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State Representative
Dave Severin
(R) - Illinois
Illinois House District 116
In Office - Started: 01/11/2023

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HB1141 GENERAL ANESTHESIA COVERAGE Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that 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 shall provide coverage for medically necessary general anesthesia, regardless of the duration, for any procedure covered by the policy, and that medical necessity shall be determined by the attending anesthesiologist or licensed anesthesia provider. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance is prohibited from denying payment or reimbursement for anesthesia services solely because the duration of care exceeded a preset time limit. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage under those provisions. Effective immediately. Passed
HB3140 ISP-POLICE K-9 CARE PROGRAM Creates the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program Act. Creates the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program within the University of Illinois System to provide a stable funding source for the veterinary care of retired police dogs. Provides that the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois shall contract with a not-for-profit corporation to administer and manage the Program. Sets forth the required criteria a not-for-profit corporation must meet to be selected for a grant award. Subject to appropriation, requires the Board of Trustees to make grants to the not-for-profit corporation to be the disbursing authority for the Program. Provides that annual disbursements to a former handler or an adopter of a retired police dog to reimburse him or her for the cost of the retired police dog's veterinary care may not exceed $1,500 per dog. Requires the Board of Trustees to adopt rules to implement the Act. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that all moneys in the Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, for grants under the Care for Retired Police Dogs Program Act (rather than as grants to the Northern Illinois Police K-9 Memorial for the creation, operation, and maintenance of a police K-9 memorial monument). Provides that, if the Secretary of State has not received 2,000 plate applications to issue the special registration plates designated as Illinois Police K-9 Memorial license plates by January 1, 2028, then the Secretary of State's authority to issue the special plate is nullified and the plate shall not be issued. Crossed Over
HB1082 MUNICIPALITIES-AUDITS Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the changes to audit reports in the introduced bill begin in Fiscal Year 2027 (rather than Fiscal Year 2026 in the introduced bill). Crossed Over
SB2044 WEB-BASED SIGNATURES ACT Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that the web-based signature requirement does not apply to a nominating or candidate petition or a referendum petition. Crossed Over
SB2075 CYCLE RIDER SAFETY-VARIOUS Amends the Cycle Rider Safety Training Act. Removes motor driven cycle and moped from the definition of "cycle". Defines "Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Provider" and "Provider" as a for-profit or nonprofit business, community agency, community organization, community college, or State university that is capable of providing courses. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall put out notices to the public seeking Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Providers to provide courses in the State, and that such courses shall be open to all residents of the State who hold a currently valid driver's license and who have reached their 16th birthday before the first day of the course to be held. Allows providers to charge a nominal registration fee set by the Department. Provides that responses from potential providers shall include the location where classes are to be held at, the number of students they intend to train, whether they would be providing motorcycles or using motorcycles owned by the Department, and the cost for courses provided on a per student basis. Provides that contracts shall be awarded by the Department to providers based on training needs and cost effectiveness of each bid or proposal. Provides that a provider shall only be paid grant funds under one of the following conditions: a course was held; expenses submitted related to the maintenance of department owned equipment; or submitting other non-personnel expenses. Provides that a provider awarded a contract with grant funding shall: submit proof that each instructor employed by the provider meets the qualifications to teach the curriculum for the courses; have at least one employee on staff certified to do quality assurance or quality control visits where instructors are evaluated per curriculum standards on teaching; perform at least one quality assurance or quality control visit on each instructor employed during the year and submit the results of those visits to the Department; maintain appropriate liability insurance to cover training activities; submit requests for payment in a timely manner; and adhere to additional program rules and regulations. Prohibits a provider awarded a contract with grant funding from adopting any policy, requirement, or expectation regarding employee's manner of dress outside of the employee's scheduled work hours. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026. Crossed Over
HR0034 READ WITH YOUR CHILD WEEK Declares the week of May 5 through May 11, 2025 as Read with Your Child Week in the State of Illinois. Encourages all Illinois schools to promote Read with Your Child Week with appropriate activities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB1602 SEXUAL ASSAULT TREATMENT Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Defines "acute sexual assault" as a sexual assault that has recently occurred within a specified time. Replaces various references to "sexual assault" with "acute sexual assault". Deletes the definition of "prepubescent sexual assault survivor". Changes provisions regarding hospitals located in counties with a population of less than 1,000,000 and within a 20-mile radius of a 4-year public university with respect to a sexual assault treatment plan approved by the Department of Public Health. Makes changes in various provisions concerning plans of correction and penalties for hospitals that commit specified violations of the Act. In provisions regarding requirements for medical forensic services, provides that the provisions of the Act are not intended to prohibit a qualified medical provider from offering an Illinois Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit to a sexual assault survivor who presents at a treatment hospital or approved pediatric health care facility with a nonacute complaint of sexual assault if there is a compelling reason for evidence collection, or upon the request of the survivor. In provisions regarding the prohibition on billing sexual assault survivors directly for certain services, changes references to the Office of the Attorney General to references to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Crossed Over
HB2391 EPA-WASTEWATER INDUSTRY USE Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding wastewater reuse, provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the use of treated municipal wastewater from a publicly owned treatment works is authorized for irrigation and industrial use (rather than only irrigation) when conducted in accordance with a permit issued under certain provisions of the Act. Passed
HB2386 VEHICLE-ARMED FORCES PLATES Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plates to Illinois residents that served in the United States Armed Forces after July 1, 1958 and participated in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, or U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations. Provides that the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plates shall expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by the Code. Provides that the Secretary has discretion as to the design, color, and format of the plates. Provides that the plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln". 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
HB3654 OPEN LANDS-GRANTS TO GOVTS Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act. Crossed Over
HR0055 SUPPORT-ISRAEL Expresses reflecting on the heinous Hamas terrorist attack of October 7, 2023, and remembers the lives of the civilians, soldiers, and defenders who expressed unwavering support for the State of Israel. Extends sincere condolences to the families who have lost loved ones in this brutal assault, including the families of the 46 American citizens who lost their lives. Expresses standing steadfast in the face of terrorism and violent acts and remaining committed to lasting peace and stability for the State of Israel. In Committee
HB2949 ALOPECIA AWARENESS MONTH Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Crossed Over
HB2409 PFAS-FIREFIGHTING PPE Amends the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, organization, joint venture, importer, or domestic distributor of firefighting agents or firefighting equipment that sells firefighting personal protective equipment containing PFAS chemicals to any person, local government, or State agency shall provide written notice to the purchaser at the time of sale which shall state: (i) that the firefighting personal protective equipment contains PFAS chemicals; and (ii) the reason PFAS chemicals are added to the equipment. Requires the seller and the purchaser of the equipment to retain a copy of the required notice on file for at least 3 years from the date of the purchase. Provides that, upon the request of the Agency, the seller shall furnish the notice, or written copies, and associated sales documentation to the Agency within 60 days of such request. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, a person that sells firefighting personal protective equipment to any person, local government, or State agency shall not manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in the State any firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. Defines terms. Passed
HB3428 LONG-TERM CARE JOINT TRAINING Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to hold semiannual joint training sessions for surveyors, nursing home providers, and assisted living establishment providers. Provides that the Department shall include the State long-term care ombudsman, or the State long-term care ombudsman's designee, and representatives of each nursing home provider association and assisted living provider association in the State in the planning process to create the topics and content of the joint training sessions as well as the coordination and presentations for the joint training sessions. Provides that, at least annually, a joint training session shall include, but not be limited to, regional citation patterns relating to complaints, standards, and outcomes in the nursing home and assisted living survey process. Requires the Department to develop standardized training for establishments to prevent common citations in the assisted living survey process. Passed
HB2366 EPA-ELECTRONIC REPORTING Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Agency shall (rather than may) adopt rules requiring the electronic submission of any information required to be submitted to the Agency pursuant to any State or federal law or regulation or any court or Board order. Requires the rules adopted under this provision to take effect no later than January 1, 2030. Passed
SB1339 GIANT CITY STATE PARK Amends the State Parks Designation Act. Provides that the visitor center located in Giant City State Park shall be known as the Bob Kristoff Visitor Center. Specifies that the arena located at Giant City Stables in Giant City State Park shall be known as the Richard A. Kelly Arena. Effective immediately. Passed
HB1120 VEH CD-BLOOD TYPE & RH FACTOR Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes a provision that requires the Secretary of State to designate on each driver's license issued a space where the licensee may indicate his blood type and RH factor. Passed
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
SB1256 VEH CD-DISABILITY PLATE/DECAL Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any registration plate or parking decal or device issued to a person with a permanent disability, or the parent or guardian thereof, shall require certification of that permanent disability every 5 years by submitting to the Secretary of State a statement, certified by a licensed medical professional, declaring that such person is a person with a disability. Passed
SB1195 TRAUMA-INFORMED RESPONSE Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires the curriculum for probationary law enforcement officers to include a block of instruction addressing trauma-informed programs, procedures, and practices meant to minimize traumatization of the victim. Requires minimum in-service training requirements that a law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every 3 years to include trauma-informed programs, procedures, and practices meant to minimize traumatization of the victim. Requires the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to conduct or approve training programs in trauma-informed responses and investigation of sexual assault and sexual abuse to include identifying conflicts of interest and options to address those conflicts when a responding or investigating officer is familiar with the victim or accused. Passed
HR0074 HONORS-HOLOCAUST VICTIMS Honors the memory of the Jewish people who were victims of the Holocaust and recognizes the bravery of survivors who have shared their stories with the world. Honors the memory of the millions of additional people, including prisoners of war, ethnic Poles, Romani people, Serbian civilians, people with disabilities, political opponents and dissenters, people labeled as asocial, Jehovah's Witnesses, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, and Black Germans, who were persecuted and murdered by the Nazi state and their collaborators. Expresses gratitude for the soldiers, resistance fighters, and all those who helped defeat the Nazi regime and end the Holocaust. Expresses gratitude for the American soldiers who fought around the world during World War II, including the over 980,000 men and women from Illinois who served in the U.S. Armed Forces and the approximately 22,000 who gave their lives in pursuit of liberty. Expresses gratitude for the American forces that liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp on April 11, 1945, and who would go on that month to liberate concentration camps at Dachau, Dora-Mittelbau, and Flossenburg before liberating Mauthausen in early May 1945. Urges all Illinoisans to commit to learning about the Holocaust in order to ensure that such atrocities are never perpetrated again. Urges all Illinoisans to enhance their efforts to combat antisemitism, bigotry, intolerance, and racism. 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
HB1788 DNR-OSLAD ACCESSIBILITY Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to prioritize projects that incorporate universal design elements. Requires the Department to adopt rules to establish the priorities and scoring matrix within its grant application review process. Defines "universal design elements". Effective immediately. Crossed Over
HJR0015 US CONST-ART V-APPLICATION Makes application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress. In Committee
HB2207 LIQUOR-TECH Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. In Committee
HR0302 CONGRATS-IL DELEGATES SO USA Congratulates the Illinois members of Team USA who represented our State with honor at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR0292 CONDEMNS-GOV. JB PRITZKER Condemns in the strongest possible terms Governor JB Pritzker's recent inflammatory and divisive rhetoric that appears to advocate for unlawful action against the duly elected President and members of the federal government. Urges the Governor to retract and clarify his remarks and to reaffirm his commitment to civil discourse, the peaceful transfer of power, and adherence to the Constitution of the United States. In Committee
HB4027 INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS-TEAM Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that a public school or public postsecondary educational institution that offers, operates, or sponsors interscholastic or intercollegiate athletics shall provide equal athletic opportunities for members of both sexes. Provides that a school may operate or sponsor single-sex teams if the selection for such teams is based upon competitive skill or the activity involved is a contact sport. Provides that a school that participates in competitions or athletic events with or against other schools shall designate each team, competition, or athletic event as (i) for males, men, or boys; (ii) for females, women, or girls; or (iii) coeducational or mixed. Provides that a school or athletic association that is participating in a competition or an athletic event with or against another school that operates, sponsors, or permits athletic events or competitions may not allow any male to compete for, against, or with a team designated for females, women, or girls. Provides that a school or athletic association that operates, sponsors, or permits athletic events or competitions may not allow certain actions. Provides that a governmental entity, licensing or accrediting organization, athletic association, or school may not consider a complaint, open an investigation, or take adverse action against a school for complying with the amendatory provisions. Provides for private causes of action. Makes other changes. In Committee
HB1911 GOV ACCOUNT AUDIT-TOWNSHIPS Amends the Governmental Account Audit Act. Modifies the audit procedures for governmental units under the Act for the governmental units fiscal years 2027 and after, including: (1) modifying the definitions of "audit report" and "report", and adds a definition for "annual financial report"; (2) requiring the governing body of each governmental unit to conduct an audit every 2 years (rather than annually) of the accounts of the unit to be made by an auditor or auditors, and modifying the requirements of the audits; (3) allowing an exception for a governmental unit receiving revenue of less than $1,400,000 for any fiscal year, with the amount to increase or decrease by a percentage equal to the Consumer Price Index-U as reported on January 1 of each year, to provide a 4-year audit report and annual financial report or annual financial report under specified requirements (rather than a governmental unit receiving revenue of less than $850,000 for any fiscal year providing a 4-year audit report and annual financial report or annual financial report under specified requirements); and (4) modifying the requirements for signing, copying, and filing completed reports. Amends the Township Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. Crossed Over
HB1317 REPEAL ILLINOIS TRUST ACT Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB3405 MUNI CD-REMOVE WASTE CONTAINER Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the corporate authorities of each municipality may remove containers placed by motorists (rather than truckers in the introduced bill) in a street or a ditch for the purpose of containing human waste from streets, ditches, and other municipal property. Crossed Over
HB2374 SEXUAL ASSAULT TREATMENT Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Defines "acute sexual assault" as a sexual assault that has recently occurred within a specified time. Replaces various references to "sexual assault" with "acute sexual assault". Deletes the definition of "prepubescent sexual assault survivor". Changes provisions regarding hospitals located in counties with a population of less than 1,000,000 and within a 20-mile radius of a 4-year public university with respect to a sexual assault treatment plan approved by the Department of Public Health. Makes changes in various provisions concerning plans of correction and penalties for hospitals that commit specified violations of the Act. In provisions regarding requirements for medical forensic services, provides that the provisions of the Act are not intended to prohibit a qualified medical provider from offering an Illinois Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit to a sexual assault survivor who presents at a treatment hospital or approved pediatric health care facility with a nonacute complaint of sexual assault if there is a compelling reason for evidence collection, or upon the request of the survivor. In provisions regarding the prohibition on billing sexual assault survivors directly for certain services, changes references to the Office of the Attorney General to references to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. In Committee
HB2942 GRADUATED LICENSE SUSPENSION Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if a graduated driver's license holder is convicted of violating provisions stating that a graduated driver's license holder who is under the age of 18 when he or she receives the license may not operate a motor vehicle with more than one passenger in the vehicle who is under the age of 20, unless any additional passenger or passengers are siblings, step-siblings, children, or stepchildren of the driver, then the graduated license shall be suspended for 6 months. In Committee
HB0011 SCH CD-STU DISCIPLINE-TOBACCO Amends the School Code. Provides that a provision that allows out-of-school suspensions of longer than 3 days, expulsions, and disciplinary removals to alternative schools to be used only if other appropriate and available behavioral and disciplinary interventions have been exhausted does not apply to a student who is determined to have possessed on school grounds a product that is prohibited from being sold or otherwise distributed to the student under the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB1753 FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED CITIES Amends the Financially Distressed City Law of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a financially distressed city or the city's Financial Advisory Authority is awarded a State grant, any moneys the financially distressed city or Authority would be required to match under the grant are waived unless the moneys under the grant come from federal moneys that require the match. Provides that a municipality's status as a financially distressed city may not negatively impact a decision of whether or not to award a State grant to the municipality or negatively impact the amount of moneys received by the municipality from a State grant. Provides that, in addition to a request by the corporate authorities of a municipality to be certified and designated as a financially distressed city, the State Comptroller may conduct a preliminary review of the municipality's finances and establish a review team to make recommendations to the Governor for a municipality to be certified and designated as a financially distressed city. In the provisions concerning review by the State Comptroller, review team, and Governor, expands the categories allowing a municipality to become a financially distressed city. Includes provisions allowing the municipality's Financial Advisory Authority to commence an action in circuit court to enforce the Law if the corporate authorities or employees of the municipality materially violate the provisions of the Law. Makes conforming and other changes. In Committee
HB1724 HIGHWAY SIGNAGE NAMING Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Requires the Department of Transportation to name a highway under its jurisdiction if one chamber of the General Assembly passes a resolution directing the Department to do so. Crossed Over
HB2413 LOBBYING PROHIBITION Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no legislator or executive branch constitutional officer shall engage in compensated lobbying of the governing body of a municipality, county, or township, or an official thereof (now, that prohibition applies only if the legislator is lobbying on behalf of a lobbyist or lobbying entity that is registered to lobby the General Assembly or the executive branch of the State of Illinois). In Committee
HB1385 ETHICS-LOBBYING RESTRICTION Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that an officer of the executive branch, a member of the General Assembly, a person whose appointment to office is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, or a person who is the head of a department, commission, board, division, bureau, authority, or other administrative unit within the government of the State who takes office after the effective date of the amendatory Act may not engage in activities at the State level that require registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act until 3 years after leaving office. Currently, officers of the executive branch and members of the General Assembly may not engage in activities at the State level that require registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act during the term of which he or she was elected or appointed until 6 months after leaving office. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB3121 ETHICS-REP CASE AND RECUSAL Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Modifies the definition of "representation case" to include matters before units of local government. Provides that no legislator or employee of a governmental entity may accept or participate in any way in any representation case if the State or unit of local government is an adverse party or if the result is an adverse effect on State or local revenue, State or local finances, or the health, safety, welfare, or relative tax burden of any State resident. Prohibits (rather than allows) participation in a representation case by a person with whom a legislator maintains a close economic association. Provides that no legislator or employee of a governmental entity may derive any income, compensation, or other tangible benefit from providing opinion evidence as an expert against the interests of the State or a unit of local government in any judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding before any administrative agency or court. Provides that a legislator shall officially recuse himself or herself from any legislative matter in which the legislator or his or her spouse or immediate family member has a financial interest and shall include in the recusal a written explanation for the recusal. Makes conforming and other changes. In Committee
HB1554 ELEC CD-USE OF FUNDS Amends the Election Code. Prohibits a political committee from making certain expenditures to provide a defense in any criminal case or a defense in a civil case against any claims that a person has committed misconduct in his or her capacity as a public official, any claims of sexual harassment, or any claims of discrimination. Requires that a person found to have used campaign contributions in violation of the Code shall return contributions to the contributor or pay to the State if the contributor cannot be identified or reimbursed. Requires the political committee to include information on the contributions returned to the contributor or paid to the State in the committee's quarterly report to the State Board of Elections. In Committee
HB1382 ETHICS COMM-INVESTIGATIONS Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that the Legislative Ethics Commission shall adopt no rule requiring the Legislative Inspector General to seek the Commission's advance approval before issuing a subpoena. Provides that any existing rule, as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, requiring the Legislative Inspectors General to seek the Commission's advanced approval before issuing a subpoena is void. Provides that within 60 days after receipt of a summary report and response from the ultimate jurisdictional authority or agency head, the Executive and Legislative Ethics Commissions shall make available to the public the report and response or a redacted version of the report and response (currently, report required to be made public only if it resulted in a suspension of at least 3 days or termination of employment). Removes language providing that the Legislative Inspector General needs the advanced approval of the Commission to issue subpoenas. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB2829 LIQUOR-ILLINOIS WINE PROMOTION Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, $0.25 of every $1 of the remainder of the tax imposed by the Act on wine that was manufactured in this State shall be deposited into the Illinois Wine Promotion Fund. Creates the Illinois Wine Promotion Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to be used by the Department of Agriculture only for the purpose of distributing grants to wine manufacturers and grape growers located in a wine trail from appropriations made from the Illinois Wine Promotion Fund for that purpose and administering and maintaining the Illinois Winery Advisory Council. Establishes the Illinois Winery Advisory Council to oversee and provide advice to the Department of Agriculture regarding the distribution of grants from the Illinois Wine Promotion Fund. Sets forth provisions concerning the membership of the Advisory Council, quarterly meetings, reimbursement of expenses, and vacancies. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. In Committee
HB2813 72-HOUR BUDGET REVIEW ACT Creates the 72-Hour Budget Review Act. Prohibits a hearing or vote on any appropriation bill or revenue bill for at least 72 hours after the bill is made publicly available. Provides that a vote on an amendment to an appropriation bill or a revenue bill is not in order unless that amendment is made publicly available within a specified period prior to the vote. Provides that these temporal limitations may be waived by an affirmative two-thirds vote of the full committee or house considering the legislation. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB1117 INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS-GENDER Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that any athletic team or sport that is under the jurisdiction of an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and student must be expressly designated as (i) a male athletic team or sport, (ii) a female athletic team or sport, or (iii) a coeducational athletic team or sport. Provides that an athletic team or sport designated as being female is available only to participants who are female, based on their biological sex. Requires a school district or nonpublic school to obtain a written statement signed by a student's parent or guardian or the student verifying the student's age, biological sex, and that the student has not taken performance enhancing drugs; provides for a penalty for false or misleading statements. Prohibits a governmental entity or an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and students from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against a school district or nonpublic school for maintaining athletic teams or sports in accordance with these provisions. In Committee
HB1384 GOV ETHICS-LOCAL GOVT LOBBYING Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Specifies that, as used in the Act, "official" includes specified officials of a unit of local government. Modifies "lobby" and "lobbying", as used in the Act, to add illustrative examples and to provide that a person has not communicated for the ultimate purpose of influencing a State or local governmental action solely by submitting an application for a government permit or license or by responding to a government request for proposals or qualifications. Changes the definition "lobbyist", as used in the Act, to mean a natural person who, on behalf of any person other than himself or herself, or as any part of his or her duties as an employee of another, undertakes to influence or lobby for any executive, legislative, or administrative action for State government or a unit of local government, and includes illustrative examples of lobbyists. In Committee
HB3115 ETHICS-LOBBYING RESTRICTION Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that any member of the General Assembly, person whose appointment to office is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, or head of a department, commission, board, division, bureau, authority, or other administrative unit within the government of this State who takes office on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act shall not, within a 3-year period immediately following termination of that person's most recent term of office, register as a lobbyist and engage in lobbying with members of the General Assembly. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB1456 HLTH SRVCS REPEAL-NONCITIZENS Amends the Medical Assistance Article and the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Removes a provision requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to cover kidney transplantation services for noncitizens under the medical assistance program. Removes provisions permitting the Department to provide medical services to noncitizens 42 years of age and older. Removes a provision requiring the Department to cover immunosuppressive drugs and related services associated with post kidney transplant management for noncitizens. Removes provisions concerning the adoption of emergency rules and other matters regarding medical coverage or services for noncitizens. In Committee
HB1202 INC TX-RECYCLING CREDIT Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for individual taxpayers in an amount equal to 100% of the eligible recycling costs incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year, not to exceed $1,000 per taxpayer. Provides that "eligible recycling costs" means costs associated with the collection, separation, conversion, or treatment of recyclable solid waste materials, including, but not limited to, paper, glass, and plastic. In Committee
HB3013 INC TX-FOSTER CARE Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to the foster care expenses, not to exceed $1,000 in any taxable year, paid or incurred by the taxpayer with respect to a qualified dependent child. Provides that the credit may be prorated. Provides that the credit is refundable if the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year does not exceed $50,000. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB0013 INC TX-ADOPTION Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to the foster care expenses, not to exceed $1,000 in any taxable year, paid or incurred by the taxpayer with respect to a qualified dependent child. Provides that the credit may be prorated. 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
HB3010 CD CORR-DJJ-QUALIFICATIONS Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall adopt necessary administrative rules governing the employment and qualifications of personnel serving county-operated juvenile detention centers to permit the employment of personnel that possess less than a bachelor's degree, including the hiring of applicants that possess a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate and are otherwise determined to be qualified for the position. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall adopt necessary administrative rules governing personnel and training to facilitate appropriate training and qualification of county correctional officers to serve within county-operated juvenile detention centers as determined as needed by the county sheriff. In Committee
HB1203 INC TX-RATES Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the rate of tax on individuals, trusts, and estates is 4.85% (currently, 4.95%). Makes a conforming change concerning the pass-through entity tax. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB1551 KNIGHT-SILAS ACT Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Knight-Silas Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm, he or she: (1) knowingly causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual whom the person knows to be a Department of Children and Family Services employee; and (2) is, at the time of the commission of the offense, 21 years of age or older and causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual whom the person knows to be a Department of Children and Family Services employee: (i) performing his or her official duties; (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her official duties; or (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Provides that "Department of Children and Family Services employee" includes any (i) Department caseworker or (ii) investigator employed by an agency or organization providing social work, case work, or investigative services under a contract with or a grant from the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the battery causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to the employee, the penalty is a Class 1 felony. In Committee
HB1550 KNIGHT-SILAS ACT Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Knight-Silas Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that aggravated battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm, includes a battery committed by a person who, at the time of the commission of the offense, is 21 years of age or older and the battery was committed upon an individual whom the person committing the offense knows to be a person working under the Adult Protective Services Program or an Ombudsman under the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program of the Department on Aging, or a Department of Children and Family Services employee: (1) performing his or her official duties; (2) battered to prevent performance of his or her official duties; or (3) battered in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony, except if the battery causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual, a violation is a Class 1 felony. Defines "Department of Children and Family Services employee" and "ombudsman". In Committee
HB4003 CRIM CD-AERIAL DRONE-PRISON Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning the Interference With Penal Institution Article of the Code. Provides that in addition to any other penalty provided by law, an additional one year of imprisonment shall be added to the sentence of a person who commits bringing contraband into a penal institution or unauthorized bringing or delivery of contraband into a penal institution by an employee by using an unmanned aerial vehicle. Provides that a person who knowingly and intentionally operates an unmanned aerial vehicle below the navigable airspace overlying a State penal institution is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that this provision does not apply to an employee who operates the unmanned aerial vehicle within the scope of his or her employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the penal institution to operate the unmanned aerial vehicle. Provides that a person who knowingly and intentionally captures images or data of a State penal institution through the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Provides that this provision does not apply to an employee who captures images or data of a State penal institution through the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle within the scope of his or her employment, or a person who receives prior permission from the penal institution to capture images or data of a State penal institution through the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Defines "State penal institution" and "unmanned aerial vehicle". In Committee
HB1583 SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall approve a course for school safety officers (a retired law enforcement officer who has been hired by a school district to perform security services). Sets forth training and certification requirements. Provides that an applicant for employment as a school safety officer must authorize an investigation to determine if the applicant has been convicted of any criminal offense that disqualifies the person as a school safety officer. Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Exempts school safety officers from the Act if a school board does not require officer-worn body cameras. Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, a school may employ a school safety officer. Requires a school safety officer applicant to provide the school district a certificate of completion or approved waiver issued by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. Provides that a school safety officer shall wear a uniform that clearly identifies the officer as a school safety officer. Provides that a school safety officer may detain a person when the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that an offense, other than an ordinance violation, is being committed. Provides that a school safety officer may carry a firearm as long as the officer is certified under specified provisions of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act. Adds references to school safety officers throughout the Code. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that that the provisions concerning the unlawful use of weapons as those provisions pertain to firearms do not apply to or affect the carrying or possession of firearms by a qualified current or retired law enforcement officer qualified under the laws of the State or under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act in specified properties, including schools. Effective immediately. In Committee
HB1470 WILD CD-RIFLE AMMO LIMIT Amends the Wildlife Code. Repeals the definition of "single shot". Provides that the term "wildlife rifle" means a rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined. Replaces references to single shot rifles with references to wildlife rifles. Provides that it is unlawful to possess or to be in close proximity to a rifle that is not a centerfire wildlife rifle while deer hunting. Deletes language providing that it is unlawful while deer hunting to possess or be in close proximity to a rifle that is not centerfire or to be in possession of or in close proximity to a magazine that is capable of making a rifle not a single shot. In Committee
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB1062 IL-CENTURY-NETWORK-PRIORITIES Concurrence in House 05/30/2025 Yea
HB1362 SERVICE MEMBER EMPLOYMENT-COMP Concurrence in House 05/30/2025 Yea
HB0111 $DEPT REVENUE-TECH Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Nay
SB0026 PARENTAGE ACT-SCOPE Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Nay
SB0100 GAMING BOARD ID CARDS Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Yea
HB1582 TOBACCO ESCROW-VIOLATIONS Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Nay
SB0406 EDUCATION-TECH Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Yea
SB0637 LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Yea
SB1418 INS CD-PERIPHERAL ARTERY TEST Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Yea
SB1950 SANITARY FOOD PREPARATION Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Nay
SB2201 CD CORR-DOC-REPORT Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Yea
SB2153 PHYSICAL THERAPY TELEHEALTH Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Yea
SB2215 DPH-FERTILITY OPT-WMN OVER 25 Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Yea
SB2426 TREE TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE Third Reading in House 05/29/2025 Nay
HJR0040 COST OF LIVING TASK FORCE Motion in House 05/29/2025 Nay
HR0391 OPPOSE-TRUMP HEALTHCARE CUTS Motion in House 05/29/2025 Nay
HB0850 SAFETY-TECH Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Nay
SB0008 SAFE GUN STORAGE Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Nay
SB0246 NON-PROFIT INVESTMENT POOL Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Nay
SB0784 SAFETY-TECH Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Yea
SB0314 BUSINESS-TECH Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Nay
HJR0006 CPL. T. MILLER MEMORIAL HGHWAY Motion in House 05/28/2025 Yea
SB1519 SCH CD-REFER LAW ENFORCEMENT Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Nay
HJR0010 PFC W. HILL MEMORIAL HGWY Motion in House 05/28/2025 Yea
HJR0009 SFC T KATSOOLIAS MEMORIAL HGWY Motion in House 05/28/2025 Yea
HJR0011 SFC O. THOMPSON MEMORIAL HGWY Motion in House 05/28/2025 Yea
SB1752 PEN CD-CHI MUNI-RECORDS Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Yea
SB1922 VEHICLE CD-EMERGENCY VEHICLE Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Yea
SB1994 CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Yea
HB3247 SCH CD-PROHIBT DENIAL FREE ED Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Nay
SB2303 FIRE SPRINKLER SERVICE PENALTY Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Yea
HJR0014 TROOPER CARNS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY Motion in House 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2253 GOVT DISCLOSURE-EMINENT DOMAIN Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Nay
SB2431 EXPLOSIVES & CONSUMER FIREWORK Third Reading in House 05/28/2025 Nay
HJR0017 CHRIS JAMES MEMORIAL HGHWY Motion in House 05/28/2025 Yea
HJR0033 ANTHONY GILMAN HGWY Motion in House 05/28/2025 Yea
HJR0003 CHIEF WESTON MEMORIAL HWY Motion in House 05/27/2025 Yea
SJR0013 LIBRARY ACCESS TASK FORCE Motion in House 05/27/2025 Nay
HJR0008 TROOPER C. THOMPSEN HGWY Motion in House 05/27/2025 Yea
HJR0012 ED HEALTH INSURANCE TASK FORCE Motion in House 05/27/2025 Nay
SB2039 IBHE-DATA DASHBOARD REPORT Third Reading in House 05/27/2025 Nay
SB2266 EPA-WATER SUPPLIES Third Reading in House 05/27/2025 Nay
SB2408 IEMA-UPDATE Third Reading in House 05/27/2025 Nay
HR0133 WHOLE CHILD MONTH Motion in House 05/27/2025 Nay
HJR0029 ISBE-GIFTED LEARNERS Motion in House 05/27/2025 Yea
HJR0030 JACK STEINMAN MEMORIAL HWY Motion in House 05/27/2025 Yea
SB0027 MARRIAGE ACT-CHILD SUPPORT Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB0189 SWIMMING POOL-EQUIPMENT Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB0593 HEALTH-TECH Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1329 SCH CD-ED LICENSE-DISCLOSURE Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1523 CTY CD-DEED VERIFICATION Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1602 SEXUAL ASSAULT TREATMENT Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1605 SCH CD-REQ HIGH SCHOOL COURSE Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1594 EMERGENCY MEDICAL PLAN Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Nay
SB1548 AMBER ALERTS-DISABLED PERSONS Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1555 SCH CD-SPEC ED ADVIS COUNCIL Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1740 SCH CD-MANDATES-REORGANIZE Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Nay
SB1675 MILITARY JUSTICE-OFFENSES Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1920 SCH CD-ASL IMPLEMENTATION Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Nay
SB1941 VEH CD-FLASHING LIGHTS Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1928 HIGHER ED-MISCONDUCT SURVEY Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1799 SCH CD-NONINSTRUCTIONAL SERVIC Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Nay
SB1884 PERSONNEL-NO BACH DEGREE REQ Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1899 FOID-DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1814 DPH-AMNIOTIC FLUID EMBOLISM Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB1859 CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT ACT Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Nay
SB2044 WEB-BASED SIGNATURES ACT Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB2001 ONLINE MARKET-ILLEGAL GOODS Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB2280 OFFICE FIREARM VIOLENCE PREV Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Nay
SB2175 PERS CD-VA APPOINTMENTS Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB2220 SELF-STORAGE LIEN SALE NOTICE Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB2466 OPEN LANDS-GRANTS TO GOVTS Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB2487 HUMAN RIGHTS-IDHR CONFERENCE Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Nay
SB2455 DNR-VARIOUS Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB2503 ROOFING LICENSING SUNSET Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
SB2459 SILURIFORMES FISH REGULATION Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Nay
SB2469 OPIOIDS-VETERINARIAN PRESCRIPT Third Reading in House 05/23/2025 Yea
HB0250 CIVIL LAW-TECH Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Nay
SB0067 NURSE AGENCY-CIVIL PENALTIES Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Nay
SB0083 SMALL ESTATE AFFIDAVIT Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB0798 STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1231 SCH ED-SPECIAL ED FACILITIES Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB0409 EDUCATION-TECH Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Nay
SB0405 EDUCATION-TECH Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Nay
SB0324 CHILDREN-TECH Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1238 NONOPIOID ALTERNATIVES Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB0851 TRANSPORTATION-TECH Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1181 PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Nay
SB1274 VOUCHER-TAXI & CAR-SHARE Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1343 CMS-PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1339 GIANT CITY STATE PARK Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1295 9-1-1 TELECOMMUNICATOR CPR Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1368 MULTI-COUNTY VET ASSISTANCE Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1376 UNIV HISTORICAL COST OF ATTEND Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1383 CONDO OMBUD SUNSET REPEALED Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1411 HEALTH CARE SURROGATE-POLST Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1443 MORTGAGE DEBT-RELEASE Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1475 HIGHER ED-BD MEMBER COMPENSATE Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1583 SCH CD-SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
SB1537 STUDENT LOAN SERVICING RIGHTS Third Reading in House 05/22/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Illinois House Appropriations: Higher Education Committee Republican Spokesperson 3
Detail Illinois House Energy and Environment Committee Republican Spokesperson 3
Detail Illinois House Immigration and Human Rights Committee 11
Detail Illinois House Mental Health and Addiction Committee 20
Detail Illinois House Restorative Justice and Public Safety Committee 11
Detail Illinois House Transportation: Regulation, Roads and Bridges Committee 17
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
IL Illinois House District 116 House Republican In Office 01/11/2023
IL Illinois House District 117 House Republican Out of Office 01/11/2017 02/13/2024