Bills & Legislation

AUTO INSURANCE-DISABILITIES

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no insurer licensed to issue a policy of automobile insurance shall fail or refuse to accept an application for that insurance from a person who holds legal title to a motor vehicle but who is unable or not permitted to drive due to a disability, so long as the person identifies a primary driver or drivers.

Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat

POLICE TRAINING-HATE CRIMES

Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that required hate crime training so Illinois may include material to help officers distinguish hate crimes from other crimes, understand and assist the victims of hate crimes, and ensure the accurate reporting of hate crimes, provides that the Illinois State Police shall biannually review the hate crime training curriculum. Provides the Illinois State Police may consult with the commission on discrimination and hate crimes to update the curriculum as needed. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct or approve training programs in crimes motivated by bias. Includes requirements for the training programs. Requires the training for new law enforcement officers and the completion of continuing education credits for current law enforcement officers who complete the training.

Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Amends the Adult Education Act and the Public Community College Act. With respect to the annual report on adult education for the preceding school year by the Illinois Community College Board, removes the requirement to include a summary of State reimbursement for adult basic education, adult secondary education, English language acquisition, high school credit, integrated English literacy and civics education, and bridge and integrated education and training programs in coordination with vocational skills training. Provides that any public community college district maintaining adult educations classes for the instruction of those persons who, among other requirements, are 17 (rather than 16) years of age or older are entitled to claim an apportionment of State reimbursement. Allows classes in adult education to include digital literacy. Removes language providing that the maximum generation rate for reimbursement per credit hour or per unit of instruction shall be equal to the community college system reimbursement rate for adult education divided by one-third. Provides that State adult education funds, other than matching funds, are not subject to the authorizing federal law. Removes language providing that approved programs for adult education may assess students up to $6 per credit hour or unit of instruction per semester per student. Removes language requiring an education plan to be established for each adult learning participating in the instructional programs. Requires each adult learner participating in the instructional programs to complete an assessment of foundational skills to appropriately place the adult learner in an instructional program. Makes other and conforming changes.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

CIVIL RIGHTS-REMEDIES

Amends the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Illinois Accountability Act. Provides that a person who claims to have suffered a deprivation of any rights, privileges or immunities under the Illinois Constitution because of acts or omissions of a public body or person acting on behalf of a public body, under color of, or within the course and scope of the authority of a public body may maintain an action to establish liability and recover compensatory damages, punitive damages, and injunctive relief. Provides that in any action filed under the Act, a public body or person acting on behalf of a public body does not enjoy the defense of qualified immunity for causing the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Illinois Constitution. Provides that if the plaintiff prevails in an action under the Act, the public body is liable for reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs. Provides that statutory immunities and limitations on liability, damages, or attorney's fees do not apply to claims brought under the Act. Provides that an action filed under the Act that is pending does not abate upon the death of the plaintiff or defendant. Provides that a judgment awarded under the Act against a person acting on behalf of a public body, under color of, or within the course and scope of the authority of the public body is to be paid by the public body. Provides that the State does not have sovereign immunity for itself or any of its political subdivisions against claims brought the Act. Provides that if there is any conflict between the Act and any other law of this State, the amendatory Act controls.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

CIVIL RIGHTS-REMEDIES

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Abraham Lincoln Law. Amends the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003. Creates a cause of action against a person who, under color of any State law or rule or ordinance by a unit of local government deprives any citizen of this State or other person within the State's jurisdiction of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Illinois Constitution. Provides that it is not a defense to any action filed under the Act that, at the time of the deprivation: (i) the defendant was acting in good faith; (ii) the defendant believed, reasonably or otherwise, that the defendant's conduct was lawful; (iii) the rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Illinois Constitution were not clearly established; (iv) the state of the law was such that the defendant could not reasonably have been expected to know whether the conduct was lawful; or (v) the defendant was acting in a prosecutorial or judicial capacity. Provides that in any proceeding under the Act in which a plaintiff's claim prevails, the defendant shall be liable for reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs, including fees incurred on an hourly or contingency basis, as well as by an attorney providing services pro bono. Provides that a plaintiff's claim shall be deemed to have prevailed if the plaintiff obtains any relief sought in the complaint, whether via judgment, settlement, or the defendant's voluntary action. Provides that if there is any conflict between the Act and any other law of this State, the amendatory Act controls.

Graciela GuzmánDemocrat

PROFESSIONAL AI OVERSIGHT ACT

Creates the Professional AI Oversight Act. Defines terms. Provides that a licensee shall prominently disclose when a person who is paying for a service provided by the licensee is interacting with artificial intelligence. Provides that the disclosure shall (i) be provided verbally at the start of an oral exchange or conversation and in writing before a written exchange and (ii) notify the person of the specific purpose of the artificial intelligence that will be used in the interaction. Sets forth rulemaking authority for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that any individual, corporation, or entity found in violation of the Act shall pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $2,500 per violation, as determined by the Department, with penalties assessed based on the degree of harm and the circumstances of the violation. Provides that an individual, corporation, or entity that is found in violation of the Act shall pay the civil penalty within 60 days after the date of the issuance of an order by the Department imposing the civil penalty. Provides that the Department's order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and executed in the same manner as any judgment from a court of record. Provides that the Department may investigate any actual, alleged, or suspected violation of the Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act for any person to use, prompt, or otherwise cause artificial intelligence to interact with a person while engaging in trade and commerce without clearly and conspicuously disclosing to the person with whom the artificial intelligence interacts, if asked or prompted by that person, that the person is interacting with artificial intelligence and not a human. Effective January 1, 2027.

Steve StadelmanDemocrat

PROHIBIT TICKET PURCHASE BOTS

Creates the Prohibition on Bots Purchasing Tickets Act. Provides that a person shall not use or create a bot or employ any other method to: (1) purchase tickets in excess of posted limits for an online ticket sale; (2) use multiple Internet protocol addresses, multiple purchaser accounts, or multiple email addresses to purchase tickets in excess of the posted limit for any single online ticket sale; or (3) circumvent or disable an electronic queue, waiting period, pre-sale code, or other sales volume limitation system associated with an online ticket sale. Provides for enforcement by the Attorney General. Amends the Ticket Sale and Resale Act. Prohibits a ticket resale marketplace or ticket reseller from using a name, graphic, logo, image, or other intellectual property of, or stating or implying that the ticket resale marketplace or ticket reseller is affiliated with, an artist, team, event venue, or event organizer without express written consent. Provides that an operator of a venue or ticket issuer shall disclose the number of tickets for an event that are withheld from sale any time it offers tickets for that event for sale.

Steve StadelmanDemocrat

CONSUMERS–DATA PROCESSING

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a consumer may opt out of the processing of personal data for the purpose of targeted advertising by submitting a request using the methods specified in a data processing controller's privacy notice. Sets forth the requirements of a controller's privacy notice. Provides that, if a controller processes personal data for purposes of targeted advertising or sells personal data to third parties for targeted advertising, the controller shall disclose the processing or sale in a privacy notice and provide access to a clear and conspicuous method outside the privacy notice for a consumer to opt out of the processing or sale. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2028.

Steve StadelmanDemocrat

CEMETERY RELIEF FUND

Amends the Cemetery Oversight Act. In provisions concerning the Cemetery Relief Fund, provides that the Fund shall be used by the State Comptroller (instead of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation) solely for the purpose of providing reimbursements (instead of grants) to units of local government, to cemeteries registered with the State Comptroller, and to not-for-profit organizations to clean up cemeteries that have been abandoned or neglected, are at risk of going into receivership, insolvency, or being abandoned, or are otherwise in need of additional care. Provides that, in the event there is a structural surplus in the Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund, the Department may transfer (instead of expend) moneys out of the Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund for the reimbursements.

Steve StadelmanDemocrat

$PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Arts Council for grants to public radio and television stations and related administrative expenses under the Public Radio and Television Grant Act. Effective July 1, 2026.

Steve StadelmanDemocrat

EPA-HEAT RATE

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions regarding the regulation of greenhouse gases, defines "heat rate" as the gross amount of energy used by an electric generator or power plant, expressed in British thermal units (Btus), to generate one kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity, as measured using a 12-month average. In provisions regarding electric generating units and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that have a heat rate greater than or equal to 7,000 Btus/kWh, requires each EGU and large GHG-emitting unit, by no later than January 1, 2035, to reduce its COe emissions by at least 50% from its existing COe emissions as measured using a 12-month gross average in 2034.

Steve StadelmanDemocrat

FAIR CONTRACTING-HEALTH CARE

Amends the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided, a covenant not to compete entered into on or after the effective date of the Act is deemed contrary to the public policy and is void and unenforceable by an employer. Provides that an employer may enforce a covenant not to compete if the length of the covenant not to compete is no more than one year, provided that the health care practitioner was not dismissed by the employer. Sets forth provisions concerning the scope of the Act. Effective January 1, 2027.

Steve StadelmanDemocrat

BUSINESS CORPORATIONS-VARIOUS

Amends the Trademark Registration and Protection Act. Provides that any mark and its registration under this Act may be voluntarily cancelled. Repeals provisions concerning infringement of Olympic marks. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; procedures for revocation of authority; activities that do not constitute transacting business; and annual reports. Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Inserts provisions concerning reports of interim changes. Makes changes in provisions concerning the withdrawal of foreign corporations. Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Inserts provisions concerning the production of abstracts of records; reinstatement following expiration; and grounds for judicial dissolution. Makes changes in provisions concerning company names; assumed names; articles of amendment; statements of termination; grounds for administrative dissolution; revocation; withdrawal; transactions of business without admission; and annual reports. Amends the Uniform Partnership Act (1997). Makes changes in provisions concerning fees. Amends the Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001). Inserts provisions concerning reinstatement following duration expiration. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; assumed names; and amendments or restatements of certification.

Ram VillivalamDemocrat

GOVT ACCOUNT AUDIT THRESHOLD

Amends the Governmental Account Audit Act. Provides that, beginning in fiscal year 2027, any governmental unit receiving revenue of less than $1,500,000 (rather than $850,000) in the immediately preceding fiscal year shall, in lieu of causing an annual audit of the accounts of the unit to be made, either (i) cause an audit of the accounts of the unit to be made once every 4 years and file with the Comptroller an annual financial report containing information required by the Comptroller or (ii) file with the Comptroller an annual financial report containing information required by the Comptroller, a copy of which has been provided to each member of that governmental unit's board of elected officials, presented either in person or by a live phone or web connection during a public meeting, and approved by a 3/5 majority vote. Provides that, beginning in fiscal year 2028, governmental units receiving revenue of $1,500,000 or more (rather than $850,000) in the immediately preceding fiscal year shall, in addition to complying with the requirements for audits and audit reports, file with the Comptroller the financial report and immediately make one copy of the audit report and one copy of the financial report a part of its public record as required by the Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Chris BalkemaRepublican

APPT-PUBLIC GUARDIAN

Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Provides that a power of attorney not otherwise invalidated or revoked is suspended on the appointment of the Office of State Guardian or public guardian as a temporary, limited, or plenary guardian of the principal. Provides that after the appointment the court may revoke a power of attorney only if the named agent or successor agent under the power of attorney received notice of a petition for guardianship of the principal in accordance with the Probate Act of 1975, and that the agent failed to assert authority as agent before appointment of the Office of State Guardian or public guardian. Provides that if an agent or successor agent under a power of attorney does not receive notice of the petition for guardianship of the principal or an individual does not know that the individual was named as an agent or successor agent under a power of attorney for the principal, that agent, successor agent, or individual may petition the court presiding over the guardianship to lift the suspension of the agency upon a showing by clear and convincing evidence that it is in the principal's best interests to reinstate the agency so that the agent, successor agent, or individual may act in accordance with the terms of the agency. Provides that notice of a petition to lift the suspension of the agency and a copy of the petition shall be given to the guardian, the person with a disability, to those persons whose names and addresses are listed in the petition for guardianship under the Probate Act of 1975, and any guardian ad litem not less than 14 days before the hearing.

Michael W. HalpinDemocrat

LOW-INCOME BROADBAND RATES

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, broadband providers shall offer affordable rates to serve the needs of low-income broadband customers. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish and implement appropriate rules to ensure that low-income broadband rates are developed by broadband providers, including, but not limited to, rules establishing minimum Internet service speeds at affordable rates and setting a maximum low-income broadband rate for broadband service. Effective immediately.

Rachel VenturaDemocrat

RURAL BROADBAND DEPLOY STUDY

Amends the Broadband Advisory Council Act. Requires the Broadband Advisory Council to identify and evaluate the costs and benefits that may materialize pursuant to the installation and deployment of rural broadband in all areas served by broadband cooperatives in Illinois. Provides that the study shall consider all material social and economic costs and benefits of the installation and deployment, including, but not limited to, the effects of expanded access to telehealth, remote job opportunities, and educational materials.

Rachel VenturaDemocrat

SMALL BUSINESS ASSET ACCT

Creates the Small Business Asset Purchase Account Act. Provides that a small business in the State may open a small business asset purchase account at an eligible financial institution. Provides that funds from a small business asset purchase account may be used only for specified eligible costs. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction in an amount equal to 50% of the amount contributed during the taxable year to a small business asset purchase account. Creates a deduction of 100% of the interest earned on the account that is not included in the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income. Amends the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act to provide for penalties for amounts withdrawn that are not used for eligible costs.

Doris TurnerDemocrat

HIV/AIDS RESPONSE FUND GRANTS

Amends the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act. Provides that, on August 1, 2026, and August 1 of each year thereafter, the Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund a sum equal to the difference between (i) $15,000,000 and (ii) the amount appropriated to the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund by the General Assembly for the award of African-American HIV/AIDS Response Grants in the then current State fiscal year. Directs the Department of Public Health to adopt specified revisions to the rules in the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code Part 691) concerning the award of African-American HIV/AIDS Response Grants. Repeals provisions in the Act concerning African-American HIV/AIDS Response Officers and the HIV/AIDS Response Review Panel. Effective immediately.

Kimberly A. LightfordDemocrat

LOCAL GOV ADVISORY BOARD

Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that the State Comptroller Local Government Advisory Board shall include one member of the Illinois State Police. Provides that recommendations submitted to the Comptroller by the Board shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations for reducing the incidence of financial fraud, improving internal controls, enhancing transparency and accountability, and strengthening the detection, reporting, and investigation of fraudulent activity in units of local government.

Li Arellano, Jr.Republican

LOCAL GOV FRAUD TASK FORCE ACT

Creates the Local Government Fraud Prevention Task Force Act. Requires the Task Force to make recommendations for improving fraud prevention, detection, and investigation in local government including: (1) monitoring the creation and reporting of bank accounts used by local governments; (2)expanding the investigative and prosecutorial capabilities of the State in regard to fraud at the local level; (3) examining the scope and standard practices of government auditing and accounting; (4) examining existing transparency laws; and (5) exploring possibilities for training new government officials on financial oversight responsibilities and powers. Provides that, the Department of Central Management Services shall provide administrative support to the Task Force as needed. Provides that, on or before December 31, 2026, the Task Force shall report its recommendations by filing copies of its report with the Governor and the General Assembly. Dissolves the Task Force upon the filing of the report. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

Li Arellano, Jr.Republican

MINOR-SA SERVICES VOUCHER

Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Provides that a minor who is present at a child advocacy center in the State following disclosure or suspicion of sexual assault shall be eligible to receive a sexual assault services voucher, regardless of the minor's insurance status. Provides that the sexual assault services voucher for a minor may be used for specified circumstances. Allows for rulemaking by the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Human Services. Requires each child advocacy center that issues sexual assault services vouchers to submit an annual report to the Department of Children and Family Services. Effective January 1, 2027.

Li Arellano, Jr.Republican

INC TX-HEALTH INSURANCE CREDIT

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for a qualified employer who makes a qualified contribution toward a health reimbursement arrangement for the qualified taxpayer's employees. Provides that the amount of the credit is $400 per covered employee in the first taxable year and $200 per covered employee in the second taxable year. Effective immediately.

Chris BalkemaRepublican

LOC GOV OFFICER'S SALARY

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, elected and appointed supervisors of assessments who began a term of office on or after December 1, 2026, beginning December 1, 2029 shall be paid a salary in an amount equal to 80% of the amount paid to the State's Attorney of the county that employs the elected or appointed supervisor of assessments. Amends the Counties Code and the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that, beginning December 1, 2026, the compensation of a coroner, a county treasurer, a county clerk, a recorder, an auditor, or a clerk of a circuit court shall be equal to 80% of the amount paid to the State's Attorney of the coroner's, county treasurer's, county clerk's, recorder's, or auditor' s county. Provides that, the State must pay 66 2/3% of each officer's annual salary. Provides that, beginning with fiscal year ending on June 30, 2027, the county clerk, recorder, auditor, coroner, and treasurer of each county, and the chief clerk of each county board of election commissioners, shall receive a stipend in the amount of $12,800, adjusted annually.

Seth LewisRepublican

PAID LEAVE-LIMITATIONS

Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Provides that the definition of "employee" does not include: (1) an employee engaged in the transportation of goods through this State; (2) an employee who is free to decide what time the employee performs duties for an employer; or (3) an employee who is employed by an employer with fewer than 15 employees. Makes changes to provisions concerning the provision of paid leave; the responsibilities of the Department of Labor; and enforcement and penalties.

Seth LewisRepublican

TICKET SALE AND RESALE

Creates the Ticket Sale and Resale Act of 2026. Provides that a ticket purchaser may freely transfer, donate, or resell the purchaser's ticket to any person or on any lawful ticket marketplace. Provides that any person or business that sells or resells tickets shall display the total price of the ticket at the first point in the purchasing process where ticket prices are shown. Provides that, if an event for which tickets have been sold is canceled and not rescheduled, every ticket seller shall issue a full refund of the ticket price and all associated fees to the original purchaser. Sets forth provisions concerning ticket hold back disclosures; exclusive venue ticketing agreements; open ticketing data and interoperability; automated ticket purchasing bots; prohibition of resale price floors; prohibition of resale price caps; and disputes. Provides that a violation of the Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Limits home rule. Repeals the Ticket Sale and Resale Act. Amends the State Finance Act and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2027.

Seth LewisRepublican

STATE'S ATTORNEY SALARY

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026, each State's Attorney whose term begins after July 1, 2026 shall be compensated at the rate of 100% of the mean of the amount paid to the resident circuit judges in the county courthouse for the State's Attorney.. Provides that the State shall furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual compensation to be paid to each State's Attorney in the State based on the salary in effect on December 31, 1988, and 100% of the increases in salary taking effect after December 31, 1988. Provides that the amount shall be paid from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund. Provides that the county shall be responsible for the State and federal income tax reporting and withholding and the employer contributions under the Illinois Pension Code.

Seth LewisRepublican

MUNI CD-HOTEL TAX-DUPAGE

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the municipal hotel operators' tax and municipal hotel use tax in Dupage County are repealed on January 1, 2029 (rather than January 1, 2027).

Seth LewisRepublican

SCH CD-MILITARY RECRUITERS

Amends the School Code. Provides that, at least 5 days prior to a career-related event being held, a school district, other than the Chicago school district, must notify the nearest military recruiter about the career-related event. Provides that the notification requirement is satisfied if, at the beginning of the school year, the school district sends a calendar of career-related events being held during the school year to the military recruiter. Provides that if a military recruiter provides at least 2 days' notice to a school district that the military recruiter intends to attend a career-related event, the school district or a school shall provide accommodations to the military recruiter that include a prominent location at the career-related event either in the facility or on the grounds where the career-related event is being held. Provides that if a military recruiter sends an advertisement for military careers and opportunities to a school district for display, the school district shall require each school to display the advertisement in the school counselor's office or in the main office of the school. Provides that if a school or school district does not comply with the requirements, a military recruiter may send notice of noncompliance to the regional office of education with jurisdiction over the school or school district. Effective July 1, 2026.

Seth LewisRepublican

DOT-QUICK-BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to accept a request for proposal for a quick-build infrastructure as an alternative for an infrastructure project. Provides that an accepted quick-build infrastructure may include a cycle lane segregator or other temporary infrastructure solution. Sets forth cycle lane segregator specifications.

Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat

ROTA-LIQUOR CERTIFICATE

Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, if a person who is licensed as a retailer of alcoholic liquor has had the renewal of his or her certificate of registration denied or has had his or her certificate of registration revoked, then the Department of Revenue shall file a notice with the Liquor Control Commission that includes a certification, signed by the Director of Revenue or his or her designee, attesting that the person's certificate of registration renewal has been denied or revoked after notice and an opportunity to be heard. Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the Liquor Control Commission shall inactivate the license of any licensee authorized to sell alcoholic liquor at retail if that person's certificate of registration renewal has been denied by the Department of Revenue or that person's certificate of registration has been revoked by the Department of Revenue. Effective July 1, 2026.

Sara FeigenholtzDemocrat

CTY CD-COMMERCIAL WIND/SOLAR

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the amendments made by Public Act 102-1123 to provisions concerning commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities do not apply to a commercial wind energy development, a commercial solar energy development, or an energy storage development on property in that located South of Interstate 70 and Edwards County, Franklin County, Hamilton County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Madison County, Monroe County, Perry County, Randolph County, St. Clair County, Union County, Wabash County, Washington County, Wayne County, or White County.

Terri BryantRepublican

MUNI-CIGARETTE/TOBACCO REVENUE

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In provisions relating to preemption of certain taxes in home rule municipalities, provides that nothing in the provisions shall prevent a tax based upon the number of units of cigarettes, on other tobacco products, or both if the home rule municipality imposed a tax either based on the number of units of cigarettes or on other tobacco products before July 1, 1993 (rather than, if a home rule municipality had not imposed a tax based on the number of units of cigarettes or tobacco products before July 1, 1993, the home rule municipality may not impose such a tax after that date).

Javier L. CervantesDemocrat

ETHICS-FACULTY TIME SHEETS

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. In provisions regarding personnel policies and work time requirements, specifies that State employees of public institutions of higher education classified as faculty and those not eligible for overtime pay may satisfy the time sheets requirement by complying with the terms of their contract with the public institution of higher education. Effective immediately.

Paul FaraciDemocrat

SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION

Amends the Sustainable Agriculture Act. Provides that the (b) The Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct a joint study and publish the findings of such study to evaluate the extent to which carbon could be stored through widespread adoption of practices promoting soil carbon sequestration in the State, and what soil management practices that can be utilized to promote soil carbon sequestration. Provides that the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency may consult with and seek assistance from (1) similar state agencies in other states and (2) federal agencies, to the extent that such coordination aids in furthering the purposes of this study. Provides that the joint study shall consider how changes in seasonality and weather patterns, driven by climate change, may impact the efficacy of soil carbon sequestration. Provides that the joint study shall be published on a publicly available website no later than January 1, 2028, and suitable copies shall be delivered to the Governor and members of the General Assembly.

Paul FaraciDemocrat

REAL ESTATE-VARIOUS

Amends the State Finance Act. In provisions concerning vouchers, provides that the signature requirement for construction contracts procured by the Department of Transportation shall apply to contracts, contract renewals, and orders against a master contract in the amount of $750,000 or more in a fiscal year and to any contract amendment or change to an existing contract that increases the value of the contract to or by $750,000 or more in a fiscal year. Amends the Public Contract Fraud Act. In provisions concerning spending money without obtaining title to land, provides that the Department of Transportation may proceed with bidding or awarding a contract or any construction activities once it has complied with specified federal requirements. Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. Makes changes in provisions concerning: waiver valuations; endorsement; grounds for disciplinary action; citations; discrimination; investigation, notice, and hearing; and meetings of the Real Estate Appraisal Administration and Disciplinary Board. Amends the Illinois Highway Code. In provisions allowing the Department of Transportation to acquire an interest in land, rights, or other property for specified road construction purposes, specifies that the property may be public or private property. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Ram VillivalamDemocrat

MOTOR FUEL-GRADE CROSSING

Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that the monthly amount transferred from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund to the Grade Crossing Protection Fund shall be increased in each fiscal year by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the most recent 12-month period for which data is available on July 1 of the fiscal year for which the monthly grade crossing protection amount is calculated. Effective immediately.

Laura M. MurphyDemocrat

PROTEOMIC BLOOD TEST COVERAGE

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the medical assistance program to provide coverage and reimbursement for a prescribed proteomic blood test to identify and manage the risk of spontaneous preterm birth in pregnant persons. Provides that the test results shall be used to assign care management services and other appropriate interventions to manage risk, prolong pregnancy, and improve outcomes.

Kimberly A. LightfordDemocrat

COOK CTY-LOC GOV PAYMENTS

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, if Cook County is delinquent in distributing property tax proceeds to taxing districts the proceeds of property taxes imposed by the taxing districts that Cook County is required to collect from taxpayers and distribute to the taxing districts, then Cook County shall reimburse the taxing districts for (i) the interest that the taxing districts would have earned from keeping the proceeds of property taxes in reserves and (ii) the interest that taxing districts paid on debts incurred because Cook County is delinquent in distributing property tax proceeds to taxing districts.

Kimberly A. LightfordDemocrat

DFPR-CONTINUING ED TRACKING

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, by no later than January 1, 2027, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall develop, obtain, arrange for, or contract with a vendor to provide an automated continuing education tracking system that can be used by the Department to track compliance with any continuing education requirements for the renewal of a license. Provides that the amendatory Act applies to an application for renewal of a license that is received by the Department on or after January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.

Dave SyversonRepublican

WILDLIFE CD-LANDOWNER PERMIT

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that deer, turkey, and combination permits shall be issued to specified Illinois resident landowners and tenants without charge. Provides that the total number of deer, turkey, and combination permits that may be issued by the Department of Natural Resources and its fee shall be set by rule. Provides that Illinois resident that wish to hunt only on the land of which they are resident tenants, shall be issued deer permits without charge for Illinois land located in a county where the Department of Natural Resources has positively identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd. Provides that no person shall be issued more than (i) one either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only deer permit for the deer firearm season and (ii) one either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only deer permit for the deer archery season under this amendatory Act. Defines terms and adds tenants, bona fide current income beneficiaries of a trust, and bona fide landowners to certain provisions. Requires permits under the amendatory Act to be on a hunter's person at all times while hunting.

Patrick J. JoyceDemocrat

DEC-DAY CARE CRIMINAL CHECKS

Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Provides that beginning July 1, 2026, the authority and responsibility to conduct a fingerprint-based criminal history check on providers of day care at day care centers, part day child care facilities, day care homes, and group day care homes shall transfer to the Department of Early Childhood from the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that the Department shall require that each day care license applicant and each applicant, employee, and volunteer of a licensed day care facility to authorize an investigation to determine if such applicant, employee, or volunteer has ever been charged with a crime and if so, the disposition of those charges. Contains provisions on the submission of such persons' fingerprints to the Illinois State Police to be checked for a fee against State and federal criminal history record databases. Provides that any conviction information obtained during the criminal history records checks shall be provided, upon request, to the applicant, employee, and volunteer. Contains provisions on the probationary hiring of employees or volunteers authorizing a criminal background investigation. Makes conforming changes to the Child Care Act of 1969. Effective July 1, 2026.

Julie A. MorrisonDemocrat

PROP TX-GOVERNMENTAL UNITS

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that provisions concerning the abatement of property taxes pending or imposed upon property acquired by a governmental unit also apply to property acquired by a township.

Mike PorfirioDemocrat

VETERANS ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Expands the Act to permit the creation of Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commissions (JVAC) in counties that did not have a Veterans Assistance Commission prior to January 1, 2026, and in which there exists a judicial circuit whose jurisdictional boundaries include multiple counties. Provides that veteran service organizations located within any of those counties that are within the judicial circuit's jurisdictional boundaries may come together and create a JVAC that shall provide services to veterans and their families and shall be known as the Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC) of that judicial circuit. Contains provisions on the selection process for the JVAC superintendent and delegates; and other matters. Expands the Act to provide assistance for military veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States, as defined, and did not receive a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge or other equivalent discharge. Provides that if a supervisor of general assistance or county board fails or refuses to provide assistance recommended by the assistance committee of a veterans service organization, VAC, or JVAC, then the veterans service organization, VAC, or JVAC may request that all parties involved enter into an arbitration agreement. Permits any person who is eligible for assistance under the Act to bring a civil action against the county for failing or refusing to provide such assistance. Prohibits the disbursement or transfer of VAC or JVAC funding to any not-for-profit corporation or any other such organization. Contains provisions on annual voting reporting requirements; mandatory training for VAC and JVAC delegates and alternates; a prohibition on a VAC or JVAC establishing or operating a not-for-profit corporation that has a name substantially similar to the name of the VAC or JVAC; permission to receive gifts or donations in furtherance of veterans' interests; benefits for VAC and JVAC employees; the establishment of a Veterans Assistance Provost within the Office of the Attorney General; audit reports; and other matters.

Mike PorfirioDemocrat

ALEXANDER/PULASKI MEDICAL DIST

Creates the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Act. Creates the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District covering specified areas from the City of Cairo to north of the City of Pulaski in Alexander County and Pulaski County. Creates the Commission of the District with 9 appointed commissioners and 3 ex officio commissioners. Contains provisions related to the operation of the District; rights and powers of the District and Commission; acquisition, management, and disposition of property; and other provisions. Amends the Eminent Domain Act and State Finance Act. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Court of Claims Act. Replaces a reference to a dissolved medical district commission with the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission and the other existing medical district commissions. Effective immediately.

Willie PrestonDemocrat

NETWORK ADEQUACY-DIRECTORY

Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Replaces provisions concerning uniform electronic provider directory information forms. Provides that each provider shall notify all contracted health insurance issuers of any change to the provider's information. Provides that the health insurance issuer shall use the information to update its provider directory within the time frames required under the Act. Provides that nothing in the provisions shall prohibit a health insurance issuer from using its own process, platform, or electronic system to receive provider directory updates, so long as the system allows providers to submit the required information. Effective immediately.

Dave SyversonRepublican

DHFS-LIVE-IN CAREGIVER WAIVER

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, in accordance with federal guidance issued by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall exempt from electronic visit verification requirements all live-in caregivers who provide Medicaid-funded personal care services or home health care services under the Illinois Title XIX State Plan or a waiver of the plan, including personal care services and home health care services provided under various home and community-based services waiver programs authorized under the Social Security Act. Defines "live-in caregiver". Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

Sue RezinRepublican

HEALTH FACILITY-VACCINE DELAY

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Defines "covered facility" as any long-term care facility, assisted living establishment or shared housing establishment, supportive living facility, ID/DD facility, MC/DD facility, community living facility, community-integrated living arrangement, or Alzheimer's disease management center alternative health care model licensed under the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish rules requiring a covered facility to notify a resident or the resident's power of attorney or representative whenever the covered facility determines that a vaccination recommended by the Department cannot be administered to the resident within the time frame established by the Department.

Steve McClureRepublican

GOVT COMMUNICATION SECURITY

Creates the Government Communications Transparency and Security Act. Prohibits a government entity, government officer, or government employee from downloading, installing, accessing, activating, or using an end-to-end encryption platform with autodeletion on a government communication device. Prohibits an Internet service provider, telecommunications carrier, server operator, mobile application marketplace, or digital platform doing business in the State from enabling the download, installation, activation, or operation of an end-to-end encryption platform with autodeletion on a government communication device. Requires Internet service providers, telecommunications carriers, and digital platforms to implement reasonable technological measures to block access to, installation of, or operation of end-to-end encryption platforms with autodeletion on government communication devices. Establishes penalties for violations. Authorizes the Attorney General or an Illinois taxpayer to bring suit to enforce the Act, with recovery of attorney's fees and costs. Requires the Department of Innovation and Technology to adopt rules. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2027.

Michael E. HastingsDemocrat

CITIZENS EMPOWERMENT ACT

Creates the Citizens Empowerment Act. Provides that electors may petition for a referendum at the next general election to dissolve a unit of local government. Sets forth the requirements for the petition, together with the form and requirements for the ballot referendum. Provides for the transfer of all real and personal property and any other assets, together with all personnel, contractual obligations, and liabilities of the dissolving unit of local government to the receiving unit of local government. Amends the Election Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Bill CunninghamDemocrat