Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax deduction in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the homeowner's insurance premiums paid on the taxpayer's principal residence during the calendar year that begins during the taxable year for which the deduction is claimed and (ii) the homeowner's insurance premiums paid on the taxpayer's principal residence during the immediately preceding calendar year. Provides that the deduction applies only if the taxpayer has the same principal residence for the entirety of the current taxable year and the immediately preceding taxable year. Provides that, if 2 or more taxpayers are liable for the payment of homeowner's insurance on the same residence during a taxable year, only one such taxpayer may claim a deduction for that single property. Effective immediately.

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that no publisher shall enter into a contract or license agreement to distribute electronic literary materials to a library that requires, coerces, or enables (rather than requires) the library to violate the Library Records Confidentiality Act. Provides that the Act applies to any contract or license agreement to distribute electronic literary materials to: (1) a library located in the State; or (2) a library consortium acting on behalf of one or more libraries located in the State. Sets forth provisions concerning governing law and forum. Provides that a library, library consortium, or library officer acting within the scope of official duties on behalf of a library or library consortium may bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief to enforce the Act. Adds a severability clause. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2026, the credit for employee child care shall be in an amount equal to: (1) 50% of the start-up costs expended by the corporate taxpayer to provide a child care facility for the children of its employees; and (2) 20% of the annual amount paid by the corporate taxpayer to (i) provide an on-site child care facility for the children of its employees, (ii) provide child care offsite for the children of its employees, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii) (currently, 30% of the start-up costs and 5% of the annual amount paid by the taxpayer in providing the child care facility). Provides that the taxpayer may coordinate with an independent child care facility to provide care for the children of employees. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who are the custodians of one or more children who attend an eligible preschool program in the State during the taxable year. Provides that the amount of the credit shall be 100% of the eligible expenses incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year in sending the child to the eligible preschool program, but not to exceed $1,500 per child. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a child care credit in an amount equal to 25% of the federal tax credit for each qualifying child. Effective immediately.

Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Requires the Attorney General to, with the consent of an applicant, request and obtain supporting documentation required to verify a claim for compensation. Includes provisions regarding supporting documentation for applications and claims. Provides that to receive compensation under the Act, the appropriate law enforcement officials were notified within 180 days (rather than 72 hours or 7 days for specified offenses) of the perpetration of the crime allegedly causing the death or injury to the victim. Allows a mental health provider to seek reimbursement for an evaluation if the mental health provider is not currently providing treatment to the applicant, and will not seek reimbursement from the program for any additional treatment of the applicant. Provides that if a mental health provider who provides a certification form seeks reimbursement from the program for treatment of the applicant, or an applicant seeks reimbursement for payments made to the mental health provider for treatment, compensation for services provided by the mental health provider shall be limited to Medicare-approved rates. Prohibits a mental health provider from seeking reimbursement for services provided to an applicant if the applicant has not exhausted the benefits reasonably available under any governmental, medical, or health insurance program. Provides that if an applicant was receiving treatment from a mental health provider before the commission of the crime, and the mental health provider provides a certification form, the mental health provider may only seek reimbursement from the program for treatment that is in addition to the treatment the applicant was already receiving before the commission of the crime. Provides that furnishing an evaluation or furnishing another document as evidence of notification or cooperation may not be construed to waive any confidentiality or privilege that may exist between the victim or applicant and a third party. Provides that the Court shall issue a voucher for payment to the Comptroller of an emergency award after receiving notice of the decision to grant the emergency award, and if the Comptroller is not able to release the voucher for payment within 10 business days of receiving a voucher for payment from the Court, the Comptroller shall notify the Attorney General. Provides that if the amount of emergency compensation exceeds the actual amount the applicant incurs, the difference shall be repaid to the State. Provides that the Office of the Attorney General shall include a designated section in the application form for the applicant to request an emergency award. Makes other changes.

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. In a provision concerning registered professional nursing education programs, provides that no program shall be placed on probation until calendar year 2026 National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) results can be measured. Provides that any program with NCLEX pass rates for calendar year 2026 less than 75% shall receive a written warning of noncompliance from the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to a specific provision of the Illinois Administrative Code, except the Division may defer the written warning for an additional year if the program is within a public university and 55% or more of the university's total student population received Pell Grants. Removes a provision concerning the rescission of a license of an individual who has been identified by a federal investigation as presenting illegitimate educational credentials that have been flagged by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Effective September 1, 2026.

Amends the Birth Control Services to Minors Act. Provides that any minor may give effective consent for contraceptive services or supplies and the consent of no other person is required. Provides that for such purposes, a minor is deemed to have the same legal capacity to act and has the same powers and obligations as a person of legal age.

Reinserts provisions of House Amendment No.1 with the following changes. Provides that if a private professional guardian is serving as a limited or plenary guardian of a person with a disability and intends to name the Office of State Guardian or public guardian as successor, notice shall be provided to the court and the Office of State Guardian or a public guardian not less than 120 days before the hearing for a successor to a limited or plenary guardian unless the assets of the person with a disability at the time of the appointment of the limited or plenary guardian do not exceed the estimated amount necessary for funding of the needs of the person with a disability for a period of 120 days. Provides that before being appointed as guardian for a person with a disability, the private professional guardian must certify, in open court or by affidavit: (i) that the private professional guardian has personally met with and assessed the respondent or, if not reasonably possible, consistent with the National Guardianship Association Standards of Practice, certify that they will meet with the respondent as soon as feasible after the appointment. Provides that a private professional guardian may not (i) have any direct or indirect beneficial interest, financial or otherwise, in entities or corporations that transact business with the estate or receive benefits, including referral fees, from persons, entities, or corporations that transact business with the estate or on behalf of the person under its guardianship, excluding any fixed salary received from its employer. Provides that within 2 years of the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person or the president, director, or chief executive officer of a not-for-profit corporation and employees of the private professional guardian who serve as a private professional guardian must be certified as a national master guardian or a national certified guardian by the Center for Guardianship Certification or its successor organization. Requires a private professional guardian that manages, in the aggregate, more than $1 million of assets as a guardian of persons with a disability, to arrange for an independent audit by a qualified examiner of its financial records on an annual basis. Requires a private professional guardian to promptly notify the court at such time that it estimates the estate of the person with a disability can no longer afford the services of the private professional guardian or, if the sale of respondent's residence would be required for the continued services of a private professional guardian, within 36 months or less. Makes structural changes.

Amends the Limited Health Service Organization Act. Makes changes to defined terms. In provisions concerning the offering of a point-of-sale contract by a limited health service organization (LHSO), removes a provision requiring the LHSO to include an annual maximum benefit allowance not to exceed $2,500 per year that is separate from any limits or allowances applied to in-plan services. Provides that, if an LHSO expends in any calendar quarter more than 20% of its total limited health services expenditures for all its members for out-of-plan covered services, then specified limitations shall not apply subject to the LHSO minimum capital and surplus requirements applicable to a life, accident, and health insurance company. Makes other changes.

Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1. Deletes the provision that the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services shall assist local pretrial services with pretrial supervision at the request of the Chief Judge. Effective immediately.

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Safeguards to Ensure Continuity and Uphold Rights and Equity (SECURE) Act. Sets forth several legislative findings. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Adds provisions requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to protect a child from unnecessary and unapproved disclosure of the child's sensitive identity information. Defines "sensitive identity information" to mean personal data that is linked or reasonably linkable to a child or youth and identifies the child's or youth's sexual orientation, as the term is defined in the Illinois Human Rights Act. Contains provisions concerning a child-specific documentation requirement; internal electronic access controls; case plans based on a youth's protected characteristics; caregiver responsibilities; Department, service provider, and caregiver conduct to prevent harmful treatment of youth; protecting access to lawful health care for youth placed outside the State of Illinois; ongoing duty for Illinois-based caseworker contact and monitoring of interstate placement; public transparency and accountability reporting; Inspector General recommendations concerning measures to be taken to remediate harm caused to a youth who experienced harm due to conduct violating the youth's protected characteristic; and other matters. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Adds provisions concerning supportive care for youth placed out-of-state; and licensure and contractual compliance. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Adds provisions concerning the assessment and monitoring of minors in out-of-state placements; direct case management, care, or placement violations; and other matters. Effective immediately.

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Inserts language that had been omitted from one version of the statutes so that the language appears in both versions of the statutes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a petitioner for post-conviction relief who was convicted of a felony offense committed when that person was under 21 years of age who seeks leave to file a successive post-conviction petition claiming that his or her sentence violates the proportionate penalties clause of the Illinois Constitution does not have to demonstrate cause. Effective immediately.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning pay increments to nursing facilities for the purpose of increasing compensation to certified nursing assistants (CNA), provides that such pay increments, including tenure wage increments and promotion-based wage increments, apply to and shall be incorporated into the compensation rate for all CNA employee hours, whether productive or nonproductive, compensated by a nursing facility. Provides that the compensation rate includes paid sick leave, paid vacation, training hours, bereavement leave, holidays, and paid time off. Prohibits an employer participating in the Certified Nursing Assistant Tenure and Promotion Payments program from capping the wage scale increments for CNAs at levels less than the levels detailed in the amendatory Act. Provides that an employer that has attested to reimbursing employees at a wage scale that meets or exceeds the required wage increments, but fails to do so, shall be subject to financial penalties as determined by administrative rule and to specified penalties under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that employees not receiving the full CNA tenure and promotion payment wage scale shall be entitled to recovery through a claim filed with the Department of Labor.

Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act. Provides that in any lawsuit or arbitration to collect a debt, subject to the Act, it is an affirmative defense that the debt is or is partially coerced debt to the plaintiff and the court or arbitrator. Provides that a plaintiff has the burden to disprove the debtor's defense by a preponderance of the evidence. Defines "coerced debt".

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Removes provisions concerning the consideration by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board of specified permits and exemptions. Makes changes in provisions concerning the construction, modification, or establishment of health care facilities or acquisition of major medical equipment; applications for permit or exemptions; and certificates of exemption for change of ownership of a health care facility or discontinuation of a category of service.

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. In provisions requiring an additional employer contribution for certain salary increases greater than 6%, provides that the System shall exclude salary increases given on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act resulting from overload work, summer school, or stipend work when the school district has certified to the System, and the System has approved the certification, that the overload work, summer school, or the stipend work is for the sole purpose of classroom instruction in excess of the standard number of classes for a full-time teacher in a school district during a school year (instead of shall exclude salary increases given on or after July 1, 2025 resulting from overload work, including summer school, when the school district has certified to the System, and the System has approved the certification, that (i) the overload work is for the sole purpose of classroom instruction in excess of the standard number of classes for a full-time teacher in a school district during a school year and (ii) the salary increases are equal to or less than the rate of pay for classroom instruction computed on the teacher's current salary and work schedule). Effective immediately.

Congratulates the Rotary Club of Mount Carroll on its 40th anniversary. Commends its contributions to the community and the selflessness of its members.

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Deletes a provision that prohibits a Regional Transit Board or Regional Development Authority from creating or retaining an investigative body that investigates matters under the Executive Inspector General's jurisdiction. Authorizes complaints or allegations of violations of the Act to be received and reviewed by a Regional Transit Board. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation's statewide multi-modal transportation improvement program shall evaluate project potential for mode shift away from single-occupancy vehicles and commercial motor vehicles. Specifies that the Transit Integration Policy Development Committee shall also coordinate with local transit authorities, intercity bus operators, and local governments on the delivery of bus rapid transit. Requires the Department of Transportation to complete its planning study on improvements to the Joliet train station by January 1, 2028. Amends the State Finance Act. In provisions concerning the State Construction Account Fund and Road Fund, specifies that 90% (rather than 85%) of the investment income in those funds shall be deposited into the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Capital Improvement Fund and 10% (rather than 15%) shall be deposited into the Downstate Mass Transportation Capital Improvement Fund. Amends the Downstate Public Transportation Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning residual fund balances and definitions. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the Regional Transportation Authority shall remodel, renovate, or construct a new station at or near the Central Avenue Station and the western entrance at the Lavergne Avenue location on the Blue Line. Provides that the renovated or newly constructed station shall be completed and open for public operation no later than January 1, 2029. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code, the Downstate Public Transportation Act, the People Over Parking Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the installation of bus shields on fixed-route buses; the threshold at which employment contracts must be approved by the authority and the compensation paid to members for service on the Commuter Rail Board, the Chicago Transit Board, or the Suburban Bus Board; renovations to terminals; transit-related taxes; the management of contracts entered into on or before January 1, 2027; the Board of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and the terms of its members; and other matters. Makes various technical changes. Further amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act to repeal provisions concerning visitor paratransit service. Effective June 1, 2026.

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Requires the State agency to confirm, reject, or identify a claim under the Court of Claims Act that is a lapsed appropriation and valued at less than $2,500 within 60 days after being notified in writing of the claim by the Attorney General. Provides that, if the State agency (instead of the court) determines that it is unable to process a claim under the Act because the bill or invoice contains a defect, the State agency (instead of the court) must notify the vendor and the Attorney General (rather than the vendor only) in writing of the defect no later than 60 calendar days after receiving notice of the claim from the Attorney General's Office (rather 45 days after the bill or invoice was first submitted). Further provides that, for disapproved portions for the claim, the Attorney General (rather than the court) must allow vendors to submit documentation to the Attorney General's Office showing amendments and cured defects (rather than submit documentation to amend and cure defects). Requires a State agency to confirm, reject, or identify a defect within a claim for all other claims arising under the Act that are from lapsed appropriations that are equal to or more than $2,500. Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that a State agency shall review each bill or invoice within 30 calendar days after its receipt (currently, in a timely manner). Provides that, when a State official or agency responsible for administering a contract receives a bill or invoice from a contractor, that State official or agency shall confirm the date on which the bill or invoice was received within 15 business days of receipt and shall transmit any approved amount to the Comptroller within 30 calendar days of receipt. Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that the advice and technical assistance provided to State grant-making agencies by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall include an explanation of how to determine if the awardee is eligible for advance payments, reimbursement, or working capital advances. Provides that each State grant-making agency shall specify in each grant agreement whether the applicable payment methodology is advance payment, reimbursement, or working capital advance. Provides that, if advance payment is not the applicable payment methodology, the grant agreement will specify why an alternative payment methodology applies. Sets forth deadlines by which the State grant-making agency shall issue grant agreements after issuing a Notice of State-Issued Award. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2027.

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Makes changes to senior management official and executive officer provisions. In provisions concerning the delegation of duties by the board of directors, provides that the board of directors may delegate to the chief management official the hiring of employees other than the chief management official, including, without limitation, vice presidents and other officers (instead of just the hiring of employees other than the chief management official), and fixing their title, grade, and compensation (instead of just their compensation). Removes provisions concerning a credit union's authority to engage in digital asset business activity and perform custodial services. Provides that, when marketing or advertising digital assets, digital asset business activities conducted by covered persons or service providers (instead of digital asset business activities), and related administrative functions to the members of the credit union, the members shall receive the specified information. Makes changes to compliance requirements in provisions concerning the investment of credit union funds in commercial mortgage related securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. Effective immediately.

Commends the Iota Upsilon Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. for their outstanding dedication to water safety education and drowning prevention and for their meaningful honoring of the life and legacy of James Leslie Harkins. Honors the memory of James Leslie Harkins, whose legacy lives on through every child empowered with the knowledge and skills to stay safe in and around water; and be it further.

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions amending the Illinois Insurance Code, provides that "diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder" includes one or more tests, evaluations, and assessments to diagnose whether an individual has autism spectrum disorder that are prescribed, performed, or ordered by a licensed speech-language pathologist with expertise in diagnosing autism spectrum disorders in children under age 3 (rather than by a licensed speech-language pathologist with expertise in diagnosing autism spectrum disorders). In provisions amending the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act, makes changes to the requirements necessary for a speech-language pathologist to diagnose autism spectrum disorders. In provisions amending the Illinois Public Aid Code, provides that treatment of autism spectrum disorders through applied behavior analysis shall be covered under the medical assistance program for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder when ordered by a speech-language pathologist licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation so long as the diagnosis by the speech-language pathologist occurs as part of the Illinois Early Intervention Program (rather than covering treatment by applied behavior analysis for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by a speech-language pathologist licensed by the Department). Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Provides that early childhood programs receiving State funds shall restrict suspensions. Provides that the decision to suspend a student in preschool for 3 or more days may only be made by the superintendent of the school district, director of an early childhood program, or their equivalent and that the length of the suspension for any student in preschool may not be longer than the number of days required by the school district or early childhood program to develop and implement a behavior intervention plan or safety plan. Prohibits a student in kindergarten through grade 2 from being expelled unless otherwise required by federal or State law. Provides that the decision to suspend a student in kindergarten through grade 2 for 3 or more days may only be made by the superintendent of the school district and that the length of the suspension for any student in kindergarten through grade 2 may not be longer than the number of days required by the school district to develop and implement a behavior intervention plan or safety plan. Provides that a student who is suspended in excess of 20 school days may be immediately transferred to an alternative program. Provides that a student shall not be denied transfer because of the suspension, except in cases in which such transfer is deemed to cause a threat to the safety of students or staff in the alternative program. Makes other changes.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax deduction in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the homeowner's insurance premiums paid on the taxpayer's principal residence during the calendar year that begins during the taxable year for which the deduction is claimed and (ii) the homeowner's insurance premiums paid on the taxpayer's principal residence during the immediately preceding calendar year. Provides that the deduction applies only if the taxpayer has the same principal residence for the entirety of the current taxable year and the immediately preceding taxable year. Provides that, if 2 or more taxpayers are liable for the payment of homeowner's insurance on the same residence during a taxable year, only one such taxpayer may claim a deduction for that single property. Effective immediately.

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that no publisher shall enter into a contract or license agreement to distribute electronic literary materials to a library that requires, coerces, or enables (rather than requires) the library to violate the Library Records Confidentiality Act. Provides that the Act applies to any contract or license agreement to distribute electronic literary materials to: (1) a library located in the State; or (2) a library consortium acting on behalf of one or more libraries located in the State. Sets forth provisions concerning governing law and forum. Provides that a library, library consortium, or library officer acting within the scope of official duties on behalf of a library or library consortium may bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief to enforce the Act. Adds a severability clause. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2026, the credit for employee child care shall be in an amount equal to: (1) 50% of the start-up costs expended by the corporate taxpayer to provide a child care facility for the children of its employees; and (2) 20% of the annual amount paid by the corporate taxpayer to (i) provide an on-site child care facility for the children of its employees, (ii) provide child care offsite for the children of its employees, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii) (currently, 30% of the start-up costs and 5% of the annual amount paid by the taxpayer in providing the child care facility). Provides that the taxpayer may coordinate with an independent child care facility to provide care for the children of employees. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who are the custodians of one or more children who attend an eligible preschool program in the State during the taxable year. Provides that the amount of the credit shall be 100% of the eligible expenses incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year in sending the child to the eligible preschool program, but not to exceed $1,500 per child. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a child care credit in an amount equal to 25% of the federal tax credit for each qualifying child. Effective immediately.

Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Requires the Attorney General to, with the consent of an applicant, request and obtain supporting documentation required to verify a claim for compensation. Includes provisions regarding supporting documentation for applications and claims. Provides that to receive compensation under the Act, the appropriate law enforcement officials were notified within 180 days (rather than 72 hours or 7 days for specified offenses) of the perpetration of the crime allegedly causing the death or injury to the victim. Allows a mental health provider to seek reimbursement for an evaluation if the mental health provider is not currently providing treatment to the applicant, and will not seek reimbursement from the program for any additional treatment of the applicant. Provides that if a mental health provider who provides a certification form seeks reimbursement from the program for treatment of the applicant, or an applicant seeks reimbursement for payments made to the mental health provider for treatment, compensation for services provided by the mental health provider shall be limited to Medicare-approved rates. Prohibits a mental health provider from seeking reimbursement for services provided to an applicant if the applicant has not exhausted the benefits reasonably available under any governmental, medical, or health insurance program. Provides that if an applicant was receiving treatment from a mental health provider before the commission of the crime, and the mental health provider provides a certification form, the mental health provider may only seek reimbursement from the program for treatment that is in addition to the treatment the applicant was already receiving before the commission of the crime. Provides that furnishing an evaluation or furnishing another document as evidence of notification or cooperation may not be construed to waive any confidentiality or privilege that may exist between the victim or applicant and a third party. Provides that the Court shall issue a voucher for payment to the Comptroller of an emergency award after receiving notice of the decision to grant the emergency award, and if the Comptroller is not able to release the voucher for payment within 10 business days of receiving a voucher for payment from the Court, the Comptroller shall notify the Attorney General. Provides that if the amount of emergency compensation exceeds the actual amount the applicant incurs, the difference shall be repaid to the State. Provides that the Office of the Attorney General shall include a designated section in the application form for the applicant to request an emergency award. Makes other changes.

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. In a provision concerning registered professional nursing education programs, provides that no program shall be placed on probation until calendar year 2026 National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) results can be measured. Provides that any program with NCLEX pass rates for calendar year 2026 less than 75% shall receive a written warning of noncompliance from the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to a specific provision of the Illinois Administrative Code, except the Division may defer the written warning for an additional year if the program is within a public university and 55% or more of the university's total student population received Pell Grants. Removes a provision concerning the rescission of a license of an individual who has been identified by a federal investigation as presenting illegitimate educational credentials that have been flagged by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Effective September 1, 2026.

Amends the Birth Control Services to Minors Act. Provides that any minor may give effective consent for contraceptive services or supplies and the consent of no other person is required. Provides that for such purposes, a minor is deemed to have the same legal capacity to act and has the same powers and obligations as a person of legal age.

Reinserts provisions of House Amendment No.1 with the following changes. Provides that if a private professional guardian is serving as a limited or plenary guardian of a person with a disability and intends to name the Office of State Guardian or public guardian as successor, notice shall be provided to the court and the Office of State Guardian or a public guardian not less than 120 days before the hearing for a successor to a limited or plenary guardian unless the assets of the person with a disability at the time of the appointment of the limited or plenary guardian do not exceed the estimated amount necessary for funding of the needs of the person with a disability for a period of 120 days. Provides that before being appointed as guardian for a person with a disability, the private professional guardian must certify, in open court or by affidavit: (i) that the private professional guardian has personally met with and assessed the respondent or, if not reasonably possible, consistent with the National Guardianship Association Standards of Practice, certify that they will meet with the respondent as soon as feasible after the appointment. Provides that a private professional guardian may not (i) have any direct or indirect beneficial interest, financial or otherwise, in entities or corporations that transact business with the estate or receive benefits, including referral fees, from persons, entities, or corporations that transact business with the estate or on behalf of the person under its guardianship, excluding any fixed salary received from its employer. Provides that within 2 years of the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person or the president, director, or chief executive officer of a not-for-profit corporation and employees of the private professional guardian who serve as a private professional guardian must be certified as a national master guardian or a national certified guardian by the Center for Guardianship Certification or its successor organization. Requires a private professional guardian that manages, in the aggregate, more than $1 million of assets as a guardian of persons with a disability, to arrange for an independent audit by a qualified examiner of its financial records on an annual basis. Requires a private professional guardian to promptly notify the court at such time that it estimates the estate of the person with a disability can no longer afford the services of the private professional guardian or, if the sale of respondent's residence would be required for the continued services of a private professional guardian, within 36 months or less. Makes structural changes.

Amends the Limited Health Service Organization Act. Makes changes to defined terms. In provisions concerning the offering of a point-of-sale contract by a limited health service organization (LHSO), removes a provision requiring the LHSO to include an annual maximum benefit allowance not to exceed $2,500 per year that is separate from any limits or allowances applied to in-plan services. Provides that, if an LHSO expends in any calendar quarter more than 20% of its total limited health services expenditures for all its members for out-of-plan covered services, then specified limitations shall not apply subject to the LHSO minimum capital and surplus requirements applicable to a life, accident, and health insurance company. Makes other changes.

Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1. Deletes the provision that the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services shall assist local pretrial services with pretrial supervision at the request of the Chief Judge. Effective immediately.

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Safeguards to Ensure Continuity and Uphold Rights and Equity (SECURE) Act. Sets forth several legislative findings. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Adds provisions requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to protect a child from unnecessary and unapproved disclosure of the child's sensitive identity information. Defines "sensitive identity information" to mean personal data that is linked or reasonably linkable to a child or youth and identifies the child's or youth's sexual orientation, as the term is defined in the Illinois Human Rights Act. Contains provisions concerning a child-specific documentation requirement; internal electronic access controls; case plans based on a youth's protected characteristics; caregiver responsibilities; Department, service provider, and caregiver conduct to prevent harmful treatment of youth; protecting access to lawful health care for youth placed outside the State of Illinois; ongoing duty for Illinois-based caseworker contact and monitoring of interstate placement; public transparency and accountability reporting; Inspector General recommendations concerning measures to be taken to remediate harm caused to a youth who experienced harm due to conduct violating the youth's protected characteristic; and other matters. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Adds provisions concerning supportive care for youth placed out-of-state; and licensure and contractual compliance. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Adds provisions concerning the assessment and monitoring of minors in out-of-state placements; direct case management, care, or placement violations; and other matters. Effective immediately.

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Inserts language that had been omitted from one version of the statutes so that the language appears in both versions of the statutes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a petitioner for post-conviction relief who was convicted of a felony offense committed when that person was under 21 years of age who seeks leave to file a successive post-conviction petition claiming that his or her sentence violates the proportionate penalties clause of the Illinois Constitution does not have to demonstrate cause. Effective immediately.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning pay increments to nursing facilities for the purpose of increasing compensation to certified nursing assistants (CNA), provides that such pay increments, including tenure wage increments and promotion-based wage increments, apply to and shall be incorporated into the compensation rate for all CNA employee hours, whether productive or nonproductive, compensated by a nursing facility. Provides that the compensation rate includes paid sick leave, paid vacation, training hours, bereavement leave, holidays, and paid time off. Prohibits an employer participating in the Certified Nursing Assistant Tenure and Promotion Payments program from capping the wage scale increments for CNAs at levels less than the levels detailed in the amendatory Act. Provides that an employer that has attested to reimbursing employees at a wage scale that meets or exceeds the required wage increments, but fails to do so, shall be subject to financial penalties as determined by administrative rule and to specified penalties under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that employees not receiving the full CNA tenure and promotion payment wage scale shall be entitled to recovery through a claim filed with the Department of Labor.

Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act. Provides that in any lawsuit or arbitration to collect a debt, subject to the Act, it is an affirmative defense that the debt is or is partially coerced debt to the plaintiff and the court or arbitrator. Provides that a plaintiff has the burden to disprove the debtor's defense by a preponderance of the evidence. Defines "coerced debt".

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Removes provisions concerning the consideration by the Health Facilities and Services Review Board of specified permits and exemptions. Makes changes in provisions concerning the construction, modification, or establishment of health care facilities or acquisition of major medical equipment; applications for permit or exemptions; and certificates of exemption for change of ownership of a health care facility or discontinuation of a category of service.

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. In provisions requiring an additional employer contribution for certain salary increases greater than 6%, provides that the System shall exclude salary increases given on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act resulting from overload work, summer school, or stipend work when the school district has certified to the System, and the System has approved the certification, that the overload work, summer school, or the stipend work is for the sole purpose of classroom instruction in excess of the standard number of classes for a full-time teacher in a school district during a school year (instead of shall exclude salary increases given on or after July 1, 2025 resulting from overload work, including summer school, when the school district has certified to the System, and the System has approved the certification, that (i) the overload work is for the sole purpose of classroom instruction in excess of the standard number of classes for a full-time teacher in a school district during a school year and (ii) the salary increases are equal to or less than the rate of pay for classroom instruction computed on the teacher's current salary and work schedule). Effective immediately.

Congratulates the Rotary Club of Mount Carroll on its 40th anniversary. Commends its contributions to the community and the selflessness of its members.

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Deletes a provision that prohibits a Regional Transit Board or Regional Development Authority from creating or retaining an investigative body that investigates matters under the Executive Inspector General's jurisdiction. Authorizes complaints or allegations of violations of the Act to be received and reviewed by a Regional Transit Board. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation's statewide multi-modal transportation improvement program shall evaluate project potential for mode shift away from single-occupancy vehicles and commercial motor vehicles. Specifies that the Transit Integration Policy Development Committee shall also coordinate with local transit authorities, intercity bus operators, and local governments on the delivery of bus rapid transit. Requires the Department of Transportation to complete its planning study on improvements to the Joliet train station by January 1, 2028. Amends the State Finance Act. In provisions concerning the State Construction Account Fund and Road Fund, specifies that 90% (rather than 85%) of the investment income in those funds shall be deposited into the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Capital Improvement Fund and 10% (rather than 15%) shall be deposited into the Downstate Mass Transportation Capital Improvement Fund. Amends the Downstate Public Transportation Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning residual fund balances and definitions. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the Regional Transportation Authority shall remodel, renovate, or construct a new station at or near the Central Avenue Station and the western entrance at the Lavergne Avenue location on the Blue Line. Provides that the renovated or newly constructed station shall be completed and open for public operation no later than January 1, 2029. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code, the Downstate Public Transportation Act, the People Over Parking Act, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the installation of bus shields on fixed-route buses; the threshold at which employment contracts must be approved by the authority and the compensation paid to members for service on the Commuter Rail Board, the Chicago Transit Board, or the Suburban Bus Board; renovations to terminals; transit-related taxes; the management of contracts entered into on or before January 1, 2027; the Board of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and the terms of its members; and other matters. Makes various technical changes. Further amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act to repeal provisions concerning visitor paratransit service. Effective June 1, 2026.

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Requires the State agency to confirm, reject, or identify a claim under the Court of Claims Act that is a lapsed appropriation and valued at less than $2,500 within 60 days after being notified in writing of the claim by the Attorney General. Provides that, if the State agency (instead of the court) determines that it is unable to process a claim under the Act because the bill or invoice contains a defect, the State agency (instead of the court) must notify the vendor and the Attorney General (rather than the vendor only) in writing of the defect no later than 60 calendar days after receiving notice of the claim from the Attorney General's Office (rather 45 days after the bill or invoice was first submitted). Further provides that, for disapproved portions for the claim, the Attorney General (rather than the court) must allow vendors to submit documentation to the Attorney General's Office showing amendments and cured defects (rather than submit documentation to amend and cure defects). Requires a State agency to confirm, reject, or identify a defect within a claim for all other claims arising under the Act that are from lapsed appropriations that are equal to or more than $2,500. Amends the State Prompt Payment Act. Provides that a State agency shall review each bill or invoice within 30 calendar days after its receipt (currently, in a timely manner). Provides that, when a State official or agency responsible for administering a contract receives a bill or invoice from a contractor, that State official or agency shall confirm the date on which the bill or invoice was received within 15 business days of receipt and shall transmit any approved amount to the Comptroller within 30 calendar days of receipt. Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act. Provides that the advice and technical assistance provided to State grant-making agencies by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall include an explanation of how to determine if the awardee is eligible for advance payments, reimbursement, or working capital advances. Provides that each State grant-making agency shall specify in each grant agreement whether the applicable payment methodology is advance payment, reimbursement, or working capital advance. Provides that, if advance payment is not the applicable payment methodology, the grant agreement will specify why an alternative payment methodology applies. Sets forth deadlines by which the State grant-making agency shall issue grant agreements after issuing a Notice of State-Issued Award. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2027.

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Makes changes to senior management official and executive officer provisions. In provisions concerning the delegation of duties by the board of directors, provides that the board of directors may delegate to the chief management official the hiring of employees other than the chief management official, including, without limitation, vice presidents and other officers (instead of just the hiring of employees other than the chief management official), and fixing their title, grade, and compensation (instead of just their compensation). Removes provisions concerning a credit union's authority to engage in digital asset business activity and perform custodial services. Provides that, when marketing or advertising digital assets, digital asset business activities conducted by covered persons or service providers (instead of digital asset business activities), and related administrative functions to the members of the credit union, the members shall receive the specified information. Makes changes to compliance requirements in provisions concerning the investment of credit union funds in commercial mortgage related securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. Effective immediately.

Commends the Iota Upsilon Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. for their outstanding dedication to water safety education and drowning prevention and for their meaningful honoring of the life and legacy of James Leslie Harkins. Honors the memory of James Leslie Harkins, whose legacy lives on through every child empowered with the knowledge and skills to stay safe in and around water; and be it further.

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions amending the Illinois Insurance Code, provides that "diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder" includes one or more tests, evaluations, and assessments to diagnose whether an individual has autism spectrum disorder that are prescribed, performed, or ordered by a licensed speech-language pathologist with expertise in diagnosing autism spectrum disorders in children under age 3 (rather than by a licensed speech-language pathologist with expertise in diagnosing autism spectrum disorders). In provisions amending the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act, makes changes to the requirements necessary for a speech-language pathologist to diagnose autism spectrum disorders. In provisions amending the Illinois Public Aid Code, provides that treatment of autism spectrum disorders through applied behavior analysis shall be covered under the medical assistance program for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder when ordered by a speech-language pathologist licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation so long as the diagnosis by the speech-language pathologist occurs as part of the Illinois Early Intervention Program (rather than covering treatment by applied behavior analysis for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by a speech-language pathologist licensed by the Department). Effective immediately.

Amends the School Code. Provides that early childhood programs receiving State funds shall restrict suspensions. Provides that the decision to suspend a student in preschool for 3 or more days may only be made by the superintendent of the school district, director of an early childhood program, or their equivalent and that the length of the suspension for any student in preschool may not be longer than the number of days required by the school district or early childhood program to develop and implement a behavior intervention plan or safety plan. Prohibits a student in kindergarten through grade 2 from being expelled unless otherwise required by federal or State law. Provides that the decision to suspend a student in kindergarten through grade 2 for 3 or more days may only be made by the superintendent of the school district and that the length of the suspension for any student in kindergarten through grade 2 may not be longer than the number of days required by the school district to develop and implement a behavior intervention plan or safety plan. Provides that a student who is suspended in excess of 20 school days may be immediately transferred to an alternative program. Provides that a student shall not be denied transfer because of the suspension, except in cases in which such transfer is deemed to cause a threat to the safety of students or staff in the alternative program. Makes other changes.