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Legislator > Patrick Joyce
State Senator
Patrick Joyce
(D) - Illinois
Illinois Senate District 40
In Office - Started: 11/09/2019
contact info
Springfield Office
Stratton Office Building
Section C, Office L
Springfield, IL 62706
Section C, Office L
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: 217-782-7419
Kankakee Office
179 S. Wall St.
Kankakee, IL 60901
Kankakee, IL 60901
Phone: 708-756-0882
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB1473 | HORSE RACING ACT ORG LICENSE | Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes provision stating that no organization licensee conducting its race meeting in a county bordering the Mississippi River and having a population greater than 230,000 may be a host track for its race meeting. Makes changes in provisions regarding organizations that may not conduct a horse race meeting, the standardbred racetrack in Cook County, the application for an organization license, and wagering. Adds provisions concerning the standardbred racetrack in Macon County. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1773 | CONTROLLED SUB-FENTANYL | Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes structural and other changes to the list of controlled substances. Adds xylazine as a Class III controlled substance. Defines "isomer". Effective January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| SB2455 | DNR-VARIOUS | Amends the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Act. Provides that requests for grant assistance shall include, but not be limited to, those activities that will implement or enhance: (1) current Illinois Forest Action Plan objectives; (2) local forestry program management objectives as determined by an urban and community forestry management plan; (3) tree canopy capacity in underserved and disadvantaged areas of communities or counties; or (4) urban and community forest canopy in Illinois communities and counties. Makes changes in provisions concerning duties of the Department of Natural Resources, grants amounts, and applications for assistance. Defines additional terms. Amends the State Forest Act. Makes changes to the list of designated State forests. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| SB0783 | SAFETY-TECH | Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Makes changes to provisions regarding the costs of product registration fees, business registration fees, multi-year commercial applicator license fees, private pesticide applicator license fees, multi-year commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator license fees, multi-year commercial operator license fees, multi-year commercial not-for-hire-pesticide operator license fees, pesticide dealer registration fees for multi-year registration periods, and certain duplicate license fees. Makes changes to provisions regarding the length of validity of certification as a private pesticide applicator. Provides that, subject to appropriation, sufficient available education courses, and successful procurement and implementation of any requisite tracking software, certified applicators, licensed operators, or registered pesticide dealers may elect to take education courses or an examination to meet the requirements for the renewal of certifications, licenses, permits, or registrations under the Act. Allows the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules. Defines terms. | Crossed Over |
| HB1364 | JOLIET ARSENAL AUTHORITY | Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act. Provides that the Board of Directors of the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority shall consist of 15 members (rather than 10 members). Provides that one member (rather than 6 members) of the Board shall be appointed by the Will County Executive. Provides that the mayors of the municipalities of Channahon, Crest Hill, Elwood, Joliet, Lockport, Manhattan, Rockdale, Romeoville, Symerton, and Wilmington shall each appoint one member of the Board of Directors. Provides for the appointment of the Board members. Provides that the Chairperson of the Board shall be appointed by the Will County Executive from among the members of the Board (rather than elected by the Board annually from among the members who are appointed by the Will County Executive). Provides that Board shall meet upon the call of its Chairperson or upon written notice of 8 members of the Board (rather than 6 members of the Board). Provides that all official acts of the Authority shall require the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the Board members at a meeting of the Board (rather than at least 6 members of the Board at a meeting of the Board) at which the members casting those affirmative votes are present. | Crossed Over |
| HB2196 | REGULATION-TECH | Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning the requirements for an exemption for poultry raisers with respect to poultry raised on the poultry raisers' own farms, provides that a notice on a physical display shall be prominently displayed on a placard in at least 18-point font (rather than shall be displayed on a placard). Adds the following requirements to provisions exempting poultry raisers with respect to poultry raised on the poultry raisers' own farms: (i) at the point of sale at farmers' markets, information in the form of a placard, flyer, or product label shall be provided to consumers regarding safe handling instructions for poultry or poultry products produced under the provisions concerning exemptions with the rationale statement provided in federal rules; (ii) poultry and poultry products produced under the provisions concerning exemptions shall be maintained at temperatures as provided in the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act during storage, transportation, shipping, and delivery; and (iii) poultry or poultry products produced under the provisions concerning exemptions that are sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed at farmers' markets shall be sealed in a watertight or leakproof bag or other watertight or leakproof packaging. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| SB0024 | MISSING PERSONS IDENTIFICATION | Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that law enforcement agencies shall adopt a policy regarding missing person investigations and missing person reporting and follow-up actions. Provides that a law enforcement agency may not establish or maintain a policy that requires the observance of a waiting period before accepting a missing person report. Provides that a second or subsequent agency is not prohibited from entering a duplicate missing person report in LEADS; however, only one LEADS missing person report is required. Provides that any existing LEADS missing person report may be modified by the originating agency to include additional or updated information. Provides that a law enforcement agency shall notify a person in a position to assist the law enforcement agency in its efforts to locate a missing person of, among other things, information regarding the collection of documents and biological samples that could assist in the identification of a missing person, including dental charts and radiographs, medical records, fingerprints, and biological samples from the person's personal items or from the missing person's immediate biological members. Provides that, if the missing person remains missing for 60 days after the date of the report, then the law enforcement agency shall immediately generate (rather than may generate) a report of the missing person within the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). Provides that all photographs of the missing person that the law enforcement agency collected shall be added to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) record. Provides that, if a missing person remains missing for 30 days after the date of the police report, then the missing person's fingerprint record shall be added to the missing person entry in the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS). Provides that, if a missing person remains missing for 60 days after the date of the police report, then the missing person's fingerprint record shall be entered in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System(NamUs). Provides that, if a missing person remains missing for 60 days after the date of the police report, then the missing person's dental records shall be added to the missing person entry in the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS). Provides that biological samples shall be submitted to a Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) accredited laboratory (rather than a National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) partner laboratory). Removes language concerning uploading DNA profiles to the National DNA Index System (NDIS). Provides that a responding local law enforcement agency shall attempt to collect and submit any DNA samples (rather than may submit any DNA samples) voluntarily obtained from family members to an accredited Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) laboratory for DNA analysis within 90 days from the date of the police report (rather than to a National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) partner laboratory within 60 days from the date of the police report). Provides that, if an anthropological analysis report determines remains to be historic or prehistoric, then no NCIC entry is required. Provides that, in the case of markedly decomposed or skeletal remains, a forensic anthropological analysis of the remains, authorized by the coroner or medical examiner, shall also be performed within 60 days from the recovery and preparation of the remains for the analysis. Makes other changes. | Crossed Over |
| SB0314 | BUSINESS-TECH | Amends the Physical Fitness Services Act. Provides that a physical fitness center shall not offer or advertise a lifetime membership that violates other provisions of the Act. Provides that a physical fitness center shall clearly and conspicuously disclose any change in the customer's total payment obligations or reduction in benefits no later than 60 days before the automatic renewal of a contract. Provides that a physical fitness center shall provide a copy of a contract for services to the customer upon the request of the customer. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| HJR0014 | TROOPER CARNS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY | Designates I-55 Mile Marker 243 to 244, Southbound and Northbound, as the "ISP Trooper Clay M. Carns Memorial Highway". | Crossed Over |
| SB0710 | REGULATION-TECH | Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall adopt rules that allow landowners to have other individuals destroy deer responsible for damage under permits issued to that landowner. Provides that landowner deer and turkey permits shall be issued without charge to an Illinois resident that owns at least 40 acres of Illinois land and that wishes to hunt only on the land that Illinois resident owns. Provides that tenant deer and turkey permits shall be issued without charge to Illinois resident tenants of at least 40 acres of commercial agricultural land that wish to hunt only on the land of which they are resident tenants. Sets forth provisions concerning documentation requirements; guest permits; and administrative rules. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026, except that specified provisions are effective January 1, 2027. | 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 |
| SB0849 | TRANSPORTATION-TECH | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a restricted commercial driver's license for farm-related service industries shall be available for a seasonal period or periods not to exceed a total of 210 (rather than 180) days in any 12-month period. | Crossed Over |
| SJR0013 | LIBRARY ACCESS TASK FORCE | Creates the University Library & Professional Librarian Access & Transparency Task Force to examine the current state of libraries and professional librarianship on Illinois public university campuses and present a recommendation to the General Assembly to ensure that public academic libraries and the educational services provided by professional librarian faculty remains a viable and healthy benefit to Illinois students. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| HB1598 | OPERATING ROOM SAFETY ACT | Creates the Operating Room Patient Safety Act. Provides that each surgical technologist hired or contracted by a health care facility on or after January 1, 2027 shall meet specified educational, certification, or experiential requirements. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an individual from performing surgical technology services if the individual is acting within the scope of the individual's license or registration or is a student or intern under the direct supervision of a licensed health care provider. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| SB0708 | REGULATION-TECH | Amends the Corporate Fiduciary Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the short title of the Act. | In Committee |
| SB2385 | PATIENT ACCESS 340B PHARMACY | Creates the Patient Access to Pharmacy Protection Act. Defines terms. Provides that no person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer, may deny, restrict, prohibit, condition, or otherwise interfere with, either directly or indirectly, the acquisition of a 340B drug by, or delivery of a 340B drug to, a 340B covered entity or a 340B contract pharmacy authorized to receive 340B drugs on behalf of the 340B covered entity unless such receipt is prohibited by federal law. Provides that no person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer, may impose any restriction on the ability of a 340B covered entity to contract with or designate a 340B contract pharmacy including restrictions relating to the number, location, ownership, or type of 340B contract pharmacy. Provides that no person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer, may require or compel a 340B covered entity or 340B contract pharmacy to submit or otherwise provide ingredient cost or pricing data pertinent to 340B drugs unless required by State or federal law; institute requirements in any way relating to how a 340B covered entity manages its inventory of 340B drugs that are not required by a State or federal agency, including requirements relating to the frequency or scope of audits of inventory management systems of a 340B covered entity or a 340B contract pharmacy; or submit data or information that is not required by State or federal law as a condition for a 340B covered entity, its 340B contract pharmacy, or a location otherwise authorized by a 340B covered entity to receive 340B drugs. Sets forth provisions concerning enforcement of this Act; preemption of this Act; and severability of this Act. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB2144 | 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 |
| SB0753 | REVENUE-TECH | Amends the Electricity Excise Tax Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. | In Committee |
| SB1606 | 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 |
| SB2237 | CTY CD-OFFICER COMPENSATION | Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in addition to but separate and apart from the compensation otherwise provided in the Code, the county clerk of each county, the recorder of each county, and the chief clerk of each county board of election commissioners shall receive an annual award of $13,000 for calendar year 2025, $14,000 for calendar year 2026, and $15,000 for calendar year 2027 and for each calendar year thereafter (rather than a $6,500 award per year). Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1719 | LOC GOV-ELECTRONIC RECORDS | Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that a unit of local government required to store public records under the Act may satisfy the requirements of the Act by storing the public records in an electronic form. | In Committee |
| SB0089 | INC TX-UNIFORMED SERVICES | Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the deduction for compensation paid to a resident by reason of being on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States applies to compensation paid to all members of the uniformed services. Defines "uniformed services". | In Committee |
| SB2387 | AGRICULTURAL LAND CONSERVATION | Creates the Agricultural Land Conservation Act. Makes findings. Defines terms. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, a Farmland Conversion Fee shall be paid by the buyer or lessee in a transaction for any agricultural land that will be removed from production for the specific purpose to develop solar farms, wind farms, industrial parks, commercial areas, single and multiple family dwellings, or any other use that removes agricultural land from production, with certain requirements, of between $700 and $900 per acre, according to the amount of acres. Provides for certain exemptions. Provides for remittance to and collection by the Department of Revenue, with rulemaking required. Creates the Farmland Conversion Fee Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, with certain requirements. Provides that certain amounts must be expended from the Fund for certain purposes. Provides that all State real property being used in the commercial production of agricultural commodities shall use an established metric for the purpose of advancing adoption of conservation practices, with certain requirements. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB0241 | EPA-RENEWABLE FUELS PROGRAM | Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall provide grants to petroleum marketers, petroleum terminal operators, and any other companies that the Department of Agriculture determines are eligible for grant funding. Provides that eligible expenditures include tank modifications, tanks, piping, and fuel dispensers. Provides that an eligible grant recipient shall not receive more than $1,000,000 in grant funding. Provides that no funding under the program shall be made available to a public body. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, the Comptroller shall order transferred, and the Treasurer shall transfer, $3,000,000 each calendar quarter from the Underground Storage Tank Fund to the Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Fund, unless the Underground Storage Tank Fund has a balance at or below $75,000,000. Creates the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Task Force. Sets forth membership and duties of the Task Force. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1926 | MID-INCOME HOUSING GRANT PILOT | Creates the Illinois Middle-Income Housing Grant Pilot Act. Provides that subject to appropriation for this purpose, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (Authority) shall establish and administer a 3-year Illinois Middle-Income Housing Grant Pilot Program to facilitate housing development in targeted communities across the State of Illinois. Provides that eligible grant applicants shall include developers specifically in any community with an authorized River Edge Redevelopment Zone. Provides that any community within this designation is eligible to apply to support projects within such communities. Permits the Authority to enter into a subcontract agreement with developers with qualified residences. Provides that awards can be used for both redevelopment and new development projects; and that grant proposals may be submitted to the Authority directly to be used as a part of a development agreement with an eligible developer. Contains provisions on rules to implement the pilot program, grant award amounts, project costs limits, and other matters. Creates the Illinois Middle-Income Housing Grant Pilot Program Fund to consist of any moneys appropriated for the pilot program. Amends the State Finance Act by adding the Illinois Middle-Income Housing Grant Pilot Program Fund to the list of State funds. | In Committee |
| SB2381 | SEX OFFEND REG-VIDEO REC MINOR | Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a registrable sex offense includes the offense of unauthorized video recording and live video transmission, when the victim was a person under 18 years of age and the defendant was 18 years of age or older, the offense was sexually motivated as determined by the court consistent with the definition in the Sex Offender Management Board Act, and the offense was committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. | In Committee |
| SB0062 | BUILD ILLINOIS HOMES ACT | Creates the Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit Act. Provides that owners of qualified low-income housing developments are eligible for credits against the taxes imposed by the Illinois Income Tax Act or taxes, penalties, fees, charges, and payments imposed by the Illinois Insurance Code. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Insurance Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB0075 | UTILITIES-WATER ACQUISITION | Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that 20% of the lesser of (rather than the lesser of): (i) the purchase price or (ii) the fair market value shall constitute the rate base associated with the water or sewer utility as acquired by and incorporated into the rate base of the district designated by the acquiring large public utility, subject to any adjustments that the Illinois Commerce Commission deems necessary to ensure such rate base reflects prudent and useful investments in the provision of public utility service. Provides that the difference between the rate base and the purchase price or fair market value shall be borne by the shareholders of the acquiring large public utility. In provisions concerning the acquisition of a water or sewer utility, provides that, at the next election following the public meeting and notice requirements, a referendum shall be placed on the ballot for all electors within the area the water or sewer utility operates. Provides that, if a majority of the electors voting on the referendum within the service area of the water or sewer utility vote in favor of the referendum, then the acquisition may continue. Provides that, if less than a majority of the electors voting on the referendum within the service area of the water or sewer utility vote in favor of the referendum, the Commission shall not approve the large public utility's acquisition of the water or sewer utility. Removes a provision that provides that the Commission may authorize a water or sewer utility to file a surcharge which adjusts rates and charges to provide for recovery of costs associated with an investment in qualifying infrastructure plant, independent of any other matters related to the utility's revenue requirement. Makes other changes. | In Committee |
| SB2160 | WILDLIFE CD-DEER HUNTING | Amends the Human Services Act. Provides for grants to food banks for venison. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides for an optional Hunter Food Bank Stamp to have hunters help end hunger in Illinois. In a provision regarding a separate harvest period for deer, directs the Department of Natural Resources to adopt rules that will cause a county to be open for hunting during the special harvest period if more than 5 deer removal permit requests were made in the county in the preceding year. Provides that, at the request of a landowner or tenant, the Department shall transfer to that individual an unused firearm deer permit from the regular season for the taking of deer to be used during the separate harvest period to hunt upon the individual's land only and for the taking of antlerless deer only, and that transferred permit shall be transferable in the same manner as permits under certain provisions regarding special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses for landowners. In a provision regarding authority to kill wildlife responsible for damage, provides that the holder of a deer removal permit issued by the Department may transfer the permit to any individual meeting certain requirements. Provides that the Department shall make publicly available on its website applications for deer removal permits and instructions on how to apply for those permits. Provides that the Department shall acknowledge receipt of each application for a deer removal permit within one business day, complete any investigation required, and issue or deny the requested deer removal permit within 5 business days. Provides that, in the event of failure to deny an application for a deer removal permit within 5 business days, the application shall be deemed approved. Provides that a deer removal permit issued by the Department is valid from the date of its issuance until December 31 of the same calendar year. Makes technical changes. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act. | In Committee |
| SB1465 | NURSING HOME-STAFFING RATIO | Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Adds infection preventionists, minimum data set assessment nurses, other social workers, certified nursing assistant interns, and medication aides to the list of direct care staff used to compute staff to resident ratios. Provides that, except as otherwise provided by law, 100% of the hours worked by the specified staff shall be counted toward the staff to resident ratio. Provides that no monetary penalties shall be imposed unless the variance between a facility's minimum staffing ratios and the Department of Public Health's computations exceeds 20%. Removes a provision prohibiting waiver of a monetary penalty for non-compliance. In provisions concerning reporting requirements for facilities that violate the minimum staffing requirements, provides that the facility must have a variance that exceeds 20% of the requirements. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1527 | NUCLEAR MORATORIUM REPEAL | Amends the Public Utilities Act. Removes provisions prohibiting the construction of new nuclear power reactors with a nameplate capacity of more than 300 megawatts of electricity to be located within the State until the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security finds that the United States Government has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste. | In Committee |
| SB0268 | INSURANCE RATE FAIRNESS | Creates the Insurance Fairness and Consumer Protection Law Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that insurers must submit a request for approval to the Department of Insurance for any proposed rate increase for homeowners insurance premiums or automobile insurance premiums. Prohibits implementing any rate increase without prior written approval of the Department. Prohibits using nondriving factors, such as credit score, occupation, and education level, to determine automobile insurance premiums. Provides that, for homeowners insurance, factors unrelated to the insured property's location, age, and condition shall not be considered in rate setting. Requires a public disclosure and comment period for any proposed rate increase exceeding 10% in a 12-month period. Prohibits an insurer from increasing premiums by more than 15% per year for any policyholder without exceptional justification, which must include specified evidence. Sets forth provisions concerning definitions; penalties; reimbursement of consumers; market conduct actions; Department approval of rate increases; and rulemaking. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1360 | ISP RADIO INTEROPERABILITY | Amends the Illinois State Police Radio Act. In provisions about public safety radio interoperability, defines interoperability and includes legislative findings. Provides that the Illinois Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) shall oversee advisory boards in the governance, interoperability, and land mobile radio standards for Illinois' land mobile radio communications system and shall collaborate with the Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator and the Homeland Security Advisory Council to strengthen Illinois' emergency communications ecosystem. Modifies the membership of the SIEC. Provides that the advisory boards of the SIEC shall include, but are not limited to, the Governance Advisory Board, the Statewide Interoperability Advisory Board, and the STARCOM21 Advisory Board. Removes references to the STARCOM21 Oversight Committee. Requires the SIEC to adopt bylaws for its effective operation, as well as that of its advisory boards, and allows the SIEC to appoint advisors from the public safety communications community to serve on its advisory boards at the pleasure of the SIEC. Requires the SIEC to establish, no later than July 1, 2026, standards necessary to ensure land mobile radio equipment interoperates throughout Illinois; compliance with these standards shall be implemented as funding becomes available; planning, training, and evaluation standards necessary to enhance public safety communications operational readiness; and standards necessary for the unification of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System statewide. Requires the SIEC to, no later than July 1, 2026, develop and recommend a plan to sustainably fund radio infrastructure, radio equipment, and interoperability statewide. Allows the Illinois State Police to use any money appropriated to it for the purpose promoting public safety radio interoperability if the use of the funds is consistent with any standards set forth by the SIEC and to adopt emergency rules or jointly adopt emergency rules with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| SB2425 | LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE | Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Defines "water treatment residuals". Deletes provisions regarding generator and broker registration. Adds new provisions regarding generator and broker registration requiring registration with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security within 60 days after the commencement of generating or taking possession of low-level radioactive waste. Provides an exemption for a generator that stores waste containing or composed of radioactive material with a physical half-life of less than 120 days. Provides an exemption for a generator of water treatment residuals. Makes technical changes. | Passed |
| HB2339 | WILDLIFE CD-CHRONIC WASTING | Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that, if the Department of Natural Resources is using its sharpshooting program to manage chronic wasting disease in a deer herd that is found in a specified area or county in the State and if no cases of that disease have been identified in that herd in the preceding 3 calendar years, then the Department shall end the use of that program to manage that disease in that area or county. Provides, however, that the program may be reinstituted within the area or county if chronic wasting disease is again identified in that herd. | Passed |
| SB1230 | CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT-REPORT | Amends the Capital Development Board Act. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, and every year thereafter, the Capital Development Board shall submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor concerning all upcoming and proposed projects constructed by or under the supervision of the Board. | Passed |
| SB1598 | INTERGOVERMENTAL AGREEMENTS | Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that, whenever any person shall be entitled to a warrant or other payment from the treasury or other funds held by the State Treasurer, on any account, against whom there shall be any then due and payable account or claim in favor of a public agency or association organized under an intergovernmental agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, including an intergovernmental risk management association or self-insurance pool, the Comptroller shall ascertain the amount due and payable to the public agency or association organized under an intergovernmental agreement and draw a warrant on the treasury or on other funds held by the State Treasurer. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| HB2340 | WILDLIFE CD-LANDOWNER 20 ACRES | Amends the Wildlife Code. In provisions regarding special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses, provides that Landowner Deer permits shall be issued without charge to (1) Illinois landowners residing in the State who own at least 20 acres in a county where the Department of Natural Resources has identified chronic wasting disease in the deer herd and who wish to hunt upon their land only; (2) resident tenants of at least 20 acres of commercial agricultural land in a county where the Department has identified chronic wasting disease in the deer herd where they will hunt and who wish to hunt upon the land they are tenants of only; and (3) persons with certain ownership interests regarding 20 acres of land in a county where the Department has identified chronic wasting disease in the deer herd and who wish to hunt on the relevant land only, with certain requirements. Requires rulemaking for fees and procedures with respect to nonresidents who own at least 20 acres of land. | Passed |
| HB1073 | COLL STUDENT IMMUNIZATION-TDAP | Amends the College Student Immunization Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, for a tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccine (Tdap) requirement, if a student who enrolls in a post-secondary educational institution cannot provide the dates on which the student received 3 or more doses of a diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis containing vaccine, then the student must provide at least one date on which the student received a dose of the vaccine not more than 10 years prior to the beginning of the term of current enrollment. Provides that additional doses of either a Tdap vaccine or a tetanus and diphtheria vaccine shall be administered in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention catch-up schedule, as needed, to complete a series of at least 3 doses, including any prior doses of specified vaccines. Effective immediately. | Passed |
| HB2336 | LOCAL GOV-LIFT-ASSIST SERVICES | Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a municipality or fire protection district may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees from an assisted living facility or nursing home facility for every lift-assist service after the 6th lift assist service provided to that assisted living facility or nursing home facility that year rendered by the municipality or fire protection district in connection with providing lift-assist services to a patient or other individual (rather than fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees from individuals, assisted living facilities, and nursing home facilities for all nonemergency lift-assist services rendered by the municipality or fire protection district in connection with providing nonemergency lift-assist services to a patient or other individual). Makes changes to definitions. | Passed |
| SB2625 | $AG-CROP INS REB INIT | Appropriates $6,100,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for costs associated with the Crop Insurance Rebate Initiative to provide incentives for at least 1,000,000 acres of eligible land. Effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| SB1380 | CTY CD & MUNI CD-UTILITY POLES | Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that a State agency may, by rule, or a unit of local government may, by ordinance or resolution, create a permitting process to allow a utility pole or a public right-of-way that it owns to be used by a county or municipality for public safety purposes. | Passed |
| SJR0031 | MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY-SUPPORT | Reaffirms a dedication to supporting the efforts of small and midsize manufacturers across Illinois. Urges the small and the midsize manufacturing industries and other relevant stakeholders to form a task force to develop meaningful recommendations for addressing the needs of small and midsize manufacturers in Illinois. Reaffirms a commitment to championing initiatives that ensure the success of small and midsize manufacturers in Illinois. | In Committee |
| SB2661 | GAMING-REVENUE AGREEMENTS | Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that, if an applicant for an owners license or a host municipality has entered into a revenue-sharing agreement with one or more communities other than the host municipality, the parties to the agreement must file with the Illinois Gaming Board (i) a copy of the revenue-sharing agreement, (ii) a copy of all amendments or other modifications that are made to the revenue-sharing agreement, and (iii) proof of having provided notice to all communities that may be affected in any way by the amendments or modifications to the revenue-sharing agreement. Specifies that, in determining whether to grant or renew an owners license to an applicant, the Board shall consider, among other things, whether the applicant has complied with these requirements. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB2482 | COM COL-BACCALAUREATE DEGREE | Amends the Public Community College Act. Allows the board of trustees of a community college district to establish and offer a baccalaureate degree program and confer a bachelor's degree if the board of trustees and the program meet specified conditions. Provides for an application for approval from the Illinois Community College Board. Sets forth community college requirements and prohibitions for establishing a baccalaureate degree program. Provides that a community college district that offers a baccalaureate degree program shall submit an annual report to the Illinois Community College Board. Sets forth what that report shall include. Provides for a statewide evaluation of a baccalaureate degree program. | In Committee |
| SR0096 | HOME FIRE SPRINKLER WEEK | Declares the week of May 11, 2025 through May 17, 2025 as Home Fire Sprinkler Week. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SB0633 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH | Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. | In Committee |
| SB2488 | TURKEY HUNTING | Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department-set daily time limits for hunting wild turkey shall be the same for youths and adults and shall begin no later than sunrise and end no earlier than sunset. Provides that unfilled Wild Turkey Hunting Permits from one season may be carried over to any other wild turkey season in the same year. Requires the Department to adopt rules to implement the amendatory Act. | In Committee |
| SB2651 | $ALS FOUNDATION | Appropriates $300,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for grants to the Les Turner ALS Foundation for research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| SB1525 | $ICJIA-GRANT CHRC | Appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Agency for grants to Community Resource Healing Centers (CHRC)for their operational expenses. Effective July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| SR0215 | LINEWORKER APPRECIATION DAY | Declares April 18, 2025 as Lineworker Appreciation Day in the State of Illinois. Urges all Illinoisans to join the Senate in applauding the hard work, dedication, and bravery of the State's lineworkers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1622 | LIQUOR-VARIOUS | Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Increases the self-distribution limit for class 3 brewers that meet certain requirements to not more than 77,500 (instead of 6,200) gallons of beer from each in-state or out-of-state class 3 brewery premises, which shall not exceed 232,500 (instead of 18,600) gallons annually in the aggregate, that is manufactured at a wholly owned class 3 brewer's in-state or out-of-state licensed premises to retail licensees and class 3 brewers and to certain brewers, class 1 brewers, and class 2 brewers. Provides that a special event retailer's license (not-for-profit) shall allow the licensee to sell and offer for sale, at retail, alcoholic liquors for consumption on or off the premises specified in the license (instead of for use or consumption), but not for resale in any form and only at the location and on the specific dates designated for the special event in the license. Provides that, subject to certain conditions, a special use permit license shall allow the sale or offering for sale of certain transferred or delivered alcoholic liquor at retail for consumption on or off the premises specified in the license. Provides that a retail licensee or manufacturer with retail privileges may operate a loyalty program, reward program, or mug club for alcoholic liquors the retailer or manufacturer with retail privileges is licensed to sell so long as the price of the product is not below the retail licensee's or manufacturer with retail privileges' costs. Provides that a retail licensee or licensed manufacturer with retail privileges may offer incentives to consumers for participation in a rewards program, loyalty program, or mug club. Set forth further provisions concerning rewards programs, loyalty programs, and mug clubs. Makes conforming and other changes. | In Committee |
| HB3844 | PESTICIDES-OPERATOR REGULATION | Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Replaces the definition of the term "licensed operator" with definitions of the terms "licensed large-scale operator" and "licensed small-scale operator". Provides that the Director of Agriculture shall issue separate certification tests for licensed large-scale operators and licensed small-scale operators based on the rules and regulations prescribed for each by the Department of Agriculture. Makes conforming changes in the Act. | Crossed Over |
| SB0254 | BEST CONSUMER PRICE ACT | Creates the Best Customer Price Act. Provides that a public institution of higher education or a State agency may require best customer pricing for any goods it procures. Provides that, if goods are to be purchased by the State from a supplier or reseller, the supplier or reseller shall attest that the price is the best customer price. Provides that the supplier or reseller shall include a provision in the letter of supply from the manufacturer that the supplier or reseller can secure the supply and quantity of goods to be purchased, and that the manufacturer has extended the same best customer pricing from the manufacturer to each of the suppliers or resellers registered with the State for the goods to be purchased. Provides that, if a public institution of higher education or a State agency requires best customer pricing for the goods but does not believe the price is competitive, the public institution of higher education or the State agency may decline to award the bid. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1553 | XYLAZINE-SCHED III-PENALTIES | Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Schedules xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance. Provides for penalties for the knowing manufacture or delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver xylazine. Provides that, notwithstanding the scheduling of xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance, the prohibition on delivery or possession with intent to deliver xylazine does not apply to licensed veterinarians who lawfully prescribe, dispense, administer, acquire, or use any controlled substance, including xylazine, while acting in the course of their professional practice, in good faith, and in accordance with generally accepted medical standards. | In Committee |
| SB2422 | WILDLIFE CD-LANDOWNER | Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that deer, turkey, and combination permits shall be issued to specified Illinois resident landowners and tenants without charge. Provides that the total number of deer, turkey, and combination permits that may be issued by the Department of Natural Resources shall be set by rule. Defines terms and adds tenants, bona fide current income beneficiaries of a trust, and bona fide landowners to certain provisions. Requires permits under the amendatory Act to be on a hunter's person at all times while hunting. | In Committee |
| SB2438 | SCH CD-RADON TESTING | Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning radon testing, provides that every school building of a school district that is occupied or will be occupied shall be tested by January 1, 2029 and shall be retested every 5 years thereafter for radon (instead of recommending that every occupied school building of a school district be tested every 5 years for radon). Provides that all new schools of a school district shall be built using radon resistant new construction techniques in accordance with the American National Standards Institute/American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists CC-1000, Soil Gas Control Systems in New Construction of Multifamily, School, Commercial and Mixed-Use Buildings standard or a successor standard (instead of recommending that new schools of a school district be built using radon resistant new construction techniques, as shown in the United States Environmental Protection Agency document, Radon Prevention in the Design and Construction of Schools and Other Large Buildings). Removes a provision allowing a person to perform radon screening tests without a license. Makes changes concerning the exemption. Provides that if radon is found to exceed specified levels, then the school district shall (instead of may) hire a licensed radon professional to perform confirmatory measurements (instead of to perform measurements before any mitigation decisions are made). Sets forth provisions concerning mitigation. Provides that a school district may use life safety funds, if available, for radon testing and mitigation. Preempts home rule powers. | In Committee |
| SB1410 | GAMBLING-AUTHORIZED PAYMENTS | Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that during the period where authorized payments are required, Des Plaines commits to share 40% of the gaming tax revenue that remains after the authorized payment, less the amounts received by the named municipalities from the proceeds of a specified casino, with the following municipalities: Chicago Heights; Dixmoor; Ford Heights; Harvey; Hodgkins; Markham; Phoenix; Riverdale; Robbins; and Summit. Provides that the amount received by each named municipality shall be allocated proportionally to the population of each municipality and reduced by the amount received by that municipality from the proceeds of the specified casino. Defines "authorized payments". | In Committee |
| SB1532 | ELEC CD-EARLY VOTING LINE | Amends the Election Code. Provides that an election authority shall allow any voter who is in line to vote at the time an early voting polling place closes to cast a ballot. | In Committee |
| SB1558 | CRIM CD-RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits residential burglary when he or she knowingly and without authority enters on the property of another, or any part thereof, with the intent to commit therein a theft of a motor vehicle. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1409 | WATERFOWL SUNSET | Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that, within one year of the effective date of the amendatory Act, to the extent permitted by federal law, the Department of Natural Resources shall adopt or amend rules effectuating an increased shooting time for waterfowl of 30 minutes after sunset on at least one day per week during seasons for the hunting of waterfowl. Provides that hunting hours between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise may be established by administrative rule for waterfowl, to the extent permitted by federal law. | In Committee |
| SB0155 | OPEN MEETING-TOWNSHIP TRAINING | Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that an elected or appointed member of a public body of a township may satisfy specified training requirements of the Act by participating in a course of training sponsored or conducted by an organization that represents townships created under the Township Code. Specifies the contents of the course of training. Provides that if an organization that represents townships provides a course of training, it must provide a certificate of course completion to each elected or appointed member of a public body who successfully completes that course of training. | In Committee |
| SB1245 | OFF-HWY VEH ON ROADWAY | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Permits the operation of recreational off-highway vehicles meeting certain criteria on any street, roadway, or highway in the State, unless the highway is an interstate system, is near a grade-separated portion of the highway, is within a municipality, or has a posted speed limit higher than 55 miles per hour. Provides that a recreational off-highway vehicle may be registered in the same manner as provided for snowmobiles and shall comply with the registration, fees, insurance, and other requirements for snowmobiles under the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act. Provides for the distribution of registration fees. Outlines the vehicle equipment requirements for the operation of a recreational off-highway vehicle on a roadway. | In Committee |
| SB0098 | SCH CD-EXPEL STU-SEX VIOLENCE | Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning a school board's suspension or expulsion of pupils, provides that a student who is determined to have committed sexual violence, sexual assault, or sexual activity with an individual without the individual's consent at a school, a school-sponsored activity or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable relationship to school shall be expelled for a period of not less than one year. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1978 | PROP TX-CIRCUIT BREAKER | Creates the Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief Act. Provides that an individual who: (i) is domiciled in this State; (ii) is eligible for and receives either the general homestead exemption the general alternative homestead exemption; (iii) has experienced property tax bill spikes; and (iv) has an income that meets a specified income eligibility limitation is eligible for a grant of a portion of their bill spike. Provides that the maximum amount of grant to which a claimant is entitled is the one-half of the claimant's tax bill spike. Creates the Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief Fund for the purpose of making grants to claimants. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1735 | ESTATE TAX-PHASE OUT | Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that the amount of the taxes imposed under the Act shall be reduced in each year by 20%. Provides that no tax shall be imposed under the Act for persons dying on or after January 1, 2030 or for transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2030. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2031. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1557 | MUNI CD-USE OF UTILITY POLES | Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may use an existing utility pole within its public rights-of-way for municipal public safety purposes, including, but not limited to, the placing of equipment associated with public safety. Provides that any fee charged for the use of a utility pole shall be at the lowest rate charged by the entity owning the utility pole and shall not exceed the entity's actual costs. | In Committee |
| SB0218 | CRIM CD-AGG ASSAULT-TEACHER | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that aggravated assault of a teacher upon school grounds or grounds adjacent to a school or in any part of a building used for school purposes is a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor). | In Committee |
| SB1407 | VEH CD-FARM TRUCK REGISTRATION | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes language providing that an owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed 59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle. Provides instead that an owner may apply for and receive a total of 8 farm truck registrations; however, only 2 farm truck registrations may be registered as exceeding 77,001 lbs. under provisions regarding farm truck registration (with a fee of $1,590 per vehicle registered) and the other 6 farm truck registrations must be registered as exceeding 77,001 lbs. under provisions regarding flat weight taxes (with a fee of $2,890 per vehicle registered). | In Committee |
| SB0055 | 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. | In Committee |
| SB1693 | COM COL-CHICAGO-ELECT BOARD | Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides for the election (rather than appointment) of the board of trustees of the City Colleges of Chicago beginning with the 2027 consolidated election. Provides that the City of Chicago shall be subdivided into 20 trustee districts by the General Assembly for seats on the board of trustees, in addition to one at-large trustee. Makes related changes. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SR0175 | SUPPORTS-DOAP | Expresses support for the Downstate Operating Assistance Program (DOAP). | In Committee |
| SB1408 | GOVT ACCOUNT AUDIT THRESHOLD | Amends the Governmental Account Audit Act. Provides that any governmental unit receiving revenue of less than $1,500,000 (rather than $850,000) for any fiscal year shall, in lieu of causing an annual audit of the accounts of the unit to be made, either (i) cause an audit of the accounts of the unit to be made once every 4 years and file with the Comptroller an annual financial report containing information required by the Comptroller or (ii) file with the Comptroller an annual financial report containing information required by the Comptroller, a copy of which has been provided to each member of that governmental unit's board of elected officials, presented either in person or by a live phone or web connection during a public meeting, and approved by a 3/5 majority vote. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB2161 | CMS-FIRE ENGINE BID SPEC | Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law. Requires the Department of Central Management Services to develop a fire engine bid specification, in consultation with the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Fire Advisory Commission, to provide necessary bidding information. Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. In provisions concerning the fire truck revolving loan program, provides that a loan for the purchase of fire trucks or brush trucks may not exceed $500,000 (instead of $350,000) to any fire department or fire protection district. | In Committee |
| SB2630 | $DNR-DUCKS UNLIMITED | Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for grants to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. to fund wetland protection, enhancement, and restoration projects in the State of Illinois, to fund education and outreach for media, volunteers, members, and the general public regarding waterfowl and wetlands conservation in the State of Illinois, and to cover reasonable cost for Ducks Unlimited plate advertising and administration of the wetland conservation projects and education program. | In Committee |
| SB1874 | NUCLEAR POWER CERTIFICATE | Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions regarding a certificate of public convenience and necessity, makes changes to the limitations on the construction of a nuclear power reactor. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, construction may commence on an advanced nuclear reactor (rather than a new nuclear power reactor with a nameplate capacity of 300 megawatts of electricity or less) within the State under specified conditions. Defines "advanced nuclear reactor". Makes other changes. | In Committee |
| SB0269 | INSURANCE RATE TRANSPARENCY | Creates the Insurance Rate Transparency Law as an Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, each insurer offering automobile and homeowners insurance policies in Illinois shall maintain a publicly accessible website displaying a summary of the annual percentage increase or decrease in premium rates for homeowners insurance policies and automobile insurance policies. Requires the website to display the rate-change data for the previous 5 years, updated annually by no later than January 31 of each year, and specified other data. Sets forth provisions concerning the format of the renewal notice; enforcement of the requirements by the Department of Insurance; penalties; and rulemaking. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB2089 | USE/OCC TX-SCHOOLS | Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. In provisions concerning organizations that are operated exclusively for educational purposes, provides that the term "tax-supported public school" includes any student organization that meets both of the following: (1) enrollment in the student organization is limited to students from a particular public elementary or secondary school; and (2) the student organization is affiliated with the public elementary or secondary school but is not sponsored by the public elementary or secondary school. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1552 | RETIRED OFFICER TRAINING | Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may not charge retired law enforcement officers more than $30 annually to complete the annual certification of retired law enforcement officers qualified under federal law to carry a concealed weapon. | In Committee |
| SB1444 | STUDY CHICAGO WATER CONTRACTS | Creates the Chicago Water Contracts Transparency Study Act. Provides that the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall commission an independent study on the City of Chicago's water contracts with distributing municipalities, including detailed information on the agreements and costs associated with those agreements. Provides that the study shall also assess the potential cost impacts of establishing an alternative stream of water distribution, such as through the creation of a Southwest Water Authority or similar entity. Provides that the Commission shall hold at least 2 public hearings to solicit input from municipal representatives, water industry experts, and other stakeholders and include any relevant information resulting from those hearings in the study. Provides that the Commission shall complete the study and submit a report that includes an executive summary, detailed findings, and any recommendations resulting from the study to the General Assembly and the Governor no later than one year after the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB1533 | MOTOR VEHICLE SALES-LIABILITY | Amends the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act. Provides that each person, other than a seller or holder, who signs a retail installment contract may be held liable only to the extent that he actually receives the motor vehicle described or identified in the contract, except that a parent or spouse or any other person who co-signs such retail installment contract (rather than any other person listed as an owner of the motor vehicle on the Certificate of Title issued for the motor vehicle who co-signs such retail installment contract) may be held liable to the full extent of the deferred payment price notwithstanding such parent or spouse or any other person listed as an owner has not actually received the motor vehicle described or identified in the contract and except to the extent such person other than a seller or holder, signs in the capacity of a guarantor of collection. | In Committee |
| SB1534 | COUNTY/MUNI-NATURAL GAS | Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or municipality may not adopt any regulation that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting the use of natural gas in new construction without a referendum. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. | In Committee |
| SR0038 | MEMORIAL-AARON PITTMAN-TEAGUE | Mourns the passing of Aaron LaShawn Pittman-Teague. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1229 | NURSING HOMES-DIRECTORY | Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the Directory published each year by the Department of Public Health for each public health region listing facilities shall contain the facility website address, if any. | In Committee |
| SB0258 | PERSONNEL CD-MERIT STANDARD | Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that, if requirements exist under federal law, regulation, or rule for administration of programs by methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis on January 1, 2025, those requirements shall remain in place for the purpose of administration of those programs by the State. Effective immediately. | In Committee |
| SB0217 | PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH | Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of a firefighters' pension fund. | In Committee |
| SB0153 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH | Amends the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. | In Committee |
| SB0152 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH | Amends the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. | In Committee |
| SB0154 | PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS-TECH | Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning creation of a firefighters' pension fund. | In Committee |
| SB0151 | REGULATION-TECH | Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. | In Committee |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB0032 | TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR VACANCY | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB1082 | MUNICIPALITIES-AUDITS | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB0022 | CROHNS AND COLITIS AWARENESS | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| HB1302 | VICTIMS-HUMAN TRAFFICKING | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB1576 | CT OF CLAIMS TERMS-FEES-RULES | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB1616 | ORGAN DONOR LEAVE-PART-TIME | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB1697 | 9-1-1 TELECOMMUNICATOR CPR | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB2327 | EMPLOYMENT-TECH | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB2371 | DENTAL INSURANCE ASSIGNABILITY | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB2387 | MHDD CD-OUTPATIENT TREATMENT | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB2425 | INS CD-DISCRIMINATION-FELONY | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Abstain |
| HB2516 | PFAS PRODUCT BAN | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB2568 | TRUST CODE-UNCLAIMED PROPERTY | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB2772 | IL SPORTS FACILITIES AUTHORITY | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB3019 | DENTAL PRACTICE ACT EXTENSION | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB2967 | HIGHER ED-MISCONDUCT SURVEY | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB3177 | TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCT-DELIVERY | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB3193 | PEN CD-SURS-EARNINGS | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB2510 | $COURT OF CLAIMS | Third Reading in Senate | 05/29/2025 | Abstain |
| SB0453 | EMPLOYMENT-TECH | Third Reading in Senate | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB1697 | CARBON CAPTURE-COMPENSATION | Third Reading in Senate | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB1149 | HIGHER ED-FIREFIGHTER CREDIT | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB0663 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1168 | DAY CARE CENTER-CIVIC ORG | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1141 | GENERAL ANESTHESIA COVERAGE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1120 | VEH CD-BLOOD TYPE & RH FACTOR | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB0057 | ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB0028 | ILLINOIS RECEIVERSHIP ACT | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB0024 | HOME REPAIR-ATTORNEY FEES | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB0079 | PEN CD-IMRF-RETURN TO SERVICE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1226 | VEH CD-EXAMS | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1270 | HEALTH CARE-VOLUNTEER LICENSE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1278 | VICTIMS SAFETY-ELECTRONICS | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0024 | MISSING PERSONS IDENTIFICATION | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1316 | SCH CD-GUN INCIDENT REPORTING | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1331 | NETWORK ADEQUACY-GENETIC MED | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1364 | JOLIET ARSENAL AUTHORITY | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1368 | SCH CD-PROF ED LICENSE RENEW | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1430 | STUDENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1447 | PUBLIC FUNDS-ONLINE INFO | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1461 | EASEMENT-FULTON COUNTY | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1502 | OHARE DRIVER SAFE-DEFINITIONS | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1538 | BLOOMINGTON-TREATED WASTEWATER | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1577 | INS CD-DEPENDENT PARENTS | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1575 | RESTRICT COVENANT MODIFY FEE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1586 | PERSONNEL CD-MERIT STANDARD | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1597 | FACILITY-TRANSFER & DISCHARGE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1615 | COURTHOUSE FLAG | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1628 | SEIZURE & FORFEITURE REPORT | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1648 | PEN CD-FIRE-PAYMENT REDIRECTS | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1710 | CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0711 | REGULATION-TECH | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0852 | TRANSPORTATION-TECH | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1806 | THERAPY RESOURCES OVERSIGHT | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1821 | HWY ADVERTISING CONTROL ACT | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1842 | MUNI CODE-ADMIN ADJUDICATION | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1861 | SCH CD-SPEC ED-RESIDENT DIST | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB1908 | MWRD-DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2142 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2179 | REGULATION-TECH | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2196 | REGULATION-TECH | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2337 | SCH CD-SPECIAL ED-SETTLEMENT | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2366 | EPA-ELECTRONIC REPORTING | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2362 | VEH CD-AIR MEDAL SPECIAL PLATE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2359 | VEH CD-EMS CHIEF PLATES | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2386 | VEHICLE-ARMED FORCES PLATES | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2409 | PFAS-FIREFIGHTING PPE | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2397 | DOC-HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2391 | EPA-WASTEWATER INDUSTRY USE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2418 | YOUTH SPORTS COMMISSION | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2419 | EPA-LOCAL SITING REVIEW | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2442 | TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPT DEVICE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2462 | DILLON’S LAW | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2456 | RESTAURANT RESERVATION PIRACY | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2459 | PUBLIC ACCOUNTING LICENSURE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2506 | VEH CD-MILITARY REG PLATES | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2488 | OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY-PENALTY | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2548 | PROHIBIT AT-HOME ASSAULT KITS | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2547 | VETERANS AFFAIRS | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2572 | VETS' DEPENDENTS SCH GRANTS | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2551 | FIRST RESPONDER TASK FORCE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2546 | CD CORR-PAROLE REVIEW | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2537 | SCH CD-SPEC ED-TRANSITION SERV | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2589 | HYPODERMIC NEEDLES-SALE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2602 | CRIM CD-EXTENDED LIMITATIONS | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2574 | SCH CD-ISBE-ASSESSMENT REPORT | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2667 | IAPA-ADOPTION BY FILING | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2688 | NURSE PRACTICE ACT MIDWIVES | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2675 | VEH CD-BIKE TRAIL SIGNAGE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2802 | SCH CD-STEAM ABSENCE EXEMPTION | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2801 | SCH CD-STEAM OPPORTUNITY LIST | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2774 | DHS-STATEWIDE DV HOTLINE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2877 | HOSPICE PROGRAM BOARD REPORT | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2907 | CHILD WELFARE DISCLOSURE ACT | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2873 | STALKING-HARASSMENT | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2874 | CONTROLLED SUB-EPHEDRINE | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2962 | VEH CD-THIRD DIVISION | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2983 | TRANSPORTATION-VARIOUS | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB3011 | COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BOARD OATH | Motion in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| HB2977 | MUNI CD-EMS VEHICLE FUNDS | Third Reading in Senate | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Illinois Senate Agriculture Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | Illinois Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Illinois Senate Labor Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Illinois Senate Revenue Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Illinois Senate State Government Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Illinois Senate Transportation Committee | 8 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | Illinois Senate District 40 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 11/09/2019 |