104th General Assembly·12,132 bills
Track legislation moving through Illinois. Browse 12,132 bills and resolutions during the 104th General Assembly, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the Department of Corrections Independent Ombudsperson Law. Provides that the Corrections Oversight Committee shall appoint the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson. Provides that the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson shall serve a term of 6 years and may be only removed from office by the Governor for cause. Provides that the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson shall not be a current or former employee of the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or a contractor for those departments. Establishes the duties of the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson. Provides that the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson shall: (1) monitor and inspect facilities of the Department of Corrections; (2) investigate unresolved complaints from committed persons, their families, and corrections staff regarding correctional facility conditions and treatment of committed persons; (3) create a uniform reporting system and collect and analyze data related to deaths, suicides, sexual and physical assaults, lockdowns, staff vacancies and committed persons-to-staff ratios, visits to committed persons, and use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities; (4) conduct regular inspections of correctional facilities at least once every year for facilities not meeting standards, and at least once every 36 months for facilities that are meeting standards; and (5) publicly issue periodic facility inspection reports and an annual report with recommendations and a summary of data. Establishes other duties of the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson. Provides that the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson shall report regularly on its activities, investigations, and inspections, including an annual report, which shall be presented to and discussed at a meeting of the Corrections Oversight Committee and make other reports on topics of special interest. Provides that all reports of the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson shall be made available to the public online and provided to the Director of Corrections, the Governor, the Attorney General, and the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. Effective July 1, 2026.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the Department of Corrections Independent Ombudsperson Law. Provides that the Corrections Oversight Committee shall appoint the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson. Provides that the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson shall serve a term of 6 years and may be only removed from office by the Governor for cause. Provides that the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson shall not be a current or former employee of the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or a contractor for those departments. Establishes the duties of the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson. Provides that the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson shall: (1) monitor and inspect facilities of the Department of Corrections; (2) investigate unresolved complaints from committed persons, their families, and corrections staff regarding correctional facility conditions and treatment of committed persons; (3) create a uniform reporting system and collect and analyze data related to deaths, suicides, sexual and physical assaults, lockdowns, staff vacancies and committed persons-to-staff ratios, visits to committed persons, and use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities; (4) conduct regular inspections of correctional facilities at least once every year for facilities not meeting standards, and at least once every 36 months for facilities that are meeting standards; and (5) publicly issue periodic facility inspection reports and an annual report with recommendations and a summary of data. Establishes other duties of the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson. Provides that the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson shall report regularly on its activities, investigations, and inspections, including an annual report, which shall be presented to and discussed at a meeting of the Corrections Oversight Committee and make other reports on topics of special interest. Provides that all reports of the Independent Corrections Ombudsperson shall be made available to the public online and provided to the Director of Corrections, the Governor, the Attorney General, and the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. Effective July 1, 2026.
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Prohibits the total amount of a security deposit from exceeding the amount of the first full month's rent for the tenant's dwelling that is the primary residence of the tenant. Allows a landlord to only charge a tenant a security deposit upon the signing of an initial lease agreement. Prohibits a landlord from charging a tenant an additional security deposit or increase the total amount of a security deposit upon the renewal of a lease or upon an increase in rent. Prohibits a landlord from increasing rent by more than 3.5% in a 12-month period for a dwelling that is the primary residence of the tenant. Requires that a landlord provide a tenant with a minimum of 30 days' written notice before increasing rent. Provides that if written notice is not provided, the tenant is not liable for the difference between the initial rent and the increased rent. Provides that any person alleging a violation of these new provisions may bring a civil action, in accordance with applicable law, in any court of competent jurisdiction and the court may order injunctive relief, monetary relief, attorney's fees, and costs.
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Prohibits the total amount of a security deposit from exceeding the amount of the first full month's rent for the tenant's dwelling that is the primary residence of the tenant. Allows a landlord to only charge a tenant a security deposit upon the signing of an initial lease agreement. Prohibits a landlord from charging a tenant an additional security deposit or increase the total amount of a security deposit upon the renewal of a lease or upon an increase in rent. Prohibits a landlord from increasing rent by more than 3.5% in a 12-month period for a dwelling that is the primary residence of the tenant. Requires that a landlord provide a tenant with a minimum of 30 days' written notice before increasing rent. Provides that if written notice is not provided, the tenant is not liable for the difference between the initial rent and the increased rent. Provides that any person alleging a violation of these new provisions may bring a civil action, in accordance with applicable law, in any court of competent jurisdiction and the court may order injunctive relief, monetary relief, attorney's fees, and costs.
Congratulates the Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County (SRACLC) on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Commends the association's outstanding legacy of service to individuals with special needs and disabilities. Extends sincerest best wishes for its continued success.
Congratulates the Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County (SRACLC) on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Commends the association's outstanding legacy of service to individuals with special needs and disabilities. Extends sincerest best wishes for its continued success.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Appropriates $1,260,000,000 to the Department of Transportation to be used for transportation related purposes in municipalities, counties, townships and road districts for projects related to (1) State and local asset management, (2) ADA improvements, (3) bike and pedestrian infrastructure improvements, (4) multi-modal connections, (5) capital safety improvement, and (6) match for federal grant opportunities. Effective July 1, 2026.
Appropriates $1,260,000,000 to the Department of Transportation to be used for transportation related purposes in municipalities, counties, townships and road districts for projects related to (1) State and local asset management, (2) ADA improvements, (3) bike and pedestrian infrastructure improvements, (4) multi-modal connections, (5) capital safety improvement, and (6) match for federal grant opportunities. Effective July 1, 2026.
Creates the Artificial Intelligence Companion Model Safety Act. Provides that an operator shall not make available or deploy an artificial intelligence companion unless the artificial intelligence companion maintains and implements a protocol to detect and address suicidal ideation or expressions of self-harm by a user to the artificial intelligence companion. Requires an operator to provide a clear and conspicuous notification to a user, either verbally or in writing, in the language that the user is interacting with the artificial intelligence companion, that the user is communicating with an automated system and not with a human. Provides that an operator shall, for a user that the operator determines to be a minor, or if the operator's artificial intelligence companion is directed to minors, implement reasonable measures to prevent its artificial intelligence companion from generating or producing material that is harmful to minors or directly stating that the minor should engage in conduct that is harmful to minors. Provides that a violation of specified provisions constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Specifies that the remedies provided in the Act are cumulative and do not preclude any other lawful civil, administrative, or criminal remedy available under State or federal law, including, but not limited to, product liability actions. Amends the State Finance Act, the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act, and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2027.
Creates the Artificial Intelligence Companion Model Safety Act. Provides that an operator shall not make available or deploy an artificial intelligence companion unless the artificial intelligence companion maintains and implements a protocol to detect and address suicidal ideation or expressions of self-harm by a user to the artificial intelligence companion. Requires an operator to provide a clear and conspicuous notification to a user, either verbally or in writing, in the language that the user is interacting with the artificial intelligence companion, that the user is communicating with an automated system and not with a human. Provides that an operator shall, for a user that the operator determines to be a minor, or if the operator's artificial intelligence companion is directed to minors, implement reasonable measures to prevent its artificial intelligence companion from generating or producing material that is harmful to minors or directly stating that the minor should engage in conduct that is harmful to minors. Provides that a violation of specified provisions constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Specifies that the remedies provided in the Act are cumulative and do not preclude any other lawful civil, administrative, or criminal remedy available under State or federal law, including, but not limited to, product liability actions. Amends the State Finance Act, the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act, and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2027.
Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 102-662. Repeals the Energy Transition Act, the Energy Community Reinvestment Act, the Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs Planning Act, and the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund Act. Effective immediately.
Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 102-662. Repeals the Energy Transition Act, the Energy Community Reinvestment Act, the Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs Planning Act, and the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund Act. Effective immediately.
Creates the Taxpayer and Investment Protection Act. Provides that a developer that undertakes a qualifying project may apply to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for certain benefits authorized under the Act, including, but not limited to, a negotiated property tax agreement and infrastructure support if the project satisfies certain job creation, investment, and location requirements. Provides that one or more taxing bodies may enter into a negotiated property tax agreement with the developer of a qualifying project. Provides that the agreement shall provide for a single annual payment in full satisfaction of all ad valorem property taxes that would otherwise be levied on the improvements constructed on the project site as part of the qualifying project. Provides that the State may provide infrastructure support for public infrastructure improvements that directly benefit a qualifying project and provide broader public benefit to the region in which the project is located. Amends the Property Tax Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Creates the Taxpayer and Investment Protection Act. Provides that a developer that undertakes a qualifying project may apply to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for certain benefits authorized under the Act, including, but not limited to, a negotiated property tax agreement and infrastructure support if the project satisfies certain job creation, investment, and location requirements. Provides that one or more taxing bodies may enter into a negotiated property tax agreement with the developer of a qualifying project. Provides that the agreement shall provide for a single annual payment in full satisfaction of all ad valorem property taxes that would otherwise be levied on the improvements constructed on the project site as part of the qualifying project. Provides that the State may provide infrastructure support for public infrastructure improvements that directly benefit a qualifying project and provide broader public benefit to the region in which the project is located. Amends the Property Tax Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions regarding greenhouse gases, deletes provisions requiring electric generating units and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that use gas as a fuel or that use cogeneration technology to permanently reduce all COe and copollutant emissions to zero by certain dates and makes conforming changes.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions regarding greenhouse gases, deletes provisions requiring electric generating units and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that use gas as a fuel or that use cogeneration technology to permanently reduce all COe and copollutant emissions to zero by certain dates and makes conforming changes.
Creates the Home Utility Relief Act. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create, as soon as practicable, a Home Utility Rebate Program to provide rebates to households that use electricity and that have a median household income between 100% and 500% of the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provides that eligible households shall receive the rebates as soon as practicable after implementation of the program. Requires the Department to, by rule, establish qualifications for program participation which may include requirements that apply under the Energy Assistance Act and other requirements. Provides that rebates provided under the program shall be funded through appropriations made from the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund created under the Act. Requires the State Comptroller to direct and the State Treasurer to transfer $500,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund to provide rebates to qualifying households for State fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Provides that any funds left over at the end of the second month following the conclusion of payments to households in a fiscal year may be awarded to certain qualifying first-time small business owners as determined by the Department. Requires the Department to adopt emergency rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement the program. Amends the State Finance Act to include the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund as a special fund. Effective immediately.
Creates the Home Utility Relief Act. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create, as soon as practicable, a Home Utility Rebate Program to provide rebates to households that use electricity and that have a median household income between 100% and 500% of the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provides that eligible households shall receive the rebates as soon as practicable after implementation of the program. Requires the Department to, by rule, establish qualifications for program participation which may include requirements that apply under the Energy Assistance Act and other requirements. Provides that rebates provided under the program shall be funded through appropriations made from the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund created under the Act. Requires the State Comptroller to direct and the State Treasurer to transfer $500,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund to provide rebates to qualifying households for State fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Provides that any funds left over at the end of the second month following the conclusion of payments to households in a fiscal year may be awarded to certain qualifying first-time small business owners as determined by the Department. Requires the Department to adopt emergency rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement the program. Amends the State Finance Act to include the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund as a special fund. Effective immediately.
Designates the portion of Southwest Highway between 12600 and 13100 in Palos Park as "Dave Sanders Way".
Designates the portion of Southwest Highway between 12600 and 13100 in Palos Park as "Dave Sanders Way".
Declares June 9, 2026 as Ode to the Coal Miners Day in the State of Illinois to honor the contributions of coal miners in developing communities across the State, adding to the State's rich history. Encourages citizens across Illinois to recognize coal miners and to learn more about how they contributed to the development of this great State.
Declares June 9, 2026 as Ode to the Coal Miners Day in the State of Illinois to honor the contributions of coal miners in developing communities across the State, adding to the State's rich history. Encourages citizens across Illinois to recognize coal miners and to learn more about how they contributed to the development of this great State.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Code to the contrary, the denial of pretrial release is required if the person is a felon who is charged with a firearm offense.
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Code to the contrary, the denial of pretrial release is required if the person is a felon who is charged with a firearm offense.
Congratulates the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) on the historic occasion of its 35th anniversary. Commends its leadership, members, and staff for their exceptional contributions to environmental stewardship. Extends sincerest best wishes for their continued success.
Congratulates the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) on the historic occasion of its 35th anniversary. Commends its leadership, members, and staff for their exceptional contributions to environmental stewardship. Extends sincerest best wishes for their continued success.
