condition of licensure under the Act, the administrator of a facility must participate in at least 20 hours of training every 2 years to assist the administrator in better meeting the needs of the residents of the facility and managing the operation of the facility. Makes conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2027.

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