Illinois

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, upon petition of the State's Attorney of the county prosecuting a defendant on pretrial release or upon motion of the court, the court may revoke or impose sanctions on a defendant who is released on pretrial release if the defendant has violated any of the conditions of pretrial release.

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax deduction for gratuities that are included in the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income. Effective immediately.

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Authorizes the conveyance to be completed by the Director of Corrections (rather than the Director of Central Management Services) on behalf of the State and the Department of Corrections (rather than the Department of Central Management Services). Provides for the execution of a quitclaim bill of sale and certain ancillary documents. Provides that the authorized conveyance of property shall be made subject to the express condition that the Forest Preserve District of Will County, Illinois, shall obtain an ALTA survey and appraisal of the property and supply a copy of the survey and appraisal to the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services for review to ensure that the correct parcels of land will be transferred. Provides that the Forest Preserve District of Will County, Illinois and the Department of Corrections may jointly agree to reduce the size of the transfer and jointly agree on a new legal description to the transferred property within the boundaries described in the Act. Effective July 1, 2026.

Creates the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transit Innovation, Integration, and Reform Act. Provides that the Interagency Coordinating Committee shall, among other things, develop strategies and recommendations to improve the connectivity of existing and future intercity rail and intercity bus services to transit hubs and systems located outside of the Northeastern Illinois region. Creates the People Over Parking Act. Provides that, except as expressly provided in the Act, a unit of local government may not impose or enforce any minimum automobile parking requirements on a development project if the project is located within one-half mile of a public transportation hub or one-eighth mile of a public transportation corridor. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Changes the short title of the Regional Transportation Authority Act to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act. Creates the Northern Illinois Transit Authority to replace the Regional Transportation Authority. Makes changes in provisions concerning: legislative findings; meanings of defined terms; allocation of responsibility for public transportation; strategic planning; capital programming; service planning; performance audits; operational requirements; fares; pedestrian access to transit; extraterritorial powers of the Authority; research and development; protection of the environment; zero-emission buses; enforcement of traffic laws; establishment of the NITA Law Enforcement Task Force; crime prevention programming; the establishment of the Office of Transit Safety and Experience; the establishment of Coordinated Safety Response Councils; safety standards and investments in safety; bus shields; prioritization of capital projects; transit-supportive development; transit ambassadors; visitor paratransit services; and other matters. Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Changes the short title of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act to the Chicago Transit Authority Act. Makes changes concerning: the powers and duties of the Chicago Transit Authority and its interactions with the Northern Illinois Transit Authority; governance of the Chicago Transit Authority; the operating budget of the Chicago Transit Authority; and other matters. Repeals various provisions. Makes conforming and other changes in various other Acts. Effective June 1, 2026.

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Extends the estimated dates of completion of redevelopment projects and the retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment project costs for various ordinances adopted by the City of Chicago, the Village of Millstadt, the City of Mattoon, and the City of Sterling. Effective immediately.

Urges Governor JB Pritzker to opt Illinois into the provisions of the Educational Choice for Children Act.

Creates the Child Welfare Liability Insurance Survey Act. Requires the Department of Insurance to conduct an inquiry into liability insurance practices for community-based providers of foster care and adoption services and survey insurers about the liability insurance market that serves community-based providers of foster care and adoption services. Provides that the finalized survey shall detail the information that was obtained for purposes of the survey and include a description of requested information that was not provided from insurance providers and brokers or any other entity. Requires the Department to develop, no later than April 1, 2026, a finalized survey of the survey responses and share its survey findings with relevant stakeholders, the General Assembly, and the Governor, as appropriate. Provides that the Act is repealed on November 1, 2026. Effective immediately.

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall study and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the availability of youth services to reduce the use of detention and prevent deeper criminal involvement and regarding the impact and advisability of raising the minimum age of detention to 14, and develop a process to assist in the implementation of the provisions of the amendatory Act. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a minor found to be guilty may be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice if the minor is at least 14 (rather than 13) years and under 20 years of age, provided that the commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be made only if the minor was found guilty of a felony offense or first degree murder. Provides that when a minor of the age of at least 14 (rather than 13) years is adjudged delinquent for the offense of first degree murder, the court shall declare the minor a ward of the court and order the minor committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice until the minor's 21st birthday, without the possibility of aftercare release, furlough, or nonemergency authorized absence for a period of 5 years from the date the minor was committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Provides that on or after July 1, 2026 and before July 1, 2027, any minor 12 years of age or older arrested pursuant to the Act if there is probable cause to believe that the minor is a delinquent minor and that secure custody is a matter of immediate and urgent necessity, in light of a serious threat to the physical safety of a person or persons in the community or in order to secure the presence of the minor at the next hearing, as evidenced by a demonstrable record of willful failure to appear at a scheduled court hearing within the past 12 months, may be kept or detained in an authorized detention facility. Provides that on or after July 1, 2027, minors age 12 years of age and under 13 years of age and charged with first degree murder, aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery in which a firearm was used in the offense, or aggravated vehicular hijacking, may be kept or detained in an authorized detention facility. Provides that no minor under 13 (rather than under 12) years of age shall be detained in a county jail or a municipal lockup for more than 6 hours. Provides that instead of detention, minors under the age of 13 who are in conflict with the law may be held accountable through a community mediation program or through other court-ordered intervention services. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide resources to persons under 18 years of age who have been adjudicated delinquent for a nonviolent crime. Provides that "nonviolent crime" does not include the use or threat of force toward a person. Creates the Child First Reform Task Force to consider the conditions and administration of individual juvenile detention centers, identify the resources needed to consistently meet the minimum standards set by the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, evaluate complaints arising out of juvenile detention centers, identify best practices to provide detention center care, propose community-based alternatives to juvenile detention, and advise on the creation of the Youth Advisory Agency with youth justice advisors and district youth advisory offices in each circuit court district. Establishes its composition. Provides that the Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide administrative support for the Task Force. Provides that the provisions concerning the Task Force are repealed on June 1, 2029. Provides that the Task Force provisions take effect June 1, 2026. Provides that the youth nonviolent crime resource program provisions take effect January 1, 2028.

Creates the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Deb's Law. Makes findings. Defines terms. Authorizes a qualified patient with a terminal disease to request that a physician prescribe aid-in-dying medication that will allow the patient to end the patient's life in a peaceful manner. Contains provisions concerning: the procedures and forms to be used to request aid-in-dying medication; the responsibilities of attending and consulting physicians; the referral of patients for determinations of mental capacity; the residency of qualified patients; the safe disposal of unused medications; the obligations of health care entities; the immunities granted for actions taken in good faith reliance upon the Act; the reporting requirements of physicians; the effect of the Act on the construction of wills, contracts, and statutes; the effect of the Act on insurance policies and annuities; the procedures for the completion of death certificates; the liabilities and penalties provided by the Act; the construction of the Act; and other matters. Provides that the Department of Public Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs may adopt rules for the implementation and administration of the Act. Makes conforming changes in the Freedom of Information Act. Effective 9 months after the Act becomes law.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning mental health and substance use parity, makes changes to defined terms. Requires specified provider reimbursement rates to comply with the reimbursement floors for all in-network mental health and substance use disorder services. Establishes the reimbursement rate floor for each Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code, Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC), Enhanced Ambulatory Patient Group (EAPG), Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG), All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group (APR-DRG), and base payment rate with adjusters and applicable outliers for a mental health or substance use disorder service. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, or any contracted third party administering the behavioral health benefits for the insurer, shall cover all medically necessary mental health or substance use disorder services received by the same insured on the same day from the same or different mental health or substance use provider or facility for both outpatient and inpatient care. Sets forth provisions concerning additional coverage requirements; disclosure provisions; and provisions concerning the Department of Insurance's enforcement authority, reporting requirements, and rulemaking. Makes other changes. Amends the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code to require coverage under the provisions of those Acts. Effective June 1, 2026.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Creates a class 3 craft distiller license and spirits showcase permit. Provides that a class 3 craft distiller license, which may be issued to a distiller or a non-resident dealer, shall allow the manufacture of no more than 100,000 gallons of spirits per year and shall allow the sale of spirits from the class 3 craft distiller's in-state or out-of-state class 3 craft distillery premises to certain licensees as long as the class 3 craft distiller licensee meets certain requirements. Allows for the transfer of spirits manufactured by the class 3 craft distiller to a second location if certain requirements are met. Authorizes a class 3 craft distiller to self-distribute up to 5,000 gallons of its spirits subject to certain requirements and limitations. Provides that a spirits showcase permit shall allow an Illinois-licensed distributor to transfer a portion of its spirits inventory from its licensed premises to the premises specified in the spirits showcase permit license from its licensed premises to the premises specified in the spirits showcase permit license and to sell or offer for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in the spirits showcase permit license, the transferred or delivered spirits for on or off premises consumption and to sell to non-licensees not more than 156 fluid ounces of spirits per person. Provides that a retail licensee may use any website, mobile application, or similar platform that facilitates the sale or delivery of food, beverages, or goods and is owned or operated by the retail licensee, third-party contractor, independent contractor, or agent with whom the licensed retailer has contracted with to facilitate deliveries or sales of alcoholic liquors. Provides that, except for a municipality with a population of more than 1,000,000 inhabitants, a home rule unit may not regulate the delivery of alcoholic liquor or require a retail licensee to obtain a separate or additional license for the delivery alcoholic liquor (instead of may not regulate the delivery of alcoholic liquor inconsistent with certain provisions). Makes other changes in provisions concerning the delivery of alcoholic liquor. Prohibits the sale of alcoholic liquor to any visibly intoxicated (instead of intoxicated) person. Provides that a law enforcement agency; the Illinois Liquor Control Commission; or a local liquor control commissioner shall, pursuant to a plan or action to investigate, patrol, or conduct any similar enforcement action, only use a person under the age of 21 years to attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages to apprehend licensees, or employees or agents of licensees, who sell alcoholic beverages to minors. Sets forth minimum standards for such investigations, including requiring the minor to display an appearance that could generally be expected of a person under 21 years of age, respond truthfully to all questions posed by the licensee, and to either carry his or her own identification or carry no identification. Makes changes in provisions concerning the delivery and carry out of mixed drinks and the renewal of a manufacturer's or importing distributor license. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 20226, except that certain provisions are effective immediately.

Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. Provides that, in the case of bonds authorized to be issued under the School Code and approved by voters of Iroquois County Community Unit School District Number 9 in an April 2021 referendum, the bond approval, once obtained, remains for 10 years after the date of the referendum. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may not levy or collect any use, occupation, privilege, or excise tax, including, but not limited to, a parking excise tax, on any transaction that occurs on the premises of a joint-use airport or on property that exclusively serves a joint-use airport. Defines "joint-use airport". Limits home rule powers.

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Makes changes to the requirements for a registered professional nursing education program in provisions concerning the establishment of a new program, program policies, faculty members, training and development, the program's curriculum, the program's use of simulation, the accreditation process, approval by the Board of Nursing, and the program closure process. Makes a conforming change. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may, without hearing, rescind the license of any person who obtain a license after completing a program or obtaining credit from a program that does not meet the requirements of the provisions regarding registered professional nursing education programs. In provisions concerning nursing licensure by examination, removes the provision regarding the good standing period for professional nursing programs on probationary status.

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. Provides that a request for a deduction by a public agency or association organized under an intergovernmental agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act shall be accompanied by a written agreement between the 2 parties or a court order to that effect. Effective July 1, 2026.

Amends the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act. Includes within this District Canteen, Centerville, East St. Louis, Stites, and Sugar Loaf Townships of St. Clair County. Transfers and integrates the duties, authorities, operations, assets, properties, and other responsibilities of the Southwest Regional Port District into the Kaskaskia Regional Port District. Provides that this transfer includes, but is not limited to, all books, records, papers, documents, property (real and personal), contracts, causes of action, unexpended appropriations, unexpended balances, and pending business pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the Southwest Regional Port District. Requires this transfer to be completed by December 1, 2025. Deletes authorization for the Kaskaskia Regional Port District to (i) acquire or operate aquariums, museums, planetariums to display objects pertaining to natural history and (ii) water and sewage systems. Provides that 8 members of the District Board shall reside in St. Clair County, 4 members shall reside in Randolph County, and 3 members shall reside in Monroe County. Provides that the terms of all the members appointed by the Governor as of May 1, 2025, expire when the amendatory Act takes effect and each newly appointed member serves for a 3-year term. Repeals the Southwest Regional Port District Act as of January 1, 2026. Makes a conforming change to the Eminent Domain Act. Effective immediately.

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Equality for Every Family Act. Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Provides that the policy of this State is that a child has the same rights and protections under law to parentage without regard to the marital status, age, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of the child's parents, or the circumstances of the child's birth, including whether the child was born as a result of assisted reproduction or surrogacy. Provides for who may sign an acknowledgment of parentage to establish the parentage of a child. Changes provisions regarding the use of genetic testing. Amends the Gestational Surrogacy Act. Provides that a parentage proceeding under the Gestational Surrogacy Act may be commenced in any county in the State. Makes requirements for a gestational surrogacy agreement and damages for a breach of such an agreement. Amends the Adoption Act. Provides for a process for a confirmatory adoption for children born through assisted reproduction. Makes other formatting and cross-referencing changes. Provides that a proceeding to adjudicate parentage that was commenced before the effective date of the amendatory Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the proceeding was commenced. Effective immediately, except that some provisions amending the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 are effective January 1, 2026.

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Repeals provisions concerning the use of Employment Eligibility Verification Systems and restrictions on the use of Employment Eligibility Verification Systems. Removes a provision that makes a violation of the Act a petty offense. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Creates the Public Official Safety and Privacy Act. Prohibits governmental agencies from displaying or otherwise publicly posting or displaying publicly available content that includes a public official's personal information when the governmental agency has received a written request from the public official that it refrain from disclosing the public official's personal information. Requires governmental agencies to remove publicly available content within 5 business days. Prohibits persons, businesses, and associations from publicly posting or otherwise displaying a public official's personal information online when the public official has made a written request that the person, business, or association refrain from disclosing that information. Permits public officials to seek declaratory or injunctive relief for violations of the Act. In the event of a violation by a person, business, or association, requires the person, business, or association to pay the public official's costs and attorney's fees if a court grants injunctive or declaratory relief. Makes knowingly posting a public official's personal information a Class 3 felony, if the person knows or reasonably should know that publicly posting the information poses an immediate threat to the public official's health and safety or that of a member of the public official's immediate family and if posting that information is the proximate cause of death or bodily injury. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts the personal information of public officials from disclosure. Amends the Election Code. Specifies that a provision that limits expenditures by a political committee for debts or for the payment of any expenses relating to a personal residence does not apply to expenses related to: (i) a public official's or candidate's personal security services or security enhancements to a public official's or candidate's primary residence; or (ii) cybersecurity measures or tools used to protect and secure a public official's or candidate's devices, Internet networks, or other technology. Requires the State Board of Elections to redact the home addresses of all current and past officers of political committees upon the written request of the supported candidate or the current chair of the political committee. Requires the State Board of Elections to redact a public official's home address information upon request. Provides that, upon expiration of the period for filing an objection to a public official's certificate of nomination or nomination papers, a public official who is a candidate may file a written request with the State Board of Elections, election authority, or local election official with whom the certificate of nomination or nomination papers are required to be filed for redaction of the public official's home address information from the public official's certificate of nomination or nomination papers. Specifies that, after receipt of the public official's written request, the State Board of Elections, election authority, or local election official with whom the certificate of nomination or nomination papers are required to be filed shall redact or cause redaction of the public official's home address from the public official's certificate of nomination or nomination papers within 5 business days. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Permits public officials to have their work addresses listed on their identification card (rather than their home or mailing address). Amends the Vehicle Code. Permits public officials to provide their work address in their vehicle registration application rather than their home or mailing address. Effective immediately.

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill. Makes changes to the legal descriptions of the affected properties.

Proposes to amend the Legislature Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that each Legislative District shall be composed of three contiguous counties, with a separate additional Legislative District for each municipality with a population over one million. Provides that Representative Districts shall be drawn independently of Legislative Districts.

Proposes to amend the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that, subject only to the police power, the right of the individual citizen to keep and bear arms and to carry firearms (rather than the right of the individual citizen to keep and bear arms) shall not be infringed. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Directs the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of the Illinois Coroner Training Board's administration of the Coroner Training Board Act, including its creation, implementation, and execution of basic and continuing education training for coroners. Urges that the Illinois Coroner Training Board and any other State agency, entity, or person that may have information relevant to this audit to cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's Office in its conduct of this audit. Directs the Auditor General to commence this audit as soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.

Declares the weeks of August 1 through August 7, 2025 and August 1 through August 7, 2026 as Illinois Election Judge and Poll Worker Appreciation Week in the State of Illinois. Expresses appreciation and admiration for the election judges and poll workers of Illinois and the vital role they perform in elections, democracy, and the State.

Declares February of 2025 as Turner Syndrome Awareness Month. Urges that Turner Syndrome Awareness Month be used to increase awareness of the condition and that funding and support for awareness events, educational initiatives, increased research, and support groups be increased.