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.

Reinserts provisions of the bill with these changes. Authorizes a circuit court clerk of any county to develop and maintain a will depository. Provides a procedure for the clerk to accept for safekeeping a will that is defined as a document intended to be a testamentary instrument. Defines "depositor" as the person who is delivering the will for deposit and includes the testator, who is a resident in the county where the will is being deposited or a person authorized by court order. Creates a procedure for the clerk to follow in accepting, keeping, and returning these documents. Allows the clerk to charge a fee of up to $25 for each will deposited, and the clerk may not collect a separate fee for additional documents concurrently deposited in relation to a single testator or for a single joint will prepared for a husband and wife. During the lifetime of the testator, the clerk may release the deposited will only to the testator in person upon proof of identity or pursuant to an order. Makes other changes.

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Specifies that inspections of the premises and records and interviews with the employees of an employer may be conducted during normal business or working hours or at other reasonable times (rather than during normal business or working hours). Sets forth a procedure for a person who has received a subpoena to file a petition with the circuit court for an order to modify or set aside the subpoena. Sets forth procedures for the issuance and execution of administrative inspection warrants. Exempts all information and documentary materials that are obtained by the Attorney General under the provisions from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides for the inspection of the documentary materials by law enforcement under specified conditions. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make conforming changes. Makes other changes.

Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, moneys in the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund may not be appropriated, assigned, or transferred to another State fund. Effective immediately.

Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, upon request from a taxpayer or other authorized person, the Department of Revenue may provide copies of tax returns at the rate of $5 per copy per month, year, or other filing period. Provides that, if certification is required, the Department of Revenue may charge an additional $5 per certified copy. Effective immediately.

Appropriates $2,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of providing grants to emerging and socially disadvantaged farms for infrastructure, equipment, operations and market access. Effective July 1, 2026.

Creates the Lead-Safe Water for Families Act. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall establish and administer a program to provide lead-reducing water filters at no cost to Medicaid-eligible households with children or expectant mothers. Requires outreach, application procedures, and rulemaking. Requires annual reporting to the General Assembly. Declares findings and states the purpose of the Act. Defines terms.

Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that a public institution of higher education shall permit a student who is subject to a disciplinary proceeding to be assisted by an advocate of the student's choosing or, upon request, by an advocate provided by the public institution of higher education. Requires any written notice initiating a disciplinary proceeding to include a clear and conspicuous statement informing the student of the student's right to be assisted by an advocate. Provides that if a student does not have an advocate, the public institution of higher education shall make a reasonable effort to provide the student with access to an advocate. Provides that an advocate participating in a disciplinary proceeding shall receive training on the public institution of higher education's disciplinary procedures. Allows an advocate, with the consent of the student, to receive communications regarding the status of the disciplinary proceeding concurrently with the student and participate in meetings or hearings related to the disciplinary proceeding in a supportive capacity. Sets forth limitations. Allows the Board of Higher Education to adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions.

Creates the Transparency in Downcoding Act. Provides that the Act applies to certain policies of health insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act, except for employee or employer self-insured health benefit plans under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and health care provided pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Prohibits a health insurance issuer from using an automated process, system, or tool to downcode a claim; from downcoding a claim based solely on the reported diagnosis codes; and from using downcoding practices in a targeted or discriminatory manner against physicians who routinely treat patients with complex or chronic conditions. Requires downcoding decisions to be made by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in any United States jurisdiction and of the same or similar specialty as a physician who typically manages the medical condition or disease. Sets forth provisions concerning notification requirements for downcoded claims; the appeal process for downcoded claims; enforcement by the Department of Insurance; and penalties. Provides that any pattern or practice of discriminatory downcoding identified by the Director of Insurance or another regulatory authority shall be subject to enforcement actions, including fines, restitution, or suspension of the health insurance issuer's license in this State. Effective immediately.

Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to, subject to available funding, establish a Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger (FRESH) Program to provide FRESH benefits to households subject to termination of the household's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or a reduction in the household's monthly SNAP benefit allotment, if the termination or reduction in SNAP benefits occurred as a result of one or more members of the household failing to meet SNAP work requirements. Provides that, for eligible households whose SNAP benefits were reduced or terminated, FRESH benefits shall be provided as a one-time lump sum payment distributed via an Electronic Benefits Transfer card. Requires the Department to make FRESH program applications available online and at local Family and Community Resource Centers immediately upon the first of the month following the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that an application for FRESH benefits shall not be deemed an application for any other public aid provided under the Code. Requires the Department to provide within a specified time frame FRESH benefits to households' that experience a reduction or termination of SNAP benefits prior to or after the first month following the effective date of the amendatory Act, if certain application submission deadlines are met. Requires the Department to publish monthly data reports on the FRESH program and to include such data in the Department's annual report to the General Assembly. Prohibits the Department and local governmental units from considering a household's receipt of FRESH benefits when determining the household's eligibility for other assistance provided under the Code. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act are inoperative on and after January 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

Creates the Veterans' Dependents and Spouses College Tuition Waiver Act. Provides that an applicant is eligible for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at a public institution of higher education if the applicant is a spouse or dependent of an eligible veteran, is enrolled or accepted for enrollment at the public institution of higher education, and meets residency and enrollment requirements established by rule. Provides that the waiver applies only to tuition and mandatory fees and does not include room, board, books, supplies, or other nonmandatory expenses. Sets forth the length of the waiver. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall administer the waivers created by the Act. Provides that the Act's benefits shall be applied after federal educational benefits have been applied, unless otherwise provided by rule. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an applicant from receiving federal educational benefits, as long as there is no duplication of State-funded tuition assistance. Allows the Commission to adopt any rules necessary to implement and administer the Act. Effective July 1, 2026.

Creates the Illinois Kratom Consumer Protection Act. Prohibits preparing, distributing, selling, or offering for sale kratom products intended for ingestion if they meet certain specifications, with a civil penalty of $5,000 for a first violation, $10,000 for a second or subsequent violation, and a 2-year ban on distributing or selling a kratom product for a third violation. Requires labeling of retail packages containing kratom products, preparing, distributing, selling, or offering for sale kratom products intended for ingestion if they meet certain specifications. Prohibits selling kratom products to a person under 21 years of age, with a Class B or Class A misdemeanor for a knowing and willful violation. Prohibits manufacturing, delivering, holding, offering for sale, distributing, or selling a product that contains kratom and a controlled substance, with a Class 4 felony for knowing and willful violation. Prohibits manufacturing, delivering, holding, offering for sale, distributing, or selling a product that contains a synthetically derived compound of the plant Mitragyna speciosa, with a Class B misdemeanor for knowing and willful violation. Provides an affirmative defense for a retailer for reliance upon the representations of a manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor of food represented to be a kratom product. Requires the Department of Revenue to adopt rules to implement and administer the Act. Limits home rule powers and functions. Defines terms. Repeals the Kratom Control Act. Effective January 1, 2027.

Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the taxes due under the Act on 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". Effective January 1, 2027.

Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Provides that "excavation" does not include an excavation for the purpose of connecting a communications service customer's home or business to the communications service provider's own communications network that is performed: (i) only with a hand tool, (ii) by a communications service provider, and (iii) to a depth not greater than 12 inches. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to collect data related to the operation and performance of certified community behavioral health clinics. Requires the Department to contract with a statewide behavioral health association that represents more than 75% of the certified community behavioral health clinics operating within the State to serve as the State's official entity responsible for analyzing and reporting data collected by the Department. Establishes data analysis and reporting requirements for the statewide behavioral health association, including the annual Illinois Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Statewide Performance Report. Requires the Department to provide sufficient funds for the statewide behavioral health association to meet its requirements. Grants rulemaking authority to the Department. Effective immediately.