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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3067

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Engrossed
4/10/25  
Refer
4/14/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Creates the Small Farmer Restoration Program Act. Creates the Small Farmer Restoration Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that the moneys in the Fund, upon appropriation by the General Assembly, shall be used for the purposes of the program, which include grants for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements, technical assistance grants, technical assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture, and administrative costs incurred by the Department in administering the program. Provides that moneys may be deposited into the Fund from federal grants and gifts and donations that are designated and required by the donor to be used exclusively for the purposes of the program. Provides that not more than 10% of available funds under the Act may be used for technical assistance purposes and administration. Provides that not less than 90% of funds available for grants under the Act shall be expended for the acquisition of agricultural conservation easements. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall also be available for the following purposes: (1) to provide technical assistance grants to qualified entities in support of socially disadvantaged farmers who are seeking access to farmland; and (2) to provide grants for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements to qualified easement holders. Provides that moneys from the Fund shall be available in each fiscal year to any qualified easement holder having made an application that has been reviewed by the Department. Provides that subject to appropriation and in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension, the Department shall establish the Farm Conservation Corps to provide residents between the ages of 18 and 29 from socially disadvantaged groups the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to pursue long-term and productive careers in agriculture. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of the Act, including the adoption of rules that establish a process for submitting and processing of applications for grants no later than December 31, 2026. Provides that rules shall align with existing federal and local programs to maximize potential for matching funds. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3173

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for any third-party hotel booking service to facilitate the reservation or booking of a physical accommodation in the State without providing specified disclosures to the consumer. Sets forth requirements for the disclosure, including that it is clear and conspicuous. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2026.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3042

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Expands the definition of "source of income" to include any lawful, verifiable income paid directly to a veteran, or to a representative of a veteran, or paid to a housing owner or landlord on behalf of a veteran, including federal, State, or local public assistance, and federal, State, or local housing subsidies, including, but not limited to, federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1945

Introduced
2/6/25  
Amends the Educator License Article of the School Code. Provides that if an assessment is determined to be non-uniform, a provisional in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois institution of higher education and who has not successfully completed an applicable content area test but who meets certain requirements, which is valid for one full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not be renewed. Provides that the process by which the State Board of Education evaluates content area tests to determine content validity, absence of bias, or scores required to pass shall be public information and is available on the website of the State Board. Requires the State Board to evaluate each content area test after it has been administered for at least 10 months, but not more than 12 months, and shall determine whether a content test is non-uniform. Provides that an assessment first introduced prior to January 1, 2017 shall be considered uniform, and an assessment introduced on or after January 1, 2017 that does not meet specified criteria shall be considered uniform. Provides that if the State Board finds that the content area test forms available as of January 1, 2025 are not uniform in the level of difficulty as compared to previous forms of those exams, any candidate for licensure who attempted any content area test in the form that was available as of January 1, 2025, and whose best scores in each subsection of the same content area exam, taken across multiple attempts on the same form of the exam, equal or exceed the passing score for that content area exam as of January 1, 2025, shall be determined to have passed that content area exam.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1856

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Amends the Township Code. In provisions regarding the ability of any group of registered voters to request an advisory question of public policy for consideration by the electors at the annual meeting, provides that the advisory question of public policy must be pertaining to the statutory duties of townships under the Annual Township Meeting Article of the Code.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SR0104

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Report Pass
4/3/25  
Urges all public library trustees to participate in ongoing training programs provided by the Illinois Secretary of State to strengthen their ability to effectively oversee library operations and services. Encourages the Illinois Secretary of State to expand and enhance library trustee training opportunities, ensuring that all library board members have access to comprehensive education on governance, ethics, and policy matters.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1909

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Enrolled
5/22/25  
Chaptered
8/1/25  
Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take proceedings may be used for a period of one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act by the Kane County Division of Transportation for the purpose of intersection realignment and separation improvement.. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3129

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Adds mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine as Schedule III controlled substances. Repeals the Kratom Control Act.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3103

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2025, a local tourism and convention bureau may not be certified to receive local tourism funds if all or part of the geographic area served by the local tourism and convention bureau is represented by another tourism and convention bureau that is certified by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1846

Introduced
2/6/25  
Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide persons lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act and other people of all immigration statuses the same medical coverage for family planning and family planning-related services and supplies as provided under Article V of the Code to eligible persons who are United States citizens. Requires lawful permanent residents and other people of all immigration statuses to meet all other eligibility qualifications under the HFS Family Planning Program in order to be eligible for family planning and family planning-related services and supplies under the amendatory Act. Prohibits the Department from requiring eligible lawful permanent residents or other people of all immigration statuses to complete a mandatory waiting period as a condition of receiving family planning and family planning-related services.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3072

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that one member of the Office of the Sheriff of Cook County shall take the place of the Sheriff of Cook County on the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1917

Introduced
2/6/25  
Creates the Illinois Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act. Requires an institution to file a disclosure report annually on July 1 when: (1) an institution received a gift from, or entered into a contract with, a foreign source, other than a foreign country of concern or foreign entity of concern, with a value of $50,000 or more, or an undetermined value; (2) an institution receives a gift from a foreign country of concern or foreign entity of concern of any dollar amount; (3) an institution enters into a contract with a foreign country of concern or foreign entity of concern after receiving a waiver for such contract; or (4) an institution is substantially controlled by a foreign source. Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish and maintain a searchable, public database on the Board's website that: (1) contains all reports submitted; (2) includes any information provided in such reports; (3) is searchable and sortable by date filed, date of the gift received or contract entered into, by attributable country of the gift or contract, and by institution; (4) indicates whether a gift is from a foreign government or from a foreign source that is not a foreign government; and (5) indicates when a report does not contain the name or address of a foreign source. Prohibits an institution from entering into any contracts with foreign entities of concern or countries of concern. Provides that private institutions with endowments above $6,000,000,000 or with investments of concern above $250,000,000 shall report: (1) a list of the investments of concern; (2) the aggregate fair market value of all investments of concern; (3) the combined value of all investments of concern; and (4) the combined value of all capital gains from such sales of investments of concern. Sets forth how the Act may be enforced, including fines for violations.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3092

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall pay one-half of the salary of an employee that is employed by a manufacturing company and working within a school district at a high school as a licensed career and technical education teacher.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SR0103

Introduced
2/6/25  
Urges the President of the United States and Congress to ensure they will not to cut, impound, or reduce funding for the neediest communities in Illinois and across the United States and to fully comply with the congressional intent behind federally appropriated funds.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1872

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Creates the Single-Use Plastic Bag Reduction Act. Defines terms. Prohibits, starting July 1, 2026, a retail mercantile establishment from offering or making available a single-use checkout bag to consumers at the point of sale. Allows a retail mercantile establishment to offer a recycled paper bag or reusable bag to consumers. Requires a fee of at least $0.10 per recycled bag to be retained by the retail mercantile establishment. Exempts bags for certain governmental food assistance programs. Limits use of the fee with respect to credit card and other fees. Provides for educational material and signage. Provides for enforcement, including civil penalties. Limits home rule powers.