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 Downstate Public Transportation Act. Increases the amount paid into the Downstate Public Transportation Fund from 3/32 of 80% of the net revenue realized from the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, and the Service Use Tax Act within any municipality or county located wholly within the boundaries of a participant to (i) 3/32 of 100% of that net revenue from July 1, 2025 through July 1, 2033 and (ii) 4/32 of 100% of that net revenue on and after July 1, 2033. Makes changes concerning the amount each participant's annual appropriation from the Downstate Public Transportation Fund. Effective immediately.
Amends the Downstate Public Transportation Act. Increases the amount paid into the Downstate Public Transportation Fund from 3/32 of 80% of the net revenue realized from the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, and the Service Use Tax Act within any municipality or county located wholly within the boundaries of a participant to (i) 3/32 of 100% of that net revenue from July 1, 2025 through July 1, 2033 and (ii) 4/32 of 100% of that net revenue on and after July 1, 2033. Makes changes concerning the amount each participant's annual appropriation from the Downstate Public Transportation Fund. Effective immediately.
Condemns in the strongest possible terms Governor JB Pritzker's recent inflammatory and divisive rhetoric that appears to advocate for unlawful action against the duly elected President and members of the federal government. Urges the Governor to retract and clarify his remarks and to reaffirm his commitment to civil discourse, the peaceful transfer of power, and adherence to the Constitution of the United States.
Condemns in the strongest possible terms Governor JB Pritzker's recent inflammatory and divisive rhetoric that appears to advocate for unlawful action against the duly elected President and members of the federal government. Urges the Governor to retract and clarify his remarks and to reaffirm his commitment to civil discourse, the peaceful transfer of power, and adherence to the Constitution of the United States.
Congratulates Barbara Ann (Fanale) Smith on celebrating her 90th birthday. Wishes her many more delightful years.
Congratulates Barbara Ann (Fanale) Smith on celebrating her 90th birthday. Wishes her many more delightful years.
Congratulates the 2025 Illinois Boys and Girls Clubs Youth of the Year finalists for their outstanding achievements.
Congratulates the 2025 Illinois Boys and Girls Clubs Youth of the Year finalists for their outstanding achievements.
Declares June 5 through June 8, 2025 as Illinois Marine Corps League Days. Urges all citizens to recognize the good works of this fine organization.
Declares June 5 through June 8, 2025 as Illinois Marine Corps League Days. Urges all citizens to recognize the good works of this fine organization.
Amends Public Act 103-0589. Increases the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriation to the Department of Agriculture from the Partners for Conservation Fund for grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts for ordinary and contingent administrative expenses from $4,500,000 to $8,500,000. Effective immediately.
Amends Public Act 103-0589. Increases the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriation to the Department of Agriculture from the Partners for Conservation Fund for grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts for ordinary and contingent administrative expenses from $4,500,000 to $8,500,000. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Henry "Maurice" Nesbit Sr. on the occasion of Celebration Park of the Robbins Park District being renamed Henry "Maurice" Nesbit Sr. Memorial Park in his honor.
Congratulates Henry "Maurice" Nesbit Sr. on the occasion of Celebration Park of the Robbins Park District being renamed Henry "Maurice" Nesbit Sr. Memorial Park in his honor.
Appropriates $10,500,000 to the Department of Agriculture from the Partners for Conservation Fund for grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts for ordinary and contingent administrative expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
Appropriates $10,500,000 to the Department of Agriculture from the Partners for Conservation Fund for grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts for ordinary and contingent administrative expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
Congratulates Fire Captain Justin Moffitt and Firefighters Tyler Brackett and Nick Morrissey on being selected for the Firefighter Excellence Award for their brave and calculated actions that saved a life.
Congratulates Fire Captain Justin Moffitt and Firefighters Tyler Brackett and Nick Morrissey on being selected for the Firefighter Excellence Award for their brave and calculated actions that saved a life.
Mourns the death of Joellen K. "Jo" Dooley of Waukegan.
Congratulates Marcos Gonzales on being named the 2024-25 Daily Southtown Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
Congratulates Marcos Gonzales on being named the 2024-25 Daily Southtown Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
Commends C.H. Hanson, its employees, and the Hanson family for their decades of accomplishments, charitable giving, and commitment to the Chicagoland community. Wishes C.H. Hanson many more decades of continued success.
Commends C.H. Hanson, its employees, and the Hanson family for their decades of accomplishments, charitable giving, and commitment to the Chicagoland community. Wishes C.H. Hanson many more decades of continued success.
Commends the designation of the PFC Wayne W. Hill Jr. Memorial Highway as part of the Heroes Way Designation Program through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Commends the designation of the PFC Wayne W. Hill Jr. Memorial Highway as part of the Heroes Way Designation Program through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Declares May 12, 2025 as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day.
Declares May 12, 2025 as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day.
Declares the month of November 2025 as "Marine Corps Month" in the State of Illinois to recognize and honor the contributions of U.S. Marines Corps members and to commemorate the sacrifices and valor displayed by Marines.
Declares the month of November 2025 as "Marine Corps Month" in the State of Illinois to recognize and honor the contributions of U.S. Marines Corps members and to commemorate the sacrifices and valor displayed by Marines.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in counties with a population over 3,000,000, representation by the public defender in immigration cases shall be limited to those arising or being heard within the geographical boundaries of the county where the public defender has been appointed to office and to those of county residents with immigration cases outside of the county unless the county board authorizes the public defender to provide representation beyond those limits (rather than limited to those arising in immigration courts located within the geographical boundaries of the county where the public defender has been appointed to office unless the county board authorizes the public defender to provide representation outside the county).
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in counties with a population over 3,000,000, representation by the public defender in immigration cases shall be limited to those arising or being heard within the geographical boundaries of the county where the public defender has been appointed to office and to those of county residents with immigration cases outside of the county unless the county board authorizes the public defender to provide representation beyond those limits (rather than limited to those arising in immigration courts located within the geographical boundaries of the county where the public defender has been appointed to office unless the county board authorizes the public defender to provide representation outside the county).
Congratulates Norman "Norm" Fanning on the Elwood Fire Protection District Training Facility being renamed in his honor as the Norman Fanning Training Facility. Thanks him for his decades of service to the Village of Elwood.
Congratulates Norman "Norm" Fanning on the Elwood Fire Protection District Training Facility being renamed in his honor as the Norman Fanning Training Facility. Thanks him for his decades of service to the Village of Elwood.
Commends the designation of the SSG Robert D. Herreid Memorial Highway as part of the Heroes Way Designation Program through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Commends the designation of the SSG Robert D. Herreid Memorial Highway as part of the Heroes Way Designation Program through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Opposes a progressive income tax in Illinois. Opposes the reconsideration by the Illinois General Assembly of any constitutional amendment intended to change the flat-rate income tax language of subsection (a) of Section 3 of Article IX of the Constitution of Illinois.
Opposes a progressive income tax in Illinois. Opposes the reconsideration by the Illinois General Assembly of any constitutional amendment intended to change the flat-rate income tax language of subsection (a) of Section 3 of Article IX of the Constitution of Illinois.
Recognizes Anne Flanigan Bassi for her decades of tireless and compassionate service to her community. Extends heartfelt appreciation and best wishes on her retirement from public life.
Recognizes Anne Flanigan Bassi for her decades of tireless and compassionate service to her community. Extends heartfelt appreciation and best wishes on her retirement from public life.
Declares May 7, 2025 as Moms on a Mission Day.
Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that a public school or public postsecondary educational institution that offers, operates, or sponsors interscholastic or intercollegiate athletics shall provide equal athletic opportunities for members of both sexes. Provides that a school may operate or sponsor single-sex teams if the selection for such teams is based upon competitive skill or the activity involved is a contact sport. Provides that a school that participates in competitions or athletic events with or against other schools shall designate each team, competition, or athletic event as (i) for males, men, or boys; (ii) for females, women, or girls; or (iii) coeducational or mixed. Provides that a school or athletic association that is participating in a competition or an athletic event with or against another school that operates, sponsors, or permits athletic events or competitions may not allow any male to compete for, against, or with a team designated for females, women, or girls. Provides that a school or athletic association that operates, sponsors, or permits athletic events or competitions may not allow certain actions. Provides that a governmental entity, licensing or accrediting organization, athletic association, or school may not consider a complaint, open an investigation, or take adverse action against a school for complying with the amendatory provisions. Provides for private causes of action. Makes other changes.
Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that a public school or public postsecondary educational institution that offers, operates, or sponsors interscholastic or intercollegiate athletics shall provide equal athletic opportunities for members of both sexes. Provides that a school may operate or sponsor single-sex teams if the selection for such teams is based upon competitive skill or the activity involved is a contact sport. Provides that a school that participates in competitions or athletic events with or against other schools shall designate each team, competition, or athletic event as (i) for males, men, or boys; (ii) for females, women, or girls; or (iii) coeducational or mixed. Provides that a school or athletic association that is participating in a competition or an athletic event with or against another school that operates, sponsors, or permits athletic events or competitions may not allow any male to compete for, against, or with a team designated for females, women, or girls. Provides that a school or athletic association that operates, sponsors, or permits athletic events or competitions may not allow certain actions. Provides that a governmental entity, licensing or accrediting organization, athletic association, or school may not consider a complaint, open an investigation, or take adverse action against a school for complying with the amendatory provisions. Provides for private causes of action. Makes other changes.
Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act. Establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority are consolidated into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority and the Service Boards are abolished. Creates the Suburban Bus Operating Division, Commuter Rail Operating Division, and the Chicago Transit Operating Division. Reinserts, reorganizes, and changes some provisions from the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act into the new Act. Includes provisions concerning the operation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Repeals the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Amends various Acts, Laws, and Codes to make conforming changes. Creates the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act. Establishes the Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and the Transit-Supportive Development Fund. Provides that the Office and the Fund are to aid transit-supportive development near high-quality transit by providing specified funding to municipalities that have adopted the standards in the transit support overlay district for that area or that have adopted zoning and other changes that the Office determines have benefits greater than or equal to such a District, including transit support overlay districts. Includes provisions relating to Office standards, procedures, and reports. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department to establish, staff, and support an Office of Public Transportation Support for the purpose of optimizing the operation of public transportation vehicles and the delivery of public transportation services on highways under the Department's jurisdiction in the Metropolitan Mobility Authority's metropolitan region. Describes the duties and operations of the Office. Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Chair of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority is a nonvoting member of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Provides that some provisions are effective immediately.
Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act. Establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority are consolidated into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority and the Service Boards are abolished. Creates the Suburban Bus Operating Division, Commuter Rail Operating Division, and the Chicago Transit Operating Division. Reinserts, reorganizes, and changes some provisions from the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act into the new Act. Includes provisions concerning the operation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Repeals the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Amends various Acts, Laws, and Codes to make conforming changes. Creates the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act. Establishes the Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and the Transit-Supportive Development Fund. Provides that the Office and the Fund are to aid transit-supportive development near high-quality transit by providing specified funding to municipalities that have adopted the standards in the transit support overlay district for that area or that have adopted zoning and other changes that the Office determines have benefits greater than or equal to such a District, including transit support overlay districts. Includes provisions relating to Office standards, procedures, and reports. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department to establish, staff, and support an Office of Public Transportation Support for the purpose of optimizing the operation of public transportation vehicles and the delivery of public transportation services on highways under the Department's jurisdiction in the Metropolitan Mobility Authority's metropolitan region. Describes the duties and operations of the Office. Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Chair of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority is a nonvoting member of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Provides that some provisions are effective immediately.
Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to the firearm unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, properly engaged so as to render the firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. Provides that if the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed lawfully stored or kept. Provides that a violation of the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500, except (i) if any person knows or reasonably should know that a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of that person, and a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains the firearm, the civil penalty shall not exceed $1,000 and (ii) if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and uses it to injure or cause the death of a person or uses the firearm in connection with a crime, the civil penalty shall not exceed $10,000. Provides that the court may order a person who is found in violation of the Act to perform community service or pay restitution in lieu of the civil penalties imposed under this Section if good cause is shown. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to preclude civil liabilities for violations of the Act. Provides that a violation of the Act is prima facie evidence of negligence per se in any civil proceeding if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and causes personal injury to the death of oneself or another or uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Provides that an action to collect a civil penalty under the Act may be brought by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. Provides that any money received from the collection of a civil penalty under the Act shall be deposited in the Mental Health Fund. Defines terms. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to the firearm unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, properly engaged so as to render the firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. Provides that if the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed lawfully stored or kept. Provides that a violation of the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500, except (i) if any person knows or reasonably should know that a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of that person, and a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains the firearm, the civil penalty shall not exceed $1,000 and (ii) if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and uses it to injure or cause the death of a person or uses the firearm in connection with a crime, the civil penalty shall not exceed $10,000. Provides that the court may order a person who is found in violation of the Act to perform community service or pay restitution in lieu of the civil penalties imposed under this Section if good cause is shown. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to preclude civil liabilities for violations of the Act. Provides that a violation of the Act is prima facie evidence of negligence per se in any civil proceeding if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and causes personal injury to the death of oneself or another or uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Provides that an action to collect a civil penalty under the Act may be brought by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. Provides that any money received from the collection of a civil penalty under the Act shall be deposited in the Mental Health Fund. Defines terms. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act. Establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority are consolidated into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority and the Service Boards are abolished. Creates the Suburban Bus Operating Division, Commuter Rail Operating Division, and the Chicago Transit Operating Division. Reinserts, reorganizes, and changes some provisions from the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act into the new Act. Includes provisions concerning the operation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Repeals the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Amends various Acts, Laws, and Codes to make conforming changes. Creates the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act. Establishes the Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and the Transit-Supportive Development Fund. Provides that the Office and the Fund are to aid transit-supportive development near high-quality transit by providing specified funding to municipalities that have adopted the standards in the transit support overlay district for that area or that have adopted zoning and other changes that the Office determines have benefits greater than or equal to such a District, including transit support overlay districts. Includes provisions relating to Office standards, procedures, and reports. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department to establish, staff, and support an Office of Public Transportation Support for the purpose of optimizing the operation of public transportation vehicles and the delivery of public transportation services on highways under the Department's jurisdiction in the Metropolitan Mobility Authority's metropolitan region. Describes the duties and operations of the Office. Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Chair of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority is a nonvoting member of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act. Establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority are consolidated into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority and the Service Boards are abolished. Creates the Suburban Bus Operating Division, Commuter Rail Operating Division, and the Chicago Transit Operating Division. Reinserts, reorganizes, and changes some provisions from the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act into the new Act. Includes provisions concerning the operation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Repeals the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Amends various Acts, Laws, and Codes to make conforming changes. Creates the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act. Establishes the Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and the Transit-Supportive Development Fund. Provides that the Office and the Fund are to aid transit-supportive development near high-quality transit by providing specified funding to municipalities that have adopted the standards in the transit support overlay district for that area or that have adopted zoning and other changes that the Office determines have benefits greater than or equal to such a District, including transit support overlay districts. Includes provisions relating to Office standards, procedures, and reports. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department to establish, staff, and support an Office of Public Transportation Support for the purpose of optimizing the operation of public transportation vehicles and the delivery of public transportation services on highways under the Department's jurisdiction in the Metropolitan Mobility Authority's metropolitan region. Describes the duties and operations of the Office. Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Chair of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority is a nonvoting member of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.