Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 51)

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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1576

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Amends the Election Code. Creates the "I Voted" Sticker Commission. Provides that the purposes of the Commission are to develop guidelines for the "I Voted" Sticker Contest and to select sticker designs to be used by election authorities in the State for the 2026 General Election. Provides that the Commission shall establish a process for the submission of proposed designs for the "I Voted" Sticker Contest and guidelines for the assessment of those proposed designs. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, the Commission shall conduct a public survey to select the 10 designs that will be used by election authorities in the State for the 2026 General Election. Sets forth provisions concerning membership; terms; compensation; and administrative support. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1573

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/3/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Engrossed
4/16/26  
Refer
4/17/26  
Refer
4/27/26  
Report Pass
5/13/26  
Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Provides that a fee of $25 for a commission as an electronic notary public shall be waived for a period of 2 years. Provides that a bond of $25,000 for a commission as an electronic notary shall be waived for a period of 2 years, except that a bond of $5,000 shall still be required. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1507

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
4/3/25  
Engrossed
4/10/25  
Refer
4/11/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
Report Pass
4/23/25  
Enrolled
5/22/25  
Chaptered
8/15/25  
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the University of Illinois Chicago Urban Transportation Center shall conduct a study that includes the following: (1) a comprehensive review of the City of Chicago's website multi-year crash data on North and South DuSable Lake Shore Drive; (2) the available research on potential effectiveness of cameras powered by artificial intelligence in improving compliance and reducing crashes and road fatalities on North and South DuSable Lake Shore Drive; (3) an analysis of driving behavior to detect risky driving patterns and to address the DuSable Lake Shore Drive crash corridors; (4) an assessment of the effectiveness of psychological deterrence in reducing habitual speeding; and (5) an assessment of how fatalities can be reduced using these cameras powered by artificial intelligence and other technical options that may be available in place of cameras powered by artificial intelligence. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this provision.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2614

Introduced
2/4/25  
Creates the Universal Recognition of Occupational Licenses Act. Defines terms, including that "board" means a government agency, board, department, or other government entity that regulates a lawful occupation and issues an occupational license or government certification to an individual. Provides that, notwithstanding any other State law to the contrary, a board in the State shall issue an occupational license or government certification to a person who holds an occupational license or government certification in another state if the person satisfies specified conditions. Provides that, notwithstanding any other State law to the contrary, a board shall issue an occupational license or government certification to a person upon application based on work experience in another state if the person satisfies specified conditions. Sets forth provisions concerning State law examinations; decisions of a board; appeals; State laws and jurisdiction; exceptions to the Act; limitations of the Act; application fees; and emergency powers. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1536

Introduced
2/4/25  
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that if the minor has multiple delinquency petitions filed against him or her, remaining petitions pending against the minor respondent shall be adjudicated within 120 (rather than 160) days from the date on which a finding relative to the first petition prosecuted is rendered. Restructures the provisions concerning alleged delinquent minors and pretrial detention of alleged delinquent minors. Provides that if the court determines that the State, without success, has exercised due diligence to timely obtain the results of DNA testing that is material to the case, and that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the results may be obtained at a later date, the court may extend the period of detention of the minor to not more than 70 days, only for any matter for which the minor may be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Provides that nothing in the trial and pretrial detention provisions of the Act prevents the minor from exercising the minor's rights to waive the time limits set forth in these provisions. Deletes provision that time needed to prepare a defense to a State motion such as an extended juvenile jurisdiction petition or a transfer petition shall not be considered a delay occasioned by the minor. Makes technical changes in the trial and pretrial detention provisions of the Act.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SR0078

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Mourns the death of Paul Keller Boll.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1498

Introduced
2/4/25  
Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that funds available from the Probation and Court Services Fund may be used for vehicles used to support evidence-based probation practices and computers and computer equipment and supplies necessary to carry out evidence-based probation practices and data collection and storage.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1520

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Department of Agriculture may share with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity any licensee information necessary to support the administration of social equity programming. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Adds a definition. In various provisions, adds Social Equity Lottery Licensees to provisions that include Social Equity Applicants. Provides that the Cannabis Business Development Fund shall be exclusively used for certain purposes, to include providing financial assistance to support lending to, or private investment in, Qualified Social Equity Applicants and Social Equity Lottery Licensees, or to facilitate access to the facilities needed to commence operations as a cannabis business establishment. In provisions regarding loans and grants to Social Equity Applicants, adds financial assistance to provisions that include loans and grants. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has the power to enter into financial intermediary agreements to facilitate lending to or investment in Qualified Social Equity Applicants, Social Equity Lottery Licensees, or their subsidiaries or affiliates, to ensure the availability of facilities necessary to operate a cannabis business establishment. Provides that certain loans made shall contain terms and provisions with respect to forgiveness. Provides that those loans also may be distributed by lot if the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity determines that the amount of funding available is insufficient. Provides that, to the extent registration with the federal System for Award Management requires a grant applicant to certify compliance with all federal laws, the grant applicants shall not be required to register for a unique entity identifier through the federal System for Award Management. Makes other and conforming changes.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1555

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
4/3/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
Report Pass
4/23/25  
Enrolled
5/23/25  
Chaptered
8/1/25  
Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Adds the Secretary of Early Childhood or his or her designee as a member of the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities. Provides that the Council shall establish a committee charged with ensuring that all children aged 3 to 5 with disabilities have access to high-quality, inclusive, early-childhood services, provided in the least restrictive environment, across all early learning settings. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1617

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish reimbursement rates that build toward livable wages for front-line personnel in residential and day programs and service coordination agencies serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides that for community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, subject to federal approval, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2025 shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $2.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2025 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for ID/DD facilities and MC/DD facilities, the rates taking effect for services delivered on or after July 1, 2025, shall be increased sufficiently to: (i) provide a minimum $2.00 per hour wage increase over the wages in effect on June 30, 2025 for front-line personnel; and (ii) provide wages for all other residential non-executive direct care staff, excluding direct support professionals, at the U.S. Department of Labor's average wage as defined, by rule, by the Department. Requires the same increase for front-line personnel employed at community-based providers serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Departments of Human Services and Healthcare and Family Services emergency rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1522

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Appropriates $2,000,000 to the State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administration expenses under the federal Farm to School State Formula Grant. Effective July 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1538

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Amends the Renewable Energy Production District Act. Changes the definition of "renewable energy facility" to include, among other things, small modular reactors. Defines "small modular reactor". Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1601

Introduced
2/4/25  
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2598

Introduced
2/4/25  
Amends the Privileged Communications Part of the Evidence Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a peer support advisor shall not be compelled to disclose in any court, or to any administrative board or agency, or to any public officer, a confession or admission made to him or her within his or her capacity as a peer support advisor, nor be compelled to divulge any information which has been obtained by him or her in his or her capacity as a peer support advisor. Includes legislative findings.
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Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2616

Introduced
2/4/25  
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, when a corner knows or is informed that a death is suspected to be a maternal or fetal death due to an abortion, the coroner shall go to the place where the dead body is located, take charge of the body, and make a preliminary investigation into the circumstances of the death. Effective immediately.