Illinois
104th General Assembly·12,019 bills·Adjourned
Track legislation moving through Illinois. Browse 12,019 bills and resolutions during the 104th General Assembly, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
Bills
Amends the School Code. Requires each school district to include in its student handbook for grades kindergarten through 12 railroad safety messaging. Allows a school district to opt-out of the messaging requirement if the school board of the school district determines that the inclusion of such messaging is unnecessary based on local context or the messaging's alignment with curriculum. Effective July 1, 2026.
Amends the School Code. Requires each school district to include in its student handbook for grades kindergarten through 12 railroad safety messaging. Allows a school district to opt-out of the messaging requirement if the school board of the school district determines that the inclusion of such messaging is unnecessary based on local context or the messaging's alignment with curriculum. Effective July 1, 2026.
Amends the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Act. Changes the Statewide Committee quorum from 7 voting members to a simple majority of voting members. Requires that Statewide Committee's annual report is due no later than September 1 instead of March 1 of each year. Requires that the biennial report is due no later than June 1 instead of April 1 of each odd year.
Amends the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Act. Changes the Statewide Committee quorum from 7 voting members to a simple majority of voting members. Requires that Statewide Committee's annual report is due no later than September 1 instead of March 1 of each year. Requires that the biennial report is due no later than June 1 instead of April 1 of each odd year.
Creates the Kidney Disease Treatment Delegation Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of the Nurse Practice Act or any rule of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to the contrary, delegation, including, but not limited to, delegation of the performance of central venous catheter procedures in a kidney disease treatment center, shall only be allowed if the individual receiving delegation is a licensed practical nurse who has obtained the proper training, education, and experience or a certified dialysis technician who currently holds, or is in the process of acquiring, the necessary experience to apply for and obtain certification as a certified clinical hemodialysis technician by the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission or a Certified Hemodialysis Technologist/Technician by the Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology. Sets forth additional provisions concerning delegation of duties in a kidney disease treatment center. Provides that the Department is authorized to adopt rules for the administration and enforcement of the Act, and the rules may define standards and criteria for the necessary training, education, and experience for licensed practical nurses to obtain before receiving delegation under the Act. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that a violation of the Kidney Disease Treatment Delegation Act is grounds for disciplinary action. Effective immediately.
Creates the Kidney Disease Treatment Delegation Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of the Nurse Practice Act or any rule of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to the contrary, delegation, including, but not limited to, delegation of the performance of central venous catheter procedures in a kidney disease treatment center, shall only be allowed if the individual receiving delegation is a licensed practical nurse who has obtained the proper training, education, and experience or a certified dialysis technician who currently holds, or is in the process of acquiring, the necessary experience to apply for and obtain certification as a certified clinical hemodialysis technician by the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission or a Certified Hemodialysis Technologist/Technician by the Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology. Sets forth additional provisions concerning delegation of duties in a kidney disease treatment center. Provides that the Department is authorized to adopt rules for the administration and enforcement of the Act, and the rules may define standards and criteria for the necessary training, education, and experience for licensed practical nurses to obtain before receiving delegation under the Act. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that a violation of the Kidney Disease Treatment Delegation Act is grounds for disciplinary action. Effective immediately.
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Further amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act by adding provisions concerning community day services certification, certification renewals, and application fees; employee criminal history background check requirements; and other matters.
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Further amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act by adding provisions concerning community day services certification, certification renewals, and application fees; employee criminal history background check requirements; and other matters.
Amends the Election Code, the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Children and Family Services Act, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act, the Illinois Finance Authority Act, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act, the Balanced Budget Note Act, the State Finance Act, the Illinois Income Tax Act, the Illinois Pesticide Act, the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act, the Habitat Endowment Act, the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the Adoption Act to make changes to provisions concerning specified funds. Amends the State Employee Housing Act, the Illinois Lottery Law, the Military Code of Illinois, the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Department of Veterans Affairs Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, the Hospital Licensing Act, the Prevention of Unnecessary Institutionalization Act, the Adult Protective Services Act, the Autism Spectrum Disorders Reporting Act, the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act, the Recycled Newsprint Use Act, the Illinois Cool Cities Act, and the Illinois Chemical Safety Act to make various changes.
Amends the Election Code, the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Children and Family Services Act, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act, the Illinois Finance Authority Act, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act, the Balanced Budget Note Act, the State Finance Act, the Illinois Income Tax Act, the Illinois Pesticide Act, the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act, the Habitat Endowment Act, the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the Adoption Act to make changes to provisions concerning specified funds. Amends the State Employee Housing Act, the Illinois Lottery Law, the Military Code of Illinois, the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Department of Veterans Affairs Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, the Hospital Licensing Act, the Prevention of Unnecessary Institutionalization Act, the Adult Protective Services Act, the Autism Spectrum Disorders Reporting Act, the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act, the Recycled Newsprint Use Act, the Illinois Cool Cities Act, and the Illinois Chemical Safety Act to make various changes.
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Makes various technical changes in provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 related to court review of placement decisions relating to abused, neglected, and dependent minors in regards to permanency goals and supplemental petitions to reinstate wardship.. Effective immediately.
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Makes various technical changes in provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 related to court review of placement decisions relating to abused, neglected, and dependent minors in regards to permanency goals and supplemental petitions to reinstate wardship.. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions concerning implicit bias awareness training, provides that, on and after January 1, 2027, a course covering the topics of perimenopause and menopause may count toward the requirement that a health care professional who has continuing education requirements complete at least a one-hour course in training on implicit bias awareness per renewal period. Defines "menopause" and "perimenopause". Effective January 1, 2027.
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions concerning implicit bias awareness training, provides that, on and after January 1, 2027, a course covering the topics of perimenopause and menopause may count toward the requirement that a health care professional who has continuing education requirements complete at least a one-hour course in training on implicit bias awareness per renewal period. Defines "menopause" and "perimenopause". Effective January 1, 2027.
Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act. Requires a licensed occupational therapist or licensed occupational therapy assistant who intends to provide services for individuals, groups, and populations concerning occupational therapy needs without a referral to do so within the licensee's scope of practice. Provides that a referral is not required for the purpose of providing consultations, habilitation services, screenings, education, wellness services, preventions services, environmental assessments, and work-related ergonomic services. Provides that, except for occupational therapy services within the licensee's scope of practice at the time of evaluation and services provided pursuant to provisions concerning when referrals are not required, an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record, if the patient meets certain criteria. Provides that an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record if the patient does not demonstrate measurable or function improvement after 10 visits (rather than after 10 visits or 15 business days, whichever occurs first).
Amends the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act. Requires a licensed occupational therapist or licensed occupational therapy assistant who intends to provide services for individuals, groups, and populations concerning occupational therapy needs without a referral to do so within the licensee's scope of practice. Provides that a referral is not required for the purpose of providing consultations, habilitation services, screenings, education, wellness services, preventions services, environmental assessments, and work-related ergonomic services. Provides that, except for occupational therapy services within the licensee's scope of practice at the time of evaluation and services provided pursuant to provisions concerning when referrals are not required, an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record, if the patient meets certain criteria. Provides that an occupational therapist shall refer a patient to the patient's treating health care professional of record, or to a health care professional of the patient's choosing if there is no health care professional of record if the patient does not demonstrate measurable or function improvement after 10 visits (rather than after 10 visits or 15 business days, whichever occurs first).
Amends the High Speed Rail Commission Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2030 (rather than January 1, 2027). Effective immediately.
Amends the High Speed Rail Commission Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2030 (rather than January 1, 2027). Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that by January 1, 2028, each school board must develop a procedure that, at a minimum, incorporates all the following elements: (1) a commitment to support employee mental health in the workplace; (2) opportunities for staff to provide feedback on employee mental health; (3) at a minimum, an annual communication to school district personnel that is included in the employee handbook or another readily accessible format if no handbook exists and that provides information on the mental health resources and support available to staff, as well as a description of district-level support to employees related to mental health, if available; and (4) opportunities for the school board to receive information regarding employee mental health initiatives and programs.
Amends the School Code. Provides that by January 1, 2028, each school board must develop a procedure that, at a minimum, incorporates all the following elements: (1) a commitment to support employee mental health in the workplace; (2) opportunities for staff to provide feedback on employee mental health; (3) at a minimum, an annual communication to school district personnel that is included in the employee handbook or another readily accessible format if no handbook exists and that provides information on the mental health resources and support available to staff, as well as a description of district-level support to employees related to mental health, if available; and (4) opportunities for the school board to receive information regarding employee mental health initiatives and programs.
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that every medical office, health care clinic, group practice, or other organizational structure for a licensed professional to provide health care services shall: (1) provide a notice stating that the patient may be billed for multiple services, including a separate office visit charge or billing for diagnostic testing or follow up, if acute complaints or chronic problems that require additional evaluation are discussed during a preventive or wellness visit and (2) make, except in an emergency treatment situation, a good faith effort to obtain written acknowledgment of receipt of the notice. Specifies that these requirements do not apply to health care providers.
Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that every medical office, health care clinic, group practice, or other organizational structure for a licensed professional to provide health care services shall: (1) provide a notice stating that the patient may be billed for multiple services, including a separate office visit charge or billing for diagnostic testing or follow up, if acute complaints or chronic problems that require additional evaluation are discussed during a preventive or wellness visit and (2) make, except in an emergency treatment situation, a good faith effort to obtain written acknowledgment of receipt of the notice. Specifies that these requirements do not apply to health care providers.
Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Removes a provision prohibiting a prescribing psychologist from prescribing medications to patients who are over 65 years of age. Effective immediately.
Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. Removes a provision prohibiting a prescribing psychologist from prescribing medications to patients who are over 65 years of age. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each tax bill shall contain a statement for each tax increment financing (TIF) district in which the property is located setting forth the amount that each taxing district that contains all or part of the TIF district would have received for the taxable year in the absence of the TIF district. Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that each tax bill shall contain a statement for each tax increment financing (TIF) district in which the property is located setting forth the amount that each taxing district that contains all or part of the TIF district would have received for the taxable year in the absence of the TIF district. Effective immediately.
Creates the Data Center Water Transparency and Aquifer Protection Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, no data center operating within the State shall use water from the Mahomet Aquifer. Prohibits State agencies from issuing or renewing a permit authorizing a data center to withdraw groundwater from the Mahomet Aquifer. Requires existing data centers to transition to alternative water sources and cease all groundwater withdrawals from the Mahomet Aquifer by no later than January 1, 2028. Provides that a unit of local government may not enter into, enforce, or renew any nondisclosure agreement, confidentiality clause, or similar contractual provision with a data center that restricts the disclosure of information related to the data center's water use. Contains provisions concerning data confidentiality and public access. Establishes penalties for violations. Grants the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking powers.
Creates the Data Center Water Transparency and Aquifer Protection Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, no data center operating within the State shall use water from the Mahomet Aquifer. Prohibits State agencies from issuing or renewing a permit authorizing a data center to withdraw groundwater from the Mahomet Aquifer. Requires existing data centers to transition to alternative water sources and cease all groundwater withdrawals from the Mahomet Aquifer by no later than January 1, 2028. Provides that a unit of local government may not enter into, enforce, or renew any nondisclosure agreement, confidentiality clause, or similar contractual provision with a data center that restricts the disclosure of information related to the data center's water use. Contains provisions concerning data confidentiality and public access. Establishes penalties for violations. Grants the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking powers.
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 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 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions concerning data center incentives, provides that, as a condition of receiving and maintaining a data center certificate of exemption, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall require that the qualified data center operator execute and comply with a community benefit agreement with the host community in which the qualified data center is located. Provides that the community benefit agreement shall require the qualified data center operator to make annual minimum payments to the host community. Provides that the amount of the minimum host community payments may exceed but shall be at least 10% of the property tax that would have been levied against the qualified data center property, irrespective of any exemptions, abatements, or exclusions applicable to the property, for the year immediately preceding the year in which the community benefit agreement is entered into. Provides that not less than 50% of the amounts received from the special payments shall be used to provide payments, credits, rebates, or other financial benefits to eligible homestead property owners for the purpose of offsetting residential tax burdens. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions concerning data center incentives, provides that, as a condition of receiving and maintaining a data center certificate of exemption, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall require that the qualified data center operator execute and comply with a community benefit agreement with the host community in which the qualified data center is located. Provides that the community benefit agreement shall require the qualified data center operator to make annual minimum payments to the host community. Provides that the amount of the minimum host community payments may exceed but shall be at least 10% of the property tax that would have been levied against the qualified data center property, irrespective of any exemptions, abatements, or exclusions applicable to the property, for the year immediately preceding the year in which the community benefit agreement is entered into. Provides that not less than 50% of the amounts received from the special payments shall be used to provide payments, credits, rebates, or other financial benefits to eligible homestead property owners for the purpose of offsetting residential tax burdens. Effective immediately.
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Authorizes an additional $700,000,000 (rather than $1,000,000,000) of State Pension Obligation Acceleration Bonds. Makes a conforming change. Amends the State Employees, State Universities, and Downstate Teachers Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Extends the option for a participant to receive an accelerated pension benefit payment in lieu of any pension benefit or for a reduction in the increases to his or her annual retirement annuity and survivor's annuity to June 30, 2028 (instead of June 30, 2030). Effective immediately.
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Authorizes an additional $700,000,000 (rather than $1,000,000,000) of State Pension Obligation Acceleration Bonds. Makes a conforming change. Amends the State Employees, State Universities, and Downstate Teachers Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Extends the option for a participant to receive an accelerated pension benefit payment in lieu of any pension benefit or for a reduction in the increases to his or her annual retirement annuity and survivor's annuity to June 30, 2028 (instead of June 30, 2030). Effective immediately.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides medical assistance coverage for sickle cell disease (rather than sickle cell anemia); coverage for seizure detection devices; and coverage for virtual intensive outpatient program services. Establishes the Distressed Hospital Loan Program under a new Article of the Code to provide interest-free cash flow loans to public hospitals and not-for-profit hospitals in significant financial distress to prevent the closure of or to facilitate the reopening of those hospitals. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to administer the Distressed Hospital Loan Program in coordination with the Department of Public Health and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Amends the Rebuild Illinois Mental Health Workforce Act. Provides that, subject to federal approval, for dates of service on and after July 1, 2026, the Medicaid reimbursement rates for Assertive Community Treatment and Community Support Team services shall be increased by an amount no less than the following targeted pools: (1) Assertive Community Treatment, $10,600,000; and (2) Community Support Team services, $17,500,000. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires any licensed hospital that has outstanding debts to the State in the form of tax arrears or that maintains debt through the Distressed Hospital Loan Program or other Medicaid advance payments to submit to the Department of Public Health a hospital emergency and financial contingency plan for the rapid and orderly resolution of finances and operations in the event of material financial distress. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Permits the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to adopt emergency rules to implement certain financial and utilization data reporting requirements on hospitals. Amends the Medicaid Technical Assistance Act. Amends the State Finance Act. Requires the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center to collaborate with public and private partners throughout the State to identify, establish, and maintain best practices necessary for health providers to ensure their capacity to participate in the Illinois Medical Assistance Program (rather than ensure their capacity to participate in HealthChoice Illinois or YouthCare). Removes provisions concerning the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center's administration of network adequacy reports, and instead requires the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center to administer a network requirement plan. Repeals a provision creating the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund. In the State Finance Act, provides for the dissolution of the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund on July 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as practical, after the transfer of all remaining funds into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article in the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning annual funding for the health care transformation program, provides that funds that had been budgeted but unexpended in State fiscal years 2021 through 2027 may be allocated in State fiscal year 2028 in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000. Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that disbursements shall be made from the Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund for the payment of contingency fees to third-party entities that the Office of Inspector General authorizes to conduct payment recapture audits and other specified audits under the medical assistance program. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for dates of service starting July 1, 2027, reimbursement calculations and direct payments for services provided by facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act are the responsibility of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and that appropriations for facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act must be shifted from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Extends the period of eligibility within which a hospital, that would have qualified for the rate year beginning October 1, 2011 or October 1, 2012, shall be a Safety-Net Hospital. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Removes provisions requiring the Department on Aging to adopt rules to address instances when a case coordination unit is unable to complete an assessment in a hospital prior to the discharge of a patient 60 years or older to a nursing home to ensure that the patient is able to access nursing home care, the nursing home is not penalized for accepting the admission, and the patient's timely discharge from the hospital is not delayed, to the extent permitted under federal law or regulation. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning prenatal and perinatal care, provides that, for dates of service on and after January 1, 2026, the medical assistance program shall provide coverage, without imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement, for preeclampsia biomarker testing for predictive screening in asymptomatic individuals, or for diagnosis and management when symptoms are present. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that effective July 1, 2026, subject to federal approval, the Department on Aging shall reimburse Care Coordination Units at specified rates for case management services. Amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Provides that each consumer shall be offered at least 15 hours of treatment programming per week and encouraged to attend the treatment domains that meet the consumer's needs, as reflected in the consumer's treatment plans. Amends the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. In provisions concerning per diem reimbursement for a community-integrated living arrangement provider, provides that, if it is determined by third-party medical personnel that a resident that required a medical absence is unable to return to the community-integrated living arrangement, or if the resident dies during the medical absence, the provider shall receive 100% of the per diem reimbursement for up to 20 medical absence days. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, beginning on and after October 1, 2026, for rate year 2027 and thereafter, the Medicaid inpatient utilization rate used in the determination of eligibility for inpatient adjustment payments provided under the Code shall be modified to exclude from both the numerator and denominator all days of care funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at a hospital approved to conduct its operations from more than one location within contiguous counties under a single license, if at the time of its licensing application the hospital was located in a county with fewer than 125,000 inhabitants and the hospital's second facility is located in a contiguous county with fewer than 235,000 inhabitants. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, rates for adult day services shall be increased to $17.84 per hour and rates for each way transportation services for adult day services shall be increased to $13.44 per unit transportation. Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes changes to provisions concerning certain add-on payments to safety-net hospitals. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Changes certain deadline dates for adopting permanent rules on guidelines related to the publication of MCO service authorization policies and procedures listed on the Medicare Inpatient Only list that, due to medical complexity, must be reimbursed under the applicable inpatient methodology. Makes changes to provisions concerning (i) quality and compliance audits regarding Medicaid managed care organizations' compliance with nationally recognized clinical decision guidelines for inpatient and outpatient hospital services and (ii) an analysis that compares and contrasts a Medicaid MCO's service authorization determination outcomes for inpatient and outpatient hospital services to the outcomes of each other MCO plan and the State's fee-for-service program model. Makes other changes. Amends the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) Act. Extends the date by which the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall submit a State Plan Amendment to establish coverage of federally authorized, medically necessary inpatient psychiatric services delivered by a certified PRTF to medical assistance beneficiaries under 21 years of age. Extends the publication deadline for the Department's PRTF capacity analysis. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions requiring the Department of Insurance to issue a joint report with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services on the methodology the Departments use to check for compliance with the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, changes the reporting deadline date to March 1 (rather than January 1) of each year, beginning in calendar year 2027; and requires the Departments to post the report on their websites. Amends the Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MMAI) Nursing Home Residents' Managed Care Rights Law of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Article applies to a fully integrated dual eligible special needs plan and any managed care plan for persons who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Adds an Article that creates a framework that encourages the construction and operation of skilled nursing facilities that are consistent with State and federal laws and referred to as "cottage style". Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding provisions requiring a per diem add on for cottage style nursing homes. Extends the period of eligibility within which a hospital shall be a Safety-Net Hospital if the hospital would have qualified for (i) the rate year beginning October 1, 2011 or October 1, 2012 or (ii) the rate year beginning October 1, 2020, if the hospital was also designated a federal rural referral center. Contains provisions limiting non-citizens eligibility for medical assistance based on federal requirements under Public Law 119-21. Contains provisions on eligibility redeterminations; the duration of retroactive eligibility; emergency rule authority; coverage for proteomic blood tests; MCO behavioral health post-payment reviews; supportive living dementia care services; and other matters. Amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Adds provisions concerning payments to specialized mental health rehabilitation facilities for improving the quality of life and the quality of care of residents; payment rates, beginning January 1, 2027, for facilities with 100 licensed beds to 130 licensed beds; and forensic add-on payments. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Contains provisions concerning annual training requirements for facility staff based on the most recurrent citations as specified by the Department of Public Health; rules on monetary penalties for non-compliance with certain requirements; and other matters. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding provisions concerning per diem rate increases based on a facility's STRIVE staffing levels; the enforcement of advance payment agreements; and other matters. Effective immediately, except some provisions take effect July 1, 2026 and some provisions take effect July 1, 2027.
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides medical assistance coverage for sickle cell disease (rather than sickle cell anemia); coverage for seizure detection devices; and coverage for virtual intensive outpatient program services. Establishes the Distressed Hospital Loan Program under a new Article of the Code to provide interest-free cash flow loans to public hospitals and not-for-profit hospitals in significant financial distress to prevent the closure of or to facilitate the reopening of those hospitals. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to administer the Distressed Hospital Loan Program in coordination with the Department of Public Health and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Amends the Rebuild Illinois Mental Health Workforce Act. Provides that, subject to federal approval, for dates of service on and after July 1, 2026, the Medicaid reimbursement rates for Assertive Community Treatment and Community Support Team services shall be increased by an amount no less than the following targeted pools: (1) Assertive Community Treatment, $10,600,000; and (2) Community Support Team services, $17,500,000. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires any licensed hospital that has outstanding debts to the State in the form of tax arrears or that maintains debt through the Distressed Hospital Loan Program or other Medicaid advance payments to submit to the Department of Public Health a hospital emergency and financial contingency plan for the rapid and orderly resolution of finances and operations in the event of material financial distress. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Permits the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to adopt emergency rules to implement certain financial and utilization data reporting requirements on hospitals. Amends the Medicaid Technical Assistance Act. Amends the State Finance Act. Requires the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center to collaborate with public and private partners throughout the State to identify, establish, and maintain best practices necessary for health providers to ensure their capacity to participate in the Illinois Medical Assistance Program (rather than ensure their capacity to participate in HealthChoice Illinois or YouthCare). Removes provisions concerning the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center's administration of network adequacy reports, and instead requires the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center to administer a network requirement plan. Repeals a provision creating the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund. In the State Finance Act, provides for the dissolution of the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center Fund on July 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as practical, after the transfer of all remaining funds into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund. Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article in the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning annual funding for the health care transformation program, provides that funds that had been budgeted but unexpended in State fiscal years 2021 through 2027 may be allocated in State fiscal year 2028 in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000. Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that disbursements shall be made from the Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund for the payment of contingency fees to third-party entities that the Office of Inspector General authorizes to conduct payment recapture audits and other specified audits under the medical assistance program. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for dates of service starting July 1, 2027, reimbursement calculations and direct payments for services provided by facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act are the responsibility of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and that appropriations for facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act must be shifted from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Extends the period of eligibility within which a hospital, that would have qualified for the rate year beginning October 1, 2011 or October 1, 2012, shall be a Safety-Net Hospital. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Removes provisions requiring the Department on Aging to adopt rules to address instances when a case coordination unit is unable to complete an assessment in a hospital prior to the discharge of a patient 60 years or older to a nursing home to ensure that the patient is able to access nursing home care, the nursing home is not penalized for accepting the admission, and the patient's timely discharge from the hospital is not delayed, to the extent permitted under federal law or regulation. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning prenatal and perinatal care, provides that, for dates of service on and after January 1, 2026, the medical assistance program shall provide coverage, without imposing a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement, for preeclampsia biomarker testing for predictive screening in asymptomatic individuals, or for diagnosis and management when symptoms are present. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that effective July 1, 2026, subject to federal approval, the Department on Aging shall reimburse Care Coordination Units at specified rates for case management services. Amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Provides that each consumer shall be offered at least 15 hours of treatment programming per week and encouraged to attend the treatment domains that meet the consumer's needs, as reflected in the consumer's treatment plans. Amends the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act. In provisions concerning per diem reimbursement for a community-integrated living arrangement provider, provides that, if it is determined by third-party medical personnel that a resident that required a medical absence is unable to return to the community-integrated living arrangement, or if the resident dies during the medical absence, the provider shall receive 100% of the per diem reimbursement for up to 20 medical absence days. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, beginning on and after October 1, 2026, for rate year 2027 and thereafter, the Medicaid inpatient utilization rate used in the determination of eligibility for inpatient adjustment payments provided under the Code shall be modified to exclude from both the numerator and denominator all days of care funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at a hospital approved to conduct its operations from more than one location within contiguous counties under a single license, if at the time of its licensing application the hospital was located in a county with fewer than 125,000 inhabitants and the hospital's second facility is located in a contiguous county with fewer than 235,000 inhabitants. Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, rates for adult day services shall be increased to $17.84 per hour and rates for each way transportation services for adult day services shall be increased to $13.44 per unit transportation. Amends the Hospital Services Trust Fund Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes changes to provisions concerning certain add-on payments to safety-net hospitals. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Changes certain deadline dates for adopting permanent rules on guidelines related to the publication of MCO service authorization policies and procedures listed on the Medicare Inpatient Only list that, due to medical complexity, must be reimbursed under the applicable inpatient methodology. Makes changes to provisions concerning (i) quality and compliance audits regarding Medicaid managed care organizations' compliance with nationally recognized clinical decision guidelines for inpatient and outpatient hospital services and (ii) an analysis that compares and contrasts a Medicaid MCO's service authorization determination outcomes for inpatient and outpatient hospital services to the outcomes of each other MCO plan and the State's fee-for-service program model. Makes other changes. Amends the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) Act. Extends the date by which the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall submit a State Plan Amendment to establish coverage of federally authorized, medically necessary inpatient psychiatric services delivered by a certified PRTF to medical assistance beneficiaries under 21 years of age. Extends the publication deadline for the Department's PRTF capacity analysis. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions requiring the Department of Insurance to issue a joint report with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services on the methodology the Departments use to check for compliance with the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, changes the reporting deadline date to March 1 (rather than January 1) of each year, beginning in calendar year 2027; and requires the Departments to post the report on their websites. Amends the Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MMAI) Nursing Home Residents' Managed Care Rights Law of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Article applies to a fully integrated dual eligible special needs plan and any managed care plan for persons who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Adds an Article that creates a framework that encourages the construction and operation of skilled nursing facilities that are consistent with State and federal laws and referred to as "cottage style". Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding provisions requiring a per diem add on for cottage style nursing homes. Extends the period of eligibility within which a hospital shall be a Safety-Net Hospital if the hospital would have qualified for (i) the rate year beginning October 1, 2011 or October 1, 2012 or (ii) the rate year beginning October 1, 2020, if the hospital was also designated a federal rural referral center. Contains provisions limiting non-citizens eligibility for medical assistance based on federal requirements under Public Law 119-21. Contains provisions on eligibility redeterminations; the duration of retroactive eligibility; emergency rule authority; coverage for proteomic blood tests; MCO behavioral health post-payment reviews; supportive living dementia care services; and other matters. Amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Adds provisions concerning payments to specialized mental health rehabilitation facilities for improving the quality of life and the quality of care of residents; payment rates, beginning January 1, 2027, for facilities with 100 licensed beds to 130 licensed beds; and forensic add-on payments. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Contains provisions concerning annual training requirements for facility staff based on the most recurrent citations as specified by the Department of Public Health; rules on monetary penalties for non-compliance with certain requirements; and other matters. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding provisions concerning per diem rate increases based on a facility's STRIVE staffing levels; the enforcement of advance payment agreements; and other matters. Effective immediately, except some provisions take effect July 1, 2026 and some provisions take effect July 1, 2027.
Amends Public Act 104-3 by adding, changing, and repealing various State Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations. Makes appropriations and reappropriations for capital and operating expenditures and other purposes for State Fiscal Year 2027. Some provisions are effective immediately; other provisions are effective July 1, 2026.
Amends Public Act 104-3 by adding, changing, and repealing various State Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations. Makes appropriations and reappropriations for capital and operating expenditures and other purposes for State Fiscal Year 2027. Some provisions are effective immediately; other provisions are effective July 1, 2026.
Creates the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Implementation Act. Adds, deletes, and makes changes to various statutory provisions as needed to implement the State budget for Fiscal Year 2027. Effective immediately, except some provisions take effect on other dates.
Creates the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Implementation Act. Adds, deletes, and makes changes to various statutory provisions as needed to implement the State budget for Fiscal Year 2027. Effective immediately, except some provisions take effect on other dates.
Creates the Bond Authorization Act of 2026. Amends the State Finance Act, the General Obligation Bond Act, and the Build Illinois Bond Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning bond authorizations. Effective immediately.
Creates the Bond Authorization Act of 2026. Amends the State Finance Act, the General Obligation Bond Act, and the Build Illinois Bond Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning bond authorizations. Effective immediately.
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends various Acts to provide for the creation, dissolution, renaming, and revised use of various statutorily created funds and for the transfer of moneys among funds. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Specifies, in various provisions, that the Department of Human Rights has the power to issue (rather than request) subpoenas. Redesignates the Human Rights Commission as an independent commission under the Department of Human Rights. Provides for the transfer of the finance, accounting, human resources, labor relations, communications, purchasing, procurement, and administrative functions of the Human Rights Commission to the Department of Human Rights. Allows commissioners on the Human Rights Commission to engage in outreach, public education, training activities, and other assignments that further the purposes of the Commission and are consistent with the commissioner's official duties, including as recommended by the Chairperson. Repeals a provision that allows the Commission to accept public grants and private gifts and bequests so long as the conditions of the grant, gift, or bequest are not inconsistent with the purposes of the Act. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides for the Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities to be renamed the Accessibility Committee for Employees with Disabilities. Specifies that the amendatory Act is not intended to change any committee operations, purpose, or functions and is not intended to disqualify any current member of the Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities from continued membership on the Committee. Amends the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of 2012. Makes changes in provisions concerning the stipend of the Chief Administrative Law Judge. Amends the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act. Deletes a provision which specifies that a public member of the Commission may not serve more than 2 consecutive full terms. Effective immediately, except that specified provisions take effect July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027.
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends various Acts to provide for the creation, dissolution, renaming, and revised use of various statutorily created funds and for the transfer of moneys among funds. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Specifies, in various provisions, that the Department of Human Rights has the power to issue (rather than request) subpoenas. Redesignates the Human Rights Commission as an independent commission under the Department of Human Rights. Provides for the transfer of the finance, accounting, human resources, labor relations, communications, purchasing, procurement, and administrative functions of the Human Rights Commission to the Department of Human Rights. Allows commissioners on the Human Rights Commission to engage in outreach, public education, training activities, and other assignments that further the purposes of the Commission and are consistent with the commissioner's official duties, including as recommended by the Chairperson. Repeals a provision that allows the Commission to accept public grants and private gifts and bequests so long as the conditions of the grant, gift, or bequest are not inconsistent with the purposes of the Act. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides for the Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities to be renamed the Accessibility Committee for Employees with Disabilities. Specifies that the amendatory Act is not intended to change any committee operations, purpose, or functions and is not intended to disqualify any current member of the Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities from continued membership on the Committee. Amends the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of 2012. Makes changes in provisions concerning the stipend of the Chief Administrative Law Judge. Amends the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act. Deletes a provision which specifies that a public member of the Commission may not serve more than 2 consecutive full terms. Effective immediately, except that specified provisions take effect July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027.
Amends the Counties Code. In provisions about commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, removes changes made by Public Act 102-1123. Provides that any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms, commercial wind energy facilities, or commercial solar energy facilities that was in effect before January 27, 2023 may continue in effect notwithstanding any changes made in Public Act 102-1123 and, if applicable, any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms that was in effect before August 16, 2007 may continue in effect notwithstanding the changes made in Public Act 95-203.
Amends the Counties Code. In provisions about commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, removes changes made by Public Act 102-1123. Provides that any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms, commercial wind energy facilities, or commercial solar energy facilities that was in effect before January 27, 2023 may continue in effect notwithstanding any changes made in Public Act 102-1123 and, if applicable, any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms that was in effect before August 16, 2007 may continue in effect notwithstanding the changes made in Public Act 95-203.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Extends deadlines for reduced or zero carbon dioxide emissions by 10 years for EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that use gas as a fuel or that use cogeneration technology.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Extends deadlines for reduced or zero carbon dioxide emissions by 10 years for EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that use gas as a fuel or that use cogeneration technology.
Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that nothing in the Act shall grant or recognize the power of a corporation to engage in activities related to the nomination or election of candidates for public office or the initiation, submission, or consideration of questions of public policy.
Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that nothing in the Act shall grant or recognize the power of a corporation to engage in activities related to the nomination or election of candidates for public office or the initiation, submission, or consideration of questions of public policy.