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Jay Hoffman
(D) - Illinois
Illinois House District 113
In Office - Started: 01/09/2013

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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
SB1764 ISP TRAINING/ACADEMY DIVISION Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Reorganizes and expands the training overseen by the Division of the Academy and Training. Provides that functions of the Division of Forensic Services include issuing reports for certain drug tests, overseeing training in entering medical and dental information into certain databases, and providing information to local law enforcement agencies about best practices for handling death scene investigations. Requires the Illinois State Police to make a report containing the number of juvenile records that the Illinois State Police received in that quarter (rather than requiring the Illinois State Police to submit the report to the General Assembly). Provides that the Illinois State Police may receive revenue and real and personal property from any legal source, grants, pass-through grants, donations, and lawful appropriations. Requires the Illinois State Police to establish a State Missing Persons Clearinghouse as a resource to promote an immediate and effective community response to missing children. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, the Governor shall designate the chair of the Illinois Forensic Science Commission for a 2-year term. Changes references to districts to troops in the Volunteer Firefighting Unit Use Act. Amends the Statewide Organized Gang Database Act. Defines "LEADS" as the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System, which is a statewide communication and processing system that permits law enforcement and criminal justice agencies to have direct access to centralized data. Replaces references to "SWORD" with "LEADS". Makes conforming changes in the Illinois Police Training Act. Replaces "Division of Investigation" with "Division of Criminal Investigation" in the Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB2108 ST POLICE-HAZMAT-MOTOR CARRIER Amends the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois State Police (rather than the Department of Transportation) shall administer and enforce the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes related changes. Sets forth provisions concerning personnel and material transfers and requires transferred personnel to receive a background check and any additional screening requirements established by the Department. Makes conforming changes to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulation Act. Effective July 1, 2025. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB1922 VEHICLE CD-EMERGENCY VEHICLE Amends the Right-of-Way Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any authorized emergency vehicle obviously and actually engaged in work upon a highway, whether stationary or not, and displaying flashing lights as provided in the Act. Provides that the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to an emergency worker obviously and actually engaged in work upon a highway at an emergency scene, and the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian upon a highway directly involved in the emergency scene. Makes corresponding changes to penalty provisions. Passed
SB0328 CIVIL LAW-TECH Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that acts submitting to the general jurisdiction of Illinois courts include (1) a corporation having its principal place of business in Illinois or (2) is a foreign business corporation that has consented to general jurisdiction in this State in accordance with the Business Corporation Act of 1983 but only if (i) the action alleges injury or illness resulting from exposure to a substance defined as toxic under the Uniform Hazardous Substances Act of Illinois whether the cause of action arises within or without the State, and (ii) as long as jurisdiction is proper as to one or more named co-defendants under the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a corporation consents to general jurisdiction upon registering to do business in Illinois after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983 to make conforming changes. Provides that a corporation that obtains or continues to maintain the right to transact business in Illinois consents to the exercise of general jurisdiction under the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a corporation consents to general jurisdiction upon registering to do business in Illinois after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that a corporation that has previously registered to business in Illinois consents to general jurisdiction upon the next date after the effective date of the amendatory Act on which the filing of its annual report is due regardless of whether or not it then files its annual report. Effective immediately. Passed
SB2493 GEOLOGY ACT SUNSET EXTENSION Amends the Electric Supplier Act. Provides that the amendatory provisions may be referred to as the Electrical Service Broadband Deployment and Access Law. Defines terms. Provides that a broadband grant recipient, subject to the recipient's broadband grant, may access and use (i) any existing electric easement held or controlled by the broadband grant recipient or (ii) any other existing electric easement contingent upon an agreement with the easement holder or controller for the delivery of such broadband service by such broadband grant recipient. Sets forth provisions concerning notice and the procedures for the landowner to claim just compensation. Provides that, conditional upon acquiring the proper agreement or permit with the highway right-of-way controller or holder, a broadband grant recipient may install, maintain, and use broadband infrastructure below ground along a highway right-of-way within the grant service area. Sets forth provisions concerning labor standards and protection, including requiring the payment of prevailing wages and benefits to workers. Provides that the rights and obligations of broadband project grant recipients and landowners set forth in the amendatory provisions do not apply on and after January 1, 2030. Amends the Broadband Infrastructure Advancement Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, when evaluating grant applications for the deployment of broadband network, must consider the expediency with which a project can be completed and broadband Internet access service delivered. Effective immediately. Passed
SB1994 CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Authorizes a credit union to furnish information to any person on a list submitted and periodically updated by a member who is an elderly person or person with a disability or to specified other persons, if there is suspicion by the credit union that the member has been or may become a victim of financial exploitation. Provides that the board of directors of a credit union with a composite rating of either 1 or 2 under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System known as the CAMELS supervisory rating system and a management rating under such composite rating of either 1 or 2 may meet not less than 4 (instead of 6) times annually. Provides that the supervisory committee of a credit union with assets of less than $10,000,000 may, at its option, engage (instead of a credit union with assets of $5,000,000 or more, but less than $10,000,000 shall engage) a licensed certified public accountant or licensed certified public accounting firm to perform specified auditing and other services. Permits the merger of credit unions, without meeting certain voting and notice requirements, where supervisory concerns exist and upon agreement of the boards of directors of the merging and continuing credit unions, as confirmed by a majority vote of the directors present at a meeting of each board at which a quorum is present. Makes other changes. Passed
SB1605 SCH CD-REQ HIGH SCHOOL COURSE Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may apply for an agriculture education teacher grant to fund an amount not to exceed 50% of the personal services cost for an agriculture education teacher and the teacher shall receive 100% of the compensation for 60 additional days. Provides, in a provision concerning prerequisites to receiving a high school diploma, that each pupil entering the 9th grade must successfully complete one year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C) foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American Sign Language, (D) career and technical education (rather than vocational education), or (E) forensic speech (speech and debate). Effective immediately. Passed
SB1697 CARBON CAPTURE-COMPENSATION Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes changes to provisions concerning applications under the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. In provisions concerning the compensation for damages to the surface of a landowner's property, provides that such compensation includes compensation to return the surface estate, including soil conservation practices, such as terraces, grassed waterways, and other conservation practices, to the condition of the surface (rather than to a condition as near as practicable to the condition of the surface) prior to accessing the property; compensation for damage to the productive capability of the soil resulting from compaction or rutting if the parties are incapable of reaching resolution for such issues under the mitigation agreement and certain requirements are met (rather than such compensation shall include, but is not limited to, compensation for when a pipeline applicant accesses a property where excessively wet soil conditions would not allow normal farming operations due to increased risk of soil erosion, rutting, or compaction); and compensation for damage to surface and subsurface drainage, including compensation such that the applicant who has been granted a certificate of authority under the Act shall compensate the affected landowner to permanently restore drainage to the condition of the drainage (rather than to a condition as near as practicable to the condition of the drainage) prior to accessing the property. Provides that an applicant shall comply with the requirements of the agreement that governs the mitigation of agricultural impacts. Makes other changes. Passed
SB1672 SCH CD-EARLY LITERACY-SCREEN Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, each school district that serves students in any of grades kindergarten through 3 shall report specified information to the State Board of Education regarding the use of early literacy screeners. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2027, the Illinois State Board of Education shall file a report with the General Assembly outlining the data received. Requires the report to be posted publicly on the State Board of Education's Internet website no later than January 1, 2027. Repeals the provisions on July 1, 2027. Passed
SB1827 FIRE DISTRICTS--DESIGN-BUILD Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning the procedure for the selection of the successful design-build entity, provides that the technical and cost proposal shall disclose the role of a licensed design professional during the administration of the design-build contract. Provides that nothing in the provisions of the amendatory Act shall prohibit a county or municipality from engaging a licensed design professional during the administration of a design-build contract if the county or municipality believes that engaging the licensed design professional benefits the project. Passed
SB2431 EXPLOSIVES & CONSUMER FIREWORK Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following change. In provisions concerning the powers, duties, and functions of the Department of Natural Resources, adds the ability to authorize any officer or Department employee to enter upon, inspect, and examine, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, the records and properties of persons licensed or certified under the Act to the extent such records and properties relate to the safe and proper storage, handling, and use of explosive materials. Makes grammatical changes. Passed
SB0784 SAFETY-TECH Amends the Interstate Mutual Emergency Aid Act. Provides that any public safety agency may provide assistance to any other public safety agency in the State or in a bordering State at the time of a disaster. Passed
SB2253 GOVT DISCLOSURE-EMINENT DOMAIN Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to consult with all Class 1 and short line railroads and relevant businesses engaged in the railroad industry in preparation of the State Rail Plan. Creates the Freight Rail Transportation Coordinating Committee. Amends the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act. Authorizes an authorized representative to sign the disclosure with knowledge of the information required by the disclosure. Authorizes disclosure by providing a copy of the most recent proxy statement or other official corporate document filed in the previous calendar year with the Securities and Exchange Commission or similar federal regulatory body. Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Allows a party authorized to take property to file a complaint in circuit court if the owner agrees on the compensation to be paid but (i) is unable to convey clear title or provide all required documents to convey title or comply with any State or federal legal requirements to complete an acquisition by agreement; or (ii) the acquiring agency does not receive needed documents to enable processing of or the issuance of a warrant for the payment of compensation to the property owner. Provides that for property being acquired by the Department of Transportation under the Illinois Highway Code, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall issue its final order within 6 months after the date that the petition is filed unless the Commission extends the period for issuing a final order. Provides that the Commission may extend the 6-month period for issuing a final order for up to an additional 3-month period on its own motion or on a petition filed with good cause by any party. Provides that the Commission may grant such an extension for good cause. Provides that if the Commission extends the period for issuing a final order, then the schedule for the proceeding may not be further extended beyond the 3-month period, and the Commission shall issue its final order within the extension period. Authorizes the Commission to have the power to establish an expedited schedule for making its determination on a petition filed by the Department in less than 6 months if it finds that the public interest requires the setting of an expedited schedule. Allows notice to property owners to be sent, in addition to the United States Postal Service, by a designated private delivery service as defined by the Internal Revenue Service if the service provides the same function as certified mail with return receipt, or the letter is personally served. The Department of Transportation shall report to the General Assembly no later than January 31 of each year the number of cases filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission under this Article during the previous year and the length of time taken, in months, to issue each final order during the previous calendar year. Effective immediately. Passed
SB2303 FIRE SPRINKLER SERVICE PENALTY Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes language increasing the maximum civil penalty for offering fire sprinkler contractor services without being licensed or exempt from licensure or for practicing as a fire sprinkler inspector without being licensed or exempt from licensure. Passed
HB2785 CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS Makes changes to defined terms in provisions concerning billing for emergency services. Removes provision that made emergency billing provisions inapplicable to ground ambulance services. Sets forth provisions concerning coverage for ground ambulance services provided by nonparticipating ground ambulance service providers. Provides that, beginning on October 1, 2026, and each October 1 thereafter, each nonparticipating ground ambulance service provider shall file annually with the Department of Public Health, in the form and manner prescribed by the Department, its average gross charge rates and any other information required by the Department, by rule, for each of the specified ground ambulance charge descriptions. Requires the Department to publish the submitted rate information by January 1, 2027 and every January 1 thereafter. Permits the Department to request other information, as provided. Requires the Department of Insurance to direct the health insurance issuer to the location in which the information reported to the Department of Public Health is stored. Provides that a home rule unit may not regulate payments for ground ambulance service in a manner inconsistent with the specified provisions concerning billing for emergency services. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. Passed
HB2139 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Deletes changes concerning the number of members of the Board of Commissioners of America's Central Port District. Deletes changes concerning the number of members of the Board of Commissioners of America's Central Port District that are needed to transact business. Passed
HB1616 ORGAN DONOR LEAVE-PART-TIME Amends the Employee Blood and Organ Donation Leave Act. Provides that a participating employee or part-time employee (rather than an employee) may use up to 10 days of leave in any 12-month period to serve as an organ donor. Provides that, for a part-time employee using leave to serve as an organ donor, the employer shall calculate the daily average pay the part-time employee received during his or her previous 2 months of employment and compensate the part-time employee in the amount of the daily average pay for the leave days used. Passed
HB3339 ROAD CAMERA-HUMAN TRAFFICKING Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts images from cameras under the Expressway Camera Act and all automated license plate reader (ALPR) information used and collected by the Illinois State Police from inspection and copying. Amends the Expressway Camera Act. Provides that, as used in the Act, "forcible felony" means trafficking in persons and involuntary servitude (in addition to other specified offenses). Includes the counties of Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside in the program to increase cameras along expressways and the State highway system. Provides that images from the cameras, including, but not limited to, images of license plates collected by state-operated cameras and cameras operated by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, may be used by any law enforcement agency conducting an active law enforcement investigation. Removes provision allowing images from the cameras to be used by any law enforcement agency conducting an active law enforcement investigation. Provides that all images from the cameras that are exported through a law enforcement database shall be deleted from that law enforcement database within 120 days, unless the images are relevant to an ongoing investigation or pending criminal trial. Provides that any forcible felony, gunrunning, or firearms trafficking offense, as specified, respectively, committed on an expressway monitored by a camera system funded by money from the Road Fund or money from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and investigated by officers of the Illinois State Police may be prosecuted by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney where the offense was committed. Provides that the Act supersedes provisions in the Toll Highway Act regarding the confidentiality of personally identifiable information obtained through electronic toll collection systems. Provides that the Act is repealed on July 1, 2028 (rather than July 1, 2025). Effective immediately. Passed
HB3200 UNEMPLOYMENT INS-RECOVERY Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Specifies that provisions concerning the recovery of unclaimed property shall apply to individuals determined to be ineligible for benefits due to fraud. Provides that the Director of Employment Security may cooperate with and enter into agreements with the State Treasurer for the recovery of unclaimed property held by the State Treasurer in the name of an employer who owes contributions, interest, or penalties under this Act. Provides that the amount of unclaimed property the Director is authorized to recover under this subsection is limited to the amount of contributions, interest, penalties, and fees owed by the employer. Passed
HB2456 RESTAURANT RESERVATION PIRACY Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the definition of "third-party restaurant reservation service" does not include any reservation distribution channel that is authorized to distribute reservations through a contract with either a food service establishment or an entity authorized to distribute reservations through a contract with the food service establishment. Removes a provision prohibiting indemnity agreements with a third-party restaurant reservation service. Passed
HB3359 PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES-JURORS Amends the Jury Act. Increases the number of petit jurors that may be drawn to serve from 14 up to and including 16 if alternate jurors are required. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Allows the court to impanel up to and including 4 alternative jurors instead of 1 or 2. Applies to actions commenced or pending on or after January 1, 2026. Passed
HB1615 COURTHOUSE FLAG Amends the Flag Display Act. Permits the United States national flag to be displayed on the grounds of a courthouse (rather than only on the top of a courthouse). Passed
HB3444 CHILD CARE ACT REQUIREMENTS Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a day care home or group day care home may be exempt from licensure (rather than is not required to be licensed) if it serves dependent children of military personnel, is located on a military base or federal or government property, and is certified as a child development program by a branch of the U.S. Effective immediately. Passed
HB1226 VEH CD-EXAMS Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires every applicant for the renewal of a driver's license who is 79 years or older to renew in person. Requires every applicant for the renewal of a driver's license who is 87 years of age or or who is 75 years of age or older and holds a commercial driver's license to prove, by an actual demonstration, the applicant's ability to exercise reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor vehicle. Allows an immediate family member to submit information to the Secretary of State relative to the medical condition of a person if the condition interferes with the person's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. Requires information to be submitted in writing in a manner and form approved by the Secretary and shall include the name of the person submitting the information. Prohibits the Secretary from accepting or acting on anonymous reports. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2026. Passed
SB1701 PUBLIC LABOR-POLICE SUPERVISOR Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. In the definition of "supervisor", provides that, with respect to a police officer, other than a police officer employed by the Illinois State Police, for municipal police officers, "in a permanent rank" shall mean those not subject to promotional testing under certain provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code (rather than, with respect to a police officer, other than a police officer employed by the Illinois State Police, any officer in a permanent rank for which the police officer is appointed, which for municipal police officers shall mean those not subject to promotional testing under certain provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code). In exclusions from the definition of "supervisor", provides that "supervisor" does not include a police officer who is in a rank for which the police officer must complete a certain written test (rather than must test). Passed
SB0213 STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY MEDIA Creates the Government Advertising Spending Transparency Act. Provides that, no later than October 1, 2026 (rather than no later than June 30, 2026), and October 1 of each year thereafter, each State agency or department shall report the amount and distribution of its advertising spending to the General Assembly and post the report on its website. Provides that, if a contracted vendor places advertisements on behalf of a State agency or department, the State agency or department shall make a good faith effort to collect from the vendor sufficient information to comply with the provisions of the Act. Passed
SB1446 FIRE MARSHAL-TRACK DEATHS Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that, beginning no later than 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall track and record the manner of death for all firefighters in Illinois, including suicide and the various types of cancer. Passed
SB1723 EPA-SOLE-SOURCE AQUIFER Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no person shall conduct a carbon sequestration activity within a sequestration facility that overlies, underlies, or passes through a sole-source aquifer. Specifies that this provisions does not deprive the Environmental Protection Agency of the authority to deny a carbon sequestration permit. Defines "sole-source aquifer". Passed
HB2586 ISP TRAINING/ACADEMY DIVISION Provides that specified provisions of the Illinois State Police Law may be referred to as Alyssa's Law. Amends the State Employee Indemnification Act. Provides that the term "employee" includes, among other things, (1) any Metropolitan Enforcement Groups created under the Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act if all sworn members of the Metropolitan Enforcement Group are employees under the Act; and (2) any law enforcement organization established under a written agreement under the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act for the purpose of enforcing and investigating specified offenses, if the Illinois State Police is a party to the agreement and all sworn members of the law enforcement organization are employees under the Act. Authorizes the Division of Criminal Investigation to conduct investigations into Internet crimes against children and provide support to applicable statewide task forces. Defines "CJIS Systems Agency" and "Criminal Justice Information System". Provides that the CJIS Security Policy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation governs criminal justice information systems and requires all of those systems to be subject to a management control agreement controlled by the criminal justice agency that owns the criminal justice information system and to be subject to oversight by the CJIS Systems Agency. Provides that the CJIS Systems Agency shall establish principles and standards to provide consistency in the operation and use of criminal justice system information technology throughout the State. Provides that the CJIS Systems Agency may impose more stringent or additional protection measures than those measures outlined in the CJIS Security Policy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation if the protection measures are documented and maintained. Provides that State agencies and units of local government shall work with the CJIS Systems Agency to follow all principles and standards. Provides that, consistent with the CJIS Security Policy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, no State agency, unit of local government, or employee of a State agency or unit of local government shall usurp, replace, or diminish the role and responsibility of the CJIS Information Security Officer or the CJIS Systems Officer appointed by the head of the CJIS Systems Agency. Provides that the Division of Patrol shall serve as the lead State agency for administering the commercial vehicle safety plan and the only agency to enforce the provisions of Chapter 18b of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that certain provisions take effect October 1, 2025. Passed
HB1189 PREVAILING WAGE-FED PROJECT Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the definition of "public works" includes all federal construction projects administered or controlled by a public body if the prevailing rate of wages is equal to or greater than the prevailing wage determination by the United States Secretary of Labor for the same locality for the same type of construction used to classify the federal construction project. Makes a conforming change. Effective July 1, 2025. Passed
HB0742 REGULATION-TECH Amends the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act by changing the effective date of the Act to July 1, 2026 (currently, July 1, 2025). Effective immediately. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0414 COMMEND-DR. BRIAN MENTZER Commends Dr. Brian Mentzer on his years of service to Belleville Township High School 201. Introduced
SB2008 GROCERY INITIATIVE-OWNER Creates the Statewide Innovation Development and Economy Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to promote, stimulate, and develop the general and economic welfare of the State and its communities and to assist in the development and redevelopment of major tourism, entertainment, retail, and related projects within eligible areas of the State, thereby creating new jobs, stimulating significant capital investment, and promoting the general welfare of the citizens of the State, by authorizing municipalities and counties to issue sales tax and revenue (STAR) bonds for the financing of STAR bond projects and to otherwise exercise the powers and authorities granted to municipalities to provide incentives to create new job opportunities and to promote major tourism, entertainment, retail, and related projects within the State. Provides that the Office of the Governor, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, shall have final approval of all STAR bond districts and STAR bond projects established under the Act, which may be established throughout the 10 Economic Development Regions in the State as established by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that regardless of the number of STAR bond districts established within any Economic Development Region, only one STAR bond project may be approved in each of the 10 Regions, excluding projects located in STAR bond districts established under the Innovation Development and Economy Act. Provides that each STAR bond district in which a STAR bonds project has been approved may only receive 50% of the total development costs up to $75,000,000 in State sales tax increment. Provides that a STAR bond district under the Act may not be located either entirely or partially inside of a municipality with a population in excess of 2,000,000. Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Changes the jurisdiction of the Auditor General to make post audits and investigations under the Act or Constitution. Amends the State Finance Act. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Amends the Counties Code. Amends the Metro-East Park and Recreation District Act. Amends the Local Mass Transit District Act. Creates the Advancing Innovative Manufacturing for Illinois Tax Credit Act. Creates the Advancing Innovative Manufacturing for Illinois Tax Credit program administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that the Program shall provide investment tax credit incentives to eligible manufacturers of critically demanded goods. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes changes concerning data centers. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may award grants to match the funds received by a business through an SBIR/STTR Phase I proposal up to a maximum of $75,000 (currently, $50,000). Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may award grants to match the funds received by a business through an SBIR/STTR Phase II proposal up to a maximum of $250,000. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make changes concerning the apprenticeship education expense credit. Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Makes changes authorizing additional Agreements under the Act. Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act to provide that certain economic development authorities may designate additional Enterprise Zones. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, if compensation is paid through a loan out company, as defined under the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008, if the compensation is considered compensation paid in this State, and if the compensation is for in-State services performed for a production that is accredited under the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008 and concludes on or after July 1, 2025, then the production company or its authorized payroll service company shall be considered the employer for the purpose of withholding tax on that compensation and shall withhold at the tax rate provided in the Act on all payments to loan out companies for services performed in Illinois by the loan out company's employees. Specifies that nonresident employees of loan out companies who perform services in Illinois shall be considered taxable nonresidents and shall be subject to the tax under the Act in the taxable year in which the employee performs services in Illinois. Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Modifies the definitions of the terms "credit", "Illinois labor expenditure", and "Illinois production spending". Provides that a taxpayer shall not be awarded any new credits under the Act for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2039 (rather than 2033). Contains other provisions. Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Provides that the term "Illinois labor expenditure" does not include: (1) above-the-line spending exceeding 40% of the total Illinois production spending for the production, unless the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity determines that the inclusion of such excess above-the-line spending is necessary for the production to be accredited; (2) above-the-line spending paid to related parties that exceeds, in the aggregate, 12% of the total Illinois production spending for the production; or (3) below-the-line spending paid to a related party that exceeds the fair market value of the transaction. Defines "above-the-line spending" and "below-the-line spending". Provides that the term "Illinois production spending" includes the fair market value of any transaction that (i) is entered into between the taxpayer and a related party or the taxpayer and an unrelated party, (ii) is related to the accredited production, and (iii) has terms that reflect the fair market value of the transaction. Effective immediately. Crossed Over
HB2435 TELE SOLICITATION-AUTO DIALER Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Changes references from "automatic dialing and announcing" to "automatic telephone dialing system". Removes a provision limiting recoverable damages in the case of a class action. Makes conforming changes. Crossed Over
HB0226 BUSINESS-TECH Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for any company to send or cause to be sent to a person in the State a notice that a home warranty plan is expiring that includes a request for a one-time payment or subscription if the person does not have a current home warranty plan with the company. Crossed Over
HB2490 FIREFIGHTER PAID FAMILY LEAVE Creates the Firefighter Paid Family Leave Act. Provides that a firefighter shall receive 6 weeks of paid family leave that may be used: (1) for the birth of a child in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child under 18 years of age, a newly placed foster child under 18 years of age, or a newly adopted or placed foster child older than 18 years of age if the child is incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability; and (3) to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Provides that an employer shall compensate a firefighter granted leave under the Act at the firefighter's regular rate of pay, paid at the same interval the firefighter was paid while working, for those regular work hours during which the firefighter is absent from work. Sets forth provisions concerning employment protection and maintenance of benefits; prohibited acts, limitations of the Act; waiver of leave under the Act; and collective bargaining agreements. Limits home rule. Provides that the Department of Labor may adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act. Effective immediately. Crossed Over
HB0643 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may not levy or collect any use, occupation, privilege, or excise tax, including, but not limited to, a parking excise tax, on any transaction that occurs on the premises of a joint-use airport or on property that exclusively serves a joint-use airport. Defines "joint-use airport". Limits home rule powers. Crossed Over
HB2458 LOCAL GOVT-ADMIN ADJUDICATIONS Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Limits home rule powers in provisions allowing a county or municipality to provide by ordinance for a system of administrative adjudication for ordinance or code violations. Crossed Over
HB2394 VEH CD-WEIGHT LIMIT EXEMPTION Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a vehicle or combination of vehicles operated by an engine fueled wholly or partially by an electric battery or hydrogen fuel cell electric fueling system may exceed the posted weight limits by up to 2,000 pounds. Crossed Over
HB3399 GEOTHERMAL HOMES AND BUSINESS Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning program establishment, provides that the Program shall function as a separate and distinct procurement program that does not draw from the allocation and funding of renewable energy credits from other sources. In provisions concerning program block allocation, provides that at least 33% (rather than 50%) of each annual block shall be reserved by systems that meet the Illinois Power Agency's definition of "residential". In provisions concerning project terms, provides that applicant firms shall have advanced capital disbursed before geothermal renewable energy credits are first generated (rather than after the geothermal heating and cooling system is operational but before geothermal renewable energy credits are first generated). In provisions concerning advanced capital, provides that the amount or percentage of capital advanced for residential systems (rather than for all systems) shall be at the discretion of the Agency by not less than 40% of the total contract. Provides that the amount or percentage of capital advanced for commercial, public, or environmental justice systems shall be at the discretion of the Agency. In provisions concerning contract terms, provides that each project shall be subject to the requirements of the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the Agency shall require verification that, for all construction for a project that was performed by a renewable energy credit delivery contract holder, its contractors, or its subcontractors, the construction employees received an amount for the work equal to or greater than the general prevailing rate. Provides that geothermal renewable energy credits for any single geothermal heating and cooling project that is 285 tons or larger and is procured after the effective date of the amendatory provisions shall be from a project built by general contractors that entered into a project labor agreement prior to construction. Provides that the project labor agreement shall be filed with the Director in accordance with procedures established by the Agency through its long-term renewable resources procurement plan. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes a change to the definition of "renewable energy resources". Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning the recovery of costs associated with the provision of delivery and other services, provides that an electric utility shall be entitled to recover through tariffed charges all costs associated with the purchase of geothermal renewable energy credits pursuant to the Geothermal Homes and Businesses Act. In provisions concerning procurement, provides that, beginning with the delivery year commencing on June 1, 2026, an electric utility shall procure geothermal renewable energy credits in accordance with the applicable provisions set forth in the Geothermal Homes and Businesses Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Crossed Over
HB2894 FIRE DISTRICTS--DESIGN-BUILD Amends the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. Provides that certain provisions concerning public notice, evaluations, and selection procedures do not apply to architectural, engineering, and land surveying contracts with an estimated basic professional services fee of less than the maximum estimated basic professional services fee. Provides that, for contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and before January 1, 2027, the maximum estimated basic professional services fee is $40,000. Provides that, for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, the maximum estimated basic professional services fee shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the annual unadjusted percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index-u during the 12-month period ending in September of the immediately preceding calendar year and rounded to the nearest $10. Amends the Counties Code. In a provision concerning the development of scope and performance criteria for design-build projects, deletes a provision that requires the county to develop preliminary design plans. Specifies that a design-build entity shall not be disqualified solely due to having previously been awarded a project or projects under any applicable public procurement statute of the State. Provides that, if a county receives one Phase I response, nothing prohibits the county from proceeding with a Phase II evaluation of the single respondent, if the county, in its discretion, finds proceeding to be in its best interest. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In a provision concerning the development of scope and performance criteria for design-build projects, deletes a provision that requires the municipality to develop preliminary design plans. Specifies that a design-build entity shall not be disqualified solely due to having previously been awarded a project or projects under any applicable public procurement statute of the State. Provides that, if a municipality receives one response to Phase I, nothing shall prohibit the municipality from proceeding with a Phase II evaluation of the single respondent, if the municipality, in its discretion, finds proceeding to be in its best interest. Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that the Act's competitive bidding provisions do not prohibit a fire protection district from entering into design-build contracts. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Removes language providing that each State university must submit its plan for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board of Higher Education for approval before final commitments are made if the total cost of the project as approved by the institution's board of control is in excess of $2 million. Effective July 1, 2025. Crossed Over
HB1085 INS CD-MENTAL HEALTH PARITY Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Establishes reimbursement rates for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services for all group or individual policies of accident and health insurance or managed care plans that are amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027 or for any contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer. Requires a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026 or any contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer to cover certain medically necessary mental health and substance use disorder treatment services. Provides that, if the Department of Insurance determines that an insurer or a contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer has violated a provision concerning mental health and substance use parity, the Department shall by order assess a civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation. Excludes certain health care plans serving Medicaid populations who are enrolled under the Illinois Public Aid Code or under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act from provisions concerning mental health and substance use parity. Requires the Department to review the impact of the proposed mental health and substance abuse mandate on network adequacy for mental health and substance use disorder treatment and access to affordable mental health and substance use care. Permits the Department to examine out-of-network utilization and out-of-pocket costs for insureds for mental health and substance use treatment and services for all plans to compare with in-network utilization. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code to require coverage under those provisions. Effective immediately. Crossed Over
SB0040 ENERGY-VARIOUS Amends the Agency Energy Efficiency Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Crossed Over
SB1937 PENSION CODE-VARIOUS Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a member who is eligible to receive an alternative retirement annuity may elect to receive an estimated payment that shall commence no later than 30 days after the later of either the member's last day of employment or 30 days after the member files for the retirement benefit with the System. Provides that the estimated payment shall be the best estimate by the System of the total monthly amount due to the member based on the information that the System possesses at the time of the estimate. Provides that if the amount of the estimate is greater or less than the actual amount of the monthly annuity, the System shall pay or recover the difference within 6 months after the start of the monthly annuity. Excludes a benefit increase resulting from the amendatory Act from the definition of "new benefit increase". Effective immediately. Crossed Over
SB1486 CONSUMER FRAUD-FEE DISCLOSURE Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that the Act does not apply to fees collected and passed on to a quasi-governmental entity, including any assessment fees associated with a government created special district. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to alter, amend, or supersede specified motor vehicle advertising rules. Provides that any person that disseminates an advertisement and is independent of the advertiser is not liable for a violation of the Act based on the content of the advertisement. Provides for pricing disclosure requirements. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Crossed Over
SB0026 PARENTAGE ACT-SCOPE Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that acts submitting to the general jurisdiction of Illinois courts include (1) a corporation having its principal place of business in Illinois or (2) is a foreign business corporation that has consented to general jurisdiction in this State in accordance with the Business Corporation Act of 1983 but only if (i) the action alleges injury or illness resulting from exposure to a substance defined as toxic under the Uniform Hazardous Substances Act of Illinois whether the cause of action arises within or without the State, and (ii) as long as jurisdiction is proper as to one or more named co-defendants under the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a corporation consents to general jurisdiction upon registering to do business in Illinois after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983 to make conforming changes. Provides that a corporation that obtains or continues to maintain the right to transact business in Illinois consents to the exercise of general jurisdiction under the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a corporation consents to general jurisdiction upon registering to do business in Illinois after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that a corporation that has previously registered to business in Illinois consents to general jurisdiction upon the next date after the effective date of the amendatory Act on which the filing of its annual report is due regardless of whether or not it then files its annual report. Effective immediately. Crossed Over
SB1989 BLOOMINGTON-TREATED WASTEWATER Amends the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act. Includes within this District Canteen, Centerville, East St. Louis, Stites, and Sugar Loaf Townships of St. Clair County. Transfers and integrates the duties, authorities, operations, assets, properties, and other responsibilities of the Southwest Regional Port District into the Kaskaskia Regional Port District. Provides that this transfer includes, but is not limited to, all books, records, papers, documents, property (real and personal), contracts, causes of action, unexpended appropriations, unexpended balances, and pending business pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the Southwest Regional Port District. Requires this transfer is to be completed by December 1, 2025. Deletes authorization for the Kaskaskia Regional Port District to (i) acquire or operate aquariums, museums, planetariums to display objects pertaining of natural history and (ii) water and sewage systems. Provides that 8 members of the District Board shall reside in St. Clair County, 4 members shall reside in Randolph County, and 3 members shall reside in Monroe County. Provides that the terms of all the members appointed by the Governor as of May 1, 2025, expire when the amendatory Act takes effect and each newly appointed member serves for a 3-year term. Repeals the Southwest Regional Port District Act as of January 1, 2026. Makes a conforming change to the Eminent Domain Act. Effective immediately. Crossed Over
SB0634 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Township Code. Repeals the Corporate Powers Exercised By County Board Article. Effective immediately. Crossed Over
HR0170 EQUAL PAY DAY Declares March 25, 2025 as Equal Pay Day in the State of Illinois. Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that specific groups experience. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR0012 ED HEALTH INSURANCE TASK FORCE Creates the Educator Health Insurance Task Force to study the feasibility of creating regional health insurance purchasing pools of school districts accessible to all public educators in school districts that have a population of less than 500,000. Crossed Over
HR0316 URGES-DSP HOURS RESTORATION Urges full restoration of all eliminated direct support professionals (DSP) hours in the final FY26 State budget to protect the services individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) depend on. In Committee
HB1582 TOBACCO ESCROW-VIOLATIONS Amends the Tobacco Products Manufacturers' Escrow Enforcement Act of 2003. Provides that, upon a distributor's failure to submit certain information, the Attorney General may send a notice of violation to the distributor and provide 10 days to cure the violation. Provides that, if the distributor does not cure the violation, the Attorney General may notify the Director of Revenue of the violation, and, upon receiving the Attorney General's notice, the Director of Revenue shall revoke the distributor's license. Amends the Tobacco Product Manufacturers' Escrow Act. Provides that a tobacco product manufacturer that elects to place funds into escrow may make an irrevocable assignment of its interest in the funds to the benefit of the State. Crossed Over
HB2364 $CIL FUNDING Appropriates $16,358,900 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services Rehabilitation Services Bureau for grants to independent living centers. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HR0291 CHILD VACCINATIONS-SUPPORT Urges the implementation of interventions to support vaccine uptake and reduce disparities in vaccine coverage among children. Urges the Illinois Department of Health, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to work with pediatricians, clinicians, families, and other stakeholders to ensure infants and children are vaccinated on time and students begin school fully vaccinated. Urges the Illinois Department of Health, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to continue to invest in immunization initiatives and infrastructure to ensure timely reporting of vaccine coverage to ensure children are protected from vaccine-preventable illness in public and private schools, child care facilities, and pre-kindergarten programs and beyond. In Committee
HR0304 ALS AWARENESS MONTH Declares May 2025 as ALS Awareness Month in the State of Illinois. Calls upon all Illinoisans to join in supporting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and advocating for increased funding and to stand in solidarity with those affected by this relentless disease. Expresses earnest support for the ALS community as they seek to increase awareness, prioritize research funding, and secure additional caregiving support. In Committee
HJR0024 CHILD WELFARE LIAB TASK FORCE Creates the Child Welfare Agency Liability Task Force to develop and recommend a permanent solution to address the unavailability of liability insurance for child welfare agencies in the State. In Committee
HB1814 MUNI CD-ZONING-MIDDLE HOUSING Amends the Zoning Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, for all new development after January 1, 2026, each city with a population of 25,000 or more shall allow the development of all middle housing types on lots or parcels with a total area greater than 5,000 square feet and that are zoned for any type of residential use. Provides that each city with a population of more than 10,000 and less than 25,000 shall allow the development of a duplex on each lot or parcel zoned for residential use that allows for the development of detached single-family dwellings. Provides that municipalities may regulate siting and design of middle housing provided that the regulations do not, individually or cumulatively, discourage the development of all middle housing types permitted in the area through unreasonable costs or delay. Provides that municipalities may regulate middle housing to comply with protective measures adopted under statewide land use planning goals. Limits home rule powers. In Committee
HB2858 MEDICAID-NURSING FACILTY RATES Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, beginning on January 1, 2026, the reimbursement rates for the support component of the nursing facility rate for facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act as skilled or intermediate care facilities and for facilities licensed under the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013 shall be the rate in effect on June 30, 2024 increased by the percent change in the Consumer Price Index-U from September 2016 to September 2025. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB4058 REVENUE-MEGAPROJECTS Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify a taxpayer for an exemption from any State or local use tax or retailers' occupation tax on building materials that will be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that a retailer that makes a qualified sale of building materials to be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site may deduct the receipts from such sales when calculating the taxes imposed by those Acts. Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the Megaproject Assessment Freeze and Payment Law. Provides that a "megaproject" is a project that meets certain investment and job creation specifications. Provides that the megaproject property is eligible for an assessment freeze. Provides that megaproject property may be granted an abatement. Provides that a company that operates a megaproject shall enter into an agreement with the municipality in which the project is located and other local taxing districts to make certain special payments. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB2677 ESTATE TAX-SPECIAL USE Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes certain changes concerning estates that contain qualified farm property. Provides that, for the purposes of calculating the State Death Tax Credit, those estates are subject to an exemption of $6,000,000 (rather than an exclusion amount of $4,000,000), which shall be deducted from the net estate value after the net estate value is computed in accordance with the Act. Provides that the exemption shall be adjusted each year according to the increase in the Consumer Price Index. Makes changes concerning the calculation of the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for those estates. Provides for a special use valuation to provide that the value of the qualified farm property shall be calculated without regard to certain limitations under the Internal Revenue Code. Makes changes concerning the definition of "qualified heir". In Committee
HB2990 VIDEO GAMING-HOME RULE UNIT Amends the Video Gaming Act. Prohibits a home rule unit of local government with a population of over 1,000,000 from enforcing any local ordinance passed prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act prohibiting the operation of video gaming terminals within the corporate limits of the municipality. Prohibits a home rule unit of government with a population of over 1,000,000 from imposing any fee for the operation of a video gaming terminal in excess of $250 per year. In Committee
SB1939 MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISE-SALES Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a manufacturer, common entity, or distributor, other than a manufacturer or distributor that was lawfully licensed to sell new motor vehicles directly to customers in the State before January 1, 2022, shall not own, operate, or directly sell new vehicles in the State. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; unfair competition and practices; and warranty agreements. Crossed Over
HB2948 COMPETITIVELY NEUTRAL ENERGY Creates the Transparent, Inclusive, and Competitively Neutral Energy Policy Act. Sets forth findings. Provides that the energy procurement process shall be transparent, inclusive, and competitively neutral and shall provide due consideration to the unique advantages of each developer from all segments of the energy sector and recognize that more inclusive procurements result in greater competition among developers and lower costs for consumers. In Committee
HR0285 MEMORIAL-CHARLES A. HARTKE Mourns the passing of former State Representative and Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture Charles A. "Chuck" Hartke. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0318 CONGRATS-GAYE & SUSAN MICHAEL Congratulates Gaye and Susan Michael on successfully owning and operating Michael's Restaurant in Highland. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0321 CONGRATS-TYRONE ECHOLS Congratulates Mayor Tyrone Echols of the City of Venice on his retirement. Wishes him all the best in his future endeavors. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0312 CONGRATS-HENRY HARMS Thanks and congratulates Henry Harms as he marks 40 years of service to the State of Illinois, the General Assembly thereof, and the people of Illinois. Wishes Henry Harms and his family continued success and happiness for as long as he may decide to continue serving the people of Illinois and thereafter. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0078 CHILDREN OF 1ST RESPONDERS DAY Declares June 1, 2025 as Unity for Children of First Responders Day in the State of Illinois. Recognizes the sacrifices made by families and children of first responders. Recognizes Yanna M. Davenport for her efforts to make Unity for Children of First Responders Day a national event. In Committee
HR0272 COMMEND-HERB ROACH Commends Mayor Herb Roach on his years of service to the City of O'Fallon. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2433 FINANCE-SOS PETTY CASH Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that the Secretary of State may maintain a petty cash fund in excess of $1,000, solely for the purpose of making change, at any Secretary of State Motor Vehicle Facility. Provides that those funds may be retained on the premises of the facility. In Committee
HB3282 PUBLIC UTILITY LABOR FORCE Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a public utility shall ensure that it has the necessary labor force in order to fulfill its duties under the Act. Provides that no substantial change shall be made by any public utility in its labor force unless the public utility provides notice to the Illinois Commerce Commission at least 45 days before the implementation of the change. Provides that a public utility shall provide a report to the Commission in addition to the notice of the substantial change. Sets forth requirements for the content of the report. Provides that the Commission may conduct an audit or investigation of any public utility report filed pursuant to provisions concerning a public utility's labor force. Provides that if, after notice and hearing, the Commission finds that a report was insufficient to justify the substantial change in labor force, then the cost of any independent audit conducted by the Commission shall not be recoverable as an expense from the ratepayers of the public utility. In Committee
HB3079 PUBLIC CONTRACT-AG TITLE Amends the Public Contract Fraud Act. Provides that, if the Attorney General fails to approve or disapprove the title within 45 days of submittal, the title shall be deemed approved by the Attorney General. In Committee
HB2786 SURVEYING-SMALL CONTRACTS Amends the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. Provides that certain provisions concerning public notice, evaluations, and selection procedures do not apply to architectural, engineering, and land surveying contracts with an estimated basic professional services fee of less than the maximum estimated basic professional services fee. Provides that, for contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and before January 1, 2027, the maximum estimated basic professional services fee is $40,000. Provides that, for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, the maximum estimated basic professional services fee shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the annual unadjusted percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index-u during the 12-month period ending in September of the immediately preceding calendar year and rounded to the nearest $10. In Committee
HB2570 SURROGACY ESCROW PROT FUND Amends the State Finance Act to create the Surrogacy Agreement Escrow Protection Fund. Amends the Gestational Surrogacy Act. Provides that the Fund is to be used solely for the purpose of providing restitution to those who have suffered monetary loss arising out of an escrow transaction related to a gestational surrogacy contract as regulated by the Act. Provides that the Fund is to be applied only to restitution ordered by the Director of Public Health and restitution may not exceed the amount actually lost. In Committee
HB3679 ELEC UTILITY CROSSING ACT Creates the Crossing of Electric Utility Property Act. Requires a public utility to provide an expedited review and grant of a crossing application and may not unreasonably withhold an allowance for a crossing, unless a public utility provides a reasonable justification that the crossing will impair or harm the right-of-way. Authorizes an occupant to commence use of a crossing within 90 days after meeting the following conditions: (i) notice is sent to the public utility that occupant owns or controls land on both sides of the public utility property and that a crossing is reasonably required to expand or maintain operations on the occupant's property or to benefit the public; (ii) provides to the public utility engineering specifications to demonstrate that the proposed crossing will not impair the public utility's occupancy and use of the right-of-way; (iii) affirms to the public utility that the occupant must maintain and repair the owner's own crossing and must bear responsibility for the owner's own acts and omissions concerning use of the crossing; and (iv) provides to the public utility a payment for establishment of the crossing and the first year of crossing fees. Prohibits a public from unreasonably denying a crossing and lists conditions that make a denial unreasonable. Requires that the occupant provide the public utility reasonable access to the crossing to inspect and monitor, and the occupant provide engineering studies that demonstrate that the crossing will not reasonably interrupt or impair the public utility's right-of-way. In Committee
HB2787 BD HIGHER ED-CAPITAL IMPROVE Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Removes language providing that each State university must submit its plan for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board of Higher Education for approval before final commitments are made if the total cost of the project as approved by the institution's board of control is in excess of $2 million. In Committee
HB3609 THERMAL ENERGY NETWORKS Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Acts. Sets forth a statement of legislative findings and intent. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Defines "thermal energy" and "thermal energy network". Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to initiate a proceeding within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act to support the development of pilot thermal energy networks. Provides that within 10 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, every gas public utility, electric public utility, or combination public utility serving over 100,000 customers shall file with the Commission a petition seeking Commission-approval of at least one and no more than 3 proposed pilot thermal energy network projects. Requires every gas public utility, electric public utility, or combination public utility constructing or operating a Commission-approved pilot thermal energy network project to report to the Commission, on a quarterly basis and until completion of the pilot thermal energy network project, the status of each pilot thermal energy network project. Requires every gas public utility, electric public utility, or combination public utility constructing or operating a Commission-approved pilot thermal energy network project to demonstrate that it has entered into a labor peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization that is actively engaged in representing its employees. Requires the Commission to adopt specified rules within 4 years after the completion of the construction of all thermal energy network projects. Provides that a gas public utility, electric public utility, or combination public utility required to develop a pilot thermal energy network project shall be permitted to recover all reasonable and prudently incurred costs associated with the development, construction, and operation of one or more pilot thermal energy network projects through general rates or through rates set in a Multi-Year Rate Plan. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB3730 DESIGN BUILD-HIGHER EDUCATION Amends the Design-Build Procurement Act. Provides that certain provisions are inoperative for public institutions of higher education on and after January 1, 2026. Removes provisions repealing the Act. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB3398 UTILITY-RECEIPT OF PAYMENT Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the date of receipt for a payment for a utility bill or invoice shall be the date a payment or payment instrument is presented to or arrives at the utility or its agent or vendor or the date the mailed payment or payment instrument is postmarked. In Committee
HB3108 TICKETS-CONSUMER PROTECTIONS Amends the Ticket Sale and Resale Act. Provides that a ticket seller or ticket reseller shall display the full price of a ticket, including all assessed fees, to a consumer when the price of a ticket is first shown to the consumer and shall not increase that price during the transaction with the consumer. Provides that a ticket reseller shall not sell or offer to sell a ticket that the ticket reseller does not possess or have a contract to purchase. Provides that a ticket resale marketplace shall not include the name of an artist, team, or ticket issuer in a URL of a website operated by the ticket resale marketplace unless authorized. Provides that a ticket issuer shall deliver a ticket purchased directly from the ticket issuer within 4 days after purchase unless otherwise clearly and conspicuously disclosed at the time of sale. Provides that a 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. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes. In Committee
HB1824 DCEO-MASTER PLAN Creates the Master Development Plan Recognition Act. Provides that certain contributions made by the State or units of local government are considered made pursuant to a master development plan within the meaning of Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for capital contributions that are made pursuant to a master development plan and that are included in the taxpayer's federal taxable income for the taxable year under Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB1919 RIVER EDGE REDEVELOP-STERLING Amends the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify one additional pilot River Edge Redevelopment Zone in the City of Sterling. In Committee
HB1778 CMS-UPDATE PREVAILING WAGES Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Deletes a provision which specifies that pay rates established under a specified provision of the Personnel Code shall be amended or repealed within 30 days after it becomes necessary to do so due to a conflict between the rates and the terms of a collective bargaining agreement covering the compensation of an employee subject to the Personnel Code. Amends the Personnel Code. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to make publicly available on its website, or through other equivalent means, compensation information, including (i) an explanation and summary of adjustments made to compensation since the last version of the compensation information was published and (ii) the effective date of those adjustments. Requires the Department to update the compensation information as is reasonable, including within 120 days after ratification of any new collective bargaining agreement and throughout the calendar year when adjustments or other modifications are made. In Committee
HB1782 INS CD-EDUCATION PROVIDER Amends the Insurance Producers, Limited Insurance Representatives, and Registered Firms Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the annual registration fee for an education provider that is not based in the State of Illinois is $2,000. Makes a conforming change. In Committee
HB1828 UTILITIES-WATER COST CAUSATION Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, in a general rate case proceeding initiated by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois, is authorized to approve rate designs requested by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois if it finds that such rate designs will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or are otherwise in the public interest. Provides that if the Commission finds that any rate design will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or is in the public interest, the Commission shall enter an order approving such rate design. Requires the Commission to take certain evidence presented by the public utility into account when entering its order. Provides that the Commission may require the public utility, in addition to and as part of the required notice to its customers, to provide a description of any rate design being considered in the proceeding, a statement of the estimated bill impact as a result of rate design approved by the Commission, and any other information that the Commission deems necessary. Provides that the Commission may adopt rules to implement the provisions. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB1737 BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT Creates the Broadband Deployment Act. Sets forth provisions concerning the use of existing electric easements and public road rights-of-way by a broadband provider to install, maintain, and use broadband infrastructure to provide broadband service. Provides that no additional compensation is required for the installation and maintenance of broadband infrastructure within an easement for electricity or along an existing public road right-of-way. Provides notice requirements for a specified entity that intends to provide broadband infrastructure for broadband services pursuant to an agreement to use existing or subsequently acquired utility easements. Sets forth provisions concerning a private right of action and damages for a property owner who is challenging the broadband provider's right to use an easement for broadband services or infrastructure. Requires coordination with the relevant local governmental unit to minimize potential future relocations. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB1390 MOTOR FUEL-VARIOUS Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that, on January 1, 2026, all valid and unrevoked supplier's licenses and their corresponding receiver's licenses issued by the Department of Revenue will be converted by the Department of Revenue to distributor's licenses and corresponding receiver's licenses. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2026, holders of these converted distributor's licenses are subject to the same provisions and requirements as other licensed distributors under the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that a distributor or receiver must have an Illinois bulk plant where he or she has active bulk storage capacity of not less than 20,000 gallons for motor fuel (under current law, 30,000 gallons for gasoline; in the introduced bill, the bulk storage requirement is removed). Effective January 1, 2026. In Committee
HB1691 $CDB-OCE-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HR0245 CONGRATS-KEVIN J. COLEMAN Congratulates Kevin J. Coleman on the occasion of his retirement as Village President of the Village of Hennepin. Thanks him for his more than 32 years of service to his community. Wishes him the best in his future endeavors. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB3814 BOILER INSPECTION STANDARDS Amends the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act. Provides that the standards of inspection and repair of pressure vessels in service by an owner-user shall, at the option of the owner-user, be either (1) the applicable rules and regulations in the National Board Inspection Code or (2) the applicable provisions of the American Petroleum Institute API-510, "API Recommended Practice for Inspection, Repair, and Rating of Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refining Service". Prohibits the period of time between inspections from being longer than 5 years. In Committee
HR0236 CONGRATS-MICHAEL W. LEOPOLD Congratulates Michael W. Leopold on the occasion of his retirement as Mayor of the Village of Swansea. Thanks him for his 26 years of service and dedication to his community. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0227 CONGRATS-LONZO GREENWOOD Congratulates Lonzo Greenwood on his retirement from the East St. Louis School District #189 Board of Education. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0219 CONGRATS-MICHAEL WENOS Congratulates Michael Wenos on his retirement after 24 years of service with the Madison Mutual Insurance Company. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1681 STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the State Agency Student Worker Opportunity Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB2911 ELEC CD-DUAL-PURPOSE APP Amends the Election Code. For specified applications, change of address forms, or recertifications of a driver's license or State identification card, provides that the application, form, or recertification shall serve as a dual-purpose application when the applicant presents specified identification (rather than meets the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005). Modifies requirements of the dual-purpose application. Modifies the content of the written notice required to be given by the Office of the Secretary of State to each applicant and requires the Office of the Secretary of State to determine whether each applicant is currently registered to vote in Illinois and the applicant's registration address. Provides that, if an applicant provides the Secretary of State with an identification document which demonstrates that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application shall not serve as a dual-purpose application. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make conforming changes. Provides that changes made by the amendatory Act that require implementation shall be implemented no later than January 1, 2027. Effective immediately. In Committee
HR0214 CONGRATS-LEANN CHILTON Congratulates Leann Chilton of St. Louis, Missouri, formerly of Chicago, on her retirement from BJC HealthCare. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0206 CONGRATS-UCM Congratulates United Congregations of Metro-East for 25 years of dedicated service, advocacy, and leadership in the pursuit of justice, equity, and community empowerment. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB0644 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB2732 INC TX-INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the maximum amount for the credit for instructional materials and supplies shall be $500 for each semester in the taxable year for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026 (currently, $500 per taxable year). Effective immediately. In Committee
HB2576 FOIA-TRAFFIC CRASH Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that, upon written request for a traffic crash report by an attorney who provides an affidavit confirming representation of an individual in the traffic crash, the public body from whom the traffic crash report is requested shall disclose an unredacted copy of the traffic crash report to the requesting attorney. In Committee
HB2654 LOTTERY-TICKET SALES AGREEMENT Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Allows a licensed lottery sales agent to enter into an agreement with a third-party entity to assist with processing the sale of lottery tickets on behalf of the licensed lottery sales agent. Requires the licensed sales agent to provide a copy of agreement to the Lottery Control Board within 5 business days of execution. Requires the agreement to include at least the following: (1) terminal usage cannot be commingled at the location; (2) a ticket may only be sold to a person physically located in the State; (3) a third-party entity shall not share or sell user data to an entity unaffiliated with the retailer or third-party entity; and (4) the third-party entity shall adhere to all rules established by the Board related to the sale of lottery tickets. In Committee
HB2566 ELEC CD-WRITE IN CANDIDATES Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning the objection to specified election documents, adds references to declarations of intent to be a write-in-candidate. In Committee
HB2745 NITROGEN REDUCTION INCENTIVE Creates the Nitrogen Reduction Program Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Agriculture shall, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources and soil and water conservation districts in the State, develop a nitrogen reduction incentive program by January 1, 2026 for the purpose of addressing water quality issues. Provides that the program will include a per-acre payment rate of not less than $5 per acre. Provides that crop management records collected from farmers shall be considered confidential. Makes findings. Defines terms. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB1825 CRIM-ACCOUNTABILITY-AGGRESSOR Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person is legally accountable for the conduct of another when, acting as an aggressor as provided in the Code, he or she causes another to use force in defense of himself or another and that use of force is the proximate cause of injury to a third party. In Committee
HB3273 DHFS-HOSPITAL RATE PAY SYSTEM Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning the hospital rate reform payment system, provides that reimbursement for inpatient general acute care services shall utilize the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Grouping (APR-DRG) software, version 30, distributed by Solventum previously known as 3MTM Health Information System. Provides that Solventum shall be the exclusive provider of this software unless the Department of Healthcare and Family Services determines that Solventum is unable to meet the required operational or contractual terms. Provides that only under such circumstances may an alternative authorized provider of the software be considered. Adds corresponding provisions regarding software used to process reimbursements for outpatient services. In Committee
HB2807 VIDEO GAMING LOCATION ADS Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that a licensee under the Act may not advertise its video gaming operation using physical advertisements outside the video gaming location or on off-premises billboard signs unless the advertisement is directly and permanently affixed to a building on the video gaming location or on a permanent pole sign that is permanently affixed to a foundation. Provides that provisions regarding restrictions on advertising do not apply in the first 90 days after a video gaming location is issued a license. In Committee
HB3397 SANCTION-VIOL-PRETRIAL RELEASE Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that sanctions for violations of pretrial release may include imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days, unless the court finds, based on the totality of the circumstances, a longer length of imprisonment in a county jail is reasonable. In Committee
HB2930 UNIO CONSTRUCT MANAGE AUTO ACT Creates the University Construction Management Autonomy Act. Provides that public universities in the State shall be granted autonomy to manage construction projects funded by the State, as long as the total State funding does not exceed $20,000,000. Provides that the autonomy granted to universities shall include the authority to: (1) develop and approve project plans, budgets, and timelines; (2) select contractors, architects, and other necessary personnel for the project; (3) procure materials and equipment necessary for the project in compliance with State statutes, rules, and standards; and (4) monitor and oversee the progress of the project to ensure compliance with State rules and standards. Allows the public universities to have the option to use the services of the Capital Development Board for construction projects. Provides that public universities availing themselves of the autonomy shall provide regular reports to the Board of Higher Education detailing the progress, expenditures, and outcomes of construction projects managed independently. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB3203 VEH CD-RECKLESS DRIVING Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if the person accused of reckless driving unintentionally caused a death or type A injury to another person, the trier of fact may infer that the person acted with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons if the person is issued a uniform citation for 3 or more violations under the Code in causing the crash. In Committee
HB3519 PROCUREMENT-IMPROVEMENT Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that a State agency or public institution of higher education may request that certain procurements be designated as continuous improvement procurements. In Committee
HB3330 UNEMPLOYMENT INS-ACADEMICS Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that, with respect to a week of unemployment beginning on or after June 1, 2025, benefits shall be payable to an individual on the basis of wages for employment in other than an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity performed for an educational institution or an educational service agency, as long as the individual is otherwise eligible for benefits. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB0012 ESTATE TX-EXCLUSION AMOUNT Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Increases the exclusion amount from $4,000,000 to $6,000,000 for persons dying on or after January 1, 2026. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB0063 CRIM CD-NITROUS OXIDE-BUSINESS Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the sale or consumption of nitrous oxide is prohibited on the premises of any business whose gross revenues exceed 50% from the sale of alcoholic liquor, tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, or alternative nicotine products. Provides that a violation is a Class 3 felony. Exempts the sale or consumption of food items containing nitrous oxide. Defines terms. In Committee
HB1826 PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for taxable year 2026, the maximum income limitation for the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption is $75,000 (currently, $65,000). Provides that, beginning in taxable year 2027, the maximum income limitation for the low-income senior citizens assessment freeze homestead exemption shall be increased each year by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB1791 PROP TX-ENERGY STORAGE Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the fair cash value of commercial energy storage system improvements in counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants shall be determined by subtracting the allowance for physical depreciation from the commercial energy storage system trended real property cost basis. Provides that those commercial energy storage systems are not subject to equalization factors applied by the Department of Revenue or by any board of review, assessor, or chief county assessment officer. Provides that the owner of the commercial energy storage system shall commission a metes and bounds survey description of the land upon which the commercial energy storage system is located. Contains other provisions concerning the assessment of commercial energy storage systems. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB2403 REVENUE-MEGAPROJECTS Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify a taxpayer for an exemption from any State or local use tax or retailers' occupation tax on building materials that will be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that a retailer that makes a qualified sale of building materials to be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site may deduct the receipts from such sales when calculating the taxes imposed by those Acts. Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the Megaproject Assessment Freeze and Payment Law. Provides that a "megaproject" is a project that meets certain investment and job creation specifications. Provides that the megaproject property is eligible for an assessment freeze. Provides that megaproject property may be granted an abatement. Provides that a company that operates a megaproject shall enter into an agreement with the municipality in which the project is located and other local taxing districts to make certain special payments. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB2417 AUDIOLOGY&SPEECH PATH COMPACT Creates the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Act. Enters into the compact, which may be entered into by any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of America, in order to facilitate interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services, along with other stated objectives. Defines terms. Provides that a license issued to an audiologist or speech-language pathologist by a home state to a resident in that state shall be recognized by each member state as authorizing an audiologist or speech-language pathologist to practice audiology or speech-language pathology, under a privilege to practice, in each member state. Contains other provisions relating to: state participation in the compact; compact privilege, including practicing telehealth; designation of home state by active military or their spouses; taking adverse actions against audiologists and speech-language pathologists; creation of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission, including rulemaking authority; database and reporting system; oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement; construction and severability; and the binding effect of compact and other laws. Provides that the Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact is enacted into law in the 10th member state, commonwealth, district, or territory. Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that, if the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact becomes law, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall revise its rules related to implementing and enforcing the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act to be in conformance with the Compact, if necessary. Provides that the Department shall also make recommendations in a report to the General Assembly as to what portions of the Act and other laws should be modified, if at all, to be consistent with the Compact. In Committee
HB2457 MEDICAID-AIR AMBULANCES RATES Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall increase the base rate of reimbursement for both base charges and mileage charges for medical transportation services provided by means of an air ambulance to a level not lower than 75% of the Medicare ambulance fee schedule rates, by designated Medicare locality. In Committee
HB1310 PEN CD-DNS FIRE-TIER 2 Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision that reduces the amount of the pension for a Tier 2 firefighter who retires with at least 10 years of creditable service before attaining age 55, provides that the pension of a Tier 2 firefighter who is retiring after attaining age 50 with 20 or more years of creditable service shall not be reduced. Makes a conforming change. Provides that each annual increase for Tier 2 firefighters shall be increased on the January 1 occurring either on or after the attainment of age 55 (instead of age 60) or the first anniversary of the pension start date, whichever is later, and shall be calculated at 3% of the originally granted pension (instead of calculated at the lesser of 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase in the consumer price index-u for a 12-month period ending in September preceding each November 1). Provides that the changes shall apply without regard to whether a Tier 2 firefighter is in active service under the Article on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB1309 WORKERS COMP-PRESUMPTION Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that the rebuttable presumption concerning specified conditions or impairments of health of an employee employed as a firefighter, emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic is intended to shift the burden of proof to the employing entity and any party attacking the presumption must establish by clear and convincing evidence an independent and non-work related cause for the condition or disability and prove that no aspect of the employment contributed to the condition. Provides that the rebuttable presumption relating to hearing loss cannot be overcome with evidence allegedly showing that the injured employee did not meet specified exposure thresholds. In Committee
HB1090 PREVAILING WAGE-PUBLIC WORKS Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Makes formatting changes to the definition of "public works". In Committee
HB1729 INC TX-TECHNICAL CAREERS Creates the Reinvest in Future Technical Careers Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall award income tax credits to taxpayers who make authorized contributions to scholarship granting organizations for the purpose of awarding scholarships to eligible students who attend technical academies. Sets forth limitations with respect to the aggregate amount of credits awarded by the Department of Revenue under the program in a calendar year and the amount of credits awarded to an individual taxpayer. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. In Committee
HB3208 SCH CD-MILITARY RECRUIT EVENT Amends the School Code. In provisions requiring access to a high school campus and student directory information to the official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of Illinois and the United States, deletes language that provides that a school board is not required to give greater notice regarding the right of access to recruiting representatives than is given to other persons and groups. Provides instead that a school board shall invite official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of Illinois and the United States to hold a recruitment event on the high school campus at least once per school year. In Committee
HR0150 CONGRATS-SPEAKER CHRIS WELCH Celebrates the chapter of Black History being written by recognizing the historic speakership of Emanuel "Chris" Welch. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1677 STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Government Electronic Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HR0139 CONGRATS-GLYN RAMAGE Congratulates Glyn Ramage on the occasion of his retirement as business manager of the Downstate Illinois Laborers' District Council of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA). Recognizes his dedication to and impact on LIUNA. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0120 RECOGNIZES-BRETT'S FIRST RESP Recognizes Brett's First Responders on its unrelenting commitment to serve and assist families of first responders facing tragedy and financial hardship. Commends the organization for continuing the legacy of service of its namesake, Firefighter Brett A. Korves of the Swansea Fire Department. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2383 GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HR0042 CONGRATS-ALTHOFF CATHOLIC HS Congratulates the Althoff Catholic High School football team, the Crusaders, on winning the 2024 Illinois High School Association Class 1A State Championship. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0052 MEMORIAL-REP. C. JEFFERSON Mourns the passing of former State Representative Charles E. Jefferson and honors him for his years of dedicated service. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0080 MEMORIAL-BRUCE N. COOK Mourns the death of Bruce N. Cook of Belleville. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0073 CONGRATS-ALTHOFF CATHOLIC HS Congratulates the Althoff Catholic High School boys soccer team, the Crusaders, on winning the 2024 IHSA Class 2A State Championship. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1779 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Southwest Regional Port District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1761 REVENUE-TECH Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1781 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Southwest Regional Port District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1780 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Southwest Regional Port District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1285 EMPLOYMENT-TECH Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning notices. In Committee
HB1672 CIVIL LAW-TECH Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section. In Committee
HB1669 SAFETY-TECH Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1675 CIVIL LAW-TECH Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section. In Committee
HB1760 REVENUE-TECH Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1759 REVENUE-TECH Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1693 $CENTRAL IL ECON DEV AUTH-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Central Illinois Economic Development Authority for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB1659 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning veteran's and educational preference. In Committee
HB1695 $CIVIL SERVICE COMM-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Civil Service Commission for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB1692 $CDB-CAPITAL PROJECTS-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for FY26 capital projects. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB1663 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions. In Committee
HB1664 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions. In Committee
HB1680 STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Uniform Racial Classification Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1624 EMPLOYMENT-TECH Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the Self-Insurers Advisory Board. In Committee
HB1622 EMPLOYMENT-TECH Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the Self-Insurers Advisory Board. In Committee
HB1678 STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Illinois Employment First Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1670 SAFETY-TECH Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1682 EMPLOYMENT-TECH Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1676 CIVIL LAW-TECH Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section. In Committee
HB1660 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning veteran's and educational preference. In Committee
HB1286 REGULATION-TECH Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a firefighters' continuance privilege. In Committee
HB1623 EMPLOYMENT-TECH Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the Self-Insurers Advisory Board. In Committee
HB1665 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions. In Committee
HB1679 STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Open Operating Standards Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1688 $ATTORNEY GENERAL-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB1668 SAFETY-TECH Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1690 $BD HIGHER ED-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB1694 $CSU-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to Chicago State University for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB1667 SAFETY-TECH Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1657 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an election against organization as a fire protection district. In Committee
HB1696 $COGFA-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB1685 EMPLOYMENT-TECH Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1662 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions. In Committee
HB1666 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions. In Committee
HB1673 CIVIL LAW-TECH Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section. In Committee
HB1687 $CAPITOL ARCHITECT-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB1658 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an election against organization as a fire protection district. In Committee
HB1689 $AUDITOR GENERAL-TECH Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the Auditor General for its FY26 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2025. In Committee
HB1671 SAFETY-TECH Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1684 EMPLOYMENT-TECH Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1683 EMPLOYMENT-TECH Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1686 EMPLOYMENT-TECH Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1674 CIVIL LAW-TECH Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section. In Committee
HB1661 GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HJR0001 LT. GREGORY JONAS MEMORIAL AVE Designates Bond Avenue in Centreville from South 43rd Street to South 47 Street as the "Lt. Gregory Jonas Memorial Avenue". In Committee
HB1186 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning downstate firefighters. In Committee
HB1181 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Fire Department Promotion Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions. In Committee
HB1079 EMPLOYMENT-TECH Amends the Collective Bargaining Freedom Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1183 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning appointments by the board of fire and police commissioners. In Committee
HB1180 GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HB1185 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an election against organization as a fire protection district. In Committee
HB1184 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an election against organization as a fire protection district. In Committee
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB0032 TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR VACANCY Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1075 BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ACT Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1075 BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ACT Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB0022 CROHNS AND COLITIS AWARENESS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB0742 REGULATION-TECH Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1224 GOVT CONTRACT RETAINAGE Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1224 GOVT CONTRACT RETAINAGE Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1302 VICTIMS-HUMAN TRAFFICKING Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1302 VICTIMS-HUMAN TRAFFICKING Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB0024 MISSING PERSONS IDENTIFICATION Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1505 IL RACING BOARD-VARIOUS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1576 CT OF CLAIMS TERMS-FEES-RULES Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB0243 OMA-SERVICE MEMBER ATTENDANCE Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1631 DOIT-POWERS AND DUTIES Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1631 DOIT-POWERS AND DUTIES Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1697 9-1-1 TELECOMMUNICATOR CPR Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Abstain
HB1697 9-1-1 TELECOMMUNICATOR CPR Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Abstain
HB1697 9-1-1 TELECOMMUNICATOR CPR Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Abstain
HB1697 9-1-1 TELECOMMUNICATOR CPR Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Abstain
SB0328 CIVIL LAW-TECH Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB0634 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB0711 REGULATION-TECH Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB0852 TRANSPORTATION-TECH Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB0783 SAFETY-TECH Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB0453 EMPLOYMENT-TECH Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB1344 WORK COMP-TIMING REQUIRED Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB1331 SCHOLARSHIP ACCESSIBILITY ACT Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1864 DENTAL CARE-ELECTRONIC BILLING Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1866 NEXT GEN 9-1-1 IMPLEMENTATION Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1866 NEXT GEN 9-1-1 IMPLEMENTATION Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2387 MHDD CD-OUTPATIENT TREATMENT Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2387 MHDD CD-OUTPATIENT TREATMENT Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2516 PFAS PRODUCT BAN Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2568 TRUST CODE-UNCLAIMED PROPERTY Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2568 TRUST CODE-UNCLAIMED PROPERTY Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2667 IAPA-ADOPTION BY FILING Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2755 REVENUE-VARIOUS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2755 REVENUE-VARIOUS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2755 REVENUE-VARIOUS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2772 IL SPORTS FACILITIES AUTHORITY Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2772 IL SPORTS FACILITIES AUTHORITY Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2771 DPH-CERTIFICATE FEES Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2771 DPH-CERTIFICATE FEES Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB1697 CARBON CAPTURE-COMPENSATION Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2785 CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2785 CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2947 GAMING-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2987 WAREHOUSE TORNADO PREPAREDNESS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3019 DENTAL PRACTICE ACT EXTENSION Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3019 DENTAL PRACTICE ACT EXTENSION Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2967 HIGHER ED-MISCONDUCT SURVEY Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB2967 HIGHER ED-MISCONDUCT SURVEY Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3177 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCT-DELIVERY Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB2008 GROCERY INITIATIVE-OWNER Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3193 PEN CD-SURS-EARNINGS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3193 PEN CD-SURS-EARNINGS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3193 PEN CD-SURS-EARNINGS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3193 PEN CD-SURS-EARNINGS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB1989 BLOOMINGTON-TREATED WASTEWATER Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3363 STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3363 STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3446 EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER REQS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3339 ROAD CAMERA-HUMAN TRAFFICKING Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3385 HIGHER ED-MENTAL HEALTH ACTION Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3374 BOND AUTHORIZATION ACT Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3374 BOND AUTHORIZATION ACT Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3725 LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILLING ACT Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3638 WORK TRANSPARENCY-CONFIDENTIAL Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3638 WORK TRANSPARENCY-CONFIDENTIAL Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3709 HIGHER ED-STUDENT HLTH SERVICE Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3662 JAIL RELEASE-OPIOID ANTAGONIST Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3662 JAIL RELEASE-OPIOID ANTAGONIST Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB2247 MICROMOBILITY FIRE SAFETY Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3493 LOCAL REG-STATE FACILITIES Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3657 PEN CD-MWRD-VARIOUS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3657 PEN CD-MWRD-VARIOUS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB2156 JUV DETENTION CENTR-TASK FORCE Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3616 IHDA-AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXEMPT Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3800 INSURANCE-VARIOUS Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3760 IDNR-GRAY FOX SEASON Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB2437 MEDICAID-MATERNAL HLTH-DOULAS Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB2339 PRIVACY IN THE WORKPLACE Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB2418 YOUTH NONVIOLENT RESOURCE PGM Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3851 SCH CD-CYBER-BULLYING Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB3851 SCH CD-CYBER-BULLYING Concurrence in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB2510 $APPROPRIATIONS-VARIOUS Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB2394 FIRST 2025 GENERAL REVISORY Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
SB2319 VIRTUAL CURRENCY CONSUM PROT Third Reading in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HR0151 HUMAN SERVICES-REIMBURSEMENT Motion in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HR0166 LITTLE PALESTINE DAY Motion in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HR0170 EQUAL PAY DAY Motion in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HR0178 UNITED NATIONS DAY Motion in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HJR0038 CONGRESSMAN DAVIS SUPERHIGHWAY Motion in House 05/31/2025 Yea
HB1062 IL-CENTURY-NETWORK-PRIORITIES Concurrence in House 05/30/2025 Yea
HB0871 STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH Concurrence in House 05/30/2025 Yea
HB1362 SERVICE MEMBER EMPLOYMENT-COMP Concurrence in House 05/30/2025 Yea
HB1364 JOLIET ARSENAL AUTHORITY Concurrence in House 05/30/2025 Yea
HB1365 THERAPIST/COUNSELOR LICENSURE Concurrence in House 05/30/2025 Yea
HB1431 FACILITY FEE TRANSPARENCY Concurrence in House 05/30/2025 Yea
HB1586 PERSONNEL CD-MERIT STANDARD Concurrence in House 05/30/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Illinois House Counties and Townships Committee 7
Detail Illinois House Judiciary: Civil Committee 10
Detail Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee 16
Detail Illinois House Public Utilities Committee 13
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
IL Illinois House District 113 House Democrat In Office 01/09/2013
IL District 112 House Democrat Out of Office 10/28/1997 01/22/2024
IL District 112 House Democrat Out of Office 01/09/1991 01/22/2024