Illinois

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Allows the Department of Professional Regulation to disclose to the Office of the Executive Inspector General confidential information collected during investigations. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Specifies that "prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs" includes, in the specified circumstances, cannabis. Redefines "adult use cannabis" for purposes of these tax Acts. Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Limits the authority to tax cannabis. Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Changes the name of the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program to the Opioid Alternative Patient Program. Deletes a provision that provided for the repeal of that program and a provision that granted emergency rulemaking powers for purposes of the program. Makes changes to various definitions and causes some definitions to become inoperative. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to enter into intergovernmental agreements. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Makes changes to various definitions. Removes certain references and repeals certain provisions related to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides for mergers of certain licenses and medical patient prioritization. Provides for Adult Use Dispensing Organization licensee relocation. Provides for rescission of a conditional license. Makes changes to provisions regarding Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses. Adds to requirements for Responsible Vendor Program Training modules. Adds new prohibitions and exceptions to provisions regarding changes to a dispensing organization. Requires prioritizing qualifying patients, provisional patients, and dedicated caregivers. Adds certain State agencies and local health officials to provisions regarding investigations. Makes changes to provisions regarding Cultivation Center Licenses. Authorizes the Department and the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to develop and implement an integrated system to issue an agent identification card. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Amends the Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Congratulates Alexa C. Jordan and Trisha N. Prabhu on their selection as Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University, where Alexa Jordan will pursue her Juris Doctor and Trisha Prabhu will pursue her Master of Business Administration.

Congratulates Jerry Kruse, M.D. on his retirement as Dean and Provost of Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine. Extends the deepest gratitude for his extraordinary service, leadership, and enduring contributions to the health and well-being of the people of Illinois.

Amends the Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act. Requires non-exempt local governments to provide residents with notice and the opportunity for comment at a public hearing prior to adopting an affordable housing plan. Requires a non-exempt local government to provide proof of its compliance with the notice and public hearing requirements when it submits a copy of its affordable housing plan to the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Expands the list of information that must be provided in the affordable housing plan to include, (i) an identification of "specific lands" (rather than "lands") within the jurisdiction that are most appropriate for the construction of affordable housing, (ii) proposed timelines to commence "specific actions and deadlines" (rather than "actions") to implement the components of the affordable housing plan, and (iii) incentives, including certain measures to address the need for affordable housing, that the local government may provide for the purpose of attracting affordable housing. In a provision permitting certain persons to appeal a local government's denial of a proposed affordable housing plan, expands the list to include a service provider that is under contract to provide services for potential residents of a proposed supportive housing project or community-integrated living arrangement that is included in the proposed affordable housing plan. Contains provisions concerning final actions or decisions by the governing body of the local government on the proposed affordable housing plans; appeal procedures and timelines; and other matters. Expands the Illinois Housing Development Authority's rulemaking authority to include the adoption of rules and regulations concerning the substance of affordable housing plans consistent with the changes made in the amendatory Act.

Amends the Grocery Initiative Act. Provides that the Act also includes grants and financial assistance for mobile farmers markets and online farmers markets. Provides that, in addition to other purposes, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may award grants under the Act for technology upgrades, including software and point-of-sale systems.

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the wages paid to committed persons shall not be less than the minimum hourly wage set forth in the Minimum Wage Law. Amends the Minimum Wage Law. Provides for increases in the minimum hourly wage through January 1, 2032. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2026, every employer shall pay to each of his or her employees who is under 18 years of age no less than the applicable minimum hourly wage. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2030, an employer shall not be entitled to an allowance for gratuities and shall pay each employee no less than the applicable minimum hourly wage. Provides that beginning on January 1, 2033, and on every January 1 thereafter, the minimum hourly wage from the previous year shall be increased in proportion to the increase in the consumer price index-u. Provides that the Department of Labor shall inquire into any alleged violations of the Act brought to its attention by an interested party. Sets forth the procedure for complaints brought by interested parties. Defines "interested party". Effective immediately.

Designates the stretch of Illinois Route 15 between Woodlawn and Mount Vernon as the "Lance Corporal Jonathan Kyle Price Memorial Highway".

Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Provides that the definition of "employee" does not include a worker participating in the H-2A temporary agricultural program. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of Frances Orona.

Creates the Mobile and Manufactured Home Ombudsperson Act. Creates the Office of the Mobile and Manufactured Home Ombudsperson within the Department of Public Health. Provides that the Ombudsperson shall offer training, educational materials and course offerings for residents, owners, and other interested persons or groups on the operation and management of mobile and manufactured home parks and the relevant laws that are applicable. Requires the Ombudsperson to establish a written policy for resolving complaints made by residents and a dispute resolution process to assist resolving disputes between owners of mobile home parks and residents. Provides that the owner of a manufactured home park that is operated for profit shall pay to the Office of the Mobile and Manufactured Home Ombudsperson a specified annual fee for each lot within the park. Imposes late payment penalties. Provides that fees and penalties collected by the Office of the Mobile and Manufactured Home Ombudsperson must be deposited into the Mobile and Manufactured Home Ombudsperson Fund, a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that money in the Fund may be used to pay necessary administrative costs and to assist eligible persons, including veterans and persons with disabilities, by supplementing their monthly rent for the manufactured home lot on which their manufactured home is located, in accordance with specified criteria. Amends the State Finance Act to include the Fund as a special fund. Effective January 1, 2027.

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the prohibition against a licensee carrying a firearm into any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government does not apply to any rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation or to buildings located in rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation. Eliminates a provision that a licensee shall not knowingly carry a firearm on any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, real property, and parking area under the control of a public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part with public funds. Eliminates a provision that a licensee shall not knowingly carry a firearm in any public park, athletic area, or athletic facility under the control of a municipality or park district. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the coverage required under provisions concerning genetic testing and evidence-based screenings for an inherited gene mutation shall be provided without cost sharing, except as specified. Changes the date of coverage to January 1, 2028 (rather than January 1, 2026) and provides that the coverage requirements apply to an individual or group policy (rather than only a group policy) of accident and health insurance or managed care plan. Excludes the State Employees Group Insurance Program or any other health care plan established or maintained under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 from the coverage requirements. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Requires the State Employees Group Insurance Program to provide coverage for clinical genetic testing for an inherited gene mutation for individuals with a personal or family history of cancer, as recommended by a health care professional in accordance with current evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. For individuals with a genetic test that is positive for an inherited mutation associated with an increased risk of cancer, requires the coverage to include any evidence-based screenings, as recommended by a health care professional in accordance with current evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, to the extent that the management recommendation is not already covered by the policy. Provides that the coverage is subject to specified cost sharing requirements.

Congratulates United States Senator Richard J. Durbin on his retirement following an immensely successful political career. Sincerely thanks him for his service and dedication to the State of Illinois and to the United States of America.

Amends the Benefit Corporation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.

Amends the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Congratulates Laura Rodriguez, Gregory Pratt, and editor Erika Slife on receiving the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. Thanks them for their commitment to truth, justice, accountability, and the people of Illinois.

Congratulates five members of the Bolingbrook Fire Department, Lieutenant Joseph Valach, Firefighter-Paramedics Cristian Abarca, John Biederman, Blake Coughlin, and Brandon Roat, on receiving the Firefighter Excellence Unit Citation Award on May 12, 2026.

Mourns the death of Billie Jean Lucas.

Further amends the State Designations Act. Provides that the horseshoe sandwich is designated as the official State open-faced sandwich of the State of Illinois.

Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a member of the board of trustees of a fire protection district having fewer than 4 full-time paid firemen may be compensated a sum not to exceed $1,500 (rather that $1,000) per annum. Provides that a member of the board of trustees of a fire protection district having more than 3 but fewer than 10 full-time paid firemen may be compensated a sum not to exceed $2,000 (rather that $1,500) per annum. Provides that a member of the board of trustees of a fire protection district having 10 or more full-time paid firemen may be compensated a sum not to exceed $2,500 (rather that $2,000) per annum.

Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2028, no person may knowingly cause or allow the mixing of a photovoltaic module with municipal waste that is intended for disposal at a landfill. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2028, no person may knowingly cause or allow the disposal of a photovoltaic module in a sanitary landfill. Defines "consumer electronic device" and "photovoltaic module". Effective January 1, 2027.