Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a prosecution of a case involving the injury, health, or safety of a cat or dog, the court may, on its own motion or motion of any party, appoint a licensed attorney-at-law of the State or a law student authorized to provide services under Supreme Court Rule 711 as a special advocate to assist the court, as deemed appropriate by the court and on a pro bono basis, and represent the interests of justice regarding the health or safety of the cat or dog. Provides that the advocate may: (1) monitor the case; (2) consult any person with information that could aid the court and review records relating to the condition of the cat or dog and the defendant's actions, including, but not limited to, records from animal control officers, veterinarians, and police officers; (3) attend hearings; and (4) present information or recommendations to the court pertinent to determinations that relate to the interests of justice, provided that information shall be based solely on the duties undertaken under this provision. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to alter the legal status of animals as a unique class of personal property.

Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall establish a program to be known as the Blue Envelope Program through which the Office of the Secretary of State shall design and make publicly available blue envelopes that may be used by individuals who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder to hold documents required for the operation of a motor vehicle. Sets forth additional requirements. Provides that an individual diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder may voluntarily participate in the program. Provides that any information provided on the outside of the envelope shall be used solely to support safe and effective communication during interactions with first responders and law enforcement officers and shall not be entered into any federal, State, or local database. Provides that the Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement and administer the program.

Creates the Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to manufacture a convertible pistol. Provides that it is unlawful for a certified licensee, as defined in the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act, to sell, offer to sell, exchange, give, transfer, or deliver any convertible pistol. Provides that a violation of the Act is punishable by a civil penalty of $10,000, which shall be paid to the Illinois State Police. Provides that, if the person who committed the violation is a certified dealer, at the discretion of the Illinois State Police, the Illinois State Police shall suspend or revoke the certified dealer's license under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that the civil penalty and license suspension or revocation shall be assessed by the Illinois State Police after a hearing is held in accordance with the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that a second violation of the Act is punishable by a civil penalty of $25,000, which shall be paid to the Illinois State Police, and, if the person who committed the violation is a certified dealer, the Illinois State Police shall revoke the certified dealer's license pursuant to the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that the civil penalty and license revocation shall be assessed by the Illinois State Police after a hearing is held in accordance with the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides exemptions. Provides that the Illinois State Police may adopt rules to implement the Act. Provides for emergency rulemaking by the Illinois State Police to implement the Act. Defines "convertible pistol" as any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar that can be readily altered by hand or with common household tools so that it can be converted into a machine gun by the installation or attachment of a switch. Provides that "convertible pistol" does not include hammer-fired semiautomatic pistols. A tab or other piece of material on a pistol frame is not sufficient to prevent ready alteration so that the pistol can be converted into a machine gun by the installation or attachment of a switch, and will not prevent such pistol from qualifying as a convertible pistol, if that tab or other piece of material can be readily removed with common household tools. Defines other terms. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to make conforming changes.

Creates the Prohibition on Anticompetitive Pharmaceutical Practices Act. Provides that, except as specified, a court before which the Attorney General brings an action under the Act shall presume that a resolution agreement that ends a dispute over an alleged infringement of a patent, or a violation of other protection for a protected drug, has anticompetitive effects and is a violation of the Act if, as part of or in connection with the resolution agreement, an alleged infringer: (1) receives an item of value; or (2) agrees to limit or stop researching, developing, manufacturing, marketing, or selling a competing drug. Provides that a resolution agreement does not violate the Act and a party to the resolution agreement may overcome the presumption of anticompetition if the party, by a preponderance of evidence, can demonstrate that: (1) the item of value that the alleged infringer received is fair and reasonable compensation solely for other goods or services that the claimant promised to provide to the alleged infringer; or (2) the agreement has directly generated procompetitive benefits within the relevant market and the procompetitive benefits of the resolution agreement favor competition to the extent that the procompetitive benefits materially outweigh the anticompetitive effects of the resolution agreement. Sets forth provisions concerning penalties and enforcement of the Act by the Attorney General. Provides that the Act applies to resolution agreements: (1) that are negotiated, completed, or entered into within the State on or after the effective date of this Act; (2) where the dispute arose out of or was substantially related to pharmaceutical sales that were made within the State; or (3) where a party to the resolution agreement is an entity registered to conduct business within the State.

Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning in levy year 2026, if a specified taxing district provided a property tax abatement under a specified provision of the Energy Community Reinvestment Act in any levy year occurring before the current levy year and if the taxing district was subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the levy year of the abatement, then the district's aggregate extension base for each subsequent levy year after the levy year of the abatement but not earlier than levy year 2026 shall be calculated as through the district's aggregate extension for the levy year in which the abatement was granted included the amount of the abatement. Effective immediately.

Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Requires each county waste management plan to include a recycling program to designed to recycle or compost (rather than just recycle) municipal waste at a specified recycling rate by a certain timeline. Defines the recycling rate as 25% until January 1, 2032, and 50% beginning January 1, 2032 (rather than 15% by the end of the third year of the program and 25% by the end of the fifth year of the program). Requires the waste management plan to provide for the reduction of the total release of dioxin and mercury to the environment with the goal of their continued minimization and, if feasible, ultimate elimination from the county's municipal waste stream.

Creates the Illinois Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall enter into partnerships with drug companies or manufactures to: (i) increase competition, lower prices, and address shortages in the market for generic prescription drugs; (ii) reduce the cost of prescription drugs for public and private purchasers, taxpayers, and consumers; and (iii) increase patient access to affordable drugs. Provides that such partnerships shall be made with the intent to ensure the wide availability of generic prescription drugs to public and private purchasers, providers and suppliers, and pharmacies as appropriate. Requires that such drugs must be produced or distributed by a drug company or generic drug manufacturer that is registered with the United States Food and Drug Administration. Sets forth price setting criteria and a list of the most common generic prescription drugs that are to be produced and distributed through the partnerships. Requires the Department to consult with other State agencies, licensed health care service plans, health insurers, hospitals, and pharmacy benefit managers in maintaining the list of generic prescription drugs. Contains provisions concerning minimum drug procurement thresholds; reporting requirements; and other matters. Makes implementation of the Act subject to appropriation. Effective immediately, except that certain provisions take effect on January 1, 2029.

Amends the Illinois Banking Act, the Savings Bank Act, and the Illinois Credit Union Act. Directs the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt and enforce administrative rules that prohibit the imposition by a bank, savings bank, or credit union of charges in connection with (i) a check drawn or other written order upon, or electronic transfer sought to be effectuated against, insufficient funds or uncollected balances in a consumer account, whether or not the financial institution pays such check, written order, or electronic transfer or (ii) a check or other written order received by such an institution for deposit or collection drawn against a consumer account and subsequently dishonored and returned for any reason by the drawee. Amends the Uniform Commercial Code. Repeals a provision that authorizes the imposition of overdraft fees. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and the Interest Act to make conforming changes.

Creates the ICE and CBP Tracker Act. Requires the Attorney General to create and maintain a statewide incident reporting system related to unlawful activity in Illinois by personnel employed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and U.S. Border Protection. Makes legislative findings. Authorizes the Attorney General to adopt rules to implement the Act.

Appropriates $1,745,500 to the State Universities Civil Service System for operational expenses. Effective July 1, 2026.

Creates the Prohibition on Gender Reassignment Procedures Act. Sets forth findings. Defines terms. Provides that a health care provider shall not perform or offer to perform on a minor, or administer or offer to administer to a minor, a medical procedure if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of: (1) enabling the minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor's sex; or (2) treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the minor's sex and asserted identity. Provides for a private right of action for a minor or a parent of a minor that was injured as a result of the Act and a right of action for the Attorney General. Provides that a violation constitutes a potential threat to public health, safety, and welfare and emergency action shall be taken by an alleged violator's appropriate regulatory authority. Provides that a minor upon whom a medical procedure is performed or administered must not be held liable for violating the Act. Makes other changes.

Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that, in the case of an employee who is deployed to a disaster area as a volunteer emergency worker, the employer shall, upon the return of the employee, restore the employee to a position of similar seniority, status, and pay in which the employee would have been employed if the continuous employment of the employee had not been interrupted.

Mourns the death of Barbara Jean Greenwood.

Creates the Let the People Lift the Ban Act. Includes legislative findings and purpose. Defines terms. Excludes specified types of residences and occupancies from the Act. Includes provisions relating to rental agreements, tenant and landlord rights and obligations, tenant and landlord remedies, security deposits, retaliatory conduct, lockouts, and conflict with other provisions of law. Amends the Rent Control Preemption Act. Provides that a prohibition on a unit of local government enacting, maintaining, or enforcing an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or commercial property does not apply if the voters of the unit of local government have approved a referendum allowing rent control. Adds provisions about local rent control regulation, including regulation within a district, precinct, ward, or other similar subdivision of a unit of local government. Changes the home rule preemption of the Act to concurrent exercise of home rule powers by a unit rather than exclusive exercise by the State. Repeals the Retaliatory Eviction Act. Effective immediately.

Amends the Genetic Information Privacy Act. Provides that the use of genetic testing, biomarker testing, or both (rather than only genetic testing), and the information derived from testing is confidential and privileged and may be released only to the individual tested and persons specifically authorized in writing by the individual tested to receive the information. Provides that an insurer may not seek information derived from genetic or biomarker testing (rather than only genetic testing) for use in connection with a policy of accident or health insurance (unless the individual voluntarily submits the results and the results are favorable to the individual), for nontherapeutic purposes, or for underwriting purposes. In provisions concerning the use of testing information by employers, provides that an employer may release genetic testing or biomarker testing information (rather than only genetic testing information) under specified circumstances. Limits an employer's use of genetic information, genetic testing, biomarkers, and biomarker testing (rather than only genetic information and genetic testing). In provisions concerning testing, provides that no person may disclose or be compelled to disclose the identity of any person upon whom a genetic test or biomarker test (rather than only genetic test) is performed or the results of a genetic test or biomarker test (rather than only genetic test) in a manner that permits identification of the subject of the test, except to the persons specified in the Act. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Defines "biomarker" and "biomarker testing". Makes other and conforming changes.