Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 127)

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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2806

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall establish, implement, and administer a STEM Opportunity Scholarship Program, using funds appropriated from the STEM Opportunity Scholarship Program Fund, for the purpose of offering scholarships to young women pursuing degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at public universities in this State. Sets forth provisions concerning eligibility, preference and priority, the assistance awarded, funding, and rulemaking. Creates the STEM Opportunity Scholarship Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1656

Introduced
2/5/25  
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a defendant previously granted pretrial release is charged with violation of any criminal offense committed while on pretrial release, the State may seek revocation of the defendant's pretrial release. Provides that when a defendant released pretrial is charged with a violation of any criminal offense committed while on pretrial release, the State may seek revocation of the defendant's pretrial release (rather than when a defendant has previously been granted pretrial release for a felony or Class A misdemeanor, that pretrial release may be revoked only if the defendant is charged with a felony or Class A misdemeanor that is alleged to have occurred during the defendant's pretrial release after a hearing on the court's own motion or upon the filing of a verified petition by the State).
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1688

Introduced
2/5/25  
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes certain changes concerning estates that contain qualified farm property. Provides that, for the purposes of calculating the State Death Tax Credit, those estates are subject to an exemption of $6,000,000 (rather than an exclusion amount of $4,000,000), which shall be deducted from the net estate value after the net estate value is computed in accordance with the Act. Provides that the exemption shall be adjusted each year according to the increase in the Consumer Price Index. Makes changes concerning the calculation of the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for those estates. Provides for a special use valuation to provide that the value of the qualified farm property shall be calculated without regard to certain limitations under the Internal Revenue Code. Makes changes concerning the definition of "qualified heir".
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2818

Introduced
2/5/25  
Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to ensure parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school district are free to petition the school board and provide public comment at all public and regularly scheduled meetings, have access to certain information, are well-informed on specified subject matters, and have the right to meet with a pupil's teacher at least twice per school year. Requires a school board to ensure curriculum and learning materials are posted on the school district's Internet website. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2800

Introduced
2/5/25  
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the county clerk or board of election commissioners shall complete the validation and counting of provisional ballots within 7 calendar days (currently, 14 calendar days) of the day of the election. Makes conforming changes.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1742

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
Report Pass
4/24/25  
Enrolled
5/21/25  
Chaptered
8/1/25  
Creates the Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act. Requires the installation of a parapet, extended masonry, or guard for low-sloped roofs. Sets forth requirements for skylights and other openings located in the plane of a low-sloped roof. Requires municipalities to complete a survey of buildings in their jurisdiction. Requires sharing the results of the surveys with local police and fire departments. Defines terms.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2728

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Repeals provisions that require: (i) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to consult with stakeholders and General Assembly members for input on a plan to develop enhanced Medicaid rates for substance use disorder treatment and mental health treatment in underserved communities; and (ii) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services to collaborate to review coverage and billing requirements for substance use prevention and recovery and mental health services with the goal of identifying disparities and streamlining coverage and billing requirements to reduce the administrative burden for providers and medical assistance beneficiaries. Effective January 1, 2026.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2740

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Amends the Wildlife Code. Allows unmanned aerial vehicles to be used for the tracking of wounded animals in the course of hunting.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2748

Introduced
2/5/25  
Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Removes applicability provision regarding the Industrial Hemp Act. Prohibits the sale of cannabis, cannabis-infused products, CBD, and hemp to any person under the age of 21. Establishes penalties for retailers who fail to follow the specified age and identity verification procedures and consumers who possess cannabis, cannabis-infused products, CBD, or hemp or who attempt to obtain cannabis, cannabis-infused products, CBD, or hemp by presenting false or fraudulent information. Establishes fines for violations if a retailer does not have a specified training program for minimum-age cannabis laws.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2755

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Refer
5/8/25  
Report Pass
5/15/25  
Enrolled
6/1/25  
Enrolled
6/4/25  
Chaptered
6/16/25  
Makes changes to various Acts concerning the following revenue provisions: tax amnesty; the business interest deduction; deposits into the Road Fund; civil penalties under the Environmental Protection Act; short-term rentals; tobacco products; grocery taxes; the 9-8-8 suicide prevention system; marketplace facilitators and remote retailers; motor fuel taxes; affordable housing property tax credits; and tobacco and cigarette taxes. Creates the American Hostage Tax Liability Postponement Act. Creates the Advancing Innovative Manufacturing for Illinois Tax Credit Act. Creates the Digital Advertisement Tax Act. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately, except that certain provisions take effect July 1, 2025, certain provisions take effect January 1, 2026, and certain provisions take effect January 1, 2027.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2747

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Amends the Illinois Library System Act. In provisions concerning State grants, provides that the grants shall include, among other things, planning and construction grants to library systems and public libraries that are members of a library system (rather than planning and construction grants to public libraries and library systems) and grants to improve or enhance security of libraries.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2768

Introduced
2/5/25  
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or municipality may not adopt any regulation that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting the use of natural gas in new construction without a referendum. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2736

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2025, marine fuel is exempt from the tax imposed under the Act. Provides that "marine fuel" means motor fuel specially formulated to be used in the propulsion of watercraft. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2769

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall review an applicant's application for a license to practice medicine under the Act concurrently with the applicant's application for a controlled substances registration. Requires the Department to issue an applicant's license and controlled substances registration concurrently. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HR0108

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
4/22/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Reaffirms the commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Illinois and Taiwan, the Republic of China (ROC). Reaffirms support for the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and supports Illinois businesses referring to Taiwan, ROC, as Taiwan. Endorses Taiwan's efforts to secure the signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), the Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement (ADTA), and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) with the United States. Supports the further strengthening of a closer economic and trade partnership between the State of Illinois and Taiwan with multiple possible approaches, including signing an economic and trade memorandum of understanding, exploring the possibility of establishing an Illinois Office in Taiwan, and sending Illinois high-level officials to visit Taiwan. Supports Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations, which impact the health, safety, and well-being of the peoples of Taiwan, the State of Illinois, the United States, and the world. Opposes any distortion or misuse of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758 to attempt to deny Taiwan's aspiration to make more contributions in international societies.