Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 369)

Page 369 of 667
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1581

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
3/26/26  
Refer
4/17/26  
Creates the Adequate and Equitable Public University Funding Act. Provides that all general operating expenses for public universities shall be distributed by the Board of Higher Education through a funding formula for eligible public institutions and shall be administered by the Board. Defines "eligible public institution". Sets forth provisions concerning the adequacy targets and resource profiles of eligible public institutions. Provides for the distribution of State appropriations and the calculation of the base funding minimum for each eligible public institution. Provides that the Board shall oversee an accountability and transparency framework for assessing the distribution and use of all funds appropriated by the funding formula and evaluating the funds' effects on institutional outcomes pertaining to student affordability, enrollment, persistence, and outcome metrics. Provides for reporting and the establishment of an Accountability and Transparency Committee. Provides that the Board shall establish a Funding Formula Review Panel tasked with studying and reviewing topics pertaining to the implementation and impact of the funding formula. Contains provisions concerning the Board's annual budget request and the collection of data. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Removes certain provisions concerning budget proposals. Effective immediately.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB0216

Introduced
1/22/25  
Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a taxing district shall reduce its aggregate extension base for the purpose of lowering its limiting rate for future years upon referendum approval initiated by the submission of a petition by the voters of the district. Provides that the extension limitation shall be: (a) the lesser of 5% or the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the 10 years immediately preceding the levy year for which the extension limitation is being calculated; or (b) the rate of increase approved by the voters. Effective immediately.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB0197

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Amends the Energy Transition Act. Provides that the term "community-based organization" also includes an entity that currently receives federal funding from the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Effective immediately.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1595

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that, within 6 business days after an employer participating in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund approves a budget, that employer must post on its website the total compensation package for each employee having a total compensation package that exceeds $125,000 (rather than $75,000) per year. Provides that, at least 6 days before an employer participating in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund approves an employee's total compensation package that is equal to or in excess of $200,000 (rather than $150,000) per year, the employer must post on its website the total compensation package for that employee. Effective January 1, 2026.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1599

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Refer
2/17/26  
Amends the Safe Schools Law of the School Code. In provisions concerning funding, provides that in any fiscal year in which the State funding allocation is at or above $22,730,000, each alternative school program shall receive $100,000 for that fiscal year (instead of receiving funding in the amount of $30,000), plus an amount based on the ratio of an educational service region's or the Chicago public school system's average student enrollment (instead of best 3 months' average daily attendance in grades pre-kindergarten through 12) to the statewide totals of these amounts. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1601

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Amends the County Motor Fuel Tax Law in the Counties Code. Provides that any county (currently, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will, and McHenry counties only) may impose a tax upon all persons engaged in the business of selling motor fuel. Provides that, in addition to other uses currently allowed by law, the proceeds from the tax shall be used for the purpose of maintaining and constructing essential transportation-related infrastructure.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1598

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Engrossed
4/10/25  
Refer
4/14/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Creates the Operating Room Patient Safety Act. Provides that each surgical technologist hired or contracted by a health care facility on or after January 1, 2027 shall meet specified educational, certification, or experiential requirements. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an individual from performing surgical technology services if the individual is acting within the scope of the individual's license or registration or is a student or intern under the direct supervision of a licensed health care provider.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1593

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes the name of the Act to the Homeowners' Free Community Library Act (rather than the Homeowners' Little Free Library Act in the introduced bill) and replaces "little free library" with "free community library" everywhere in the bill.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1597

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
3/19/25  
Engrossed
4/7/25  
Refer
4/14/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Enrolled
5/22/25  
Chaptered
8/15/25  
Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Makes changes to assessments for admission to establishments and service plan requirements. Requires an establishment to notify the resident and the resident's representative when there is a significant change in the resident's condition that affects the establishment's ability to meet the resident's needs. Prohibits an establishment from terminating or reducing any service without the consent of the resident or the resident's representative for the purpose of making it more difficult or impossible for the resident to remain in the establishment. Adds new requirements for establishments and the Department of Public Health regarding the involuntary termination of residency. Provides that a resident has the right to not be unlawfully transferred or discharged. Makes other changes. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Prohibits a resident from being transferred or discharged in violation of the Act. Provides that a resident has the right not to be unlawfully transferred or discharged. Provides for the assessment of a $2,500 fine for a facility that fails to comply with an order to readmit a resident who wishes to return to the facility and is appropriate for that level of care and services provided. Requires a facility that complies with an order to readmit a resident that has been deemed to have been unlawfully discharged to notify the Department within 10 business days after the resident has been readmitted to the facility. Provides that a facility may involuntarily transfer or discharge a resident because the facility is unable to meet the medical needs of the resident, as documented in the resident's clinical record by the resident's physician. Provides that the Department maintains jurisdiction over the transfer or discharge irrespective of the timing of the notice and discharge. Provides that if the Department determines that a transfer or discharge is not authorized, then the Department shall issue a written decision stating that the transfer or discharge is denied. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1594

Introduced
1/22/25  
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for an employer, employment agency, or labor organization to take certain employment-related actions on the basis of an individual's weight and size. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of a place of public accommodation, because of the weight and size of any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to any individual any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges of the place of public accommodation.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1596

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Refer
4/17/26  
Refer
4/17/26  
Refer
4/17/26  
Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Requires certified pesticide applicators to give written or email notice 72 hours prior to application of pesticide to schools and parks within half of a mile from the site of application. Provides other notice requirements. Defines terms.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HR0056

Introduced
1/22/25  
Recognizes Fred "The Hammer" Williamson on his extraordinary career and contributions to American culture and cinema.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1588

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Appropriates $7,500,000 to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the Human Services Professional Loan Repayment Program. Effective July 1, 2025.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1602

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the research and development credit applies on a permanent basis. Effective immediately.
IL

Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1592

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Amends the Illinois Local Library Act and the Public Library District Act of 1991. Requires competitive bidding for contracts in excess of $35,000 (rather than $25,000) for specified improvements and equipment purchases. Effective immediately.