Illinois
104th General Assembly·377 bills·Adjourned
Track legislation moving through Illinois. Browse 377 bills and resolutions during the 104th General Assembly, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
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Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that no publisher shall enter into a contract or license agreement to distribute electronic literary materials to a library that requires, coerces, or enables (rather than requires) the library to violate the Library Records Confidentiality Act. Provides that the Act applies to any contract or license agreement to distribute electronic literary materials to: (1) a library located in the State; or (2) a library consortium acting on behalf of one or more libraries located in the State. Sets forth provisions concerning governing law and forum. Provides that a library, library consortium, or library officer acting within the scope of official duties on behalf of a library or library consortium may bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief to enforce the Act. Adds a severability clause. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that no publisher shall enter into a contract or license agreement to distribute electronic literary materials to a library that requires, coerces, or enables (rather than requires) the library to violate the Library Records Confidentiality Act. Provides that the Act applies to any contract or license agreement to distribute electronic literary materials to: (1) a library located in the State; or (2) a library consortium acting on behalf of one or more libraries located in the State. Sets forth provisions concerning governing law and forum. Provides that a library, library consortium, or library officer acting within the scope of official duties on behalf of a library or library consortium may bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief to enforce the Act. Adds a severability clause. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that any person, firm, corporation, co-partnership, limited liability company, association, or business, including an online retailer, that intentionally manufactures, delivers, possesses, or sells, with intent to manufacture, deliver, sell, or otherwise transfer nitrous oxide for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, stupefaction, or dulling of the senses or for the purpose of changing, distorting, or disturbing the audio, visual, or mental processes is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that any person, firm, corporation, co-partnership, limited liability company, association, or business, including an online retailer, that intentionally manufactures, delivers, possesses, or sells, with intent to manufacture, deliver, sell, or otherwise transfer nitrous oxide for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, stupefaction, or dulling of the senses or for the purpose of changing, distorting, or disturbing the audio, visual, or mental processes is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
If and only if Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, becomes law, then the Open Meetings Act is amended to allow a public body to hold closed meetings to consider self evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of a statewide association (rather than a statewide or regional association) of which the public body is a member. Effective upon becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
If and only if Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, becomes law, then the Open Meetings Act is amended to allow a public body to hold closed meetings to consider self evaluation, practices and procedures, or professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of a statewide association (rather than a statewide or regional association) of which the public body is a member. Effective upon becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 243 of the 104th General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
Provides that the Act may be referred to as Jeff's Law. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. In provisions concerning information furnished by the clerk of the circuit court to the Illinois State Police, adds a requirement to include whether a firearm was reported as stolen on the Illinois State Police publicly accessible database. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. In provisions concerning developmental disability and notice, makes changes to a definition. In provisions concerning clear and present danger and notice, makes changes to confidentiality regarding the identity of the person making the report and limits liability for the disclosure or nondisclosure of certain information. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Defines "collateral records", "Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-approved continuing education sponsor", "FOID reinstatement mental health evaluation", and "FOID reinstatement mental health evaluator". In provisions concerning grounds for denial and revocation, makes changes regarding revocation or denial based on a person's status as a patient in a mental health facility and adds provisions regarding a person who previously submitted an affidavit or written consent for another individual to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card if the person is later convicted of, or pleads guilty to, conduct demonstrating that the person knew or should have known it was unreasonable to provide such consent. Makes conforming changes to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Makes technical changes.
Provides that the Act may be referred to as Jeff's Law. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. In provisions concerning information furnished by the clerk of the circuit court to the Illinois State Police, adds a requirement to include whether a firearm was reported as stolen on the Illinois State Police publicly accessible database. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. In provisions concerning developmental disability and notice, makes changes to a definition. In provisions concerning clear and present danger and notice, makes changes to confidentiality regarding the identity of the person making the report and limits liability for the disclosure or nondisclosure of certain information. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Defines "collateral records", "Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-approved continuing education sponsor", "FOID reinstatement mental health evaluation", and "FOID reinstatement mental health evaluator". In provisions concerning grounds for denial and revocation, makes changes regarding revocation or denial based on a person's status as a patient in a mental health facility and adds provisions regarding a person who previously submitted an affidavit or written consent for another individual to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card if the person is later convicted of, or pleads guilty to, conduct demonstrating that the person knew or should have known it was unreasonable to provide such consent. Makes conforming changes to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Makes technical changes.
Amends the Personnel Code. Removes provisions providing that the Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force shall prepare an annual report to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning best practices for helping persons with a disability gain employment. Amends the Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force Act. Provides that the Employment and Economic Opportunity for People with Disabilities Task Force, in cooperation with the Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities, shall create a 5-year plan of recommended actions, outcomes, and benchmarks to help the State increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities in State government. Effective immediately.
Amends the Personnel Code. Removes provisions providing that the Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force shall prepare an annual report to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning best practices for helping persons with a disability gain employment. Amends the Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force Act. Provides that the Employment and Economic Opportunity for People with Disabilities Task Force, in cooperation with the Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities, shall create a 5-year plan of recommended actions, outcomes, and benchmarks to help the State increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities in State government. Effective immediately.
Urges the Office of the Architect of the Capitol to oversee the design and creation of a portrait for the State Capitol Building of the late former State Representative and House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, a trailblazer in State politics whose work improved the lives of countless Illinoisans and expanded opportunities for generations of women.
Urges the Office of the Architect of the Capitol to oversee the design and creation of a portrait for the State Capitol Building of the late former State Representative and House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, a trailblazer in State politics whose work improved the lives of countless Illinoisans and expanded opportunities for generations of women.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Removes language providing that specified fines may not exceed $500 for each violation and that each day that the activity, which gave rise to the original fine, continues is a separate violation. Removes language providing that a rectifier may make sales and deliveries of alcoholic liquor to retailers. Requires an applicant for a retail license to provide the applicant's primary and supplementary email address to which all license-related notices may be served. Provides that certain licenses shall not be revoked or suspended except after a hearing by the State Commission with reasonable notice to the licensee served by electronic or other reasonable means (instead of by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested) at least 10 days prior to the hearings at the last known place of business of the licensee or to the licensee's primary or supplemental email address and after an opportunity to appear and defend. Effective immediately.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Removes language providing that specified fines may not exceed $500 for each violation and that each day that the activity, which gave rise to the original fine, continues is a separate violation. Removes language providing that a rectifier may make sales and deliveries of alcoholic liquor to retailers. Requires an applicant for a retail license to provide the applicant's primary and supplementary email address to which all license-related notices may be served. Provides that certain licenses shall not be revoked or suspended except after a hearing by the State Commission with reasonable notice to the licensee served by electronic or other reasonable means (instead of by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested) at least 10 days prior to the hearings at the last known place of business of the licensee or to the licensee's primary or supplemental email address and after an opportunity to appear and defend. Effective immediately.
Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Board Act. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and the Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council. Sets forth provisions concerning membership and staff of the Board and the Council, conflicts of interest, powers and duties of the Board, operational plans for distribution and access to a drug with an upper payment limit, reporting requirements for the Board, and term expiration for the Board and the Council. Provides that the Board shall limit its review to the specified prescription drug products. Establishes further affordability review and upper payment limit implementation requirements. Provides that the Attorney General may enforce the Act. Permits a person aggrieved by a decision of the Board to request an appeal of the decision. Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Board Fund. Provides that the Act is repealed 5 years after the Act's effective date. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Effective 180 days after becoming law.
Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Board Act. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and the Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council. Sets forth provisions concerning membership and staff of the Board and the Council, conflicts of interest, powers and duties of the Board, operational plans for distribution and access to a drug with an upper payment limit, reporting requirements for the Board, and term expiration for the Board and the Council. Provides that the Board shall limit its review to the specified prescription drug products. Establishes further affordability review and upper payment limit implementation requirements. Provides that the Attorney General may enforce the Act. Permits a person aggrieved by a decision of the Board to request an appeal of the decision. Creates the Prescription Drug Affordability Board Fund. Provides that the Act is repealed 5 years after the Act's effective date. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Effective 180 days after becoming law.
Designates Interstate 74 Mile 91 as the "Trooper Corey S. Thompsen Memorial Highway".
Designates Interstate 74 Mile 91 as the "Trooper Corey S. Thompsen Memorial Highway".
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. In provisions concerning the notice of intention not to renew a policy of insurance, provides that no company may impose renewal premium increases of more than 10% for policies of automobile insurance and fire and extended coverage insurance (rather than for only policies of fire and extended coverage insurance) that are subject to certain cancellation requirements, unless the company mails or delivers by electronic means to the named insured and the Department of Insurance notice of the increase in renewal premium at least 60 days before the policy renewal or anniversary date. Changes the amount of motor vehicle crash prevention course classroom hours or eLearning hours necessary for any insured over the age of 55 to receive automobile insurance premium and rate reductions from 8 hours to 4 hours. Changes the Rates for Fire and Extended Coverage Insurance Article to the Rates for Automobile Insurance and Fire and Extended Coverage Insurance Article. Provides that the Article also applies to specified policies of automobile insurance. Effective July 1, 2027.
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. In provisions concerning the notice of intention not to renew a policy of insurance, provides that no company may impose renewal premium increases of more than 10% for policies of automobile insurance and fire and extended coverage insurance (rather than for only policies of fire and extended coverage insurance) that are subject to certain cancellation requirements, unless the company mails or delivers by electronic means to the named insured and the Department of Insurance notice of the increase in renewal premium at least 60 days before the policy renewal or anniversary date. Changes the amount of motor vehicle crash prevention course classroom hours or eLearning hours necessary for any insured over the age of 55 to receive automobile insurance premium and rate reductions from 8 hours to 4 hours. Changes the Rates for Fire and Extended Coverage Insurance Article to the Rates for Automobile Insurance and Fire and Extended Coverage Insurance Article. Provides that the Article also applies to specified policies of automobile insurance. Effective July 1, 2027.
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends the Department of Labor Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Labor shall establish a labor mediation services program to facilitate the settlement of disputes between employers and labor organizations. Provides that, if the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is unable to provide mediation services and the services of the Department have been invoked by a party or have been proffered by the Department, then the Department shall assign a mediator to facilitate a settlement to the dispute. Sets forth provisions concerning the appointment of mediators and reporting requirements. Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority to notify sponsors and donors that any project funded in part through the sale or transfer of specified credits qualifies as a public work under the Prevailing Wage Act. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Sets forth additional requirements for specified facilities for which a renewable energy credit delivery contract is signed through the Illinois Power Agency's long-term renewable resources procurement plan. Amends the Broadband Infrastructure Advancement Act. Sets forth provisions concerning apprenticeship participation prioritization for covered broadband projects. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a mediator or an agency employing a mediator shall not be compelled to disclose in a proceeding any mediation communications or mediation documents received or created during a mediation. Provides that mediation communications and mediation documents shall not be admissible as evidence in any action or proceeding. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that certain transferable tax credits are considered public works within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act. Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Authorizes the Department of Labor to provide mediation services under those Acts. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the vendor portal for the Department of Transportation shall include any locally applicable project labor agreement requirements. Amends the Workplace Transparency Act. In provisions concerning recoverable damages, removes references to "consequential damages". Further amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the definition of "public works" also includes: (1) the routine inspection or testing of any fire sprinkler system; and (2) the installation, service, maintenance, programming, configuration, calibration, commissioning, repair, or integration of a building automation system used to monitor or control heating, ventilation, air conditioning, hydronic, steam, or other mechanical building systems. Sets forth exceptions to the definition. Provides that, if a laborer, mechanic, or other worker to whom the prevailing rate of wages is required to be paid is classified under 2 or more prevailing wage classifications in certified payroll on a single public works project, the individual shall be paid the higher applicable prevailing wage rate for all subsequent hours worked on that project. In provisions concerning the general prevailing rate of hourly wages for work on public works, provides that the construction or demolition of public works that laborers, workers, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of a public body are engaged in applies to field mechanics, technicians, or similar positions, including time spent transporting parts, materials, or equipment to and from a site, regardless of whether the person is employed by a contractor, subcontractor, seller, or supplier. Makes changes in provisions concerning certified payroll. Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Excludes from the definition of "employee" an employee employed as a crew member of any towing vessel. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make conforming changes. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends the Department of Labor Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Labor shall establish a labor mediation services program to facilitate the settlement of disputes between employers and labor organizations. Provides that, if the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is unable to provide mediation services and the services of the Department have been invoked by a party or have been proffered by the Department, then the Department shall assign a mediator to facilitate a settlement to the dispute. Sets forth provisions concerning the appointment of mediators and reporting requirements. Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority to notify sponsors and donors that any project funded in part through the sale or transfer of specified credits qualifies as a public work under the Prevailing Wage Act. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Sets forth additional requirements for specified facilities for which a renewable energy credit delivery contract is signed through the Illinois Power Agency's long-term renewable resources procurement plan. Amends the Broadband Infrastructure Advancement Act. Sets forth provisions concerning apprenticeship participation prioritization for covered broadband projects. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a mediator or an agency employing a mediator shall not be compelled to disclose in a proceeding any mediation communications or mediation documents received or created during a mediation. Provides that mediation communications and mediation documents shall not be admissible as evidence in any action or proceeding. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that certain transferable tax credits are considered public works within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act. Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Authorizes the Department of Labor to provide mediation services under those Acts. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that the vendor portal for the Department of Transportation shall include any locally applicable project labor agreement requirements. Amends the Workplace Transparency Act. In provisions concerning recoverable damages, removes references to "consequential damages". Further amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the definition of "public works" also includes: (1) the routine inspection or testing of any fire sprinkler system; and (2) the installation, service, maintenance, programming, configuration, calibration, commissioning, repair, or integration of a building automation system used to monitor or control heating, ventilation, air conditioning, hydronic, steam, or other mechanical building systems. Sets forth exceptions to the definition. Provides that, if a laborer, mechanic, or other worker to whom the prevailing rate of wages is required to be paid is classified under 2 or more prevailing wage classifications in certified payroll on a single public works project, the individual shall be paid the higher applicable prevailing wage rate for all subsequent hours worked on that project. In provisions concerning the general prevailing rate of hourly wages for work on public works, provides that the construction or demolition of public works that laborers, workers, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of a public body are engaged in applies to field mechanics, technicians, or similar positions, including time spent transporting parts, materials, or equipment to and from a site, regardless of whether the person is employed by a contractor, subcontractor, seller, or supplier. Makes changes in provisions concerning certified payroll. Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Excludes from the definition of "employee" an employee employed as a crew member of any towing vessel. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make conforming changes. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the operation of toy vehicles, motor driven cycles, and electric micromobility devices within the State, including provisions regarding certificate of title requirements, prohibition signage, licensing requirements, age requirements, equipment requirements, sale requirements, violations, and home rule limitations. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to adopt administrative rules for the regulation of low-speed electric bicycles on any and all properties owned, managed, or leased by the Department of Natural Resources. Allows a person to operate a Class 1 or Class 2 low-speed electric bicycle only if he or she is 15 years of age or older. Provides that a low-speed electric bicycle that is manufactured to accommodate passengers may not be operated by a person under the age of 18 with a passenger unless the passenger is a sibling, stepsibling, child, or stepchild of the operator. Repeals a provision regarding low-speed electric scooters. Makes other changes. Makes a conforming change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective July 1, 2027.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the operation of toy vehicles, motor driven cycles, and electric micromobility devices within the State, including provisions regarding certificate of title requirements, prohibition signage, licensing requirements, age requirements, equipment requirements, sale requirements, violations, and home rule limitations. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to adopt administrative rules for the regulation of low-speed electric bicycles on any and all properties owned, managed, or leased by the Department of Natural Resources. Allows a person to operate a Class 1 or Class 2 low-speed electric bicycle only if he or she is 15 years of age or older. Provides that a low-speed electric bicycle that is manufactured to accommodate passengers may not be operated by a person under the age of 18 with a passenger unless the passenger is a sibling, stepsibling, child, or stepchild of the operator. Repeals a provision regarding low-speed electric scooters. Makes other changes. Makes a conforming change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective July 1, 2027.
Amends the Debt Management Service Act. Provides that every applicant for a license to engage in the debt management service business in the State shall submit to the Secretary, at the time of the application for a license, a bond to be approved by the Secretary in which the applicant shall be the obligor, in the sum of $50,000 (rather than $25,000) or the specified amount. In provisions concerning fees or penalties that may be charged by a debt management service provider, permits the charging of additional fees at the completion of the initial counseling services, which shall not exceed: (A) 15% of the amount disbursed monthly to creditors or $75, whichever is less, if there are fewer than 6 creditors enrolled in the debt management plan; or (B) 15% of the amount disbursed monthly to creditors or $100, whichever is less, if there are 6 or more creditors enrolled in the debt management plan.
Amends the Debt Management Service Act. Provides that every applicant for a license to engage in the debt management service business in the State shall submit to the Secretary, at the time of the application for a license, a bond to be approved by the Secretary in which the applicant shall be the obligor, in the sum of $50,000 (rather than $25,000) or the specified amount. In provisions concerning fees or penalties that may be charged by a debt management service provider, permits the charging of additional fees at the completion of the initial counseling services, which shall not exceed: (A) 15% of the amount disbursed monthly to creditors or $75, whichever is less, if there are fewer than 6 creditors enrolled in the debt management plan; or (B) 15% of the amount disbursed monthly to creditors or $100, whichever is less, if there are 6 or more creditors enrolled in the debt management plan.
Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Expands the list of mandated reporters under the Act to include investment advisers and investment adviser representatives as defined in the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, dealers and salespersons as defined in the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, and employees of financial institutions who serve as branch managers or members of the compliance team. Provides that the term "financial institution" is limited to a federally or State-chartered bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union. Requires the Department on Aging to develop by joint rulemaking with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation minimum training standards which shall be used by financial institutions for its employees. In provisions granting specified persons with access to Department records concerning reports of financial exploitation and other forms of abuse or neglect, extends such access to: (i) a court appointed executor or administrator (rather than an executor or administrator) of the estate of an eligible adult who is deceased, unless the executor or administrator is the abuser or the alleged abuser; and (ii) any court of competent jurisdiction with a valid court order for an in camera inspection (rather than a probate court with jurisdiction over the guardianship of an alleged victim). In cases where a coroner or medical examiner has reason to believe that an eligible adult has died as the result of abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect, requires the Department (rather than the provider agency) to provide the coroner or medical examiner with all records pertaining to the eligible adult as soon as practicable. Provides that the Department, at its discretion, may provide its report records to any professional licensing board or commission, investigatory unit, prosecutorial unit, or similar disciplinary body if any substantiated abuser falls under its purview. Provides that all records not generated by the Department but obtained during the course of an Adult Protective Service investigation or related to an Adult Protective Service case, including, but not limited to, financial records and medical records, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except at the Department's sole discretion. Provides that such records may be obtained through intergovernmental agreements with the Department and are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Department to establish, by July 1, 2028, a web-based portal to receive alleged or suspected reports of financial exploitation as well as other reports of alleged or suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, or self-neglect. Amends the Illinois Securities Law of 1953. Provides that dealers, salespersons, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives may issue an initial transactional hold when they have a reasonable suspicion that a transaction or disbursement from an account of an eligible adult may involve, facilitate, result in, or contribute to financial exploitation of that eligible adult. Grants criminal, civil, and administrative immunity to dealers, salespersons, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives who hold a transaction in good faith or who contact or elect not to contact an eligible adult's trusted contact person when they have a reasonable suspicion that a transaction or disbursement from the eligible adult's account may involve, facilitate, result in, or contribute to financial exploitation of that eligible adult. Contains provisions concerning the duration of initial transactional holds and extended transactional holds; transactional hold notice requirements; and other matters. Makes conforming changes to the Illinois Banking Act, the Savings Bank Act, and the Illinois Credit Union Act. Effective July 1, 2027.
Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Expands the list of mandated reporters under the Act to include investment advisers and investment adviser representatives as defined in the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, dealers and salespersons as defined in the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, and employees of financial institutions who serve as branch managers or members of the compliance team. Provides that the term "financial institution" is limited to a federally or State-chartered bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union. Requires the Department on Aging to develop by joint rulemaking with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation minimum training standards which shall be used by financial institutions for its employees. In provisions granting specified persons with access to Department records concerning reports of financial exploitation and other forms of abuse or neglect, extends such access to: (i) a court appointed executor or administrator (rather than an executor or administrator) of the estate of an eligible adult who is deceased, unless the executor or administrator is the abuser or the alleged abuser; and (ii) any court of competent jurisdiction with a valid court order for an in camera inspection (rather than a probate court with jurisdiction over the guardianship of an alleged victim). In cases where a coroner or medical examiner has reason to believe that an eligible adult has died as the result of abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect, requires the Department (rather than the provider agency) to provide the coroner or medical examiner with all records pertaining to the eligible adult as soon as practicable. Provides that the Department, at its discretion, may provide its report records to any professional licensing board or commission, investigatory unit, prosecutorial unit, or similar disciplinary body if any substantiated abuser falls under its purview. Provides that all records not generated by the Department but obtained during the course of an Adult Protective Service investigation or related to an Adult Protective Service case, including, but not limited to, financial records and medical records, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except at the Department's sole discretion. Provides that such records may be obtained through intergovernmental agreements with the Department and are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Department to establish, by July 1, 2028, a web-based portal to receive alleged or suspected reports of financial exploitation as well as other reports of alleged or suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, or self-neglect. Amends the Illinois Securities Law of 1953. Provides that dealers, salespersons, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives may issue an initial transactional hold when they have a reasonable suspicion that a transaction or disbursement from an account of an eligible adult may involve, facilitate, result in, or contribute to financial exploitation of that eligible adult. Grants criminal, civil, and administrative immunity to dealers, salespersons, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives who hold a transaction in good faith or who contact or elect not to contact an eligible adult's trusted contact person when they have a reasonable suspicion that a transaction or disbursement from the eligible adult's account may involve, facilitate, result in, or contribute to financial exploitation of that eligible adult. Contains provisions concerning the duration of initial transactional holds and extended transactional holds; transactional hold notice requirements; and other matters. Makes conforming changes to the Illinois Banking Act, the Savings Bank Act, and the Illinois Credit Union Act. Effective July 1, 2027.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for the purpose of providing the Secretary of State with records necessary to impose a revocation, upon filing with the clerk of court, the clerk shall forward in a manner and form prescribed by the Secretary (i) a copy of a Uniform Citation and Complaint where the officer indicated a crash type of fatal, (ii) a copy of information or an indictment in which a person is charged with a violation of the Code that resulted in the death of another person, or (iii) a copy of information or an indictment in which a person is charged with reckless homicide. Allows the Secretary to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Protz-Liddy Act. Effective January 1, 2027.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for the purpose of providing the Secretary of State with records necessary to impose a revocation, upon filing with the clerk of court, the clerk shall forward in a manner and form prescribed by the Secretary (i) a copy of a Uniform Citation and Complaint where the officer indicated a crash type of fatal, (ii) a copy of information or an indictment in which a person is charged with a violation of the Code that resulted in the death of another person, or (iii) a copy of information or an indictment in which a person is charged with reckless homicide. Allows the Secretary to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Protz-Liddy Act. Effective January 1, 2027.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, to issue special registration plates designated as autism and neurodivergent plates to residents of the State who are autistic or neurodivergent or who are parents of children who are autistic or neurodivergent. Provides that the plates shall display the Just Bee icon used for identification of autistic or neurodivergent individuals. Provides that in all other respects, the design, color, and format of the plates shall be within the discretion of the Secretary. Requires an original certificate from a licensed physician that certifies the applicant, or the applicant's child, as autistic or neurodivergent to accompany each application.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, to issue special registration plates designated as autism and neurodivergent plates to residents of the State who are autistic or neurodivergent or who are parents of children who are autistic or neurodivergent. Provides that the plates shall display the Just Bee icon used for identification of autistic or neurodivergent individuals. Provides that in all other respects, the design, color, and format of the plates shall be within the discretion of the Secretary. Requires an original certificate from a licensed physician that certifies the applicant, or the applicant's child, as autistic or neurodivergent to accompany each application.
Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Makes changes concerning the fire truck revolving loan program, the fire station revolving loan program, and the ambulance revolving loan program. Provides that those loans shall be paid out of certain locally held funds established by the Illinois Finance Authority. Provides that loans for the purchase of fire trucks may not exceed $750,000 per truck. Provides that loans for the purchase of ambulances may not exceed $350,000 to any fire department, fire protection district, or non-profit ambulance service. Makes other changes.
Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Makes changes concerning the fire truck revolving loan program, the fire station revolving loan program, and the ambulance revolving loan program. Provides that those loans shall be paid out of certain locally held funds established by the Illinois Finance Authority. Provides that loans for the purchase of fire trucks may not exceed $750,000 per truck. Provides that loans for the purchase of ambulances may not exceed $350,000 to any fire department, fire protection district, or non-profit ambulance service. Makes other changes.
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to, on or before January 1, 2027, submit a report to the General Assembly regarding the status and availability of agricultural education programs in the State. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to, on or before January 1, 2027, submit a report to the General Assembly regarding the status and availability of agricultural education programs in the State. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes the amendatory changes to the hate crime statute. Restores the crime of harassment through electronic communications. In the crime of harassment by telephone, provides that a person commits the crime when he or she uses telephone communication for: (1) making any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is known or intended to cause another person significant emotional distress and would cause a reasonable person to experience significant emotional distress; or (2) making a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, with intent to threaten injury to, or the property of, any person at the called number or to any of his or her family or household members. In the harassment through electronic communications statute, provides that a person commits the crime when he or she uses electronic communication for: (1) making any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is known or intended to cause another person significant emotional distress and would cause a reasonable person to experience significant emotional distress; and (2) making repeated electronic communications, during which conversation or text or email messages ensue, solely to harass the person to whom the electronic communication is directed.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes the amendatory changes to the hate crime statute. Restores the crime of harassment through electronic communications. In the crime of harassment by telephone, provides that a person commits the crime when he or she uses telephone communication for: (1) making any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is known or intended to cause another person significant emotional distress and would cause a reasonable person to experience significant emotional distress; or (2) making a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, with intent to threaten injury to, or the property of, any person at the called number or to any of his or her family or household members. In the harassment through electronic communications statute, provides that a person commits the crime when he or she uses electronic communication for: (1) making any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is known or intended to cause another person significant emotional distress and would cause a reasonable person to experience significant emotional distress; and (2) making repeated electronic communications, during which conversation or text or email messages ensue, solely to harass the person to whom the electronic communication is directed.
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a manufacturer, common entity, or distributor, other than a manufacturer or distributor that was lawfully licensed to sell new motor vehicles directly to customers in the State before January 1, 2022, shall not own, operate, or directly sell new vehicles in the State. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; unfair competition and practices; and warranty agreements.
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a manufacturer, common entity, or distributor, other than a manufacturer or distributor that was lawfully licensed to sell new motor vehicles directly to customers in the State before January 1, 2022, shall not own, operate, or directly sell new vehicles in the State. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; unfair competition and practices; and warranty agreements.
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.
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".
Deletes changes to the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act and the Criminal Code of 2012. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a public body may charge fees reflecting its actual costs up to $40 for each hour spent by personnel in searching for and retrieving a requested recording or examining the record for or applying necessary redactions on requests for recordings that are made pursuant to the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, unless the request is made by: (1) a court order; (2) the subject of the encounter or the subject's legal representative; (3) a witness to the encounter or the witness's representative, if the encounter resulted in the recording being flagged; (4) a representative of the news media, as defined in the Act; or (5) a nonprofit, scientific, or academic organization when the principal purpose of the request is (i) to access and disseminate information concerning news and current or passing events, (ii) for articles of opinion or features of interest to the public, or (iii) for the purpose of academic, scientific, or public research or education. Provides that a public body shall respond to requests for recordings within 5 business days after the receipt of the request with an estimated time that will be required for the public body to provide the recordings requested and an estimate of the fees to be charged. Further provides that the public body shall have an additional 5 business days to respond to a request once payment of the estimated fee is made, as well as any extensions allowed under any other applicable provisions of the Act. Specifies that if the requester fails to pay the required estimated fees within 30 days after the public body requests payment of the estimated fee, then the public body may deny the request. Requires a public body that imposes a fee under the provisions of the amendatory Act must provide the requester with an accounting of all fees, costs, and personnel hours in connection with the request for public records and must apply a new balance or refund based on the actual cost versus the paid estimate. Authorizes a waiver of fees under the amendatory Act if the requester can demonstrate that the purpose of the request is to access and disseminate information in order to further the interest of the health, safety, and welfare or the legal rights of the community.
Deletes changes to the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act and the Criminal Code of 2012. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a public body may charge fees reflecting its actual costs up to $40 for each hour spent by personnel in searching for and retrieving a requested recording or examining the record for or applying necessary redactions on requests for recordings that are made pursuant to the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, unless the request is made by: (1) a court order; (2) the subject of the encounter or the subject's legal representative; (3) a witness to the encounter or the witness's representative, if the encounter resulted in the recording being flagged; (4) a representative of the news media, as defined in the Act; or (5) a nonprofit, scientific, or academic organization when the principal purpose of the request is (i) to access and disseminate information concerning news and current or passing events, (ii) for articles of opinion or features of interest to the public, or (iii) for the purpose of academic, scientific, or public research or education. Provides that a public body shall respond to requests for recordings within 5 business days after the receipt of the request with an estimated time that will be required for the public body to provide the recordings requested and an estimate of the fees to be charged. Further provides that the public body shall have an additional 5 business days to respond to a request once payment of the estimated fee is made, as well as any extensions allowed under any other applicable provisions of the Act. Specifies that if the requester fails to pay the required estimated fees within 30 days after the public body requests payment of the estimated fee, then the public body may deny the request. Requires a public body that imposes a fee under the provisions of the amendatory Act must provide the requester with an accounting of all fees, costs, and personnel hours in connection with the request for public records and must apply a new balance or refund based on the actual cost versus the paid estimate. Authorizes a waiver of fees under the amendatory Act if the requester can demonstrate that the purpose of the request is to access and disseminate information in order to further the interest of the health, safety, and welfare or the legal rights of the community.
Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, a person or entity shall not manufacture a food product for human consumption that contains brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or red dye 3. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2028, a person or entity shall not sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale a food product for human consumption that contains any of those substances. Provides that a person or entity that violates the prohibition shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a first violation and not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent violation, with enforcement by the Attorney General or a State's Attorney. Makes a conforming change.
Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, a person or entity shall not manufacture a food product for human consumption that contains brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or red dye 3. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2028, a person or entity shall not sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale a food product for human consumption that contains any of those substances. Provides that a person or entity that violates the prohibition shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a first violation and not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent violation, with enforcement by the Attorney General or a State's Attorney. Makes a conforming change.
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes structural and other changes to the list of controlled substances. Adds xylazine as a Class III controlled substance. Defines "isomer". Effective January 1, 2026.
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes structural and other changes to the list of controlled substances. Adds xylazine as a Class III controlled substance. Defines "isomer". Effective January 1, 2026.