Illinois

Amends, repeals, and reenacts various Acts. Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Acts 101-652, 102-28, and 102-1104. Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.

Mourns the passing of Philip R. "Phil" Supple of Normal.

Mourns the passing of Marcus M. "Mark" Olson of Peoria.

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for any parent, legal guardian, or other adult person having the care or custody of a minor, by any act or word, or the failure to act or by the lack of supervision and control over the minor to encourage, contribute toward, cause, or tend to cause the minor to commit an offense against the public peace, safety, and morals by reason of the activity of the minor within the State. Provides that it is unlawful for any parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody and care of any minor to assist, aid, abet, allow, permit, or encourage the minor to violate this provision, either by an overt act, by failing to act, or by lack of supervision and control over the minor. Provides that the trier of fact may infer that if a minor is apprehended while on any public streets, highways, alleys, or parks during hours of curfew, it is evidence of a violation of the provision on the part of the parents, legal guardian, or other person having custody or care of the minor. Establishes that a violation is a Class C misdemeanor punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days, or both. Defines terms. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to make conforming changes. Contains a severability provision.

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that two-thirds of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each house may provide (now, a majority of the members elected to each house constitutes a quorum). Effective upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that an eligible offender or an eligible offender's attorney or an attorney associate of the attorney (rather than the State's Attorney of the county in which the defendant was sentenced) may petition the sentencing court or the sentencing court's successor to resentence the offender if the original sentence no longer advances the interests of justice. Provides that the court has 6 months from when a petition was filed to respond to the petition. Provides that the criteria for being an "eligible offender" are that the eligible offender: (1) must have been originally sentenced to 10 or more years in the Department of Corrections by a circuit court of this State; (2) must have been convicted for a crime that is not a violent crime for which the offender is seeking resentencing; (3) must have participated in educational programs, drug programs, or received earned credit through work programs; (4) must have served a minimum of 24 months in the Department of Corrections for the conviction in which the offender is seeking resentencing; (5) must not have violated serious rules or disciplinary standards within the Department of Corrections in the last 24 months prior the filing of the petition; and (6) must have remained in the least restrictive privilege level for privileges within the Department of Corrections for incarcerated persons, one year prior to the petition.

Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected disability from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to be 50% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the veteran for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities, without the payment of any registration fee, make application to the Secretary of State for any other special plate for veterans for which the veteran qualifies for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first division, one motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, at the age of 111.

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the purpose of the amendatory Act is to ensure that individuals with felony convictions are not assigned to child protective investigations or issued a Child Welfare Employee License (CWEL). Prohibits persons with a felony conviction from holding a CWEL, performing child protection investigations, or supervising investigation staff. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services and every purchase of service agency that contracts with the Department to require all child welfare employees to undergo a fingerprint-based background check, a statewide criminal history search, and a Federal Bureau of Investigation national criminal history background check every 3 years during the term of employment. Requires the Department to revoke a child welfare employee's CWEL immediately upon discovery that the employee has a felony conviction. Prohibits POS agencies that contract with the Department from employing any person convicted of a felony to work as a child welfare employee and sets forth certain penalties for violations of the prohibition. Effective January 1, 2027.

Amends the Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act. Provides that a blood bank that facilitates autologous or direct blood donations shall comply with a physician's order prescribing for an individual an autologous or direct blood donation. Provides that a blood bank may charge a fee in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the blood bank's administrative cost of facilitating an autologous or direct blood donation that a physician orders. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act and the University of Illinois Hospital Act to require a hospital that facilitates blood donations to allow an individual on whom a medical procedure is to be performed to provide an autologous or direct blood donation that a physician orders for the procedure.

Mourns the passing of David "Dave" Bryant.

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Requires a township (rather than any township in Lake County or McHenry County) to abolish a road district of that township if the roads of the road district are less than 15 centerline miles in length.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Restores certain provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 concerning cash bail to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 101-652 by amendment or reenactment with specified modifications. Establishes additional pretrial procedures. Amends the Statute on Statutes to provide that whenever there is a reference in any Act to the term "pretrial release", "denial of pretrial release", "conditions of pretrial release", or "violations of the conditions of pretrial release", the terms shall be construed to mean "bail", "denial of bail", "conditions of bail", or "forfeiture of bail" respectively. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the office of the State's Attorney shall provide to the victim at pretrial stages of the proceedings notification of all pretrial hearings, all bail decisions, conditions of release related to the victim's safety, the defendant's release from custody, and instructions on seeking enforcement of release conditions. Amends the Pretrial Services Act. Provides that pretrial services agencies shall implement a system of court date reminders, including location, date, and time of the court appearance. Provides that reminders shall be provided one to 3 days prior to each scheduled court appearance. Establishes responsibilities of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts concerning pretrial services. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides for specified offenses for which the domestic violence surveillance program is applicable. Provides that the supervising authority shall use the best available global positioning technology to track domestic violence offenders, if available and reliable in the supervising authority's jurisdiction.

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that taxes imposed under the Special County Occupation Tax For Public Safety, Public Facilities, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, or Transportation Law may, in addition to other things, be used for food pantries. Renames the Special County Occupation Tax For Public Safety, Public Facilities, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, or Transportation Law to the Special County Occupation Tax For Public Safety, Public Facilities, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Transportation, or Food Pantries Law. Makes conforming changes in the Simplified Sales and Use Tax Administration Act.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue a special registration plate designated as a retro license plate. Provides that the design and color of the plates shall be a replica of the license plates issued between 1983 and 2001. Provides that there shall be an additional $40 fee for original issuance of a retro license plate and a $27 fee for renewal of a retro license plate. Creates the Theresa Tracy Trot-Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Effective January 1, 2027.

Creates the Display of National Symbols Act. Provides that, if a unit of local government or school district receives sufficient donations of materials or funds to do so, then it shall display in its primary administrative building and in each facility used for instruction the following items: (1) the United States national motto, "In God We Trust" containing a representation of a United States Flag centered under the national motto; (2) the United States Bill of Rights; (3) the United States Constitution; and (4) the United States Declaration of Independence. Provides that the displays must: (1) use durable posters or framed copies; and (2) be located in a conspicuous, open, and public space. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of Rhonda Mary Krueger.

Amends the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. Provides that certain provisions concerning public notice, evaluations, and selection procedures do not apply to architectural, engineering, and land surveying contracts with an estimated basic professional services fee of less than the maximum estimated basic professional services fee. Provides that, for contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and before January 1, 2027, the maximum estimated basic professional services fee is $40,000. Provides that, for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, the maximum estimated basic professional services fee shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the annual unadjusted percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index-u during the 12-month period ending in September of the immediately preceding calendar year and rounded to the nearest $10.

Mourns the death of Joy Erlichman Miller of Nokomis, Florida.

Amends the Election Code. In provisions concerning the objection to nominations, provides that, if the electoral board determines that an objection is frivolous, the candidate may file a petition with the circuit court to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs from the objector.

Mourns the death of Ronald "Ron" Bean.

Creates the Comprehensive Charitable Food System Coordination Act. Provides that State agencies involved in administering or appropriating State or State-managed federal grant funds for hunger relief shall consult and coordinate, to the extent practicable, with all categories of actors within the charitable food system. Further provides that those State agencies shall ensure that grant solicitations and funding criteria reflect the interconnected roles of food providers, distributors, producers, facilitators, and data systems. Requires those State agencies to consider proposals that strengthen coordination, efficiency, resiliency, and equity across the charitable food system. Provides that State agencies may establish advisory groups composed of representatives from food providers and distributors. Provides that each State agency administering hunger relief grant funds shall submit an annual report to the appropriate State oversight entity describing: how actors in the charitable food system were engaged in grant planning, allocation, and evaluation; measurable impacts on food access, food quality, and community resilience; and barriers or opportunities identified through cross-sector collaboration. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall make grants to food banks and providers (rather than food banks only). Defines "provider" as a public or charitable organization that is unaffiliated with a food bank, that maintains an operation involving the provision of food or edible commodities, and that, as an integral part of its normal activities, provides meals or food to feed needy persons on a regular basis. Effective July 1, 2026.

Amends Public Act 104-17. Changes the effective date of the Public Act from June 30, 2025 to July 1, 2026. Effective immediately.

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Requires the Chief Justice and the most senior Supreme Court Justice who is not elected from the same political party as the Chief Justice to select 16 commissioners no later than March 1 of the year that follows a federal decennial census to form the Independent Redistricting Commission. Provides that the Independent Redistricting Commission shall adopt and submit to the Legislative Redistricting Commission a redistricting plan for the Legislative Districts, Representative Districts, and Congressional Districts within 30 days after receiving redistricting data from the Census Bureau for the State of Illinois. Allows the Independent Redistricting Commission to adopt and submit separate redistricting plans for the Legislative Districts and Representative Districts and a separate plan for the Congressional Districts. Provides that any redistricting plan enacted by the General Assembly and not vetoed by the Governor shall immediately be filed with the Secretary of State, which shall be presumed valid and shall be published promptly by the Secretary of State. Provides the priorities, in order of importance, for establishing Legislative Districts, Representative Districts, and Congressional Districts. Provides for the eligibility of commissioners, public interaction and public hearings, financing and agency support for the Commission, and compensation and reimbursement for commissioners. Effective upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.