Bill > HB1437

Introduced Session

Amends the Election Code, the Illinois Act on the Aging, the Children and Family Services Act, the Grocery Initiative Act, the Illinois Lottery Law, the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Illinois Power Agency Act, the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, the Hydrogen Economy Act, the Community Land Trust Task Force Act, the Community-Based Corrections Task Force Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the Illinois Income Tax Act, the Counties Code, and the Park Commissioners Land Sale Act. Extends various repeal and reporting dates and other provisions in those Acts, including provisions establishing a tax credit and a mechanics lien demand and referral pilot program and authorizing the sale of property in Rockford and Joliet. Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that, if a bill that changes or eliminates the stated repeal date of an Act or an Article or Section of an Act is passed by the General Assembly before or within 7 calendar days after the stated repeal date (rather than if a bill that changes or eliminates the stated repeal date of an Act or an Article or Section of an Act is presented to the Governor before the stated repeal date) and, after the stated repeal date, either the Governor approves the bill, the General Assembly overrides the Governor's veto of the bill, or the bill becomes law because it is not returned by the Governor within 60 calendar days after it is presented to the Governor, then the Act, Article, or Section shall be deemed to remain in full force and effect from the stated repeal date through the date the Governor approves the bill, the General Assembly overrides the Governor's veto of the bill, or the bill becomes law because it is not returned by the Governor within 60 calendar days after it is presented to the Governor. Amends the Election Code. Provides for the continuation, validation, and re-enactment of provisions of the Code concerning the Illinois Elections and Infrastructure Integrity Task Force, which were inadvertently repealed June 1, 2025. Extends the repeal date of those provisions to July 1, 2027. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides for the continuation, validation, and re-enactment of provisions of the Code concerning the Illinois Street Gang and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Law, which were inadvertently repealed June 1, 2025. Extends the repeal date of those provisions to July 1, 2027. Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides for the continuation, validation, and re-enactment of provisions of the Act concerning the quick-take powers of Menard County, which were inadvertently repealed May 31, 2025. Extends the repeal date of those provisions to July 1, 2027. Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in the case of petitions for the office of multi-township assessor, petitions shall be filed with the election authority not more than 141 (currently, 113 days) nor less than 134 days before the consolidated election. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to make conforming changes. Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act to correct an error. Amends the Park District Code. Provides that, if a district board's membership has been expanded or reduced by referendum or resolution, the additional members will be elected not earlier than 225 days (rather than 197 days) after the referendum or resolution. Amends the School Code. In the Educational Service Regions Article of the School Code, provides that, when a vacancy occurs in the office of regional superintendent of schools and more than 28 months remain in the term and the vacancy occurs at least 130 days before the next general election, appointment to fill the vacancy shall be until the next general election (rather than if more than 28 months remain in that term, the appointment shall be until the next general election). Makes changes to the effective date of Public Act 104-17. Specifies that the amendatory changes to the Prevailing Wage Act made by Public Act 104-17 take effect July 1, 2026. Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that, due to the fiscal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the aggregate of all projected fare revenues from specified fares and charges received in fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 (rather than 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) may be less than 50% of the aggregate costs of providing public transportation in those fiscal years. Provides that, due to the fiscal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the aggregate of all projected fare revenues from specified fares and charges received in fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 (rather than 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) may be less than 10% of the aggregate costs of providing ADA paratransit services in those fiscal years. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

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Bill Cunningham (D)*,  Bob Morgan (D)*,  Jaime Andrade (D),  Dee Avelar (D),  Diane Blair-Sherlock (D),  Sharon Chung (D),  Lisa Davis (D),  William Davis (D),  Martha Deuter (D),  Marcus Evans (D),  La Shawn Ford (D),  Edgar González (D),  Nicolle Grasse (D),  Barbara Hernandez (D),  Lisa Hernandez (D),  Maura Hirschauer (D),  Mattie Hunter (D),  Thaddeus Jones (D),  Stephanie Kifowit (D),  Joyce Mason (D),  Debbie Meyers-Martin (D),  Anna Moeller (D),  Yolonda Morris (D),  Michelle Mussman (D),  Suzanne Ness (D),  Kevin Olickal (D),  Aarón Ortíz (D),  Sue Scherer (D),  Justin Slaughter (D),  Anne Stava-Murray (D),  Katie Stuart (D),  Dave Vella (D),  Ann Williams (D), 

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0434 (on 11/21/2025)

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