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Illinois Senate Bill SB1831

Introduced
2/6/25  
Amends the Property Tax Code. Allows for an abatement of taxes if the property is included in a new residential construction development that is located in a county with fewer than 300,000 inhabitants. Effective immediately.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB1915

Introduced
2/6/25  
Amends the School Code. Provides that immediately upon the determination of a substantial deficiency in reading or the characteristics of dyslexia based upon (i) screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, or assessment data, (ii) statewide assessments, or (iii) teacher observations, the parent or legal guardian of a student in grades 1 through 3 who exhibits a substantial deficiency in reading must be notified in writing by the student's teacher of the following: (1) that the student has been identified as having a substantial deficiency in reading; (2) a description of the services that the school district currently is providing to the student; (3) a description of the proposed supplemental instructional services and supports that are designed to remediate the identified area of reading deficiency which the school district plans to provide the student; and (4) strategies for parents and guardians to use in helping the student to succeed in reading proficiency. Amends the State Mandates Act. Provides that no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by the amendatory Act.
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Illinois House Bill HB3066

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Creates the Distressed Farmers Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall, by rule, establish a grant program through which it provides (i) up to $5,000,000 for apprenticeships for individuals working in a direct or support capacity for a distressed farmer, (ii) up to $5,000,000 for distressed farmers for wells, and (iii) up to $10,000,000 for distressed farmers for certain other expenses. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides for a distressed farmer credit for taxable years on or after January 1, 2027 in an amount of up to $50,000 in qualified farming expenses. Defines terms.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB1920

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Engrossed
4/3/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
Report Pass
5/7/25  
Enrolled
5/31/25  
Chaptered
8/15/25  
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to develop statewide guidance for school districts and educators on the use of artificial intelligence in elementary and secondary education. Requires, no later than July 1, 2026, the State Board of Education to encourage school districts to collect teaching resources to support American Sign Language programs. With respect to educator licensure, provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, the State Board of Education shall post publicly on its website the process by which the State Board or any entity designated by the State Board evaluates content area knowledge tests to determine content validity, an absence of bias, or the scores required to pass such tests. With respect to the recommendation that an age-appropriate unit of Internet safety instruction include recognizing and reporting online harassment and cyber-bullying, adds that this includes the creation and distribution of false representations of individuals created by artificial intelligence, including, but not limited to, sexually explicit images and videos.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB1918

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may award grants to match the funds received by a business through an SBIR/STTR Phase I proposal up to a maximum of $75,000 (currently, $50,000). Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may award grants to match the funds received by a business through an SBIR/STTR Phase II proposal up to a maximum of $250,000. Provides that 50% of the total Phase II grant shall be remitted to the business upon submission by the business of the Phase II final report to the federal funding agency. Provides that a business may receive only one such grant per year. Provides that, over its lifetime, a business may receive a maximum of 2 such awards.
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Illinois House Bill HB3036

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Refer
3/12/26  
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person who is otherwise qualified to vote may preregister to vote on or after that person's 15th birthday (rather than 16th birthday). Provides that a person who is 15 years of age or older (rather than 16 years of age or older) shall be deemed competent to execute and attest to any voter registration forms. Provides that a person may use an instruction permit issued by the Secretary of State as a valid form of identification under the provision.
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Illinois House Bill HB3167

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, a food is adulterated for purposes of the Act if it bears or contains any brominated vegetable oil (CAS no. 8016-94-2). Specifies that, beginning January 1, 2027, a person shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale, in commerce, a food product for human consumption that contains brominated vegetable oil (CAS no. 8016-94-2).
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Illinois House Bill HR0127

Introduced
2/6/25  
Amends House Rule 23. Requires (rather than authorizes) standing committees to administer oaths to witnesses before those committees who are not members of the General Assembly. Requires (rather than authorizes) special committees and the Committee of the Whole to administer oaths to persons appearing before those committees who are not members of the General Assembly.
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Illinois House Bill HB3106

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that any amendment to a budget implementation bill or to an omnibus appropriations bill must be reported to the applicable appropriations committee of each chamber of the General Assembly at least 2 business days before being heard in any committee. Effective immediately.
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Illinois House Bill HB3147

Introduced
2/6/25  
Reenacts the Invest in Kids Act and makes the Act permanent. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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Illinois House Bill HB3054

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. In provisions concerning radon testing of licensed day care centers, licensed day care homes, and licensed group day care homes, requires mitigation when testing confirms radon levels above 4.0 pCi/L. Provides that mitigation shall be conducted according to industry standards. Provides that, if radon test results are at or above 4.0 pCi/L, the licensed day care center, licensed day care home, or licensed group day care home shall create a corrective action plan that shall include long-term radon tests that show levels below 4.0 pCi/L. Provides that, if radon test results exceed 8.0 pCi/L, initial applicants shall mitigate before a license is issued and license renewal applicants shall close operations until the radon standard of 4.0 pCi/L or lower is achieved.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB1818

Introduced
2/6/25  
Creates the Illinois Flag Act of 2025. Contains only a short title provision.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB1836

Introduced
2/6/25  
Amends the Pyrotechnic Use Act. Provides that the provision prohibiting the sale and use of fireworks does not apply to D.O.T. Class C common fireworks. Provides that D.O.T. Class C common fireworks may only be purchased by individuals over the age of 18. Provides that fireworks may only be discharged by individuals over the age of 18. Repeals provisions concerning fireworks consumer display permits. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2026, each month the Department of Revenue shall pay into the Fire Prevention Fund 50% of the net revenue realized for the preceding month from the tax imposed on the selling price of D.O.T. Class C common fireworks. Effective immediately, except that provisions amending the Pyrotechnic Use Act take effect on January 1, 2026.
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Illinois Senate Bill SB1814

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
Report Pass
4/24/25  
Enrolled
5/31/25  
Chaptered
8/15/25  
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules requiring a local health department to make public announcements for the purpose of informing the general public when a positive case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is detected within a county or area under the local health department's jurisdiction. Effective immediately.
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Illinois House Bill HB3049

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Engrossed
4/10/25  
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that a marriage may be solemnized either by an officiant or by both parties to the marriage themselves acting without an officiant. Requires that on or before January 1, 2026, all State and county forms, websites, and other public communications shall be updated to reflect and clarify the existence of both officiant solemnization and self-solemnization options for marriage solemnization.